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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1935
Page
15
The 41 state legislatures starting their sessions consider sales taxes the fastest way to raise funds for unemployment relief and public services. Real estate is viewed as overburdened, with other ideas including liquor taxation, local government cost cuts, crime control, school funding, and aging benefits on the agenda.
Potter County records show a 27 percent rise in new motor vehicle licenses in 1934. Total new registrations for cars and trucks reached 1,986, up from 1,458 in 1933, a gain of 528. Only new models counted, with no back numbers. December saw a 19 increase and 70 licenses issued.
Mrs Johnnie Fay Oxford 19 daughter of a Tyler oil operator returned home about 5 A M after an extensive search. She disappeared at dusk yesterday after leaving a maid and drove away in a sedan before officers and relatives pursued clues across East Texas. No explanation was offered for her whereabouts.
Princess Nina Chavechavader, exile from the Russian czar family and sister of Princess Xenia, stopped in Dallas en route from Mexico to New York. She arrived on Bowen Airline from Brownsville and boarded a train to Kansas City. A second cousin of former Czar Nicholas II, she had sought refuge in London and developed a reputation as a portrait painter.
The lesson sermon for Sunday centers on God as the eternal king and incorporeal divine principle. It cites John 1 and 1 Timothy 1 17 and presents God as omnipotent omniscient and present in all creation per Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
Bids will be received until 7 30 P M January 8 1935 for furnishing 1000 feet of two and one half inch rubber lined cotton jacket fire hose with rocker lug couplings per specs on file in the City Secretary’s office. Each bid must be accompanied by a five percent certified or cashier's check. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. H R Smith City Manager.
A fragment mentions new arrangements for Hollywood actresses, referencing Germane and Swedish Montha Stack in a ballroom setting. The text hints at a plan to double up duties or roles, suggesting a rehearsal or booking arrangement.
Hollywood in January gloom as NRA cuts extras from 17 500 to about 6 000 and raises barriers for aspiring film actresses. Central Casting tightens standards, limiting new registrations to rare hopefuls with wardrobe, stage training, and strong photos, while many seek any possible work.
Rabbi Perry E. Nussbaum of Temple B Nai Israel will deliver the sermon on The Kaddish the Jewish Way of Sanctifying God s Name at tonight s services at 8 o clock. Hebrew portions will be led by Julius Harriet Mendell Earl Herring Sidney Zugar Eli Sverdloff and Ben Pelz from the children s Hebrew class. Religious school classes begin at 10 o clock Sunday morning.
Fire at Camp Bluff Creek north of Ashland destroyed the CCC forestry building and all camp records yesterday. No injuries reported. The blaze is under investigation for its cause, with authorities noting it likely started from a saudy fuel.
The Green Pastures headlines at Municipal Auditorium with a Negro cast led by Richard B. Harrison and Pulitzer praise for the drama. Paul Muni stars in Border Town at Mission with Bette Davis and Margaret Lindsay supporting, while the Sandies and Badger teams are feted at a Rose land Ballroom dance featuring Bob Mueller and his Dutchmen.
Wellesley College girls teased the firefighters as they arrived in white swallows and boiled shirts. The crew, en route to the annual firemen's ball, responded to an alarm and battled the blaze despite their formal attire.
McAlester Oklahoma January 4 Ernest Oglesby 27 was executed in the state penitentiary electric chair shortly after midnight for the December 3 1933 slaying of Douglas Gates a Oklahoma City policeman. He uttered a final prayer asking forgiveness for all who helped send him to the chair.
The international nudist movement retaliated against the Legion of Decency advisory council led by Alfred E. Smith, deeming it odd he leads a crusade against nudism. Rev. Sisley Boone, Nudist Conference executive secretary, argues social danger from gin surpasses that from state censored films.
Francis Lederer a leading man in films was sentenced in Tulare California to five days in the county jail for speeding at 70 miles an hour near the city in December. He appealed and was released on $500 bail. Lederer and Mary Loos of Santa Monica denied they were traveling that fast.
Fifteen year-old Kathleen Anderson of Tahoe High School, a California women’s cross-country ski race champion, has been invited to attend the International Ski Meet in Switzerland on February 22.
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