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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1933
Page
3
The nation expresses belief that a Roosevelt in the White House could bring changes sought by the public. Supporters expect decisive leadership, economic relief, and renewed international stance under the next administration.
Mr Rompf warns during Pacific War Games that the two principal groceries are automobile tires and gasoline. He says eight to nine million young people now in cities must return to farms and work, with a proposed return rate of a million per year. President Hoover commented on the fare plan.
Tuesday night the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce urged the city to issue a permit for a Crescent Foundry at Thirteenth Avenue and Johnson Street. A public hearing is needed to change the zoning map from first manufacturing to second manufacturing before approval.
Jacob E. Jacobson 76, farmer, died Monday at his daughter Mrs. H. I. Stephenson's home in Adrian. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at San Jacinto Methodist with Rev. Gaston Foote officiating. Interment Adrian Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Survived by four sons Edward Roy Amarillo Elmer and E N Jacobson all of Adrian and N L Jacobson also of Adrian, and two daughters Mrs. Stephenson Amarillo and Mrs. B E Witt Adrian.
Honor roll and honorable mention recipients highlighted for the Margaret Wills School first semester. Names include Margaret Cannon Boyce Dorothy Jenkins Rhoda Lou McClendon Annabel Adams Margaret Adams Dale Andrews Edward Armstrong and many others with a separate honorable award roll featuring Edward Armstrong Phyllis Burnett Cecil Boulden Roy Barr Levi Barnes and more.
A long listing of residents and their initials appears in the community directory. The names include Melvin Elle Berg, Billy Harper, Jo Jean Hall, Mary Howren, Victor Hatcher, Charles Hadfield and many others.
Ed C. Rompf, head of First National Bank in Miami, advocates abolishing taxes on homes and small farms to attract residents and retirees. He told Florida’s new governor that such a plan could double the state’s population, drawing millions with fixed incomes from New Jersey and New York. He notes bank strength rests on securites and public confidence. The corner lot housing his bank was bought for fifteen hundred dollars from an elderlyBrooklyn man.
The article recounts Rompt’s wary maneuvers amid a gold rush style boom. He spurned two million for a key corner, demanding five hundred thousand cash, while stockholders balked at spending funds. Born in Arkansas and raised in Florida, Rompt’s river trade past anchors his decisions as the region booms.
Advertises Blue Star Ointment as a cure for itch rash tetter foot itch ringworm and eczema. Claims tested medicines melt in quickly and kill every germ with a money back guarantee if it fails.
An advertising voice extols Old Gold tobacco as made from tender queen leaf Turkish and domestic tobacco. It highlights sun ripening and curing for mellow flavor and throat ease, praising the product’s smoothness.
An old time home remedy claims to aid digestion and stimulate the bowels using pure pepsin senna and herbs. It recommends daily use to improve school performance appetite and overall health and suggests adults may use larger doses.
The ad touts Gulf Supreme as safer at low speeds, claiming double wear resistance and lower repair costs. It describes an August 8 1932 test under AAA supervision on a Duesenberg at Indianapolis Speedway reaching nearly two miles per minute, averaging over 100 miles per hour for an hour.
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