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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1932
Page
2
In a candid column, Old Tack laments aging in journalism, recalls comic Valentines and a costly bounced check, and credits a friend Lee Strader with a molasses gift that lifts his spirits. He notes bank fragility and urges readers to invest while praising Amarillo's stable banking scene and plains prosperity.
Fort Worth officials report H S Webb aged 51 a fireman on the Fort Worth and Denver railroad died on a train en route to Fort Worth. Webb was injured at Turkey last night when his train halted for water. Engineer M Z Griggs found him unconscious and he served on the local between Childress and Silverton.
Herbert S. Webb dies from injuries suffered the previous night while serving as a Fort Worth & Denver fireman. A Amarillo resident for 13 years, he lived in Childress for 18 months. Survived by wife Mrs W J Fletcher Jr daughter Mrs Fletcher two sons Harold Denver and Herbert Jr in Hawaii. Relatives in Amarillo await details of the accident.
The article notes Japan’s claim of disarmament sincerity despite Chinese conflict outcomes. It discusses Japan’s limited military needs for China and hints at economic moves, including releasing gold to boost credit, while Wall Street reacts to the prospect of new money in circulation.
Flu continues to disrupt City Hall operations with secretary LeVerne Calhoun added to the list. Secretary Kathryn Burwell and Antoinette Schoenhoven also ill while four central station firemen and several police officers are off duty.
Early morning fire from a gas stove at 2301 West Sixth Avenue caused minor damage reported by Fire Chief George B. Cooper. Alarm received at 17 25 marked the first in days.
Amazing motion pictures of the Nautilus polar voyage will be shown at the Municipal Auditorium with Sir Hubert Wilkins detailing little known expedition facts. The program covers sub Antarctic science and theories disproved by the voyage and includes the Spitzbergen emergency rescue.
Mrs. F. F. Ahuers of Stratford writes to the Amarillo Daily News urging the paper to publish quilt patterns several times a week. She notes many women in the state are interested in quilting and would welcome patterns, while still preferring Amarillo over other papers.
I have had lots of bad luck and I am coming to you for help. All that I want is a job of some sort. My hair is long and my stockings have no toes. How we'll pay the grocery bill God only knows. I need work now from M. K. Pampa Texas.
A heavy snow storm swept across the Rocky Mountains moving southeastward today. The storm grounded airplanes and impeded automobile travel in many areas around Denver and western Colorado.
City scenes show artillery on roadways and units moving between Japanese wharves with bedding food tents clothing fuel and ammunition. Admiral Taylor protests to Admiral Nomura over shells in Shanghai international settlement. Japanese guards attacked American Vice-Consul Rinewalt. expressions of regret not yet resolving the incident.
Tokyo reports Japanese military and political leaders show concern over Chinese Nationalist Nineteenth Route army defending Shanghai gaining popular support. They expect Chiang Kai-Shek may avoid personal involvement but could be drawn in by national enthusiasm for the defense. Japan’s foreign office also cites Britain and the United States landing troops in the Shanghai settlement to justify its own presence.
Solon Cotton, 22, died here after a fly bite became infected and caused a fatal poison. He was buried yesterday.
A drafting committee of the League of Nations council was instructed to frame an urgent appeal to Japan to stop hostilities in the Far East and to state the League will not recognize any territorial changes from Japanese occupation. The appeal, to be submitted to a council meeting, also asks Japan to seek understanding with China. A public council meeting is planned for Thursday.
Mrs. Cora Bass aged 63 died at 6 this morning at 1508 Pierce Street after a brief illness. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. James A. Bush and Mrs. Margaret Jones of Amarillo and a sister Mrs. Harry Clymer of Steelville Missouri. Funeral services will be at 3 PM Wednesday at Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church with Rev C T Elrod and Dr R Thomson assisting. Interment Llano Cemetery under Blackburn Funeral Home.
McClellan was convicted by a jury in criminal district court for violating liquor laws and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. He will appeal. The joint case against Ethel Johnson was passed. The petit jury was excused until Wednesday for upcoming cases against Wiley B Harvey Willie Mays and Willie Lee Jones tied to an alleged assault to murder after a fake party. The grand jury will reconvene.
Pleasant Valley school to present a Friday night program at 8. Proceeds aid the needy. Principal C. E. Perkins says six rooms will participate in a school play. Admission is 10 cents.
City officials have not confirmed a meeting for tonight. City manager Bill Durham says there is little to discuss and a session may not be held.
The Department of Commerce announced from Washington that the United States posted a favorable foreign trade balance of fourteen million dollars for January. In Lima Peru officials disclosed an official discovery of a revolutionary plot.
An early selling wave pushed prices down but resistance and buying support lifted the market. Low priced stocks attracted activity with radio Corp. common and Trans-America Corp. shares rising. United Aircraft Kroger Alaska Juneau and Montgomery Ward firmed while copper prices failed to spark buying. McKeesport tin plate stood out as a strong feature and other leaders like U S Steel Santa Fe American Telephone and Western Union recovered losses. International Business Machines rose about four points.
Washington announced planned tax increases drawing favorable reaction as Wall Street expects a balanced national budget. The Fed report shows deflationary signals offset by Congress backing the Glass-Steagall bill, with mixed movements in regional livestock and cotton markets.
A poem reflects on aging and risk as winds of fate change life. It argues youth offers insight but cannot guarantee outcomes. The speaker notes people nurture crops they may not harvest and hold onto what could be sold. The future remains unknowable yet demands courage to meet it.
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