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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1933
Page
2
A reader in Amarillo rails against foreign policy entanglements and domestic missteps, urging protection of Roosevelt, criticizing Japan and China policy, and praising farmer resilience. He defends Filipino island imports, laments U S farming struggles, heckles newsroom chatter, and wittily extols Kate Smith as beauty.
In Amarillo the Riv er Road neighborhood sees Emmett Galloway leading a 100-member youth club meeting twice weekly. The American Legion plans to buy three beers for Stew Kitchens as part of a local goodwill effort. Miss Loyce Clement seeks return of a lost purse on Polk Street with a ring and personal items. A humorous exchange from a local parson and office boy reflects everyday perspectives. W. E. Elliott reports county officials donated beef to Stew Kitchens and offers a reward for recovering two Strayed Shetland ponies. A dog feeding column urges simple scraps and bones over lavish foods. Mrs. Tom Currie and Mrs. Dale Smith aid Stew Kitchens through Pierian Club. New Amarillo booster Steckoll, an oil operator from Tulsa, arrives with plans and a Russia-book past.
Bill Lampe announces committees for the Amarillo Fat Stock Show event running March 6 to 9. Julian Bivins heads entertainment. Gene Howe to crown the pageant queen. Program, registration, invitation, and hotel committees named with several city officials and local leaders.
Local clubs and businesses in Amarillo rally to supply the Stew Kitchens. Donors include Mrs. Lingo Platter with over 100 gallons of canned tomatoes, Brumley with half a steer, and multiple groups from the Round Table club. Community figures and organizations donate vegetables, meat, and signs as effort continues.
A young woman writes that she is out of work and has started a sewing shop from her home seeking sewing tasks. She asks Tack for suggestions or patrons and notes she will be featured in Page 10 letters.
A reflective verse praising George Washington for enduring fame. It notes that while fame fades for many, a few virtuous figures rise above doubt and cynicism. The poem envisions Washington as an enduring symbol who inspires others to strive for the right despite hardship.
The article profiles Senator Hull with decades in Congress shaping tariff and finance policy. It also surveys Woodin, president of the American Car and Foundry Company, noted as a financier and Roosevelt ally moving to tackle debt, economic problems, and sound money policy alongside Hull.
Washington reports a chorus of praise for Franklin D. Roosevelt's choice of Cordell Hull as Secretary of State and William H. Woodin as head of the Treasury. The appointments drew approval from leading Democrats and some liberal as well as conservative Republicans, with Senator Huey Long endorsing the elections.
Harvey A. Waller, a dentist from Amarillo, was found guilty by a jury in the 108th District Court of deception and misrepresentation aimed at obtaining dental business. The case cited a pamphlet claiming Waller and a partner were the only Panhandle dentists doing scientifically based denture work. The State vs Harvey A. Waller and Wesley W. Waller saw dismissal against Wesley. license cancellation proceeding awaiting Judge Gee’s ruling.
Jimmie Mattern, famed birdman, departed Floyd Bennett Field on a 1,650 mile nonstop hop to his hometown San Angelo Texas. The test flight seeks to prove the rebuilt Century of Progress which includes original parts from the wrecked craft. Mattern aims to reach San Angelo in about 12 hours as part of a global speed pursuit.
The Tierra Blanca Association will meet at Tulia Baptist Church at 10 a.m. with Dr. M. T. Tucker of Amarillo and others speaking. The Women’s council convenes at 1 15 p.m. and the meeting continues throughout the day.
Reservations open Thursday at City Drug Store for Friday night’s Philharmonic concert limited to members and guests. Ellis B. Hall conducts a 54 piece orchestra in a varied program including a scene from Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte staged by the Amarillo Mozart Society with soloists and accompanists listed. The opera scene story will run Thursday.
Lions Club banquet honors the ladies at the Amarillo hotel with vaudeville acts by Mike Hollander’s entertainers. Porter Underwood toasted the ladies, with Mrs. T. K. Summerhill replying. M. J. Sayer spoke as crystal gazer on Lions ten years hence. Performers included Juanita Roberts and many others, followed by dancing to Bussey’s Melody Maids.
