08 Jan 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1937
Page
1
The column rails on a sharp cold snap and promising moisture in Potter and Perryton, predicting a strong wheat crop. It quotes locals praising rising land values, entertainment notes, and letters urging investment while tracking Panhandle conditions and upcoming events in Amarillo.
A collage of quirky items lists top dancers like Robert Montgomery and Franchot Tone. It notes 27,000 professional and 100,000 amateur tap dancers in the U S and asserts Dancers’ weight loss and social traits. It also covers curious trivia from pens in Colorado to Pax Victoribus and Bay River mansions.
Governor James V. Allred backs ratification of the child labor amendment in his upcoming Texas legislature message. He also includes it as a plank of the state Democratic platform to be sent to lawmakers with recommendations. Roosevelt letter not yet received.
Treasury reports January 6 receipts of 118,730,712.48 and expenditures of 89,803,813.00 with a balance of 1,938,033,876.61 and customs receipts of 6,626,572.76. For the fiscal year since July 1 receipts total 2,235,081,918.42 with expenditures 9,662,211,852.89, including 1,476,004,302.37 of emergency spending. gross debt 34,457,702,656.66, up 52,628,762.25 and gold assets 11,270,573,997.59 including 39,475,791.71 of inactive gold.
High winds toppled a large electric sign from a downtown building injuring four people. Mr and Mrs Phil Pasher were killed when bricks from the building struck them after the sign collapsed.
General Motors sales in December and for the full year 1936 set new records across most classifications, with only one category failing to top previous highs and marking a peak since May 1928, the company disclosed today.
A reader comments on an article by Holm and on Henry Mencken. The Dutch perspective is offered, noting Mencken’s style and restraint while acknowledging some true points.
On air slots listed for KGNC with program times from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM Friday and 6:00 PM to 5:30 PM Saturday including bands orchestras news and musical acts. The schedule also notes Children and family programs and special broadcasts like U P News and National Farm and Home Hour.
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce invited the national school band association to hold the national contest in Amarillo next spring. Jaycee directors asked Oscar Wise to extend the invitation. KGNC offered station facilities for the event, with about 60 bands participating. If chosen, 4000 student musicians and top band masters would visit for several days.
Evanston Illinois story about Polly the parrot owned by Mrs. W E Green who detected a gas leak, alerted a phone operator, and helped save her mistress. Polly received a silver disk from the New York Anti Vivisection Society for the act. Mrs. Green collapsed but was revived by rescuers.
Vatican spokesman said Pope Pius had a restful night and his condition improved over the past 48 hours. His spirits are higher as leg pain lessens, though physician Prof Aminta Milani remains vigilant for possible complications or heart weakening. The Pope met at length with Cardinal Pacelli this morning.
Every day at 11 o'clock a time signal from the Naval Observatory at Arlington sounds like a peanut whistle over Amarillo's KGNC. The signal is the United States most accurate clock reference and sets thousands of watches daily.
In Tientsin, North China heroin and morphine replace opium as the chief drug menace. Officials warn these modern drugs pose a far greater danger to public safety and health than the ancient opium trade did.
Texas State Teachers Association executives met in Fort Worth to review a retirement proposal for public school teachers. The plan would grant benefits to those over 65 with 20 years service, or refund contributions with interest for those retiring before 65. The measure, limited by a cap of 5 percent of salaries, awaits legislators after a voter backed constitutional amendment. President A W Birdwell said a 50 000 member poll will gauge current eligibility.
Representative John H. McGroarty of California introduces a revised Townsend era plan. The bill calls for $100 monthly pensions for Americans aged over 80, halving the Townsend proposal of $200 monthly.
WPA workers discovered 34 Civil War era indictments in Richmond's post office basement linking Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederates to treason. Indictments, filed during Reconstruction after surrender, were never prosecuted and later lost until now. A Seattle report adds a separate streetcar tragedy with one dead and a fireman listed.
Lu Ju-Hsin a 32 year old Chinese narcotics peddler was shot today in public ceremonies as the first victim of North China's campaign against habit forming drugs.
A historical note observes opium smoking in traditional Chinese style fading as only a few elderly individuals with means continue the custom, marking a shift in cultural habits.
Markets report from Kansas City shows hogs mostly 10 to 16 cents higher with top at 10.60 and 180 pounders at 10.25. cattle and calves steady with light loads. sheep and lambs higher with top lambs at 10.40 and loads around 10.25. New Orleans cotton market closed for Jackson Day observance.
Swanne F. Jones, 29, of Fort Worth, is held under a 5000 dollar bond on federal charges of complicity in the Friona State Bank robbery last June 29. Cashier Charles McLain and his wife were robbed and $700 cash plus traveler's checks were stolen. Jones denies being at Friona. A tentative hearing was set for January 18. J. C. Britton and Hub Stanley, captured July 6 after a gun fight, received life sentences for the robbery.
Local admonition warns Amarillo residents about rising property values and escalating home prices. The message urges buyers to act now and consult Want Ads for current home bargains to avoid paying inflated costs.
Jack Cunningham, banquet committee chairman, promises unusual entertainment at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Friday night January 22. The event at the Amarillo Hotel features all-Pane handle products and individual tables as a new format. The article notes an unrelated fact about fur trappers per square mile in America.
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