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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1932
Page
2
A local logger tone column reports on weather with no snow forecast for Saturday, notes snow in transit turning to rain in Texas, lauds Joe Sneed for donating steers to a Children's Home, and comments on farm women’s hard work. It mentions political candidates, wheat outlook, and caution about economic conditions and the stock market.
A poem about shedding the past and starting anew for 1933. Includes lines on letting go of sorrow, memory, and sins, followed by a short letter from Lourae Doyle Tarrant of Clayton, New Mexico, and an opening note to Tack. The text reveals a widow seeking connection and guidance.
Amarillo's Chamber of Commerce will reorganize and break from the Board of City Development. The board meetings Friday noon approved a plan assigning department heads to appoint ten committeemen from citizens at large, with departments electing a director to the chamber board. President Parcells will announce appointments. financing to be set by new directors. transition ends February 1 with current officers remaining until then.
Joseph Stalin denounces Thomas D Campbell of Montana as inventing interview details in a book about Russia. The 1929 Mosco w interview is disputed in Bolshevik, with Stalin noting Trotsky not mentioned and Campbell fabricating quotes for sensationalism and advertising purposes.
Potter County commissioners will wind up the year's administration in a Saturday 10 o'clock session. They reconvene Monday at 10 to approve bonds and swear in the new county commission. The piece argues about beer in Amarillo, predicting limited impact and continued bootlegging and mixed drinks.
George Tate, 19, who pleaded guilty to killing his father Isley Tate, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge John Morrow in Uniontown. Sam Tate, 15, was sent to Huntingdon reform school while John Tate, 21, who admitted receiving part of $200 taken from the victim, was placed on parole.
At Fort Hua Chuca a massacre tied to Abernathy left Captain Wessely and Captain Palmer dead after he burst into their homes and opened fire. Corporal Peter Hardley pursued and killed Abernathy, earning praise for his decisive action while noting the regiment maintained discipline. The Wessely and Palmer families were affected as two children escaped unharmed.
The race for Texas eighth district seat after Daniel E. Garrett's death has swelled to sweepstakes proportions. Fourteen men have announced, with at least as many more weighing in, and the field may close by law on January 6. Many in the list favor repeal or modification of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Juan Lara, 50, jailed in Villa Acuna Mexico after being charged with killing his wife and mother in law in Del Rio Texas. Police say he admitted knifing the women due to a marital split involving another man.
In a letter Sumners cites former congressman Longworth, arguing against using public funds for congressional funerals. He urges a legislature appropriation provision to ban such expenditures and warns that respect for government should rest on principles, not pomp.
The police department displays new gas weapons including a gas gun baton and non throwable grenades with four gas compartments and quick burning fuses. Also introduced are .12 gauge gas shells for shotguns. Chief McDowell calls it top equipment. Sheriff-elect Bill Adams inspected the gear and hopes for similar arms for his force.
Amarillo police hold a second suspect arrested Thursday night in the November 9 daylight robbery of the Army and Navy Store at 210 East Fourth Avenue. The pair slugged proprietor Louis Feferman and fled with 385 dollars and the watch. one suspect under seven years sentence is to be transferred to county authorities on robbery with firearms charges.
Amarillo Country Club clarifies that the annual New Year’s Eve dance is for members and their out-of-town house guests only. The club notes a misunderstanding among locals and marks the new clubhouse opening with the Christmas dance held last Monday.
Two homes tied for the sweepstakes prize in Amarillo’s annual Christmas home lighting contest, sponsored by the News-Globe and Federated Women’s Clubs. Defenbaugh and Rowley shared the $5 grand prize after 17 entries were scored on spirit, originality, and presentation.
Amarillo delegates at a regional convention in Lubbock of the Interior Protective and Development Association pressed against new port and inland waterway projects and the use of state or federal funds for such development. Lampe served on the Resolution Committee as 100 business and chamber members from 28 West Texas towns urged discouragement of port expansion. The group plans to organize a state-wide body to combat rate discrimination in gulf port shipments.
In Istanbul devout Muslims received a last minute delay from a government order mandating Turkish in prayer. Angora backed off on the decree, allowing muezzins to use the Arabic call and priests to read from the Koran temporarily due to clergy unreadiness.
