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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1934
Page
2
A narrator describes a recurring winter cold, weight loss, and concern for pneumonia. He plans to change habits, notes weather changes and rough forecasts, mentions Hap Johnson’s winter grass, and thanks readers for flowers sent during illness.
The writer expresses gratitude to Dr W Baynham for onion soup aiding recovery. They discuss a 1933 social blunder by Mrs Finstein involving orchids, noting orchids’ rarity and prices in New York and Amarillo. The piece ends with a personal preference for roses and violets over orchids.
Prison guards reported seven convicts scattered after plunging over the wall at the Eastham State Prison Farm in Oklahoma. Brady and Clark were captured near Tucumcari, New Mexico, with Brady wounded. Ed Davis remains at large. Lee Simmons defended the guard system, noting the delivery by Clyde Barrow was a rare but possible risk.
A dated letter laments delays of storms and calls for honesty, urging a return to statesmanship and support for the needy. The writer critiques Democrats and President Roosevelt, frames prosperity as tied to moral reform, and invokes biblical imagery and national duty.
Henry Burt Carter 57 manager of L. B. Price Mercantile died suddenly. The body to Dallas for burial at 10 tonight by Boxwell Brothers. Survived by widow Alice Carter and mother Elizabeth Carter. Residence Cadillac Hotel Dallas-bound. Robert M. Carter son arrived from Dallas. Also notes historic 65 below zero record in Miles City Montana in winter 1884.
Frederick J. Nichols addresses Grantors Room at the Amarillo Hotel and speaks to merchants about improving sales through trained salespeople, better stores, and superior service. He argues that under NRA minimum wage, competition hinges on value, quality, and effective management rather than price alone.
Director Harry L. Hopkins ordered a halt to material purchases as nearly half of the 7,000 CWA projects proceed with reduced staffing. A 24 hour weekly cap in large cities and 15 hours elsewhere cuts the prior 30 hour workweek. Civil works in Texas last week reached 6,172,000 man hours, with total job losses not yet known. Federal highway programs remain unaffected. Hopkins blamed higher than expected weekly wages for the contractions. Despite General Lee Day holiday, CWA and relief offices stayed busy.
Amarillo Fat Stock Show announces space sales for its souvenir catalog led by Charles Lowe. He says the 4th annual show catalog will be the largest with premium guide benefits and unique illustrations tracing cattle industry development in the Southwest. Dates for the event are March 5 to 8.
Tulsa awaited the judicial sifting of embezzlement charges against 25 financial leaders led by Harry F. Sinclair. The case centers on the Exchange Trust Company collapse and alleged misappropriation of about 23.87 thousand dollars from trust accounts, sparked by J. M. Springer’s complaints under Governor Murray’s oversight.
The Amarillo College of Music offers an evening of varied entertainment at 8 p.m. featuring 14 staff members. Performers include Lila Austin Myers Beethoven sonata Marguerite Cleg horn Emil F Myers Madelyn Robinson Harold En singer a bassoon group and the college string trio Evelyn Kennedy Marella Myers Austin Myers. Free tickets are issued due to limited seating with reservations by phone or in person.
Dances honoring President Roosevelt on January 30 will be held at four venues the Roseland the Nat the American Legion Home and the Eik's Hall. Tickets are one dollar with proceeds going to the Warm Springs Foundation for polio victims. Walter Irvin of the Elks notes free orchestra at the Eik's Hall while Peggy's Rhythm Girls play at the American Legion Home Roy Diven's band performs at the Nat and Joe Norman's orchestra at the Roseland.
Amarillo completes major street improvement with resurfaced pavements from Line Avenue to Rock Island tracks between Georgia and Sunset Streets. City Manager H R Smith says CWA crews of 40 will re surface Arch Road and Wayside Drive this week. A second crew begins Thirty Fourth Avenue paving from Harrison Street to Santa Fe tracks, with curb and gutter installation to start Monday. The San Jacinto project ends the city’s first CWA labor funded effort, as the city supplied materials and supervision while labor was provided by the federal program.
