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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1934

Page

2

Theater Play Here Tonight At Auditorium

Amarillo Little Theater presents The Cradle Song at 8 15 tonight in the Municipal Auditorium as a benefit for the Amarillo High School band. Cast includes 14 women and two men headed by Sister Johanna of the Cross Cornelia Wolfin Patton. Tickets 35 and 50 cents, on reserve at City Drug Store.

Sisters of St. Mary's Academy Amarillo Little Theater Municipal Auditorium Amarillo High School Johanna of the Cross Cornelia Wolflin Patton Teresa Mary Ann Lee R. A. Duncan Daisy Person Louise Cor Marcella Howard Lynch Maria Jesus Lillian Duncan Ray Sagrario Lila V. Yoacum Inez A. H. Gau Tornera Mabel Rowan William Garwood Antonio—Tol Avery Poestess Oma Link Rowley J. Francis Brown R. R. Swindell

Potter County League Meets Set in March

The spring meet of the Potter County Interscholastic League will be held March 17 19 and 20 announced by H A Harrison Bushland School principal. Entry deadline March 16. Executive board meets March 14 at 4 30 at Laura V Hamner courthouse. Art contest March 14 at Sanborn School. Opening day features public speaking events. March 19 prelim tennis and playground events. Finals for tennis and playground games march 20 with track and field. Mrs W D Ward secretary of the league.

Potter County H. A. Harrison Bushland School League Laura V. Hamner Sanborn School W. D. Ward Soney School

VFW Group Here Thursday Readout of Hello America Broadcast

The John B. Golding Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a Panhandle VFW gathering at the American Legion Home Thursday night to hear the nationwide program Hello America. Panhandle posts including Pampa and Tulla plan to send representatives, with the Amarillo group coordinating. The event starts at 8 pm, and the broadcast airs at 10 30 pm. Nearby stations WBAP Fort Worth and WKY Oklahoma City will carry the program. Featured items include U S Marine Band selections, a talk by VFW Commander in Chief James E Van Zandt, a speech by National Auxiliary President Julia L Pitcock, and a 15 minute sketch Remember the Maine.

John B. Golding Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Panhandle VFW National Veterans’ Organization Amarillo Charles C. Gibson Pampa Tulla WBAP Fort Worth WKY Oklahoma City U.S. Marine Band James E van Zandt National Auxiliary Julia L. Pitcock Maine

Poison case unfolds as preacher on run faces murder charge

Springfield reports Rev. Lewis H Shockley, 54, an itinerant preacher, denies poisoning W T Hudgins and tells journalists about conversions while authorities seek co defendants. He was arrested in Missouri on a Texas murder charge tied to a November 1930 death in McLean Tex. Hudgins death certificates link to separate poisoning claims in Oklahoma City and Texas.

Hudgins McLean Isaac Simpson Canadian Tex Lewis Howard Shockley Greene County W. T. Hudgins Shockley Pampa Springfield R. B. Stout Texas Aurora Oklahoma City Lewis H. Shockley Missouri J. H. Erwin Hudginns Erwin Terry Roswell N. M Terry Hudgins Erick Okla Addie

What They Write To TACK What They Write To TACK

A note directs readers to TACK LETTERS on page 11 for correspondence and reader opinions.

Solon Proposes Liquor Bill Substitution in Texas

Texas senator Nelly Hopkins drafts a substitute liquor bill permitting importation and possession under state license to raise about 1.5 million yearly for retirement bonds. It targets wage earners and saloon leakage, legalizing bonded tax paid liquors within constitutional limits. The House meanwhile sends a 4 million unemployment relief bonds bill to the Senate as moratorium on mortgaged real estate foreclosures is discussed.

Austin Texas Nelly K. Hopkins Gonzales Senate Hopkins HOUSE Senate State Affairs Committee

New Studebaker Agency Organized

The Studebaker agency here, owned by Badger Herring Inc, has been sold to McClure Craig Inc and will open offices at 710 12 Taylor Street. Do W Mowdy says McClure Craig will run all Studebaker lines with J R McClure as manager.

Studebaker Badger-Herring, Inc McClure-Craig, Inc McClure-Craig Taylor Street Do. W. Mowdy Studebaker Sales Corporation of America J. R. McClure McClure Higgins J. F. Craig Amarillo

Aged Farmer Dies In Hospital Today

Warren Nichols eighty year old retired farmer died at 11 05 this morning in a local hospital. He lived at 2000 North Arthur Street Amarillo had been a resident here for 11 years. The body is at Griggs Chapel pending arrangements. Survivors include his widow three sons Jack Nichols Amarillo J A Nichols Quanah and L B S Nichols Childress and four daughters Mrs Oda Thornton Childress Mrs J A Sweet Winfield Kansas Mrs Co W Jamison and Mrs Ray Matthews both of Amarillo.

Warren Nichols North Arthur Street Amarillo Griggs Chapel Jack Nichols J. A. Nichols Quanah Nichols Childress Oda Thornton J. A. Sweet Winfield, Kan Co. W. Jamison Ray Matthews

Requests Slow for Tax Refunds Collector Says

Potter County tax collector Miss Jewell Davidson reported slow refunds of the 20 percent penalty on motor vehicles after a new law extended payment time. About 150 penalties were charged between February 2 and the law’s passage last week. The rest is a separate local anecdote about a family illness and a murder tied to Oklahoma City.

