New Year Reflections from Amarillo Politely Urging Help
In a year end radio style column, Old Tack thanks Amarillo readers for support, laments poverty and crime, and urges civic aid. He praises Chief McDowell, notes police staffing shortages, and describes a starving family, urging donations to Salvation Army and Welfare Society via Miss Evans while preserving confidences. A New Year greeting closes the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Evans
Salvation Army
Welfare Society
Amarillo
New Year Reception at White House for World Leaders
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover greet a large diplomatic crowd at the White House in Washington. The 1932 New Year’s reception featured diplomats in court dress, cabinet members, and honor for seven World War I Medal of Honor recipients, amid renewed rain then sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Chester Washington
Stimson
Cabinet
Ambassador de Martino
Italy
Hughes
Supreme Court
Congress
Representative Rainey
Representative Snell
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Society of Cincinnati
Inhabitants’ Association
District of Columbia
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Europe
Washington
Political scorecard of 1931 shows overturns and Hoover era strain
Byron Price surveys the year 1931 noting domestic political upheaval, Democratic gains, and Hoover administration frictions. It highlights Hoover’s renomination, tax debates, unemployment relief battles, and the shift toward international economic stabilization with visits by Mellon and Stimson and League of Nations diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Mellon
Stimson
London
Laval
France
Grandi
Italy
Manchuria
League of Nations
Geneva
League Council
America
Boy Found Bound and Mouthed with Tobacco in Park
A 15-year-old high school student Bromslow Golkoski was found unconscious in Rock Creek Park with hands and feet bound by tape and tobacco stuffed in his mouth. A motorist heard groans at about 11 PM and found him in the rain. he recovered consciousness briefly at the hospital and reported being assaulted without clear memory of the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rock Creek Park
Bromslow Golkoski
Young college men and world affairs in contrast
The column argues that students lack influence in colleges and public opinion, cites bombings in the United States linked to Mussolini supporters, notes Japanese air power in Manchuria, and mocks limits of scientific authority while odd metaphors compare a roach on a battleship to cosmology. It reflects contemporary debates on fascism and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Kowpangtze
Europe
Kidnaped Girl Attacked Then Rescued in Columbus Garage
Adda B. Ruhl eight year old girl was kidnaped while on an errand for her parents J Fred and Mrs J Fred Ruhl. She was held several hours in a garage by an unidentified man and later returned home dazed and taken to a hospital. Police recovered details and said she was attacked during the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Adda B. Ruhl
J. Fred Ruhl
What They Write 7 Tack and a Dear Tack Note
A dated letter mix contains a poem about memory and hope and a personal plea from King Warren seeking a life partner. It describes a 27-year-old brunette farm upbringing, 5'3", able to cook, seeking a sober, reliable man aged 28 to 35 to share a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Mother of Will Winch In Critical Condition
Mrs Ettie E Winch 87 mother of Will R Winch Publix Theaters general manager is in critical condition after a fall Tuesday morning. She is recovering at the Winch home 1903 Taylor Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettie E. Winch
Will R. Winch
Publix Theaters
Lonely In Care Of Tack
A brief fragment notes someone described as lonely and in care of Tack. The readable text provides no dates names or locations to specify the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Prune Your Garden Before Spring Dreams Come True
A reader advised by J. R. to prepare trees and flower beds now for a hopeful New Year. Send a card to 1303 Western to receive tools that help chase gloom and enable a lush garden and even fried chicken dreams next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Lady Tack
J. R
White House line dares rain for early breakfast fans
A man who has stood first in White House reception lines for five years and a 13 year old girl Louise Plummer waited in a steady downpour for the breakfast. The President's cabinet and top officials emerged after 8 am in soggy attire. The article notes a 1500 foot dock at Manila capable of hosting giant liners such as the Leviathan Berengaria and Europa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Louise Plummer
South Lawn
Mitchell
Wilbur
Justice Stone
Supreme Court
Thacher
Justice Department
Jahncke
Navy Department
Walter Newton
Lawrence Richey
Joe T. Boone
Pleads for Work Across Hard Times Urges Aid
A plaintive letter expresses sympathy for the jobless and asks for employment opportunities. The author describes poverty and lack of means, seeking assistance and understanding from the recipient. The tone is earnest and focused on immediate relief through work.
