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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1936
Page
9
Texas distributed final general relief funds by check totaling 457000 to aid about 97046 unemployables in March. A remaining small balance will cover outstanding claims and closing administration, with some added for work relief administration. The relief came from the last of a 20 million bread bond issue combined with federal funds. Claude Teer chaired the effort.
Two armed men robbed the Colony Hotel in Miami Beach seizing eighty safety deposit boxes. They bound the bellboy and forced the night clerk to face the wall as they loaded boxes containing guests jewelry cash and railroad tickets into a car and escaped before dawn. Officials expect a full inventory to take until tomorrow.
The board of control praised conserved funds to aid the unemployable through winter and asked what communities will do after April 1. Mayor Tom Miller of Austin led a local effort to form a committee to study the needs and craft plans, with a $300 survey appropriation. Rev. James B. Allen to head the survey and select a local committee to coordinate takeover of relief on April 1.
Hollywood reports cinema stars abandon extreme diets for plain physical activity. Shapely Dolores Del Rio leads a trend as actresses turn to outdoor exercise to maintain figures and health.
The advertisement urges millions to use Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN daily for bulk and gentle cleansing of the intestinal tract while supplying vitamin B and iron. It recommends two tablespoonfuls daily and notes university research supporting continued satisfaction with bran use. It also quotes health-minded celebrities endorsing exercise and sensible diets.
Georgia legislators discussed possible impeachment as Governor Eugene Talmadge weighed two million dollars to gauge how far it would fund state business. Rep Paul Lindsay said lawmakers debated the financial tangle after the previous legislature failed to pass an appropriations bill.
The legislature debated an impeachment call with Senator Allen Chappell pressing Senate President Charles D. Redwine, who remained cautious about impeachment. Governor's funds largely came from the state highway commission and a Rome bank, with J. B. McDaniel and George B. Hamilton in a tense financial setup as the treasury vault began to open after the time lock expired.
Monday set to address urgent requirements of multiple state agencies and departments. Officials plan coordinated actions to shore up essential services and ensure continued operation amid strain on resources. The initiative targets health, security, and public welfare systems across the state.
Washington reports the Beauxart Gardens 50 family resettlement project near Beaumont Texas is sold to local residents for 153000. The sale, arranged by the Resettlement Administration, transfers tax exempt federal property back to state and county tax books with 40 year payments at 3 percent. Average home cost 3058 dollars, monthly charges 23.08, 24 percent of typical 1186 annual income.
A half pound egg with five yolks and nine inch circumference was laid by a hen owned by F. A. Cline of Walla Walla. The other item notes the fishing cat of India as a little known animal. it crouches along river edges catching water with its paws.
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