Aboard the American Farmer, Jamin Ali, a disciple of Mohammed, attempts to reach Mecca and dies at sea on January 12 1934. A mail letter to his mother in India is recovered after his disappearance. The ship continues to search for him as waters remain unrevealing.
Carter Glass of Virginia challenged the Roosevelt dollar devaluation measure as unconstitutional and urged Senate action by Tuesday. The administration said passage was imperative for refinancing plans. Interior Department appropriation bill expected to pass House with Senate review to follow. Senate investigators paused hearings on airmail contracts from the Hoover era as more evidence is examined.
Amarillo Council will conduct a general training course for Girl Scout leaders next week. Miss Daffin Lowrey will direct the sessions at Central Presbyterian Church on Monday Tuesday and Thursday at 7 30 p m. A tentative Saturday meeting is planned for January 27 at Camp Kiwanis.
The order extends federal deposit insurance rules to insured banks and non member banks and sets coverage limits at $500 with a prohibition on interest payments. It clarifies requirements already in effect for member banks within the Federal Reserve System.
Potter County tax collector Miss Jewell Davidson announces office will stay open until 6 30 and 4 o'clock each night to help working residents. New car registrations rise as new models arrive, aiming to reduce end of month lines.
Lou Stogner, admitted to Amarillo hospital with a stomach ailment, was reported better at 1 o clock today following a Sunday admission. The brief note confirms his condition improved after a restraining incident and subsequent hospitalization.
The Amarillo High School band uniform fundraising drive may continue into next week. Mrs H G Hamrick says donations have been slow and about 350 dollars more are needed. Contributions from G P Whitcomb Harry Newheart Louise Russell Williams Sign Company and others are listed.
Free quilting classes for beginners will meet at the Red Cross rooms in the courthouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1 30 to 4 30 p m. Mrs W H Place directs the sewing room program and those interested should call 2 2005 to reserve a place.
John Ernest Dinsmore died yesterday afternoon at age 75 and was sent to Pittsfield Illinois for burial. A retired business man, he lived at 4237 West Ninth Avenue and is survived by two sons John C. and Hugh H. Dinsmore of Amarillo, and five daughters Mrs. Carrie M. Johnson Springfield Illinois Mrs. Katherine Eckelberger Mt Sterling Illinois Mrs. Ernestine Saylor Philadelphia and Mrs. Mildred Kessler Bushnell Illinois.
National vice commander Edward W. Carruth of Harrington Kansas urged an active search plan during his speech here. Bremer and William Hamm Jr both Legionnaires who paid $100 000 to kidnappers last June were mentioned in connection with the case.
The Panhandle Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons holds its quarterly meeting at Amarillo Country Club this afternoon at 4. Dr. H. G. Wallace of Wichita, Kansas and Dr. R. H. Peterson of Wichita Falls will conduct the surgical clinic with examinations arranged at Amarillo General Hospital. Clergymen from multiple states join a Tex from a week long celebration at Tex tabernacle. Black ink can be made from white mushrooms, using the common ink cap mushroom for this purpose.
Hogs 3 500 steady to lower with top 3.40 on 170 280 lb hogs. Cattle calves and slaughter classes steady with steers 3.50 to 16.85, heifers 4.25 to 6.25, cows 2.85 to 3.50, vealers 3.00 to 5.50. Sheep 2 000 killing classes strong up to 0 10 higher, lambs 7.56 to 8.35 for 90 lb range, yearling wethers 5.00 to 6.50, ewes 2.75 to 4.00. New York markets show dollar decline, bonds firm, shares up with gains in several major stocks and rail, industrial sectors.
Blue Boy the prize winning hog from State Fair died at a stock farm near Hollywood from over eating, described by handlers as the hog ailment. He was the only ending man hog in motion pictures and had gained fame from film.
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