14 Jan 1938
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1938
Page
1
In Amarillo and surrounding Panhandle towns a dust fog swept in with 30 mph winds, heavy ground haze, and a damp air curtain. Residents, including Junior Old-Timer, discuss the unusual weather while noting impacts on wheat, commerce, and night football talks as the school board considers lighting needs and public support.
Letters from Frances McGough and Ethel Wilson urge more than one Friday night football game. They argue night games would expand access for workers and boost commerce and civic unity, calling for official adoption of night football.
Gipsy Smith urged belief over understanding during the noon service at Paramount Theater, contrasting faith with Job’s reverence and prompting the audience to accept God's Word. He argued sun and rain show limits of understanding, yet belief remains essential for salvation.
Ford Motor Co. announced 10,000 employees laid off December 23 will be recalled and return to work Monday at the Detroit plant. The decision follows production adjustments and aims to restore output levels.
Deputy Gib Landis went to Town Park to bring back Jack Burnatt to Amarillo on a swindling by worthless check charge filed in Justice of the Peace H W Duke's court. Officers learned Burnatt was in Iowa Park and arrested him locally.
County Judge J Newt Riggs states efforts will keep county business on cash basis. County Treasurer T D Heyser reports cash balance of 73019 49 dollars as of January 1 with all funds in cash.
Dog lovers in Bala Cynwyd offer 65 dollars for information leading to the arrest of a motorist who struck a cocker spaniel and threw the injured dog into a sewer. The incident drew sharp outcry and calls for accountability.
In New York on January 14 police and firemen moved twenty five families from their apartments as a blaze swept the adjoining Luts lumber yards in Brooklyn before gaining control.
An assortment of trivia notes spans collegiate honors and social security life expectancy to Phi Beta Kappa symbolism, city crime rankings, cinema longevity for Anna May Wong and Seasue Hayakawa, and misnomers about pencil cores. Also covered are obsolete Jefferson state references, large bells tied to earthquakes, New York penthouse rents, and a Scottish marriage custom once practiced by broom jumping.
A fragmented notice mentions Rachel of 617 Hill Street seeking help and provides a contact for work or references. The text includes a disrupted message about a lost wedding ring and hints at continued details on page 8.
Mrs. C. B. McCormick 17, known across the region, died at her Plemons home after a lengthy illness. She arrived in this territory in 1899 before Hutchinson County was organized and her home served as the courthouse at the first county election. She is survived by 10 children.
Fernandina Fla Jan 14 James G Stahlman president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association predicted that within 10 or 15 years the South will undergo an industrial economic and social rehabilitation. He spoke at Florida Industries Day honoring Dr Charles Herty for his pine based newsprint kraft paper and fibre board research.
Representative Engel reported to the House that four years of free government mail totaled 2,566,504,407 pieces costing 220,803,425 dollars. The figure covers revenue loss, printing, and paper from July 1, 1933 to July 1, 1937, with an estimate that 75 million dollars supported political propaganda.
A bituminous coal producer told Senate investigators that the recession started in Washington and the industry’s downturn must be cured by frank acknowledgment of mistakes made. He warned the weak mood was created in the capital and called for candid remedies.
Atlantic City finance director Frank B. Off reported 40 city-owned buildings had disappeared. Police had no clues to their whereabouts, noting firewood had been plentiful on the north side for some time.
The county jail office has a new coat of paint. Jailer Dick Vaughn managed the interior decor project. The color scheme is a drab gray, consistent with most prisons and jails.
Canon City Colorado the territorial prison had only one building and no outer wall when a 60 year old order surfaced inmates were released for work in the morning and were demanded to return by 9 PM or be locked out for the night Warden Roy Best now head of the state penitentiary disclosed the rule noting Colorado’s pre statehood status and the stricter regime.
Mrs Syl via Hoover of Alameda says she is 111, born into slavery on a Tennessee cotton plantation in 1896. Relatives and local observers note her long life attributes include regular sleep, simple meals, and clean living. she remains active, widowed since 1902, and once washed for white families before retiring from that work.
A three week state tax battle over the Hetty Green estate unfolds in a midtown hotel hearing room with eighteen lawyers arguing over which state may tax Col. Howland Green’s fortune. Texas, Massachusetts, New York and Florida assert their rights as a special master from the Supreme Court presides.
The University of Texas bureau reports December car registrations in 13 counties rose 6.8 percent from November but fell 38.2 percent versus December 1936. Yearly aggregate sales across the counties dropped 8.1 percent.
The Very Rev. Israel H. Noe began his 14th day of fasting in Memphis Tennessee as he pursues a claim that man can live by spiritual food alone. He reports to no one but his diocese bishop Rev. James M Maxon who is critically ill and unaware of the fast.
Texas moved to seize the colonel’s remaining assets to cover tax debts claimed by Florida Massachusetts New York and Texas. The suit seeks to compel states to surrender funds enough to satisfy back taxes totaling over 44 million dollars. The Supreme Court faces a ruling on which state is entitled to the money, drawing attention to Attorney General William McCraw.
Montgomery Ward Company store managers and officers gather at the Herring Hotel for a meeting. About 30 to 35 attendees join from Albuquerque and surrounding towns with Hilleary managing the local store. Principal speakers include H. B. Barber on Production and P. D. Lowell and H. E. Olson on Advertising. W. T. Peterson from Kansas City will discuss program divisions and answer questions. Dennis McGraft oversees a display of 1938 electrical appliances.
Treasury updates show receipts 67,269,979.02 dollars and expenditures 65,695,071.30 dollars for January 12 with a balance of 2,961,357,479.61 dollars. For the fiscal year to date receipts total 3,326,585,503.32 dollars and expenditures 4,088,529,523.56 dollars, including 1,081,678,562.10 dollars in emergency spending, leaving an excess of 761,944,020.24 dollars. Gross debt stands at 37,384,658,934.83 dollars, up 8,416,731.80 from the prior day, with gold assets at 12,755,221,620.26 dollars including 1,222,916,569.30 dollars of inactive gold.
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