20 Jan 1936
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1936
Page
2
A narrator in Chicago discusses national worries about Congress, the economy, and alienation between East and West. He notes Lindbergh and Hauptmann sparked sympathy amid wealth gaps, reflects on elections, and recalls on a Pullman encounter over a bonus bill. He also shares views on snakes in South America and his daughter's exams as he stresses practical cooking skills.
A father recalls his daughters changing as they grow up, laments lipstick and shifting affection, and shares anecdotes from travel. He notes theater smoking by women in the East, his own quitting smoking, and observations of Grover Hill in Washington. The piece brushes on the Stinson murder rumor, jokes, and casual impressions from Amarillo and beyond.
Defense attorneys move to quash the perjury indictment of M. H. Chenault, former Borger merchant, tied to testimony in the Arthur Huey murder trial. Judge Pickens took the motion under advisement and excused witnesses. Huey was acquitted in the 1934 slaying of A. P. Berger in Canadian.
Rudyard Kipling will be laid to rest in poet’s corner at Westminster Abbey after his death from a perforated stomach ulcer. Funeral service set for Thursday at noon, announced by Dean William Foxley Norris.
A regular Amarillo troop school meeting of reserve officers of the U S Army will be held this evening at 8 o clock in the petit jury room of the post office building Major G A Corbin commands all organized reserve officers in the Panhandle and invites attendance at these Monday night gatherings
A reader asks about finding a middle aged couple to live in the country in return for a small salary and chores. The man would handle chores and his wife would keep house, per a query labeled Tack on Letters Page 8.
In Minneapolis on January 20 Isadore Blumenfeld known as Kid Cann faced a first degree murder charge in the machine gun killing of Walter Liggett, a crusading weekly newspaper publisher. Edith Liggett identified Blumenfeld as the assassin and will be the state's chief witness.
New Mexico was granted a hearing in the supreme court to challenge Texas demands for Rio Grande water rights. Oral arguments are set for March 2 on the motion to dismiss. Also noted: a brontosaurus reportedly consumed 500 to 1000 pounds of vegetation daily.
King George lay gravely ill at Sandringham House in Norfolk with only a few hours of rest since Friday. Attendants and family watched intently as doctors relayed the crisis and the palace prepared for possible changes should the Prince of Wales assume the throne. The Air Ministry ordered pilots to stay four miles from Sandringham House during the royal health emergency.
The Amarillo court case continued with debates over whether confessions tainted convictions due to the defendant's mental state. Witnesses Horace Griggs and Roy Slay, funeral directors, appeared while Beth described fatal head wounds on Mrs. Hamlin. Sheriff Bill Adams testified about the arrest and confession, postponed until after lunch.
The Black Mask Players push ahead with rehearsals for The Family Upstairs as leading actress is bedridden with a severe cold and Ernest Rogers likewise ill. Dr R P Parcells warns the show must go on and a full audience may require nurses. Tickets are on sale with strong performances anticipated.
In Geneva Premier Mussolini vowed Italy would do its utmost to avoid bombing Red Cross units. Britain hints no more Red Cross attacks in Ethiopia as Maurice Ingram flags exact unit locations. Italian sources say peace talks, if any, would follow Italian military lines at the League session.
Secretary Cordell Hull told the Senate foreign relations committee it is impossible to draft legislation that guarantees absolute neutrality in another foreign war. He spoke at a secret conference on Roosevelt’s plan to curb trade and finance with belligerents while endorsing the program to lessen entanglement risks.
Amarillo traffic officers announce a time limited, friendly campaign asking pedestrians to obey signals. First offenders face at least a five dollar fine for running red lights, with a similar plan to ticket pedestrians if defiance continues.
The U S Supreme Court adjourned for two weeks today and did not rule on the validity of the TVA Act. Justice and government observers await the court’s return to decide the constitutional questions surrounding the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Major F. A. Byrne of Ft. Logan Colorado, commander of the Colorado district, will arrive in Amarillo this evening to inspect the U S Army recruiting office. New recruits entrained for Ft. Francis E Warren Cheyenne Wyoming for field artillery service include Virgil J Gray and Royal F Stalcup. Also leaving this evening are Guy R Flewelling and James A Porter.
In Goodwin Arkansas the wreckage of the American Airlines plant plane nicknamed the Southerner yielded a 38 caliber automatic pistol with three shells in the magazine. Investigators announced the find today in Memphis Tennessee.
Gov. Eugene Talmadge of Georgia asked the federal communications commission for permission to broadcast proceedings of his constitutional Democrats convention. The proposed station is the Mexican outlet owned by Dr. John R. Brinkley, a noted medical broadcaster.
The report lists Saturday temperatures across Texas cities from 21 in Dallas to 38 in Brownsville and notes 60 deaths from a major New England storm. The East sees rapid cold, then clearing skies, worsened by snow snarling travel and hardship for the urban poor. Northern Minnesota records 44 below zero while the south and west see milder readings.
A massive winter storm left the north Atlantic coast buried in snow, with trains slowed and traffic nearly halted. The Midwest and northern areas were also digging out as heavy snow fell Friday and Saturday. Temperatures plunged from 26 below in Bismarck to 6 above in Detroit, with New York City especially affected by eight inches of snow and substantial suburban accumulations.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue seeks to block enforcement of the act against Georgia cotton produced on two prison farms. The measure, thought doomed by a court ruling that AAA was unconstitutional, aimed to curb output by taxing profits beyond a secretary of agriculture set quota.
The article depicts Jones as a low-profile yet influential House leader shaping farm policy for years. He travels with President Roosevelt during pivotal relief efforts and uses simple, decisive floor tactics drawn from Texas Panhandle life, dating to his World War I service.
Private Jones, a noted expert in cotton, wheat, and cattle, has been re elected to Congress. He previously defended the Bankhead compulsory cotton control measure amid tough parliamentary battles and now returns to duty with his trademark Texas drawl and cautious, poker faced demeanor.
Mrs P A Odum of Haines City Fila describes relief from fear and fatigue after using Cardus. She took six to seven bottles and felt strong enough to stop, advising consultation with a physician if no benefit appears.
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