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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
2
The column blends weather hopes with humorous vignettes about cowmen oil deals and small town life. It laments a dry year, presents forecasted light rain, and includes anecdotes about Sam's illness, car classifications at heaven’s gate, and local notices amid jokes about Albuquerque and a Chaco armistice extension.
Fort Worth National Bank acts as fiscal agent for 2 750 000 relief bonds to aid Texas counties. Bonds issued 1935 to 1942 at 4 percent interest, minimum 1 000, deliveries set January 10 to 15, bids require one percent deposit, funds to be delivered by registered mail. State officials warn delays if counties fail to secure funds or credit.
Fort Worth Texas resident William L. Evans sent a telegram to Speaker Rainey supporting Illinois Democrat Rainey’s charges that large meat packers shift processing taxes onto producers. Evans cited Oklahoma hog markets where processing taxes were deducted from hog purchase prices.
The piece surveys aging actresses on Broadway and in London, listing Mary Pickford Ann Pennington Gilda Gray Fannie Brice Laura Hope Crews Fay Templeton and others. It notes long careers from child performers to legendary dames and highlights their ongoing work past typical retirement ages.
President advocates policy of non intervention in Latin America and urges upholding constitutional government as a first duty of nations. He criticizes self serving League of Nations founders and notes the League offers a common meeting place for world powers to address differences.
The speaker describes international discussion as a machinery aiding labor health commerce and education and resolving disputes large and small among nations. He clarifies nonmembership but ongoing cooperation with the League on non political matters benefiting world peoples.
Superintendent McIntosh announces vocational education for adults including agriculture home economics and trades to help the unemployed and others gain employment skills funded by the Federal Education Relief Administration. Laura V. Hamner confirms rural funds suffice for the year. Teachers will be paid 60 cents an hour from federal relief funds.
Tugwell argues against a permanent policy and proposes restricting production by area. He suggests the government seize excess agricultural land for other uses, estimating only about half the current farmers would suffice to meet production needs.
Hunt was sentenced to death for the killing of Samuel Cole a Dallas street car operator on the night of November 3 1928. At his first trial he received the death penalty, his insanity plea ignored. He was granted a new trial but a jury again found him guilty and he declared his innocence before execution.
City relief and CWA programs face shortages as 600 families risk hunger without aid. Amarillo officials push bond sales with D/Fuqua urging a $100,000 local share, while federal relief bears costs. Morgenthau names anti hoarding drive targeting large savers. millions in gold and silver notes expected to be seized.
United Press reports indicate Roosevelt aims to raise gold bids and push the dollar down with RFC purchases. Officials foresee international agreement on currency values but warn Britain and France may devalue otherwise. Silver and gold seizure measures loom as federal banks hold $3.6 billion in gold.
The report notes warmer trends in the valley southward and northwest regions while eastern Texas sees heavy rain and lighter showers in Louisiana and along the North Pacific Coast. Four ocean-going vessels froze in the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Albany. In Worcester Massachusetts hundreds endured a four mile trek through a 20 below wind chill after a broken hydrant flooded a street and blocked tram lines.
In Kansas City livestock markets Hogs reach up to 3.15 for 180 to 280 pounds while cattle calves steer and cow price ranges are listed. In New York Stock Letter trading was dull with narrow price ranges across equities and grains, while several industrials and energy firms posted small gains and losses.
A newborn drama unfolds from Buffalo where a wife dies in childbirth yet a seven pound girl is saved by late surgery. A Baltimore baby travels 1400 miles for Johns Hopkins care. A Findlay infant dies in a shoe box crib, Tokyo hails a royal heir, and a Staten Island field ends the tale.
Mrs. Elsie Smith is jailed on murder charges after the body of her infant was discovered. She claimed the baby died in its crib and says there was no money for a funeral, leaving the body in a field in hope of being found for burial.
S. E. Jones, 66, of 512 Monroe Street, became suddenly ill at noon today while working on a CWA project at Thompson Park northwest of the city and was rushed to Northwest Texas Hospital in a Blackburn-Shaw ambulance. His condition was not listed as critical at once.
Owen Kirby of Carnegie Oklahoma was in an automobile crash at Thiry sixth Avenue and Washington Street yesterday afternoon. Attendants at Northwest Texas Hospital report his condition improved this morning. He suffers from severe bruises and skin abrasions.
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