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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1936
Page
2
A rambling weather column details snow forecasts for the Plains including a norther due Thursday and a warm-up after. It notes rising pneumonia cases nationwide, urges home rest when sick, and recalls a local public style show and community notices amid personal anecdotes and humorous observations.
The Goodfellows Fund appeal gathers items and money from local groups including Bonner Dining Room Maria Class First Baptist Church Garwood Produce Mrs. Houck and many businesses. Donations support school cafeterias and distribution via the Goodfellows store room totaling substantial monthly contributions for meals and supplies.
A reader from Deer Tack requests old knives, forks, spoons, and dishes for a family in need. A Santa Fe brakeman on the extra board seeks help locating a lost black leather billfold containing his watch and paycheck near North Fillmore Street.
The Elks Club will donate half of Charity Ball proceeds to the Goodfellows Fund to feed hungry school children. Exalted Ruler L. R. Cloninger announced the March 2 dance at the Nat. The report details other donations from Skelly Service Station Saunders Implement Co and more to the fund and related community contributions.
Leaders estimate 730 million needed for bonus and two billion for relief in the coming fiscal year. Officials project only about 500 million in taxes this session with the rest through bonds. Speaker Byrns optimistic for early adjournment by April 15 citing Supreme Court TVA ruling.
Mrs Liggett said her husband was ordered or permitted by Governor Olson to stay in Minneapolis until after the next election. She recalled he resisted threats, aimed to expose crime government ties, and was shot as he stepped from his car in the rear alley of his apartment.
Thames telegraphed that if the Supreme Court ever reviews Bloom it would declare him unconstitutional from his collar. On the second Sunday afternoon in November 1917 the speaker threw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg, stating he was a United States Marine.
Amarillo woke to a light snowfall with up to two and a half inches in surrounding towns. Snow extended to Clovis New Mexico and Texico with lighter amounts elsewhere as officials forecast warmer weather later.
Balanced medicated nasal drops claim to strengthen nasal functions and combat watery colds. Contain ephedrine and are clinically tested with trial sizes and price points listed for all druggists.
A broad snow blanket extended down the Fort Worth and Denver to Memphis with three to four inches in places. Clarendon and Memphis got the storm, while Childress saw only squalls. North and west areas including Canadian Waynoka and Shattuck reported light to moderate snowfall with traces elsewhere. Tex Line was the coldest at 9 degrees and several towns recorded negligible snow.
Two hundred residents of Athelstan Iowa were fed and warmed after a rescue train broke through deep drifts with coal, food, and fuel. The town faced starvation and had stripped buildings for heat as the cold wave killed hundreds across the region.
Arctic air masses press over the MacKenzie Valley as temperatures fall and barometers drop. Ski planes and snow plows push to reach isolated residents in Iowa and South Dakota facing starvation amid the cold wave.
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