Austria Quietly Cleans Out Socialists In Vienna

Government troops swept into Vienna to expel socialists as reserves and the Dollfuss patriotic front were mobilized. Farmers from the countryside joined with red white red armbands and rifles in the tense operation.

Vienna Dollfuss Patriotic Front

Relief Bill Seen With National Figures In One Day

Secretary Wallace testified to the House agricultural committee supporting compulsory cotton production control noting 40 000 cotton farmers favor such a plan. Senate committee heard advocates to list cattle among basic commodities for farm act benefits while debates over the 950 million relief CWA appropriation persist without fatal delays, given urgent payroll needs.

Senate Wallace House Agricultural Committee House

August A. Busch Jr Dies Amid Prohibition Tensions

August A. Busch Jr, head of the Busch brewing interests, died from a gunshot wound after a dispute over pain and a radio distraction. The former head, Adolphus Busch, had left him a large estate and a duty to steer the firm through rising prohibition sentiment. Survivors include his widow Alice Ziesmann, his two sons Adolphus III and August Jr, and three daughters Mrs Drummond Jones Mrs Percy Orthwein and Mrs Louis Hager.

Busch Adolphus Busch Busch Brewing Interests Germany Alice Zisemann Adolphus Busch, III August A. Busch, Jr The Brewing Company Drummond Jones Marie Busch Percy Orthwein Clara Busch Louis Hager Alice Busch

Bank Shooting Ends in Fatal Clash in Clovis

Saturday afternoon in Clovis the FEUD lobby quarrel led Tate to fire at Bohannan outside. Bohannan died minutes after being wounded while Carl Bohannon died en route to a doctor. Sheriff evacuated suspects as crowds panicked and officers patrolled the streets through the night.

Citizens’ Bank of Clovis Tate Bohannan Carl Bohannan Curry County

Feuding Bohannan Family Sees Final Tragedy Near Clovis

In a decades old feud in eastern New Mexico, Tate fatally shot a Bohannan after earlier quarrels in Grier and clashes over a severed finger. Louis Bohannon survived with three fingers missing, leaving a wife and six other sons. Norvell Tate, an educator in Gallup, is among the slain. The 13 year feud has cost three lives and sparked fear on whether the violence ends.

Bohannan Tate Norvell Tate Gallup, New Mexico New Mexico

Railroad engineers study cross river routing near Amarillo

In Austin the railroad engineers meet highway and bridge experts to decide if Highway 136 can be rerouted to cross the Canadian River north of Amarillo at the present Highway 5 crossing. A bridge at the northern crossing could cost up to 250000 dollars. Test borings reveal shale for piers at the crossing, while the site for Highway 136 shows only sand and light gravel. Potter County officials H G Hamrick and Percy Gibbs attend with B K Gordon of Amarillo to press the county’s interests. The Oil Field Highway runs from Amarillo north to Four Corners and would, if completed, cross the river at Sanford and tie into paving at Stinnett.

Amarillo H. G. Hamrick Percy Gibbs Austin Potter County Hamrick Highway Commission B. K. Gordon Rock Island Four Corners Sanford Stinnett

Murrell case opens with limited cross examination

Murrell faced only ten minutes of cross examination as the trial began. Prosecutors focused on his football career at Cedar Rapids High, Minnesota, and West Point, noting his 200-pound frame and strength. He testified he took Miss Ralls home after she gave her address and denied making indecent propositions or molesting her.

Ment Murrel Cedar Rapids Iowa University of Minnesota West Point Murre Miss Ralls

Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Cold Remedy Ad

An old advertisement extols Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a fast acting internal cold remedy. It claims to open the bowels, fight germs and fever, relieve headache, and fortify the system. Sold by druggists for 30c and 50c. request the full name.

Grove

Defense testimony details assault claim at Fort Sam Houston

Murrel and fellow soldiers are linked to a nighttime incident after a dance at a local club. Murrel's supporters say three soldiers saw his car on the Fort Sam Houston reservation and did not hear Miss Ralls scream. Miss Ralls testified she was assaulted by Phil Wright Jr. at a filling station.

Bounette Phil Wright Muriel Miss Ralls Phil Wright, Jr Murrel Fort Sam Houston

Market report from Kansas City and New York stocks

Kansas City livestock markets show 8,000 head with cattle and sheep trading unevenly and higher on some calves and lambs. Stock and grain sections list wheat and corn prices, while New York stocks drift with mixed gains on rail and steel names and losses in aviation and alcohol shares amid evolving market tensions.

Kansas City U. 6 Chicago John F. Clark & Co New York Europe Union Pacific U. S. Smelting American Smelting Penney Sears- Roebuck Case Cerro de Pasco N. Y. Central Bethlehem Steel American Can International Harvester General Motors Chrysler McKeesport Tin Plate Eaton Manufacturing United Aircraft Aviation Corp Curtis-Wright American National Distlters Morgenthal House Coinage Committee

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