Whoopee in Chicago as revelers ring in 1932
Chicago welcomed 1932 with mass celebrations in the Loop where an estimated 20 000 people spent about 20 dollars each to mark the new year. Texas Guinan hosted at Planet Mars cafe amid a prior raid and praised Chicago prohibition agents. Early today more arrests followed light celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Planet Mars
Mid-West
Texas Guinan
United States
New York
Police Investigate Bomb Attack Death of Churchill
Police studied a contractor in the car bomb case that killed Churchill after his vehicle exploded when he honked the horn. Coroner William J. Jones calls the incident a murder and notes Churchill died about 30 hours after the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam J. Jones
Churchill
Judge McDevitt Faces New Threats Amid Security Measures
Philadelphia January 1 The life of Common Pleas Judge Harry S McDevitt, known as a hard boiled opponent of Communism, is under threat after a mail note warned he faces the same fate as others. Police guard him and his family as threats to the jurist continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
of Common Pleas
Harry
McDevitt
Easton
Orlando Spartaco
Dino Grandi
Plot to dynamite Italian merchant’s home foiled in Bellaire
In Bellaire Ohio on January 1 police seized 11 sticks of dynamite found under the home of Angelo Cifaldi, Italian merchant. Three men were detained for investigation and Dominic Bologna, 28, was charged with carrying concealed weapons. Bologna had a pistol and dynamite powder. Cifaldi had reported threats for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Angelo Cifaldi
Dominic Bologna
Francis Moran
Bologna
Cifaldi
Moran
Dynamite and Batteries Found in City Refuse Can
Eight sticks of dynamite a fuse and two batteries were found yesterday in a refuse can behind a commission merchant house in Cincinnati Ohio Police suspect safe blowers intended a New Year s Eve robbery authorities said the explosives could blow up a large building held by police as evidence of planned thefts prior to New Year s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Commission
New Year Parties Sweep Amarillo Area as 1932 Arrives
Courthouse offices closed after a day of social revelry with dances at Amarillo and Hillcrest country clubs. Watch parties and annual church services mark New Year, with groups from First Baptist Senior B Y P A and San Jacinto Methodist Wesley classes among hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Country Club
Hillcrest Country Club
el Taos
Temple B'Nat Israel
First Baptist Church
Wesley Friendship
Wesley Fellowship
San Jacinto
Only One New Year Celebrant Landed in Amarillo Jail
One arrest on New Year Eve in Amarillo, a single celebrant charged with drunkenness. Police reported an unusually orderly night, with Chief W R McDowell noting the event as one of the most peaceful in police history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Amarillo
Police Department
W. R. McDowell
New Year Poem Urges Hope and Courage for All
A hopeful verse by Edgar A. Guest pleads for sunnier skies and revived courage as the new year arrives. It invokes God’s blessing to bring hope, laughter, and bold dreams, urging mankind to pursue better goals and a brighter future.
First 1932 Baby Sighting Sparks Amarillo Gifts
Two girls and one boy are rumored as Amarillo’s first 1932 baby prospects. A girl born at 2:15 AM to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Tadlock weighs eight and a half pounds at 209 Alabama Street, while a son born at 2:30 AM to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wheeler arrives at 105 Forty-first Avenue. Neither birth was officially reported yet. birth certificates go to the registrar at city hall health unit. Twelve local firms lined up gifts for the first baby and parents, including milk, laundry, heater discounts, ice cream, a bank account start, a baby record book, a Sunday dinner, flowers, a mil warmer, and a hospital bill credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
E. W. Tadlock
Alabama Street
J. G. Wheeler
Forty-first Avenue
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Pool’s
Amarillo Hardware Company
Mayo Dental Clinic
Stork Shop
Steffen
Capitol Hotel
Amarillo Green
Globe-News Publishing Company
Hurst Jewelry Company
E. E. Finklea
St. Anthony's Hospital
Long-serving stewards honored at Valdosta church
Valdosta Georgia First Methodist Church recognizes Robert Black and W H Potter for 46 and 45 consecutive years as church stewards. Both men have continuously served in church duties, highlighting long-term commitment to the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta, Ga
U.P
Robert Black
W. H. Potter
First Methodist Church
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Report
Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets show hogs uneven, with top $4.50 for 180 lb hogs and various weights trading near $4.00 to $4.50. Cattle and calves mixed, steers $6.25 to $10.25 per cwt, heifers $5.50 to $8.00, cows $4.75 to $8.75, vealers $6.00 to $8.00. Sheep active with lambs up to $5.90, feeders $3.50 to $4.00, ewes $2.50 or lower.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Mother Finds Four Children Gas Victims
Marysville Michigan reports a working mother returning home to a gas filled house finding her four children and two older siblings dead. Investigators say a young child likely opened a gas jet unknowingly. victims include Olive McClure 9 Rayfield 7 Phyllis 4 Rowley 2 Martha Earl 16 and Shirley Earl 10.
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Marysville
Mich
Stephen McClure
Olive
Rayfield
Phyllis
Rowley
Levi S. Earl
Martha
Shirley
Slayer Surrenders as Wife Takes Blame
William Russell 34 surrendered to the district attorney for the slaying of James Hill 29 beaten with a lead pipe in a rooming house. Russell said he did not intend to kill and felt justified. Mrs Russell told officials the trouble began over her.
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Fort Worth
William Russell
District Attorney's Department
James Hill
Hill
Russell
Adaman Club Finishes Summit Climb On Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs observers report the Adaman Club completed its tenth annual climb to Pike's Peak at midnight New Year’s Day. Twelve climbers started Wednesday and reached the summit despite winds, fireworks marking the occasion, and a tribute rocket for Roald Amundsen.
