Tack's Bedside Flu Update
Old Tack remains in bed with the flu and plans to stay until fully recovered. O. W. notes Tack improving as he starts to complain, signaling a return to health.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1932
Page
2
Old Tack remains in bed with the flu and plans to stay until fully recovered. O. W. notes Tack improving as he starts to complain, signaling a return to health.
A wary reflection on impending conflict and its ironies. The piece questions who bears burdens of war, cites Japan and Greece as examples, and imagines how American naval power would fare against new air and submarine warfare, noting propaganda and national loyalty pressures.
A morning matinee for women only is set at the Fair Theatre Friday at 9 45 by Dr Cunning the seer and mentalist. Admission is limited to ages 16 and up. He will answer questions and deliver a 30 minute lecture on women’s topics and show a five reel European film Delicate Secrets for Women. Each attendee gets a personal interview and a life horoscope. A Spook show by Dr Danning follows Saturday midnight.
A character education course begins at 7:30 tonight in the Senior High School building led by Dr. A. W. Evans of Texas Technological College Ludhock. The 11 week program meets Tuesdays and focuses on home school cooperation, case studies of problem pupils, and methods to address faults and habits in shaping a child’s personality. Parents are urged to contact C. M. Rogers at the Senior High School.
Master Masons of the Amarillo Lodge will hold a dance at the Masonic Temple Saturday February 6. Admission will be 1 dollar. Potentate Guy A Carlander announced Khiva Chanters and Orchestra concert will be held Sunday afternoon open to the public with a broadcast from WDAG from 4 to 5 PM.
Residents of Bethel community report an unidentified man was found frozen to death near a road today in WeWoka Oklahoma. The exact circumstances and identity remain unknown as authorities investigate the suspected fatal exposure.
Funeral services for Charles C. Gordon 47 manager of the J C Penney Store will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral Friday morning at 1030 o clock Interment in Llano Pantheon with Griggs and Sons in charge Active pallbearers named Honorary pallbearers listed Amarillo Kiwanis club members asked to attend at 1015 Friday morn
Mills withstands Congressional bid to remove him as a committee studies impeachment. Attacking Mellon, Patman calls the Mellon appointment a presidential pardon while the case is before verdict. He cites a telegram from an American Legion post urging Mellon’s removal and even exile to China.
London newspapers react with hearty welcome to Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon as ambassador to Great Britain replacing General Dawes. Writers call him a great friend to Britain and hope his appointment advances a revision of war debts.
W V Cunningham of Bovina sues Massachusetts Protective Association in district court seeking about 4000 in damages and benefits after a June 1931 man lift accident at a grain elevator left him 10 weeks in a hospital. He was employed by Oklahoma Wheat Pool Corporation at the time. He seeks 25 a week for two years under the policy plus 12 50 a week for hospitalization and 1000 for policy nonpayment plus other costs.
A reader letter to Col Tack critiques his remarks on the Japanese situation, acknowledging courage and accuracy on many serious issues while expressing regret at his stance. The note appears in the See Tack Letters page 8.
C E Baber bought the first ticket for the Shoe Shop Benefit Ball next Wednesday night in Amarillo. Proceeds fund the shoe shop providing thousands of repaired shoes, with music by the Vice Versa Birds. Tickets 50 cents, on sale downtown and at Neevs Globe Shoe HQ.
Irate posses scoured Dallas County in search of a man known as Slim who killed Mrs. W. S. Gray and severely beat her husband. An important suspect was arrested while relatives of the suspect were detained a day after the fatal attack on the Gray home.
A translated note to Ambassadors Forbes Lindley and Maton in Shanghai outlines four points. Japan demands freedom to mobilize, proposes talks on force separation and a potential neutral zone at Chapei, and excludes Manchuria from Shanghai issues despite League of Nations resolutions.
Norris Ewing assistant general manager of the News Globe departs for Hot Springs Arkansas to attend the semi annual convention of the Mid Western Advertising Managers Association where he serves as president. The gathering includes advertising managers from about 50 Middle West newspapers and lasts two days.
Five persons were jailed after neighbors complained. The group faced charges of drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
Mrs J L Hensley of 609 Monroe Street, daughter of Deputy Sheriff J W Graves, is in a local hospital for observation after a short illness.
