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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
2
Snow season ends for now with sun through Friday. Local notes include Texas college football bets rising, Dallas losses, and Fort Worth gains. Amarillo items cover a missing dog, a watch weight debate, newspaper quirks, family tales, saloon talk in Dallas, Will Rogers Memorial funds, and local media careers.
A collage of trivia and anecdotes covers topics from literature and film to health, economics and public symbols. Notes on Anne Lindbergh’s book, gasoline station profits, telephones, death rates, and the flag’s improper use appear alongside remarks on U S presidents, language usage, and Mark Twain’s career.
An unnamed aide was hit in the jaw and tongue by a bullet or bomb fragment. The incident details remain sparse, with no further names or affiliations provided in the readable text.
Addis Ababa dispatch reports Ras Mulugheta and his forces suffered serious setbacks against northern Italian lines. Despite government claims of Ras Sevoum and Ras Ayele victories, Ras Mulugheta and Ras Kassa movements remain undisclosed. An Italian plane crash near Wolaitka killed four. another was shot down in Makale region.
The article notes anger and astonishment at Lindbergh's secrecy as he plans a six month stay in England. He told Gregory in an interview that he would explain his visit reasons later. Protesters intend to tail him until he presents those explanations.
An official communique reports Ethiopians in a Swedish Red Cross hospital attack on the southern front injuring two Swedes. Dr Fride Mylander, commanding the unit, was struck in the side by a bullet.
W Elmer Scott 60 a Panhandle horseman and trainer will receive funeral rites at 2 PM from Griggs Chapel The service will be led by Dr R C Snodgrass pastor First Christian Church Burial follows at Liano Cemetery John and McKnight pallbearers named P H Coy Bob Parsley Hugh Honey C A Austin and A D Devore Scott died Monday night He operated Wolfin Stables with his son Everett F Scott.
County officials face cash on the barrel head as the commissioners court debates revising county government to comply with the new Texas salary law effective yesterday. The session tackles funding, budget estimates, fee collection, and deputy appointments amid unclear directives.
A Lewis Hotel student seeks work to support her three children, asking for guidance to learn a trade for a stable living. The plea appears in a Tack Letters page, indicating a continuation on page 9 with more details.
In Cairo on January 2 a clash during a student protest at Ekazhar University left one student seriously injured and eight policemen slightly wounded. In Avvassia police used shotguns to stop disturbances, injuring several students. The protests followed news that Anthony Eden may sympathetically consider a united front’s request for Anglo-Egyptian treaty talks. The government warned the demonstrations could hinder negotiations with Britain, which still governs foreign affairs.
The steamship Discovery II, 1 036 tons, sails from Dunedin with food medical supplies and two airplanes to search for Lincoln Ellsworth in the Bay of Whales Ross Sea. Dispatched by British and Australian governments the ship aims to reach Little America mid month. If Ellsworth and pilot Herbert Hollick Kenyon are not found the planes will conduct search flights.
Hundreds were marooned in their homes as seven inches of rain drenched Mobile and surrounding areas in 26 hours. City traffic ground to a halt and highways were nearly impassable, the heaviest rainfall here since the 1932 hurricane, according to weather officials.
Federal and local police surrounded an apartment under the alias Edward Dolan and captured Terrible Tommy Touhy as he, ill with palsy, could move only with assistance. The raid followed a mob linked to Roger Touhy and Basil Banghart, both imprisoned for the John Factor kidnapping. Touhy, 34, has a long criminal record dating to 1909 with prior 1924 burglary arrest and a 1930 parole.
Visitors incredulous as Gov Edwin C Johnson recalls coming to Colorado 25 years earlier to cure tuberculosis as a Nebraska telegrapher. Born Scandia Massachusetts to Swedish parents, he writes Swedish letters and travels the state often using National Guard planes when available. He rose from telegrapher to lieutenant governor in 1930 and governor in 1932, with two more years re election in 1934. his only child Grace attends public high school.
Detroit January 2 The Chevrolet Motor Co announced a 1 million dollar fund to pay dealers 20 dollars for every old car traded in and junked during January. The firm will also bonus salesmen who sell more used cars than in January 1934. President M F E Coyle said the program will aid late model used car sales and remove unsafe vehicles from highways.
Chicago January 2 Safety campaigns to cut 1936 highway deaths by 35 percent start poorly with at least 93 fatalities from automobile accidents on New Year's Day. The preliminary, unofficial tally compares with 98 on January 1 1935 and notes Texas reports three deaths.
A gunman robbed a woman on Camden’s main business street in front of a bank, fleeing with 11 380 dollars, most in cash, after snatching two bags from Mrs Samuel Shane wife of a license agency owner. A shot was fired during the escape.
Professor Howard Becker of Smith College and his wife with three children toured Europe together on a single five passenger bicycle. They logged about 1,200 miles during the journey while traveling as a unit. In Wisconsin Green Bay names its mayor as official taster for foods sold in the welfare store.
A Los Angeles grand jury renewed investigation into Thelma Todd's death with County officials noting witnesses gave contradictory testimony. A police chemist linked blood spots in Todd's garage to carbon monoxide poisoning suggesting she fell after a head wound bled onto the car.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J D May of 408 Fannin Street died early this morning. Funeral services were to be held at 4 pm at Blackburn Shaw Chapel with Rev Robert C Jones of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial was at Liano Cemetery. Survived by parents and a sister Annie Grace.
In a prank tense scene Gov. Allred endures a chaotic departure after an extraordinary session agenda from Woodul. Traffic snarls from a large football crowd slow the governor and his flying squadron to a crawl as Alfred abandons his car for a motorcycle, then walks to the hotel. The episode ends with Allred vowing retaliation if the joke stands.
Two snow storms began a cross country chase whitening the Midwest and threatening the East with nasty weather. A rain squall from the Southwest turned to snow then spread over Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Missouri and Iowa. The storm was expected to move east toward the coast and New England as another system from the Canadian Northwest followed.
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