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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1933
Page
2
A large rural tale about a country farmer who eats a costly restaurant meal and evades payment with a small bribe. The piece also mentions a Tulia farmer, rheumatism footwear, groundhog lore, local shop write ups, and a community thrift drive in Amarillo with school clothing aid.
Sandino, in a peace conference with his delegation including Dr. Pedro Jose Zepeda and other commission members, asserts willingness to follow central command if rebels persist. He expresses no personal grievance against North Americans but opposes them as bosses, and remarks on a significant day for Nicaragua.
A Texas community rallys around donations and support for a thrift drive. W A McIntosh contributes $25. other locals give $1 to $5, with sewing circles and unnamed groups adding funds. A bus at the Children's Home was burned by battery thieves, but local businesses rebuilt it at no charge, including Innel Paint, Wolf and Johnson, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Amarillo Body and Fender Works, Amarillo Hardware, Walter Irvin, Roberts & Olver, and Long-Bell Cane Company.
Readers weigh in on the barter and trade movement in letters to Tack. The exchange of views signals growing interest in barter among churches and communities as a space for alternative economy.
A reflective poem celebrates home as the true source of peace and joy. It contrasts the busy world with the comfort of a house, chair, fire, books, and shared moments. The author notes earthly happiness lies in the place called home, not worldly toil.
William H. Settle of Indianapolis urged passage of the Hull Bill to create a 2 year moratorium on farm mortgage foreclosures. The plan would lend 1 billion dollars to farmers via a reconstruction corporation to pay taxes and installments. He argued the move would save schools and revive business while noting tax collection issues and distress in rural areas. Hoover directed tariff probes into fresh tomato imports affecting Southern states with hearings set for February 13 in Washington. President Hoover urged state legislators to seek tax system simplification as the Interstate Legislative Assembly opens its national conference focused on taxation issues.
Arthur L. Kramer of Dallas, former three time president of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, denounces a proposed sales tax as ruinous to industry and individuals. He spoke in Austin where lawmakers consider a sales tax to ease taxes on land and homes. He proposed diverting part of the 4 cent gasoline tax to other uses, calling the levy a tax on every consumer.
Maj. E. A. Simpson, Amarillo attorney, injured Saturday night at Sixth Avenue and Polk Street, is resting easier. Nurses said his condition continues to improve after a fracture of the left shoulder a hand injury and severe bruises.
The Amarillo Real Estate Board meets at 7 30 Friday evening in Tom Cotten's office Oliver Eakle Building. J Ray will present the main talk focusing on tax matters.
Joel Hunt infielder and outfielder signed by the Dallas Steers for the 1933 season. He will be a candidate for the centerfield job.
Senator Woodruff urged all senators to sign a highway administration resolution. Eight senators asked to have their names removed from the resolution. the nonsigners were W. K. Hopkins Gonzales Gus Russek Schulenburg John W Hornsby Austin Wilbourne Collie Eastland Roy Sandeford Belton Will M Martins Hillsboro John S Redditt Lufkin and Ernest Fellbaum San Antonio.
The Barnes family head, Mr. Barnes, died Friday at 11 30 AM and his body will be taken to Missouri for funeral services in Mexico on Sunday afternoon. Survived by widow now seriously ill at Mexico home and brothers Clarence A Benjamin Clark and J Garrett all of Mexico MO. Reverends O Malley Shaw of Amarillo First Christian Church led services with music by Boxwell Quartet. Pallbearers named John Gordon Dick Seay Lindsay Nunn Ford Brandenburg Frank Davis Charles Ware. Katherine Graham Nurse accompanying the body to Missouri. Boxwell Brothers handled arrangements.
A former inmate from the Smeeman penitentiary fled after motor theft in St. Louis. Two years later he was sent to the Colorado penitentary for a similar crime, escaped to Cleveland, built a business with 75 employees, and married a society figure. A former acquaintance then demanded money under threat of exposure, and after initial payments he refused. He returned to Colorado where his sentence was commuted last week.
The victim testified she called for help from neighbor Avery Rush and failed to see the accused again until police produced him for identification. The state rested after three or four witnesses. defense offered none. A bad check charge against J F Wadley was dropped due to a close relationship to the witness.
Massie fleet concerns are linked to potential unrest. Governor Judd was ill at home and reporters were denied entry. Attorney General Hewitt reacted angrily to the report but spoke minimally. Prosecutor Kelley stayed home and, conveyed by his wife, had nothing to say. Surviving defendants named are Horace Ida, Ben Ahakuelo, Henry Chang and David Takai.
In Uvalde Feb 3 report states Democratic executive committee fixed February 25 and March 15 as party primaries to narrow the field for the Texas 15th District seat to succeed Vice President Elect John N. Garner. A general April election will be set by the governor. February 10 is the candidate filing deadline. County committees asked to fund primaries locally.
The body of James Dale Hammond two month old son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Hammond Borger was sent Friday afternoon by Blackburn Funeral Home to Hutchinson Kansas for services and burial. Mr Hammond is a Phillips Petroleum Company representative at Borger.
A statewide hunt for Charles Outlaw continues twelve miles west of Nacogdoches as deputies from Nacogdoches and Angelina counties lead the manhunt with bloodhounds in the wooded area. Outlaw is wanted on six charges including murder for the attack that killed Roberta McCall and wounded Sallie McCall and others in her home. A $400 reward is offered.
A hospital supervisor described delayed fire response and patients needing to be pulled back from a cottage after a fire. Neighbors reported threats from a man who lived nearby as authorities questioned him about the incident. A separate Dallas item noted a clothing store seeking a tough bill collector after a man used a gun to attempt theft of a coat.
The Kansas City market shows hogs at 8.05 top for 160 to 220 pounds with steady cattle and calves values and specific steers and veal prices. In New Orleans, cotton opens firm with early gains of 6 to 9 points, trading above yesterday’s close before midday fluctuations and a steadying tone by noon.
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