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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
2
A local column scolds weather forecasts predicting rain while forecasting a dry winter ahead. It chronicles a Panhandle shower, a hat blown by wind, lost pets Sugar the Persian cat and a German police puppy, and a carnival at Forest Hill School. It warns of charity strain, rising poverty, and possible unrest if relief funds run short, while noting oil and wildcat drilling hopes.
A sharp cold front is forecast to drop temperatures across the Midwest following a day of springlike and summer warmth. Strong winds swept Texas from eastern New Mexico to Louisiana with light damage reported. a drowning occurred near Monroe when wind‑generated floodwaters overturned a rowboat on the Ouachita River.
The Panhandle sees a second injunction grant in a truck weight case. Judge Pickens earlier issued a temporary injunction for Universal Oil Co of Amarillo. A United States Supreme Court appeal now challenges the truck load weight provisions after a Houston three judge court upheld the state law.
Funeral arrangements for J. C. Blackwell age 41 who died Wednesday after a brief illness remain unannounced at noon today. N. B. Griggs & Sons are in charge of the body. Two brothers M. W. Blackwell of Hamlin and J. E. Blackwell of Odessa were expected to arrive in Amarillo late this afternoon.
About 500 dancers filled the Amarillo Athletic Club ballroom for Old Tack's Shoe Benefit Ball. Wee Willie Upchurch and the Vice Versa Birds provided music as prizes and donations aided hundreds in need of footwear. Despite a late finish, the event succeeded in raising funds and awareness for Amarillo's shoe fund.
During a morning of heavy combat near Japanese marine headquarters in Hongkew three miles away, Japanese aircraft reportedly dropped a bomb due to carelessness. Chinese Nantao troops began sniping at warships on the Whangpoo River as foreign ships in port honored Kigentsu.
Geneva February 11 A Chinese delegation says Beijing will urge an extraordinary League of Nations assembly to address the Far Eastern crisis. China rejects League Council efforts including the Shanghai emergency commission plan under Article XV to report on the tension with Japan. Reinforcements lash to Shanghai and Nanking as 19th Route Army units move to the front.
Nine Cantonese airplanes left Hongkong today to join the Chinese air force in Shanghai. Hongkong residents generously funded refugee relief and war efforts while Chinese clerks contributed 10 percent of their monthly salaries. Reports said Chinese reinforcements from Kwangsi are advancing south toward Shanghai, reaching Southern Hunan on the way.
The treasury estimates need to collect 1.241 billion dollars more taxes than last year to fund Mr. Mellon's budget, about 321 million above his own projection. The note warns high earners to ready a revised personal budget. Ruth Judd is found guilty of first degree murder in Phoenix for killing two women and disposing of their bodies. The jury rejects insanity, setting the stage for execution.
A reader expresses personal fondness for Tack but seeks to shake hands with Mr. Dillard Sefton of Tulsa Texas for remarks in his published letter.
Texas Tech students denounce Baptist minister Rev. R C Campbell who charged four faculty members with teaching atheism and infidelity. Toreador editor Marshal C Formby says no student admits such teaching and the paper questions the minister's approach after talks with Rev Campbell and school president Dr P W Horn.
Former Governor Smith says he will only run if the Democratic convention endorses him beforehand and he will not campaign or spend money until the nomination is assured. Roosevelt supporters fear a Smith push and Garner is seen as the least harmful alternative to both Smith and Roosevelt.
Kansas City reports strong hogs and steady to higher cattle with gains on good steers and vealers. Chicago market shows hogs steady to higher, strong demand for fat cattle and rising prices for slaughter steers and vealers. New Orleans cotton jumps as stock market support boosts May to 6.78 and July to 6.92.
The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners urges all physicians to register and obtain the annual permit. A March 1 deadline triggers automatic license suspension until fees and a fine are paid, with delinquent doctors practicing illegally and liable to prosecution. Registrations should be made with T. J. Crowe at the Mercantile Building in Dallas.
The market steadies through morning trade with strong undertone and heavy New Orleans cotton arrivals. Cotton receipts reach 60,412 bales for export. In New York, decisive banking reform boosts stocks with broad gains. Ford plans new production and Union Pacific declares a $2.10 quarterly dividend.
Dayton resident Mrs. Betty Luedeke credits Kruschen for losing ten pounds in seven days. She describes taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast, praising the method as safe, harmless fat loss and noting a four week bottle price and money back guarantee.
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