24 Feb 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1937
Page
1
A calm, pleasant day is forecast with slightly cooler temperatures and gentle winds. A rumor abroad claims an inventor used a power ray to down a plane in San Francisco Bay, while other chatter covers labor disputes with a plant sit down strike and a staged visit by visiting women.
Texas Comptroller George H. Sheppard reports several million dollars in increased annual revenue from the omnibus tax bill. November oil collections hit 1,005,009 with December output rising to 3,000,000 barrels and a tax of 1,120,746. Natural gas tax and utilities also rose, while carbon black, telephones, and sulfur added to quarterly gains.
M. W. West assistant manager of Southwestern Drug Corporation gave a brief talk at the regular biweekly luncheon of Amarillo druggists held today at the Amarillo Hotel.
A visiting figure registered at an Amarillo motel as Ben Bernie from San Francisco and kept his identity secret. Authorities note telegrams addressed to Ben Bernie and speculation about the figure’s true identity or possible links to racing bets or a missing violin. The reporter plans to pursue the mystery further.
A collage of odd facts and timelines spans cosmic distances and earthly quirks. References include a 140 billion light year distance, lobsters at Woods Hole, Teddy Roosevelt in Berlin 2010, and a vexed note on presidents traveling abroad.
A garbled notice indicates a request to contact Turk Tam and a married woman about a hospital case. The fragment mentions a husband stricken and a letter reference on Page 8.
Kansas City cattle and hog prices opened steady to slightly lower with mixed results across categories. Sheep and lambs showed strong readiness with steady to firm quotes, while New Orleans cotton rose a few points at the open on selling fueled by foreign markets and positive trade sentiment.
Fred O. W. Larkin, 47, of 620 West Eleventh Avenue, died this morning at 8 45 in a local hospital. He is survived by his widow Mrs Della Mine Larkin a son James Francis of Dallas and a daughter Norene. Larkin was superintendent of construction for the Otis Elevator Company and had lived in Amarillo six months. He was a Catholic and a World War veteran. The body will be sent to Bridgeport Texas this afternoon. Funeral services and burial will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The 108th Civil District Court jury awarded Glen Kendrick $700 against Amarillo Warehouse and Storage Company. The judgment was issued late Tuesday after a two day trial that also named manager C A Riley and bonding firm Republic Underwriters of Waco. Tom Elsey arrived in Ochiltree County from L% Ranch for a day on business.
After the March 1 start, Miss Davidson notes over 100 car registrations for the new 1937 plates. Cars must display their license numbers by midnight April 1 with no fooling, as patrols enforce the deadline. The piece notes a growing belief in occult meaning of numbers and urges early registration.
Radio listing details KGNC programming for Wednesday and Thursday with NBC network slots. Programs include The Ranch Boys, Little Orphan Annie, Detective Story, The Hit Parade, and NBC news rounded by morning and afternoon blocks across church services, orchestras, and variety shows.
Ruthe Klein will give a one act play A Set of Turquoise by Thomas Bailey Aldrich during Every Woman's Hour tomorrow at 3 20 from KGNC. Mrs E Fish, director, notes Klein recently presented Mary of Scotland and is appearing again at listener request.
An Amarillo youth described as tired and sleepy returns to the city jail after several weeks in confinement. He asks for his old cell and is accommodated since no other lodging is available. He was acquitted on a theft charge about three weeks earlier.
Strikes at the L A Young Spring and Wire Company and Fry Products Company ended with wage increases. The United Automobile Workers backed settlements with Clayton and Lambert Co and Pope Swift Foundry. terms at Fry Products were not announced. In Springfield Gov Horner failed after 12 hours to unite strikers with Fan Steel and company officials. In Decatur officials of the
Century Wall Paper Mills demands police enforce a court order to evict 30 workers who barricaded the plant. In Springfield Ohio about 50 Crowell Publishing union pressmen held a sit down for higher pay a 40 hour week and recognition. Several rubber plants in Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin report sit down actions as well. Daniel C. Roper says any sit down that tries to seize private property is a serious matter unlikely to be allowed by courts. A Detroit report notes a call for a national collective bargaining conference between officials.
A telegram from the Chrysler Corporation and the United Automobile Workers Union was disclosed today at Auto Union headquarters. The message was addressed to Walter P. Chrysler, chairman of the board, and described as having been sent in a formal form.
A fashion analyst extols color coordination for men in Florida and elsewhere. He notes greens and blues suit different hair colors and calls for bright yet not garish hues. The scene closes with a quip about Lent and interviews.
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