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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1932
Page
2
Amarillo readers share reflections on a hard fought football season loss at TCU Stadium. The writer laments the defeat to the state champions by one point, praises Blair Cherry and the Sandies, and vows to rebound for next year while noting social issues from the Depression era.
The Amarillo Civic Chorus directed by Emil F. Myers presented Handel's Messiah at Municipal Auditorium to about 1,200 fans. Despite illness among soloists and Myers, the 120-voice chorus offered a powerful, artistic rendition with Debe Patterson singled out for praise and Lila Austin Myers delivering near flawless piano support.
A 20 year old girl requests assistance to find a secondhand rug 12 by 39 and offers to work in exchange for room and board with small wages. She asks Ty Tack for help locating the rug and securing domestic work.
The Spender: a poem noting a turn in fortune as a once lavish man stops spending and society complains of unemployment spreading across the country. The verse contrasts past excess with current restraint and social hardship.
President Hoover plans a special war debts address to Congress this afternoon following a White House meeting with Mills and Stimson. Advisers weigh France and Paris government changes as the timing and form of the commission proposal face Capitol Hill opposition.
Paris December 19 Joseph Paul Boncour says he will ease Franco American tension but avoids committing on the payment of the defaulted 19 261 432 war debt. He notes his cabinet continues Herriot policies and backs Hoover debt study efforts while awaiting Herriot's return.
Marshal J. Jarrett pleaded not guilty at arraignment on a December 13 post office burglary charge. A $10,000 bond was set and he was remanded to Potter County jail.
Parcel post receipts at the branch post office at 609 Taylor Street were lighter than expected during the Christmas rush. Only outgoing parcel post is accepted at the sub-station as the mailing deadline to distant points approaches.
Hollywood reports cowboy star Tom Mix will quit the talking screen on Christmas Day and may return to the circus. He has secured release from Universal Studios and will be a free agent after finishing his current film.
Mail orders are being taken at The Globe-News for Sir Harry Lauder’s show with reserved seats available until Friday. The performer arrives Tuesday night December 27 with a 30 person company including his own orchestra and dancers. Tickets range 66 cents to 2.20 dollars including tax. He plays Roswell December 26 after a Christmas break and proceeds to Amarillo December 27 and Lubbock December 28.
Newspaper carriers in Amarillo plan a Christmas tradition selling art calendars after Sunday rounds. Recipients may give any amount as a bonus in appreciation for daily door deliveries, with purchase voluntary and driven by holiday goodwill.
Elroy A. Bragg, captured under a bed Saturday night, is jailed for return to San Antonio to answer robbery with firearms charges. He and Frank Gill were wanted in the $1,500 First State Bank holdup at South San Antonio last Thursday and the $800 Plaza Hotel holdup in San Antonio last November. Gill was shot dead by Houston officers after an elevator confrontation with a woman. Gill used aliases W. J. Stork and Frank Johnson during the incident.
Democratic leaders predict the bill will pass with amendments targeting the Collier measure. Proposals include lowering alcohol to 2.15 percent and raising the tax per barrel from five to seven and a half dollars. Speaker Garner pledges immediate action on the Jones bill to donate 350000 bales of Cotton to the Red Cross for relief, to be voted under suspension of the rules.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States urged the joint congressional veterans committee to cut $400 million in expenditures for wartime veterans. It insisted no payment to disabled veterans or dependents of fallen soldiers be reduced.
The notice outlines provisions for arbitration of the basic wage and considers any extension of wage reductions if railroads decide to pursue such actions.
Shoppers seek an ideal Christmas gift for adults with I Like the low mood by Henry Ansley. The book sells for $1, or $1.10 by mail postpaid in the United States, and is available at the Russell Stationery Company in Amarillo.
Recruiting at the federal building was closed again after only nine of more than 60 applicants were accepted in the past month. Most were rejected locally or at Oklahoma City, with 240 Fort Sill vacancies filled in 25 days. Applicants are told to try Lubbock Denver or Clovis NM as enlistment here is not possible.
In Kahoka Missouri Edith Kay died by suicide just before her wedding to Roy Bruner. Friends gathered for the ceremony remained for the funeral after she shot herself at her temple. Bruner, crushed, could offer no explanation.
In the 47th District Criminal Courtroom Mrs. Myers faces trial for a fatal bullet fired as she found Mrs. Stewart with her husband, Harry Myers, at 1014 West Fourth Street. Juror challenges and witness lists highlight a high profile case.
Rome reports a 2.9 billion lire deficit for the 1933 34 fiscal year about 150 million dollars. The cabinet approved a budget with 1 03 billion dollars in expenditures and 880 million dollars in receipts. Expenditures exceed the current budget by 28 million as state railroad deficits add to interest on the public debt and public works spending.
In Chicago on December 19 a man and a girl were found shot to death inside an automobile parked in a south side cornfield. The car’s motor was still running, and police investigate the double fatality.
Spirit of Christmas guides the holiday home decorating contest organized by Federated Women's Clubs and Globe News. Entries compete in three districts for cash prizes from $2.50 to $7.50, plus a grand all city prize of $5. Decorations stay up through New Year’s Day and must be mailed or delivered to Mason King at Globe News.
Fourteen students admitted membership in the secret D D M C order at the University of Oklahoma and returned to classes after expulsion for flogging reporter Billy Stephens on December 7. Governor Murray promised immunity and reinstatement. a fifteenth ill member was named.
The Little Theater presents The Importance of Being Earnest at McKinley School Auditorium Wednesday and Thursday nights. Miss Mota Maye Shaw and Miss Georgia Roberts debut locally. Mrs Oma Link Rowley appears in a first dramatic role this season. Reserved seats go on sale Tuesday at City Drug Store No 1. Director William D Russell leads a cast including Eula Lee McKnight Jack Lyman Dick Roberts Gomer Jones and Vincent Avery with an 8 30 curtain.
A burglar attempting to enter B. L. Johnson son Grocery at 1201 East Fifth Avenue was fired at by a vigilant night watchman with a shotgun. The intruder escaped around the corner on one wheel. Dr. S P Vineyard recovers from a two week flu confinement.
Cotton opened steady in New Orleans with Liverpool cables and sterling softening. Early trading saw 1 to 2 point gains as a moderate buy and lack of hedge selling boosted prices. March moved to 6.17 and May to 6.27, up 6 to 7 points from Saturday. market held near highs as first hour concluded. Textile stats for November showed sales at 82.8 percent of production.
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