Seattle and Spokane workers rush 600 tons of supplies for the Asiatic fleet with a Saturday departure. The consignment includes 200000 pounds of fresh meats 100 tons of potatoes 20000 pounds of onions 90000 pounds of oranges 20000 pounds of apples plus butter eggs canned goods and dry goods. Washington and Britain protest to Japan over Shanghai International Settlement as a base for operations.
Japanese General Jiro Tamon camps with a brigade on the outskirts as tensions rise around Changchun on February 4. The report notes Japan pressing demands amid strategic movements in Manchuria.
Reporters found a camouflaged trench manned by about 96 Chinese women in blue cloth uniforms guarding the Shanghai Woosung road. They said the unit aimed to halt a Japanese push into Chapei, while Tingchao faced a threat of a general attack if he did not withdraw.
Tokyo reports a strict censorship regime on February 4 with all press dispatches undergoing close inspection by authorities.
Henry Mitsugi Shibata, 20, a Tokyo native and student at the University of Texas, receives orders to return to Japan amid Sino-Japanese hostilities. He will sail from Los Angeles this week. Shibata says the war has called him back home.
Superintendent W. A. McIntosh provisions seeking opinion from Attorney General James V. Allred on refunding $93 000 from the Amarillo sinking fund. He travels to Austin for Interscholastic League meetings and discussions with the state department of education on school problems.
The second annual Amarillo Fat Stock Show premium booklet was sent to printers. The event runs February 29 to March 3 with more cattle exhibited and sold, plus attractions including athletic events a hog calling contest and a Royal Purple Revue described as one of Amarillo’s best chorus shows.
Slight improvement noted this morning but C. H. Shull deputy sheriff in charge remains seriously ill at his home on Virginia Street as attendants report.
Beniamino Gigli, appearing February 12 at the Municipal Auditorium, protests being called Caruso’s successor. He says each singer has a unique identity and that it is better to be a good Gigli than a second Caruso. Reservations through Wilbur C. Hawk. Parquet seats $2.00-$2.50. balcony $0.50-$1.50.
Dealers heard that 100 or more Chevrolets were sold in the past year as Ford executives led talks on sales management and commercial car trade. C P Fisken cited Chevrolet gains in truck sales in 1931 amid body style limits, while central office plans aim to boost volume through advertising and dealer aids.
The Amarillo Rotary Club joins the Pampa club for a 7:30 pm gathering at First Baptist Church Pampa. The event replaces the noon luncheon. a round-table at Amarillo Hotel facilitates attendance records for those unable to travel. E F McCartt leads the program. about 150 Amarillo Rotarians and their ladies are expected.
Glover, a second hand dealer, was found not guilty of vagrancy in an instructed verdict by the Potter County Court-at-Law jury this morning. The acquittal followed the judge's instruction that only a single instance of buying was proven under a state statute defining vagrants as those who buy and sell stolen property.
The Panhandle Livestock Association will elect new officers at its annual meeting in the Red Room of the Amarillo Hotel Saturday at 2 PM. President Joe T. Sneed announced the gathering, which will also finalize plans for the seventeenth annual convention set for February 29 to March 3 in Amarillo.
A 1931 Edgar A. Guest essay urges resilience and humor during hardships. It champions keeping heads high, avoiding excessive self-pity, and defying gloomy rumors. The piece promotes collective effort and positive spirit to overcome trials.
Announcement of funeral services for Jack Daune 42 a popular Amarillo businessman who died Wednesday afternoon at St Anthony s Hospital were still pending today. He lived in Amarillo six years worked for Wolflin Estates Development Company and had been at the Resident Hotel for three years. Griggs and Sons Funeral Home are in charge.
U S D A report from Kansas City shows hogs up to 6 10 cents higher with top at 3 90 for 180 210 lb, cattle strong to higher with fed steers around 7 10 and cows 83 00 to 94 00, sheep and lambs also showing gains. Chicago market follows with higher hog prices and strong cattle bids, vealers up to 9 00, feeder steers about 4 25 to 6 26, and lambs trading higher and lower bids mixed. New Orleans cotton opens steady then rallies May to 6 77 and July to 6 92 with ongoing gains early.
State Highway Department crews survey caliche beds in Deaf Smith County this week with an eye to paving State Highway 33 and about 70 miles of county roads. P B Bailey said cost estimates and bed designations will be finished in a few weeks after booster meetings.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild stimulant for children and adults, claiming it improves digestion, regularity, health, and school performance. It emphasizes using pepsin with senna and herbs, and promotes ready availability at dry goods stores.
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