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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
8
Amarillo High School students donated 1,000 cans of food to the Children’s Home for Christmas. A letter from Mother Irvin and the children thanks Mrs. Vara Davis Shinn and notes the gift supports a worthy cause aiding dependent children and fostering Christian character through charity.
The column discusses high altitude balloon aims to reach 15 miles and probe the ozone layer, plus long term space ideas about four to five hundred miles altitude and ether. It profiles Pu Yi as emperor of Manchukuo under Japanese influence, Japan's potential plans to control China, and the US stance on justice and intelligence. It reports a Topeka shooting death, Prairie State bootleg concerns, and praises Ruth Bryan Owen’s diplomatic role with Danish royalty. It closes with Roosevelt and Monroe Doctrine aims for regional peace and protection from foreign control.
Amarillo High School dramatic readers extemporaneous speakers and debaters started work for the annual speech tournament series. Lubbock High hosts the first meet February 2 and 3, with invites also from McLean Electra and Abilene. Monte Lee Simmons leads in dramatic reading. Geraldine Logan and Gabe Coleman headline extemporaneous events.
Amarillo High students greeted the post holiday return with weary phrases and muted energy. The mood was languid as the first school day after Christmas holidays began, with little enthusiasm for classes or passes.
Second year clothing students of Amarillo High School visited Ballard Cleaners across from the campus Tuesday morning to study how clothes are cleaned. Miss Maggie Avent led the briefing and supervised the trip.
Governor Talmadge pushes a $3 limit on car and truck licensing in Georgia, with California having a similar rule to avoid stifling automobile use. The aim is to encourage vehicle ownership while enabling road funding from gasoline revenue, with larger cars contributing more through higher fuel use.
Multiple readers seek housework and domestic roles in Canyon Amarillo Hedley and Pampa areas. Requests include unencumbered cooks, reliable housekeepers, child care, and farm help with flexible arrangements. Local column also notes modest wages and breadline reality of C W A work.
A reader questions why county workers operating tractors and road graders in Texas must reportedly endure 60 hour weeks and asks why public work isn’t fully under NRA control. The note frames concern about labor rules and efficiency in government projects.
The Sandie basketball team schedules three contests this week at Amarillo High School Armory. Thursday Amarillo hosts Athens Hornets, Friday hosts Lubbock, and Saturday hosts Plainview. Athens has held national and state titles, Lubbock meets Sandies in a first class A game, and Plainview seeks revenge for a 12 10 loss. Admission is 10 cents for students and 25 cents for adults.
Pupils at the Senior High School select spring semester courses as principals and supervisors review lists. Public speaking and debate grow in popularity, with 180 enrolled through Miss Oretha Cornelius. Economics doubles in seniors, commercial law has 114, and trig offers depth with 55 students.
A widow with two years hospital training seeks employment as a practical nurse, skilled cook, and housekeeper. She states she is reliable and capable and thanks readers for any leads or assistance.
An old advertisement claims the liver should excrete two pounds of bile daily and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a gentle vegetable remedy to restore bile flow. It warns against substitutes and directs buying the product at drugstores in 1931.
Art students study the designing and covering of book backs this week. Pupils create original designs on cardboard backs then transfer them to books using India ink tempera paint water color block prints or cut out designs. Miss L. Fletcher department head calls the problem practical and useful.
Oscar Wise, instructor in the manual training and mathematics department and band director, who had been ill during the holidays, returned to school yesterday.
The senior play cast for Adam and Eva directed by Mrs Lelia Crossett has been selected. Leading lady Eva is Monte Lee Simmons with Eddie Moore as Mr King. Supporting roles include Florence Hill Julia Henry Hauser Clinton Hollis Sneed Adam Mary Holman Mrs Rocker Ivan Boxwell Uncle Horace Gordon Puqua Dr Thornton and Luis Pitchford Lord Andrews.
Amarillo High will conduct reclassification on Monday January 22 as the first semester closes January 16. Final examinations begin the following week and fifty students not enrolled this term are expected to return for the second semester.
A pamphlet urges immediate cold treatment using Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine. It claims the product is a direct internal cold remedy that opens bowels fights fever and germs relieves headache and strengthens the system. Consumers are advised to buy the full name at druggists for 30c or 50c.
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