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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1932
Page
2
The editorial voice warns that Americans in China hold about 150 million dollars at stake and asks how quickly funds could be spent in war. It urges vigilance against graft and expediency while recalling ongoing costs from the recent conflict as travel notes sweep from Los Angeles to Mexico and the Mojave desert.
A long personal column on tensions with a local editor on the north plains, revenge, and community letters. The writer defends locals, jokes about a 50 pound ham from J L Tipps of Hemphill County, and muses on war fears, economics, and preparedness amid a harsh era.
John C Connally aged 47 died at 3 30 this morning at his home 200 Louisiana Street after several days illness. Survived by widow Floy and four children Frank John C Homer Shirley Ruth, he was a Amarillo carpenter for over six years and a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church. Funeral held at N S Griggs Sons Chapel pending arrangements.
Superintendent W A McIntosh expressed optimism after January tax collections indicated cooperation with the school board. About 65,000 in split taxes is expected by June 30, with a drastic economy plan already in effect and more tax receipts possible from mailed payments.
William D. Russell announced dates for Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the Little Theater in Mc Kinley School Auditorium next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights with tickets on sale Saturday at City Drug Store on Polk Street. The Amarillo season mirrors New York revivals and includes St. Elmo Uncle Tom's Cabin and Over the Hill to the Poor House. Three performances will be held, not two, due to the show's uniqueness.
Chinese refugees swarmed Shanghai in panic over the new Japanese move aggravating an already critical situation. Foreign officials reassured they would not enter concessions south of Soochow Creek, with possible entry to Hongkew if needed. Japanese plan to evacuate women and children on February 5 and bring in two more divisions heightened alarm among foreigners. In Nanking, a fierce battle looms as Japanese bluejackets advance and Chinese forces defend Tungtai Hill. banks close as tensions flare and protests escalate.
Los Angeles psychiatrist Dr Edward Huntington Williams testified Winnie Ruth Judd was insane at the time she killed Agnes Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson in October. He said she did not know the difference between right and wrong and described her condition as dementia praecox based on her life and behavior.
A reader’s satirical note mocks a rival writer named Tack Lutters. The message alleges sharp bites and humor about bait, referencing East Fork Creek. The piece appears to be a light column fragment from a local paper’s letter page.
Channing Pollock's The House Beautiful presented by Cros by Galge tomorrow at Municipal Auditorium under Wilbur C. Hawk sponsorship blends love loyalty and beauty. Cast includes Ethel Intrepids John Griggs Homer Barton Jack C. King Alma Brock Henry Richards Geo Oliver Taylor Mary Alice Collins Philip Van Zant Marjorie Jarocki Betty Oakwood Archie Maddox with reservations at City Drug Store No 1. Matinee 25c to 1.50 evening 50c to 2.00.
In tense council scenes Japan faces Chinese aggression as Shanghai battles intensify. Ambassadors from the United States Britain and France present concrete proposals to end hostilities to Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshizawa while he consults his cabinet.
Mason King, head of the trade extension division of the chamber of commerce, spoke at the Panhandle Lions Club today at noon. He was accompanied by Maury Hopkins, assistant manager of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. The talk titled The Development of Poultry in the Panhandle from a Laymen's Standpoint covered regional growth and prospects.
A Potter County agricultural official quotes a ground hog emerging from hibernation and denying responsibility for seasonal weather. The animal claims sign reading and weather bureaus decide forecasts, mocks readers and vanishes with his shadow.
Kansas City and Chicago hogs and cattle prices showed mixed moves with 7,000 head of hogs and 7,000 cattle noted. Lambs and sheep edged higher while packing sows and stock pigs traded lower. New Orleans cotton opened active with losses from early Hedge selling and Japanese futures concerns. New York stocks drifted lower as war boom expectations faded and rails fell from early gains.
The poem describes a gray haired lady with a constant cheerful smile who decorated visitors with blossoms, listened to woes without revealing her own hurts, and found strength to keep joy alive through sorrow. Edgar A. Guest reflects on how she earned that enduring gentleness.
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