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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1934
Page
2
In a sprawling Amarillo period column the author recalls a severe Saturday wind and thunder at the auditorium, notes on refunds, postal service cuts in Washburn, and drought-driven government policy. He vents on Mae West, gas-field battles, pipeline stakes, and local humor while detailing community hopes and regional prospects.
The Roosevelt Yee Record editor critiques H C McGowen’s Moneyless Government plan. He argues the idea would erase money but fail in practice, predicting hardship for farmers and towns alike, and warns against enforcing birth quotas and rigid social control. He favors the U.S. Constitution and cautions against utopian schemes. The piece includes personal jabs and calls for pragmatic governance.
Leaders from Roosevelt Hoover and Lloyd George voiced deep sorrow over the Belgian king's death describing him as a brave and morally courageous ruler. France moved to assess alliance risks while three cabinet members and other officials traveled to Brussels to pay respects and examine potential shifts in lineups against German rearmament.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Indoor Circus offers a radio wedding at the Municipal Auditorium on Thursday night. Couples may apply at 504 Polk Street to be considered by handwriting expert Professor Newhouse, with all expenses paid if chosen. Admission is 30 cents per person.
The Los Angeles to New York air mail flight by a Douglas airliner set a new record for speed in commercial service, completing the trip in 13 hours 4 minutes at an average 213.5 mph. Captain Rickenbacker condemned recent Army fatalities as avoidable tragedies and urged safer flying practices.
The President cites summer schedule notes and directs reporting by Hugh H. Johnson. He rejects framing the press declaration as meaningful, labels it surplusage, and asserts no impact on executive authority to impose codes. He defines freedom as expression, not license to violate laws or unsafe business practices.
Portie Trimble Jr., infant son of Mr and Mrs F P Trimble, died at the family home on Front Street at 6 this morning. Funeral services were held at 2 this afternoon from N S Griggs Sons Chapel by Rev Robert C Jones. Interment was in Llano Cemetery.
Amarillo P. E. O. Chapter 7 will meet Tuesday at 12 30 at Mrs Ralph Kenniston's home on The Talmage Drive. The lesson centers on charity and kindness with a moral on stopping cruelty to animals. Bobby answers the question about virtue as brotherly love.
A young married man asks Tack to print his request for farm work. The letter appears in a reader correspondence column and is directed to Tack for publication.
Army official faces potential jail for contempt as the investigation expands. William P. MacCracken plans to challenge a 10 day sentence, while Brown asserts meetings among air mail operators in 1930 did not involve secret bids or cartels. Brown defends consolidations as public interest driven and denies Pennsylvania Railroad mail contracts.
A sandstorm area stretched from Independence Kansas to Midland Texas. Lubbock logged a low of 18 degrees and Tyler 18 as crops suffered. Other readings included Palestine 28 Austin 30 San Antonio 31 Houston 34 Del Rio 36 and Brownsville 42 with a coastal outlook of 26 to 30 and 30 to 32 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Tomorrow’s forecast called for fair skies and rising temperatures.
Air mail will depart by train to Wichita Kansas or Fort Worth to join army mail schedules starting at midnight. Army routes will substitute for TWA mail within ten days, while West and South Texas service will slow. English Field workers lack instructions and no Army personnel have set up an air mail stop. Mrs. Floyd Cooper, postmaster, has received air mail letters to be autographed and returned on the final private or first Army flight.
Markets report cattle hogs and sheep prices from Kansas City with 13 000 cattle and 8 000 sheep listings plus stockers and feeders. New Orleans cotton opens easier with May at 12 31 and July 12 48 while Liverpool weak and Bankhead bill news awaited. Stock market letters note spring malaise with mixed early leadership in New York.
Buyers and sellers were shy with few committal bids. Silver rose 14 cents to 46 1/2 cents, near a four year high. Grains and rubber eased. Sterling held firm while gold currencies narrowed. Bonds stayed firm. Studebaker Preferred up 14 points on reorganization hopes and Gunnier reports. Pierce Arrow and Hupp Motors showed gains as rails and utilities barely moved and oil markets lagged. U S Smelting and American Can fell about a point amid silver price rise fueled by Washington action rumors.
In Fort Worth on February 19 a mother named Mrs. C. O. Medford saved her two infant sons from a blazing home believed sparked by an explosion. She reentered the flames to retrieve Robert age 1 and Cecil age 4, carrying them to safety outside.
Clarendon reports under secretary of state Ed ar Fuller of Colorado suffered a broken shoulder in a head on collision. Harvey Weir and Chamberlain of Houston were uninjured. Fuller received first aid at Adair hospital.
In Dallas February 19 a double shooting left Riley Bunn of Athens dead near Wilmer and Mrs. G. B. Reedy 30 critically wounded. Justice of the Peace J. R. Scott ruled Bunn died from gunshot wounds related to personal safety and the cause remains a mystery.
Osteopathy is described as restoring health by addressing root causes in the body. It emphasizes correcting circulation and nerve interference, especially in the spine, and distinguishes its approach beyond mere manipulation. The piece traces its history to Dr. Andrew Taylor Still and portrays osteopathy as a comprehensive life philosophy with proven patient benefits.
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