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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1932
Page
8
The article notes Moody's index showing a rally in mid-1932 after a year of liquidation. It traces stabilization hopes, a spike in cotton hogs and sugar, and wheat price declines driven by Argentina Australia crop estimates and British pound weakness. Declines in December options and overall staple prices are mapped to late 1932 trends.
Last rites for Claude E. Dewey aged 40 were conducted at Griggs Chapel by Dr. G. L. Yates. Pallbearers included B. Mathews J. D. Crowder J. E. Riley K. W. Osborne Fred Way and S. C. Jordan. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Dewey, formerly a railroad brakeman, was found dead Tuesday at his sister Mrs A S Rhodes home on 901 Buchanan Street.
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion with creosote and six other ingredients as effective for coughs and bronchitis. It claims rapid relief for lingering colds while asserting the medicine is harmless and backed by a money back guarantee from your pharmacist.
The column praises Amarillo’s Christmas giving with numerous adoptions by churches and individuals, describing a city united in sharing. It notes the Globe-News bereavement for William E. Camp and shares holiday duties and travels of railroad staff across Amarillo, Childress, Dalhart, and nearby towns.
Klutch forms a cushion that steadies the plate so it cannot rock or chafe and lets you eat and speak normally. Available in drug stores for 25 cents and 50 cents a box.
Portland traffic sergeant Fred C. Short arrived at work wearing spats and his number nines. Fellow officers completed the look with a turkey-headed cane and a monocle, and Short says he may wear the outfit on duty.
Sir Harry Lauder the world famous comedian drew 1,500 fans in Amarillo Tuesday night. The Scot wore a cowboy hat gifted by Robert Pryde of the Amarillo Scottish society, and delivered a Will Rogers style routine amid playful jests about Scots identity and friendship.
A two hour program highlights a top billed Scot delivering inimitable songs and character studies. The Little Johns juggle Merrily while Major Jerome’s Musical Moments impress as a standout xylophone act. Maidie and Ray Blatherwick dazzle with rope stunts and acrobatic dancing. Helen Yorke and Virginia Johnson close with well chosen songs. Sir Harry anchors the evening as king of character songs Roamin in the Gloamin fame.
Miss Margaret Smith Abel 79 died Monday at her brother John Abel 808 Monroe Street. Funeral at 2 PM Wednesday at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr R Thomson officiating. Pallbearers were Jenks Currie Tom Currie Allen Early Ben Smith F M Lefforge and James Bush. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Born in Kintore Scotland 1851 she came to Amarillo to live with her brother. A niece survives.
Dr A J Hill president of West Texas Teachers College at Canyon will speak Sunday at 11 oclock at the Adult Forum of the Congregational Church. He will discuss problems facing educational institutions today. The church is at eighteenth and Harrison.
The article argues against taxing heavy incomes while preserving tax exempt wealth, citing 1929 to 1931 income figures and Huey Long’s stance. It critiques technocracy and praises efficiency at the post office project, claiming it will save costs and deter laziness, ending with a warning about overproduction and civilization’s needs.
President Hoover argues in Scientific Monthly that government uses science to remove poverty and ignorance and create leisure with better labor saving devices and shorter hours. He warns superstition lingers after poverty ends and cites a powerful New York man who hoards trash in a strong box.
The United States will not pursue extradition of Samuel Insull after a Greek appeal court found no material penal acts under Greek law. Legation officials said higher courts would be useless and Insull could travel to Yugoslavia or Bulgaria, where no extradition treaties exist. Insull planned to stay in Greece, await safe return, and hoped family members would join him.
Buck Stroud, 48, had two documents filed with a justice of the peace: an eviction order for December 29 and a verdict of self destruction. He was found dead Monday in a park woods with a small poison vial nearby. His widow and son Frederick survive him. The body was sent to Groesbeck for burial.
A reflective passage argues that helping people think clearly will be a lengthy undertaking, as many deep seated superstitions must be dismantled over time, requiring patience and persistent effort.
A pay resolution introduced by Rep Howard demands the Reconstruction Finance Corporation report all loans made during its first five months. The act had initially scheduled a July 20 report. by then the RF C had loaned about 800 million dollars.
Mrs James Hibbard and George W Bentley found themselves in a car mix up when Bentley parked his new auto and returned to see a similar vehicle at the curb. Police traced the mix up to Mrs Hibbard who had parked behind Bentley and taken his car by mistake.
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