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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1936
Page
2
Letter from New York recounts sightings of Amarillo locals including the Venables and Thompson party. discussion on anti Roosevelt sentiment, Hauptmann case fallout, and calls for deportation of Governor Hoffman. Alice Longworth praised for wit while opposing Roosevelts. Optimism about a coming business boom and a note on the Comstock lode value. ends with a cosmic aside about planetary matter.
Mrs. Ella Hoyal 56 died at 12 30 in Northwest Texas Hospital after a brief illness. She was wife of A B Hoyal of Amarillo and resided at 200 North Bellview Street for 13 years. Survived by two sons A B and R V Hoyal of Amarillo and two daughters Mrs C D Broadie of Amarillo and Mrs J P Anderson of Tulsa. Funeral services Friday at Boxwell Brothers Chapel at 2 PM with Rev Robert Jones officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery.
Hollywood actress Bebe Daniels visited Amarillo for a few hours after a transcontinental flight was delayed at English Airport. A local policeman saw her eat bacon and eggs at the Silver Grill Cafeteria at 5 A.M. Daniels and eight other passengers stayed at the Capitol Hotel, with cabs bringing them from the airport. The fog around Wichita faded and the Douglas airliner resumed its journey.
Dispatchers in Little Rock and Memphis coordinate searches for the east bound American Airlines plane reported missing between Memphis and Little Rock. Families fear a crash as farmers hear possible explosive sounds in river swamps and crews scour the terrain for survivors. The stewardess is identified as Perla Gasparini.
A U S plane bound from Newark to Los Angeles plunged into swamp and timber three miles east of Goodwin. Rescue parties found wreckage and multiple bodies near the motors as officers noted the pilots may be among the dead. Gerald V. Marshall, 40, veteran pilot, was aboard.
A collection of disparate statements covers topics from economics and tipping customs to ancient practices and scientific oddities. It notes costs of gold, radium content in ore, the purposes of sulphuric acid, and shifts in livers versus kidneys, with historical tidbits on Amherst pronunciation and Queen Victoria.
A letter to Tack describes a woman living in a small one room house at 90 North Prospect Street eager to work. She offers to care for children in their home by the hour and requests consideration.
The funeral for James M. Alexander prominent wheat farmer of Pushland will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from Griggs Chapel Rev Guy Newman will conduct services with pallbearers Lindsay Campbell Rex Cavender L D Brooks A S Brooks Cletus Rea Shrader Rea Interment in Liano Cemetery The Texan native aged 67 died yesterday in Amarillo Hospital He was unmarried and survived by nieces and nephews C O Akard of Amarillo is a nephew.
The crew included Glenn Pree man and Perla Gasparini with the Southerner. Passengers listed include Charles Altschul J C Cahn Mrs Horowitz and Seba Horowitz W R Dyess R H McNair Mrs J B Gremillion F C Hart W S Hardwicke A D Chernus N Porter H W Plato Jr Sam Schwartz. After an hour overdue searchers were dispatched and five ambulances sent to Brinkley. J W Fogg said the plane is buried in mud and water with all dead.
Imperial Potentate Steuart travels through Amarillo to meet Shrine officials and discuss charity work. He notes 15 Shrine hospitals with a $9 million endowment, treating over 60,000 children at no cost, and plans visits across Texas and Mexico City before a July national convention in Seattle.
Joseph H. Price, candidate for United States senator from Texas, will speak here tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Auditorium after a conference with Townsend Old Age Revolving Pension Plan officials. He opposes Morris Sheppard and travels with J. T. Newsom, Townsend assistant state manager.
DUST Oldham Hartley Dallam Moore Sherman Hansford Ochiltree and Lipscomb organized a conservation district and will receive a portion of state ad valorem taxes for erosion control. B E Mowery of Denver said funds could be borrowed or granted to farmers via county groups to apply conservation practices. A wind erosion survey in each county is needed and the plan could join a permanent program. H H Finnell praised the proposal for using all resources to fit local needs and reduce dust events.
Witnesses recall a late night car stopping in front of a garage around 8 30. One man exited, matching the desperado Karpis in appearance. The other entered the garage and is said to be the renter from a space rented last December by the witness and his brother.
Hamlin, whose wife Irene Hare was found dead January 5 at 901 Virginia Street, was to go to Farwell today after Judge E C Nelson ordered a venue shift citing an inability to obtain a fair impartial jury in the 47th Judicial District comprising Potter Armstrong and Randall Counties. Subpoenas not required as witnesses need not be reissued when a case moves counties per Judge Tatum.
Survivors recount locating a downed plane after two shots signaled its discovery. Mud and water buried bodies. a decapitated remains found. Nathan Porter identified by Prudential notice for a due annual premium of 1445.50. Local youths report seeing the plane fall west of the railroad.
The pilot, active with American Airlines since 1928, organized and ran three years of university atronautics instruction. He taught flying in winter and operated a summer flying circus, showcasing aviation skills.
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