31 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1937
Page
1
A jumble of weather forecast signs promises snow and a white New Year on the plains. The column asks for a ride to Abilene, then muses on New Year resolutions, airport and stock pavilion wishes, and light local trivia about polar bears, gems, football, culture, and various odds and ends.
A long feature reviews the old superstition that onion peels laid in a row can forecast monthly rainfall for 1938. It traces the Old Twelve Days tradition from Christmas to Epiphany and notes regional reliance and modern skepticism about its meteorological validity.
The Leesburg Citizen notes a bold $10,000 bid for the first set of quintuplets born within eight miles of Leesburg during 1934. The piece blends humorous travelogue with local color, mentioning Cuba, mosquitos, and a chaotic game-like narrative as it trails the unusual claim.
Anas Lax exemption for new industries boosts manufacturing growth in the state with 35 million dollars of new factories over the last decade. A separate survey finds 10 percent of U S goldfish bred for bait are inferior and sold. About 3 million radio sets remain in poor condition and near replacement.
A reader named Tack Reece Eee Lee seeks assistance with work as a practical nurse. The fragmented note requests guidance and mentions continuation on the next page.
J. C. Buckley of Toledo escaped from St. Marys Hospital in Green Bay on New Year’s Eve after telling a nurse life is a gamble. He sought a last outing despite a heart ailment and unpaid hospital bills. A cab driver and another patient reported Buckley borrowed money before vanishing.
Potter County records show 513 marriage licenses issued and 243 divorces granted in 1937. Judge F E Nelson Jr issued 118 divorces and Judge W E Gee 125. License fee 1.50, minister cost about 250, uncontested divorce court cost about 3, while attorney fees raise total average divorce cost to around 30. December led in licenses with 59, June had 57.
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce members organize committees to contact civic clubs in the Pay Your Poll Tax campaign. Bert Levy urges every voting age resident to pay the poll tax and join the U S government. Tonight at 8 they speak at Umphres Highland Civic Club, East Tenth Avenue Baptist Church.
Edward Taylor jailed for conversion by bailee and L. R. Burton condemned for burglary were moved from Potter County jail to the state penitentiary today. Lee Miller, a Texas convict from Canon City, accompanied them as Deputy Warden J. H. Crane led the prison van to Huntsville.
Western Reserve University will offer a city planning course this fall and winter with lectures and seminars led by university professors and regional association consultants from Cleveland. John T. Howard will direct seminars, as Ernest J. Bohn notes the program aims to boost planning understanding in Cleveland.
Henry J. Winters the regional NLRB director announced a complaint against Edsel Ford and the Ford Motor Company plant in Buffalo charging three Wagner Act violations.
Jar L Benedict is appointed commandant of cadets at the U S Military Academy West Point effective February. The record marks his rise from private to brigadier general and superintendency career at the academy.
Albert Lemire, 30, of Montreal, returned to jail to finish a plumbing course, obtain a new suit, and $50. Judge Fortier sentenced him to two years after he admitted breaking a liquor store window to return home, noting a prior Joliette break earned only eight months, delaying his schooling.
New York film critics named The Life of Emile Zola Warner Brothers best picture of 1937. Paul Muni, in the title role, was voted top actor. Greta Garbo earned top actress honors for Camille as Marguerite Gautier.
Washington reports that the United States and Mexico agreed to maintain a stable rate of exchange between the US dollar and the Mexican peso. The decision aims to foster economic stability and predictable trade terms between the two nations.
Treasury data as of December 29 reports receipts of 62.69 million and expenditures of 58.76 million leaving a balance of 2.99 billion. Fiscal year to date receipts total 3.161 billion with 3.777 billion in outlays, including emergency spending, pushing gross debt to 37.279 billion and gold assets to 12.76 trillion.
In a secret report to Congress the National Labor Relations Board said the United States endured the worst labor strike period on record in 1937, with clear signs that the worst is now past.
Former State Senator Tom Deberry of Bogota will join the state board of control tomorrow after conferring with John Wallace of Teague, whom he will succeed.
Greensburg Pa Dec 31 George P Alms is named the new superintendent of the Westmoreland County Home replacing the former official. The announcement confirms the appointment and outlines duties at the county almshouse.
The aged Marquis de Gari del Thorn dies at 100 years old in Moulins France on December 31 marking a century span of life.
In Caribou Maine officials report official thermometers show 40 degrees below zero on December 31. Residents bundled up as the frigid weather grips the region with dangerous wind chills and icy streets.
County Treasurer L. D. Heyser reports his 12 Buff Orpington pullets kept in a close battery system produced nine eggs daily. One hen laid two normal eggs the day after Christmas and twice laid double yolk eggs on separate days, while others did not yet begin laying. Heyser, at 1613 Monroe Street, offers to take an oath about the two eggs claim.
Hollywood star Wallace Beery told the central labor council that someone else crossed the picket lines at a Hollywood cafe. The culinary union dropped plans for a boycott after Beery swore he had not dined there in months and officials called it a likely mistaken identity.
Colorado travelers flood Amarillo with six special trains bound for Dallas for the classic. Officials predict about 35 000 fans, with Ralph L Crosman urging Texas residents to join. Baker Hotel serves as headquarters for information and coordination ahead of the game.
Police in numerous cities prepare for a tough New Year Eve drive. Special patrols, pledged enforcement, and court support aim to curb tipsy driving as officials warn against mixing drinking and driving. The goal is to reduce prev ented traffic deaths that could reach 40 000 in 1937.
Police announce a no leniency approach to drunken and reckless driving during the New Year holiday in Amarillo. Traffic officers will target night spots and gatherings to arrest intoxicated individuals before they drive, with Capt. M L Berry of the Texas highway patrol stressing constant vigilance and noting December holidays saw few accidents in the Panhandle.
Grand jury charges include burglary and forgery with several indictments for embezzlement. S. T. Crow and T. G. Keener face forging charges from last August, Doyle Rutherford in Borger jailed for forgery, Reed Nichols and R. M. Ruddell in Potter County jail for forgery. Hogee reports jury will likely finish its work today as term ends tomorrow Fujiyama peak noted in Japan at 12 395 feet.
Catherine McGrath, 13, is a UW sophomore in Seattle aiming for law. Bennie Bartlett, 10, leads a 14 member band from 600 juvenile applicants. Alice Barbara Kenney, six months, has a Social Security card. Calvin Cooper, 13, of Memphis, seeks detective work but excels as a cook with prize winning candy. Uncle Sam taxed a seven cent earnings share.
Amarillo's business district removed laurel rope canopies over Polk and Taylor Streets ending the Christmas season. Thousands of lights left in place had made the area the best lighted in the Southwest for a city of this size. Veterans of Foreign Wars and merchants organized the decorations.
Thirty native South Sea extras suffered cuts and bruises after a simulated earthquake scene in the film Her Jungle Love. Synthetic boulders dropped from hoppers above, burying them briefly as a studio doctor treated injuries.
The piece notes a split in Congress over the President’s program. One wing seeks a friendlier stance to reassure honest industry while pushing ahead. Another faction led by Sen Borah and Sen O’Mahoney campaigns for federal licensing of interstate corporations. Ickes criticizes those striking against the government.
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