Denver police questioned Marion Rogers 21 and Charles Baker 36 with U S Justice agents about the Charles Boettcher Jr. kidnapping. Chief Clark, Safety Car Milliken, and Val Zimmer probed possible links to Chicago Kansas City and St Louis gangs as detectives sought leads.
Police in Chicago report Amelia Emmons a 25 year old waitress found strangled in a hotel room. John Minzer 28 confessed I killed her claiming she wanted to die. Letters addressed to Emmons from Theodore Sailly and a Sailly relative hint at family links. Minzer appeared irrational to police.
In the 47th District Court H C Reese was found guilty on a charge of possessing 28 one half gallons of whiskey. He received a one year penitentiary sentence after a second trial. a hung jury preceded the verdict in the earlier trial.
Night cough relief claims with Piso's as a fast remedy. Promises throat soothing action, mucus loosening, and internal germ destruction without opiates. Targets children and priced 35¢ and 60¢ at druggists.
Hogs 4,500 fairly active top 3.15 for 170 280 lb. calves and cattle saw mixed results with fed steers at 6.15 per cwt and steers 550-1500 lb around 4.00 to 6.75. cows 82.85. vealers 3.50. stockers 4.00. Sheep weak with lambs 4.50-5.00. ewes 1.50-2.00 per lb. market quotes based on ewes and general run.
Japanese forces moved into Jehol's coal center Peipiao and advanced toward Jehol City while Chinese inhabitants sabotaged a Nanjing rail tunnel and tried to destroy a bridge. Officials say the push is a prelude to a larger offensive planned for Friday. The U.S. and other powers will be warned that Japan may extend operations to Peiping and Tientsin if Chinese reprisals continue.
The Daily Herald reports four highly placed Japanese officials and two British financiers met in London to arrange a continued arms supply to Japan. The discussion followed Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon's admission that Britain discussed with other powers a possible embargo on Far East arms shipments.
Three suspects Roy Ried Leonard Beck and Jack Carr were arrested in the torch slaying of Lee Marshall a Logan homesteader. Sheriff Ira Allen said they were jailed in Tucumcari with extra guards to avert mob violence as Qual County reels from Marshall being burned to death last week.
Claude Prater a 30 year old Amarillo motion picture projectionist was released on $2000 bail to await grand jury proceedings in Lubbock on a conspiracy to commit arson by explosives charge. He waived an examining trial and was arrested in Amarillo relating to bombing and attempted bombing of Lindsey theaters.
Old Glory was unfurled in Amarillo as a tribute to George Washington on the anniversary of the first president's birth. Banks and the post office were closed and schools held Washington birthday exercises in a quiet observance.
The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the death penalty for Dewey R. Hunt, convicted in Dallas of murdering street car motorman Samuel Cole.
A household remedy promises fast relief for stubborn coughs. Mix Pinex with granulated sugar syrup in a pint bottle for an inexpensive, easy to prepare treatment that soothes throat membranes and loosens phlegm, with a money back guarantee for prompt relief.
Potter County commissioners order four maps including royalty owners and pipeline layouts. County Surveyor Morris Browning reveals a two inch gas line from Bivins Station to the Ama smelter and notes Canadian River and Panhandle gas lines. Geological work shows a fault line limiting gas area. a single oil well in the northeast recently turned to gas. Maps cost 300 and took six weeks of surveyor effort. to be reviewed at the next meeting.
Police near midnight closed in on Regent's at 612 Polk Street after a burglary alarm sounded during a test. Officers found workmen repairing the alarm system, not an actual break in.
Michigan ends an eight day bank holiday as Gov. Comstock orders reopening with a plan to allow depositors access to cash reserves in banks and U S bonds. Banks to resume with limited withdrawals tomorrow under stated asset proportions.
New York reports that security markets exchanges and banks nationwide were closed today to observe Washington's Birthday, a legal holiday in all states.
The Court of Criminal Appeals ordered C. H. Pease, publisher of an Edinburg political newspaper, released from contempt of court charges related to an article criticizing Hidalgo County grand jury actions.
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