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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1934
Page
2
In Amarillo, merchants report rising rents from landlords amid a slow year, urging relief unless moisture arrives. The letter-writer forecasts rain or snow and warns of business dislocation if rents stay high. The piece weaves weather, local economy, and community anecdotes with reflections on lawyers and the upcoming livestock convention in Albuquerque.
Panhandle cattlemen depart today for Albuquerque New Mexico for the annual American National Livestock convention opening tomorrow and running three days. Grover B Hill Panhandle Livestock Association secretary calls it a convention no cattleman can miss and urges attendance. Planned travelers include Hill Jay Taylor Hugh Exum Miles Bivins and Jack Roach.
The administration again today continued the price of newly mined domestic gold at 34.06 dollars per ounce.
Deer Tack asks for help locating a reddish Pekingese named Wee who strayed from home last Tuesday afternoon. The dog has a white left fore leg and weighs 13 pounds. Please contact with any information to reunite Wee with his owner.
Ted Taylor begins duties as secretary of the Amarillo Tri-State Fair with offices at the Herring Hotel and later the city hall chamber of commerce building sharing space with county farm agent P. C. Bermett and home demonstration agent Mary Sitton. He will appoint superintendents and committeemen for the fair and plan the September exposition. The Taylors arrived from Fort Worth and reside at 1619 Van Buren Street.
Historians and librarians unveil authentic details in dime novels once dismissed as childish. At the Library of Congress the rare Deadwood Dick files and characters like Calamity Jane and Buffalo Billy live on, rescued from the furnace by curator V. Valta Parma as archives expand. The yellowbacks, first sponsored by Erastus Beadle in 1859, reveal frontier myths and sturdy outlaw bravado.
Proceedings in the Court of Civil Appeals Seventh District at Amarillo list motions submitted and overrules with rehearings and dismissals. Cases include Radford Grocery Co v Fatelline State Bank and others with hearings set, dismissals noted, writs and contempt in several, and submissions scheduled for March 12 1934 from Potter, Hutchinson, Briscoe and other counties.
The Woolworth heiress traveled alone in a private car to the Mark Hopkins Hotel while Prince, eight months married, separated from his husband. Their voyage to the Orient was interrupted by Los Angeles process server Harry Owen who boarded the Pacific Limited in Sacramento seeking M Divani. United Airlines then reported M Divani’s arrival in Salt Lake City as the subpoena Owens held ties to a suit involving David and Serge M Divani and Pacific Shores Oil Company.
Milk riots spilled into Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana with dumpings and overturned trucks as tear gas drifted over crowds near Racine and Elgin. In Texas Major William C Ocker a Kelly Field pioneer of blind flying faces a court martial on charges of improper language.
Mo. leaders discuss the Roosevelt program amid partisan views. Burns praises progress, Snell backs continued support, Steagall urges backing to the limit until safety to scale back is reached, signaling broad endorsement yet cautious optimism.
Senate hearings loom on making cattle a basic commodity under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Senator Carey pushes for full facts on hog purchases while urging delay until cattlemen and officials craft a rehab plan. President’s stance on wage cuts and Reconstruction Corporation funding also noted.
Prices rose across the board as cotton opened firm with March at 10.62 May 10.77 and July 10.01. March quickly moved higher to 10.64 and July to 10.92 on buying and short covering while October hit 11.19, a new seasonal high. In New York, stocks were steady to firm with alcohol issues gaining and the market showing cautious trading amid Washington political speculation.
Potter County commissioners met Monday to review finances and a highway plan. Miss Jewell Davidson reported 1933 tax collections totaling 563851.09 with 141542.47 from vehicle licenses and 422308.62 from other taxes. The commission denied most subdivision changes but approved a new county highway connection near Pullman to State Highway 5, with a jury of view to be appointed.
Imports industry notes a rise in quotas for tires tubes auto parts and chassis and films. About 125 cars are expected to be imported in the first quarter compared with 30 announced in January.
In Shawnee a gunfight on December 11 left Roe fatally wounded and underlined the dangers faced by participants. Authorities identified Underhill Harrah among those involved, with the incident prompting ongoing inquiries.
The National Security Life Assn offers a $1 Life Protection Certificate for ages 10 to 75 with $1000 death benefit and $2000 to $3000 for accidental death. No medical exam required and no agent will call. Send name age beneficiary and certificate for 10 days free inspection. If kept, pay $1 to start and about 3 cents daily. cancel anytime with no owing.
The article extols osteopathy as a science based on spinal causes of illness. It argues many chronic ailments arise from unnoticed spinal injuries or nerve irritation and that osteopathic diagnosis locates and removes mechanical causes, with the spine as the health stronghold.
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