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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1935
Page
2
A mixed Amarillo column covers light snow expectations for February and hopes of a bountiful wheat crop. It notes flu and pneumonia risks, theater etiquette, President's Balls, and cattlemen profits with Swift & Company. It also cites birth trends, relief status, and gas wastage talk in the Panhandle.
Conductor Christian Thaulow of the Amarillo Philharmonic will perform a violin concert at the Municipal Auditorium next Tuesday night. The Norwegian soloist, praised by Kreisler and critics, will play a varied program with some of his own arrangements. Tickets will be announced in two days.
United States crude oil production rose to 2,550,677 barrels daily last week with Texas and California leading gains. Oklahoma fell to 498,204 barrels, Texas up to 1,021,740 barrels, Fast Texas rising, California advancing to 512,000 barrels. Kansas hit a four year high at 143,200 barrels and Eastern fields climbed to 196,089 barrels while Rocky Mountain pools rose to 97,230 barrels.
The U S Weather Bureau building will get a new roof and paint, with $750 allotted by Interior Secretary Ickes to fund exterior work. A composition roof will replace shingles and exterior woodwork defects will be repaired. no interior work is planned. Also reported, Mrs. H L Gaither of 1602 Ong Street is improved after serious bronchial pneumonia.
Critics demand curbs on gas 'popping off' and call for prorated production with impartial engineers. They urge fair pricing, noting Panhandle producers receive 1–3 cents per thousand cubic feet while pipelines sell gas at over a dollar in major markets. They ask big companies to offer a constructive plan protecting independents and consumers.
French forces including camel troops and airplanes were ordered to the southwest frontier of French Somaliland to quell a tribal war that has already claimed 97 French Colonial administration deaths. A January 18 battle in Lake Abbe region left 16 French soldiers and 80 natives dead.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lou Krizan 30 will be at 3 pm tomorrow at the Presbyterian Church Canyon with Rev C L Dickey officiating Burial follows in Dreamland Cemetery Canyon with Griggs Thompson officiating She died yesterday afternoon at 4 40 She was wife of EB C Krizan of Pleasant Valley employed by the Great West Milling Elevating Company Survivors include husband two children Wade 7 and Launa two months mother Mrs Cora Kirkpatrick and two brothers A A and W W Kirkpatrick Canyon, all residents of Canyon
New directors J. B. Fischer L. B. Cox John F. Ross R. A. Brown and J. F. Jones were elected by the Panhandle Building and Loan Association. The group approved joining the Federal Savings Insurance Corporation and qualifying to handle loans through the Federal Housing Corporation under Title II.
The city commission will consider a graduated penalty ordinance and an ordinance setting a minimum tax rate. The penalty measure would apply a 10 percent penalty gradually on delinquent taxes rather than all at once.
The article chronicles Charles Whiteside a star of first plays and major roles since youth. He ran the Booth organization after Edwin Booth's death in 1893 directed Broadway and road tours of The Melting Pot Typhoon Mr Wu and The Hindu. He pioneered Oriental roles on stage and revived The Master of Ballantrae. He appeared in silent films then pursued talking pictures and now leads a new tour with plans for a Cagliostro role in a future Broadway or Chicago opening.
A brief note from a nineteen year old seeking farm employment appears on Tack Letters page. The writer asks for farm work experience and availability, signaling interest in agricultural labor.
Federal Judge James C. Wilson of Fort Worth ordered Wallace Rollicky and Edward Zwyczak released on their own recognizance from Potter County jail. They face federal auto theft act charges tied to a Chicago to Panhandle ring, though not yet indicted. Both youths had been jailed since August 24 and served as county kitchen trusties.
Heavy snows shift to floods as water mains break in Seattle and other Pacific Northwest cities. Shipping suffers with the Hokuman Maru crew saved by the President Jackson. A light snow graces New Orleans for the first time in years. Oklahoma reports four deaths and multiple states tally fatalities from ice and cold.
The brutal cold, the worst since 1933, killed eight people in Texas and froze thousands of cattle along the Gulf. Citrus escaped largely, but vegetables and berries suffered, with temperatures dipping to single digits in several cities.
Treasury officials warned Congress that liquor smuggling has increased across all lines since March, with some operations aided by the so called lords of crime. Customs Bureau and Coast Guard spokesmen testified during hearings on the Treasury appropriations bill, with the testimony made public as the bill reached the House.
Last rites were given to Bobby Joe Slay three at Griggs Chapel with Rev. R N Huckabee officiating. The San Jacinto Methodist Church pastor was assisted by Rev. Gaston Foote. Pallbearers were H G Graham J R McDowell W T Wheeler and D M Smith. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. He died Sunday night from burns suffered when scalding water drenched him ten days earlier. He is survived by his parents and a brother Jack Edward.
After two weeks of testimony, New Jersey prosecutors present the Lindbergh kidnap ladder and the car linked to Bruno Hauptmann as pivotal evidence. Attorney General Wilentz asserts the ladder’s condition matches its found state, and jurors witness the ladder’s transport in Hauptmann’s auto as part of the final case phase.
A bill to establish two Gregg County district courts one permanent and one temporary was passed by the Texas House to handle the surge of oil field litigation. State relief bonds totaling 1.5 million dollars were bid as part of 6 million authorized, with more bonds sought to fund relief through spring. Also reported a ship tragedy Glasgow note: Third Engineer Taylor died from injuries on the tanker Valverda after a mid Atlantic fire. master Captain Thomas reported the blaze under control.
Court sessions feature Reilly questioning Sisk over plaster casts and footprints near the cemetery, Dr. Condon’s ransom record, and Elsie Whately recalling a thumbguard as lights at the Lindbergh home are noted. The ladder's admissibility remains contested, with Hochmuth’s testimony cited to link Hauptmann to the crime.
Kansas City hogs sold slow with early prices steady to 10 cents lower. cattle and calves active with top steers to 12.00 plus and vealers 5.00 to 9.00. Sheep market steady to higher though limited sales. New Orleans cotton opened quiet with May around 12.49 to 12.44. Chicago grain and New York stocks tables included.
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