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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1932
Page
2
The writer declines to speak on the Adrian road bonds, cites local opposition, and jokes about a social appearance. A New York economist criticizes farming-population shifts, while the piece rails at outsiders and mocks weather forecasts and local politics. The column mixes community sentiment, skepticism of outsiders, and humorous city vs rural contrasts.
Amarillo Council PTA presents Henrys Wedding on March 4 and 5 at the High School Auditorium under professional direction. Beaux and Belles of Grandma's Time and time‑period characters such as Bicycle Girl Floradora Girl and Miss Hoopskirt appear in a historically correct costume revue featuring 56 local professionals. Advance tickets are on sale chaired by Mrs Wes Izzard with PTA committee captains.
A federal judge granted a writ restraining Gov. Ross Sterling Adjutant General W W Sterling and Brig Gen Jacob Wolters from interfering with Constantin and Wrather properties once $1,000 injunction bonds are posted. The ruling limits relief to that allowed by conservation law while the East Texas field is under Railroad Commission control. E F Smith, counsel for Sterling and Walters, said they will waive service of the writs and appeal to the U S Supreme Court after bonds are posted.
A capacity crowd is expected for the Amarillo Athletic Club’s Shoe Fund Dance tomorrow night. Wee Willie Upchurch of the Vice Versa birds promises surprises, Les Nurnie will host and present snappy numbers, and a diamond prize from Hurst Jewelry will be awarded. A larger, tighter program than the first dance is anticipated.
A letter signed L. J. defends employed married women and rebuts critics among unemployed men widows and girls. It urges readers to consider whether men could fill the roles these women have prepared for through years of training. The note references Tack Letters Page 18.
A Paris cartoon satirizes disarmament amid France planning higher military outlays. Hoover confronts Wall Street over short selling, while critics compare responses of leaders and markets. The piece argues for restraint and considers alternatives to bloodshed and speculation in shaping national prosperity.
Dr J R Earp director of the New Mexico Bureau of Public Health estimates sickness among school children costs state taxpayers about 800000 dollars annually. Wichita University opens a downtown branch with thirty courses of study.
The article argues that physical exercise should focus on bayonet readiness rather than boxing. It claims boxing gloves do not train men to face cold steel and promotes drill that builds mobility and nerve for bayonet use. The emphasis is on practical combat training over traditional boxing for soldiers.
Polk Street Methodist Church celebrated the fourth anniversary of its building at Thirteenth Avenue and Polk Street with an error banquet. Gene A. Howe spoke on The Influence of the Church in This Country, contrasting Christian nations and Russia. Carl Hare presided at a star shaped table with a birthday cake as program details followed.
Chinese planes were shot down with three falling to enemy fire while one Japanese craft was forced down in Hangchow bay and picked up by a destroyer. Tokyo uses General Yoshinori Shirakawa and about 45 000 troops to seek victory and press for peace deals with a neutral Shanghai zone under international policing.
The American, British, French and Italian ambassadors to Japan met Foreign Minister Yoshizawa at the Foreign Office in Tokyo and urged that Japan use its best efforts to confine military actions at Shanghai within nonsettlement areas. Each delivered a separate memorandum, similar in tone and focused on local Shanghai problems, not protests or broader issues.
Tokyo February 26 An appropriation of 22,000,000 yen about 9 million dollars for further expenses of Japanese military forces at Shanghai was submitted today to the privy council. An appropriation of about 13 million dollars was approved by the privy council when it first decided to send an expeditionary force to China.
M. E. Miller remained jailed without bond awaiting grand jury action in a robbery case. He claimed to be a bricklayer, but Amarillo Bricklayers Union officials, including president William Trunk and member Ed Green, stated they never met him and had no prior knowledge of him.
Friends of James R. Gober a former Potter County sheriff and tax collector said he is being solicited to run in the upcoming sheriff election. Gober, head of the Gober Detective Agency, previously served as sheriff forty four years ago and began service at age twenty three after his first election win.
Abandoned cistern in Wilmington North Carolina not used since 1881 yielded pure drinking water. Report notes 18 Texas Representatives and both U S Senators are former University of Texas students.
A pair of verses reflect on a mother’s aging and changing perspective as her children grow. The poems contrast youth’s carefree moments with later cautionary wisdom, noting how warnings once mocked become guiding truths for a silvered, older generation.
Grain and livestock prices from Amarillo and Chicago show varied movement with hogs and cattle ranges, Kansas City and New Orleans notes, and a bank robbery in Alex, Oklahoma. Cotton futures in New Orleans slip slightly as weekly stats hint at higher mill takings, while New York stocks drift with a few gains in chemicals and consumer goods shares.
Washington reports a House Agriculture Committee hearing on curbs to short selling and bear raids with broad opposition. Peter Carey of the Chicago Board of Trade warns against giving the Agriculture secretary power to stop short selling, while Senator Walcott notes Bears on the stock exchange may be summoned to testify. Carey faults the farm board for economic troubles and cites Hoover’s June statement on wheat traders.
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