In Los Angeles on December 30 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton was reported by her husband David L. Hutton to be critically ill. He said she has suffered repeated collapses over two years and cannot leave bed due to a nervous disorder and stomach trouble. She has been absent from Angelus Temple for several days.
A fire destroyed the City Packing Company plant in Fort Worth today, causing about 50000 dollars in damages. The blaze started in the smoking room after an employee, Frank Davis, opened the door to remove 200 smoked hams, allowing flames to spread to adjacent walls.
Danger and doubt and fear darken the year yet we step forward bravely. May good health and faith attend us as we face winter and fall on the road ahead. We seek strength for the task and pledge to battle each day, knowing we have conquered before and can do so again.
Mrs. Margaret Wooldridge aged 78 widow of J. C. Wooldridge pioneer Texas lumberman died at her Gainesville home after a week with heart trouble. Born in Kentucky she married in 1873 and the family moved here in 1894 to run a lumber business with multiple West Texas yards. Survived by daughter, five sons, a brother, two sisters and 15 grandchildren. Funeral services set for tomorrow. Preston J. Wooldridge of Gainesville, president of J. C. Wooldridge Lumber Co., was at his mother's side since the previous weekend along with several other children in Texas and Oklahoma.
Clarence and Reuben Deshazer, high school students and sons of Mrs. Lillian Deshazer, were held for investigation after officers found liquor drained from a corn gallon. The brothers are among six children in the widow's family.
Pauls Valley Oklahoma December 30 A deputy Ed Matheny was cut above the chin by windshield debris as a pursuing car was shot at. Nails strewn on the road by fleeing robbers who took 16000 from First National Bank of Lindsey aided arrests of seven suspects. Four farmers north of Lindsay were charged with robbery with firearms. Others named as planners and accessories include Henry Hinkle Robert Ethridge and Homer Bramble.
Constable Howard Elliott spent 42.50 in labor to clear a Glenwood 14 room house and eight outbuildings full of furniture and supplies while serving a writ of possession. He found seven sacks of Red Cross flour hoarded on the premises and Mrs. Jessie N. Ross collected them for charity. A resident had been diverting welfare flour to the house.
Police said a fine for drunkenness and disturbing the peace was assessed after a Thursday shooting at the Randal Drug Store in the Amarillo Building. No injuries were reported. The arrested man agreed to pay for damages and was released from the city jail after paying the fine.
Markets to follow holiday trading with exchanges floxed from tonight to Tuesday. Kansas City Livestock reports top $2.95 on 180-200 lb cattle and steady to firm prices across cattle calves hogs and sheep. New Orleans Cotton opens steady to higher with March around 6.08 May 6.21 July 6.84 before pulling back. New York Stock Letter notes bargain buying and mixed tobacco and steel movements ahead of holiday.
The House passed a compromise bill by 171 to 16, sending it to President Hoover for action on Philippine independence after a ten year transition, a decision framed by constitutional powers and the potential for presidential veto.
A deficiency appropriation bill was reduced by 12.3 million dollars under President Hoover's budget and reported to the House. The measure totals 31.4 million, well below the 43.7 million budget estimate, with 28 million set for internal revenue tax refunds and overall House savings projected to exceed 437 million this year.
A wild late night chase on West Sixth Avenue ended with police recovering a stolen motor car from Van Buren Pharmacy manager Julian B. Le Vert. The suspect is jailed awaiting formal complaint on motor car theft. the car was taken from in front of the drug store and damaged badly.
Deputy constables John Odom and John Williams were reinstated by Constable Howard Elliott after a bribery indictment. They allegedly took 10 dollars from J N Rutherford of Bushland, denying the charge and hiring counsel for a trial expected late this month. Alfred E. Smith plans a quiet 59th birthday in New York City.
Rumors say leading cigarette makers may cut prices by six thousand dollars from six dollars eighty six cents next week. Trading chatter hints sizable red metal orders after year end. Brokerage notes show bullish sentiment tied to expected January industry pickup as workers return from year end shutdowns, though political risks keep investors cautious.
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