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Colorado Springs
Zeb Pike
Colorado Mountains
Adaman Club
Raold Amundson
Bank Looting Probe Pushes Forward in Perryton
W. J. Pottorff, Perryton chief deputy sheriff, resumes Booker bank loot inquiry in Amarillo. Three Amarillo men Culwell, Betty, and Brown face burglary charges for the December 23 theft. Bonds likely today. Ben Roberts to take charge of suspects Friday. About $600 stolen with some recovered in Amarillo shops.
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W. J. Pottorff
Perryton
Amarillo
Booker Bank
Billy Culwell
Bob Betty
George Brown
Buddy Blanton
Ben Roberts
Lipscomb
Pottorff
Co. T. Vanderpool
Potter County
Potterift
Culwell
Brown
First State Bank of
Booker
Postal Fraud Case In Hands of Jury
Federal grand jury begins to decide if Seymour F. Jacobsen Cox and seven others used the mails to defraud. The Universal Oil and Gas Company mail fraud trial was sent to a jury after nineteen days of trial with jurors instructed and a closing attack by District Attorney Herbert Hyde claiming the defendants took $700,000 of the people’s money by fraud and deceit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Seymour F. Jacobsen Cox
Texas
Edgar S. Vaught
Universal Oil and Gas Company
Cox
Herbert Hyde
Bible School Holds Dedication Service
Dedication services for the Shield of Faith Bible School at 901 North Pierce Street continued today with main speakers O. V. Vernon E L Hunter and W A McIntosh. J A Spori responded and Rev E B Crump conducted the ceremony as several hundred attendees were served lunch.
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Shield of Faith Bible School
North Pierce Street
O. V. Vernon
Amarillo
Four Conversions At Watch Service
The first sermon of George Hargis at the Fundamentalist Baptist Church New Year's watch service yielded four conversions. Hargis is to be ordained soon after studying under J. F. Norris of Amarillo and Fort Worth. Visitors from Claude Vega Washburn and Nowata Okla attended. Rev. T. D. Sumrall delivered the main sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hargis
Hargis
J. F. Norris
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Claude
Vega
Washburn
Nowata
Okla
T. D. Sumrall
Texas League Magnates to Hold Conflab on Sunday
Club owners of the Texas League will meet Sunday in Dallas to discuss repealing their October adopted salary limit rule. Secretary Milton Price called the meeting at President J Alvin Gardner's orders as Gardner returns from a California honeymoon. Commissioner Landis held the salary limit unconstitutional and blocked several major league transfers to the Texas loop, prompting magnates to seek repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.P
Milton Price
J. Alvin Gardner
California
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Texas Loop
Landis
Texas
Fire Kills 21-Year-Old in San Antonio Pecan Factory
Benito Galinas, 21, died in a blaze that destroyed a San Antonio pecan shelling factory this morning. The fire caused about 600 in damage to the building and contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Benito Galinas
Griffin family gains Amarillo residence
James C. Griffin Sr., formerly of Waco, arrived in Amarillo this morning to live with his son Lewis C. Griffin at 500 Jackson Street. The move marks a new chapter for the Griffin family in the city.
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J. C. Griffin
James C. Griffin, Sr
Waco
Amarillo
Lewis C. Griffin
Jackson Street
Hero Medal Sought for Hoosick Falls Boy Saver
A campaign in Hoosick Falls New York seeks a Carnegie Hero medal for 11 year old Alfred Schmegel who rescued two older youths from drowning in the Hoosick River.
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Hoosick Falls
Alfred Schmegel
Hoosick River
Virginia deer plentiful across Virginia cities
Deer are becoming very plentiful in all sections of Virginia. A deer wandered into Bastian and a buck about 175 pounds was seen trotting through a Richmond street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Marion, Va
U.P
Richmond
Last Day as Governor Sampson Grants Broad Clemency
On his final day in office Gov. Flem D. Sampson of Kentucky appoints 45 colonels, commutes six death sentences, signs eight paroles, issues 26 respites and 298 sentence commutations in Frankfort.
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Frankfort
U.P
Flem D. Sampson
Kentucky
Buffalo Hunts Abolished in Arizona
Phoenix reports the annual buffalo hunts have been abolished by state authorities, ending a long tradition under the fish and game commission as part of a shift away from balancing wildlife management with local interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
State Fish and Game Commission
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Dr. McCracken
Faston
Mussolini
Pope
Tl Progresso
Harvard
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Jeans
Bridgman
King Warren
W. Eighth
Will Winch
Manila
Leviathian
Berengaria
Europa
Windy City
Kewpie
Edgar A. Guest
B. C. Christopher & Co
Fisk
Tex
Dhana
Eonnes
Vvtive McGee Bldg
Dalhart
L. D
Hutchinson
Wichita
Kansas
South Dakota State College
Brooking
Marjorie White
Pike’s Peak Summit
Bible School
Texas League
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