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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1935
Page
3
Lillian Hellman, author of The Children's Hour, challenges Boston officials after the play is banned as indecent. She says New Englanders aren’t easily shocked and notes she sold movie rights in Hollywood, promising city residents will see it.
Warren Woods of Amarillo was sworn in as a delegate to George Washington University's new Student Union. The union, modeled after Oxford and Cambridge, allocates seats by party caucus with 101 delegates including 53 for the center party. Woods seats as a left party representative.
The article notes two main transatlantic routes: a Montreal to an Irish port nonstop crossing of about 2000 miles, and a longer variant via Greenland Iceland and the Faroe Islands surveyed by Lindbergh in 1933. It compares to clipper hops to Hawaii and mentions port rights and airmail subsidies.
An advertising notice touts Allenry prescription as a swift safe remedy for rheumatism sciatica neuritis and lumbar gout caused by excess uric acid. It promises pain relief within 48 hours and a price not exceeding 85 cents.
Pilutarco Elias Calles returns to Mexico City causing fear of strikes and disorders. Labor leaders protest while government targets Calles supporters. Senate ousts Left Wing senators who welcomed him. military officials warned or relieved from duty as crowds rally around Calles.
Potter County farm agent E R Duke says reports of widespread termite damage in Amarillo are exaggerated. He notes only one local case, with a colony eradicated, and cautions residents to stay watchful rather than alarmed. He adds no evidence of large numbers or heavy losses.
The article outlines shorter overwater hops via Bermuda and the Azores, comparing northern and southern routes from New York to London. It notes experimental tests from March to October and mentions Imperial Airways plans with the Mayo composite aircraft, a mother ship carrying a seaplane for heavier loads.
Kansas City liv estock reports uneven values with cattle and sheep weak to lower on moderate supply. New Orleans cotton opens 50 to 75 cents lower as poor crops and end-of-week selling press prices. December at 11.49, March 11.08, May 10.95, July 10.85 with narrow early range. New aviation subsidy plan eyed by Farley. Congress may fund over one million dollars for a global mail service.
William T. Pheiffer, local attorney, was elected president of the Amarillo Bar Association at the annual banquet held at the Country Club. He succeeds Riley Strickland who served as toastmaster. William Q. Boyce was named vice president and Robert A. Wilson secretary. T. Whit Davidson of Dallas delivered the keynote.
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