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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
2
The Friday column notes Earl Carroll's Vanities and Of Thee I Sing headlining in Amarillo with Carroll himself touring. Seats for the matinee as low as 83 cents, and the piece weighs local booster sentiment for bringing major shows to town.
A jumble of anecdotes describes a colorful Amarillo scene including a boastful postmaster nicknamed Dutch Mantell, a contract for highway construction favoring Amarillo workers, a Scotsman and his father, and a dramatic tumbleweed episode along the Silvert on Floydada highway. The Russian thistle growth blocks a main route, trapping vehicles and prompting vivid warnings from witnesses.
The piece urges Amarillo residents to donate to a milk fund aiding children in need, noting $97 raised since September and detailing how teachers identify hungry students and supply milk. It also includes a lengthy rebuttal by a local mortgage company official defending foreclosures and investor positions amid Texas housing distress.
Thompson questions money advances for oil to Golding Murchison Oil Co of Dallas and cites dereliction hearings from 1932 Henderson to a January private hearing. He urges reports on employee duty and asks informants to come forward in letter form to help stamp out rumors.
Lauchlin McNeill Amarillo High School faculty will speak at First Congregational Church Adult Forum Sunday at 11 o clock. The event is held at the church on Eighteenth Avenue at Harrison Street.
Walter C Northam also known as J B Scott faced U S court on Thursday charged with possession and transportation of liquor. Prohibition agents arrested him and the U S commissioner set a 750 bond but he did not post it and was jailed in the county jail.
In Norristown Pennsylvania on January nineteenth the inmate known as Big Jake Lehman reacted to the news that his death sentence had been commuted to life. He rolled over in his bunk and thanked the warden saying he could finish his jig saw puzzle.
The company argues it protects investors and homeowners by using foreclosures only when necessary. It claims it buys up speculative stock with cash from foreclosed homes and cites state banking supervision, with no profits to individuals and a large portfolio of over 600 mortgaged homes in Amarillo.
Technicians set the stage at the Municipal Auditorium while performers rest in Pullmans. A matinee at 2:30 and an 8:15 night show will be identical, with famed Broadway names and dancers headlining. If successful, Amarillo may host Of Thee I Sing soon. tickets via City Drug Store with prices from 3.30 to 1.10 for night and 2.20 to .83 for matinee.
The House referred Turlington's oil inquiry to the oil committee with instruction to investigate in Austin. A pari mutuel wagering bill was sent to state affairs. Other measures ban convict-made goods, exempt YMCA, permit a self-governing bar for lawyers, and push poll tax list deadlines for a March 4 special election.
Potter County commissioners approve sale of 35 loads of stone from the old court house pile to the Girl Scouts for $20. The rock will support a building at Camp Kiwanis west of Amarillo as officials meanwhile move courthouse space to welfare duties and Red Cross offices.
George Calvin Wininger five months old son of Mr and Mrs O L Wininger of Borger died at 11 15 Thursday night in an Amarillo hospital Survivors include parents two sisters Mabel eight and Iris three The father is field foreman for the Sinclair Prairie Pipeline Company Funeral services were to be held at 4 o'clock Thursday at Griggs Chapel with Rev G L Yates officiating Interment in Llano Cemetery
False teeth wearers gain a stronger grip with a powder called Fasteeth that keeps plates tight and comfortable without gummy taste. It deodorizes and is sold at City Drug Co and Fox Drug Co or through your druggist.
Japan proposed to include the United States and Russia as conciliators in the Manchurian dispute if the League drops its non recognition stance on Manchukuo. Tokyo also announced earlier grand fleet maneuvers likely around the Marshall and Caroline Islands, with bases under scrutiny and plans to use mandates for revenue and settlement.
Claude Merchant's funeral conducted at 3 o'clock Thursday at Claude for Charles Patterson 74 year old pioneer merchant who died at his home Wednesday. Survived by widow three sons Leo Fred and Charles Jr of Dallas two daughters Marene Claude and Mrs Jack Wright of Central America. Member Church of Christ. Blackburn Funeral Home Amarillo in charge.
Hogs and cattle showed active, higher inquiries with top hog price at 8.15 for 170-210 Ibs and strong calf and steer figures. Sheep market was steady to higher with fed lambs to 5.75 and ewes to 2.50. grain tables included Chicago wheat and rye quotes and New Orleans cotton opened steady with narrow trading.
Trend in March to July futures showed gains with March at 6.16, May 6.28 and July about 7 points above yesterday. A midday pullback followed as profit taking cooled the rally while several leaders like American Tobacco and U S Steel moved higher amid cautious trading.
Claim Creomulsion fights germs quickly with seven helps of modern science. Advertises as powerful yet harmless and pleasant to take with no narcotics. Druggist refunds money if cough or cold not relieved by Creomulsion regardless of duration.
An advertisement touts Aspironal as a superior cold and cough remedy claiming lab tested guarantees and ten times faster relief than whiskey or alternative tonics. It urges buying at drug stores, using two teaspoonfuls, and offers a money back guarantee if symptoms do not fade within two minutes.
A cold passes through three stages Dry Wa tery Secretion and Mucous Secretion The first stage is most responsive to treatment Use Grove's Laxative Bromo Quin ine to open bowels kill germs and fever relieve headache and tone the system Drug stores offer Grove's Laxativ BROMO QUININE in 30c and 50c sizes.
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