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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
13
Amarillo launched a government owned meat cannery at 1301 West Sixth Avenue employing 650 relief workers. The facility operates 24 hours processing 60 beeves daily into stew hash roast and hamburger and soup stock under federal inspection with stringent sanitation and health measures.
Funeral services for R L Biggers 59 a Clarendon businessman who died in a local hospital will be held at 3 pm Saturday from his Clarendon home with Rev L L Swann officiating Pallbearers are C C Powell C E Killough Bill Ray Fred Chamberlain C W Bennett and Bennett Kerbow Burial in Clarendon Cemetery will include full Masonic rites He formerly ran Biggers Plumbing 1905 to 1919 later owned an auto agency and garage and was a wholesale agent for the Texas Company Surviving are his widow Claudia Biggers a brother Sam Biggers Capulin NM and a sister Mrs W R Hilliard Seymour The body lies in state at N S Griggs & Sons chapel before transfer to the home
City fire marshal Ed Spann warns fireworks store operators to check insurance policies. He notes typical policies void when selling fireworks and outlines a $1 per $1 000 coverage for broken package risk for a 10 day limit.
Amarillo Potter County health unit issued 750 health certificates since last Saturday. Secretary Mrs Georgia Ferlet said most permits went to people working or soon to work at the government cannery in the area.
Abilene December 15 final rites observed for J F Cunningham 74 prominent Northwest Texas attorney. Cunningham died after an extended illness. he moved to Jones County in 1883 and served as county attorney, county judge of Jones County and district attorney of the old 39th. He was elected state representative in 1892 from the district including Taylor Callahan and Shackelford counties.
Washington December 15 The Civil Works Administration announced that more than four million people are on its payroll as part of President Roosevelt’s job program. Harry L Hopkins said the December quota is met though exact figures were not released and urged continued funding into spring. He praised state local civil works administrations and volunteers.
After a two hour session the Potter County Commissioners recessed without a decision on the library expansion or the East Amarillo subdivision back to acreage. They named Frank Buckingham and Percy Gibbs to work with the Library Board on a data driven plan for a library addition not to exceed 15000 dollars to seek federal relief loan funds, with basement remodeling as a fallback.
State Food and Drug Inspector Herb S. Phelps is in Amarillo today to inspect drug stores and groceries. He arrived last night and will stay at least two days. Jack Wyatt and John Trolinger will assist. Poisonous snakes are immune to each other’s venoms.
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