Local happenings mix politics and theater in Amarillo area
The letter notes Morris Higley’s family in Childress and a rumor of a mayoral bid, contrasts age with office, and recalls parental tactics in political fights. It also covers a weather outlook, impressions of the play Tobacco Road, Benny Greenhill’s move to Hartford for employment, and a hunting trip report from Pete Norfleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Norfleet
Hale Center
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Port Arthur
Unsettling Tales and Trivia From Amarillo and Beyond
A collection of reader quips and notes covers a violent cattle attack near Amarillo with dogs mauling dairy herds and a warning from owner L. L. Foster. Other items quiz readers with trivia about currency, theater crowds, football brag, and general facts from American life.
Seeking After School Child Care Sitter Position
A reader from 1808 B Johnson Street offers to care for children after 4 PM. She is a girl student with prior experience and references and seeks work in this city. She notes previous employment at a large Newark store in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Street
Tack
Tyler Street
Slim-Line Jacket Frock Pattern 2655 Promises Double Duty Wear
An Anne Adams pattern 2655 offers a slimming jacket frock with flaring sleeves and a yoke joined to the sleeve for easy sewing. The soft, versatile design fits under a coat and works in crepe or triple sheer for spring through fall. Sizes 16 to 46 available. fabric and trim requirements noted. order from Amarillo Globe Pattern Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe
Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York
Local Classifieds and Radio Schedule Highlights
A mixed page fragment lists employment seeks from a 19 year old with hospitality and grocery experience, a housing request for a daughter in exchange for room and board, a dog sighting notice, and an extensive Thursday through Saturday radio program lineup with performances, sports, news, and market reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Ginger
Troy Laundry
Melody Race
Lamplighters
Ed Drake
U. P. News
Melody Pallette
WFAA
Sky Pilot
Betty Crocker
Ann Remus
Robert T. Hilliard
Art Gillham
Jane Walker
John Henderson
Orville Knapp
Texas Ramblers
K. C
Betty
Bob
Massey
John Josey
Jack Armstrong
Sonny and
Buddy
Honolulu chemist blends avocado into cosmetic essences
Hans Bode of Honolulu develops facial creams and lotions using avocado as a base and introduces new perfumes including sweetfern mokinana mountain ginger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Bode
Honolulu
Ethiopian War Front Reports and Italy Sanctions Move
Reports from front lines showed conflicting Ethiopian and Italian victories while Ethiopian sources denied gains. British Foreign Minister Eden disclosed mutual aid pacts pooling military resources in case of Italian attack. Baron Aloisi argued the transfer of assembly funds to the sanctions committee was unlawful without Italy's consent as officials noted $24,000 spent on printing an Italian memorandum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Aloisi
King Edward VIII accompanies royal funeral procession
The king walked behind the coffin from Sandringham Church to Wolferton Station as crowds mourned. Edward VIII, pale and tired, followed with his brothers the Dukes of York Kent and Gloucester and helped dowager queen Mary through the station waiting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sandringham Church
Wolferton
Edward VIII
Edward
York
Kent
Gloucester
Mary
Royal Station
House Agriculture panel to study plan and call officials
The sub committee of Democrats Smith Bankhead Murphy Iowa Pope Idaho and Hatch begins review and approves calling Secretary Wallace and Chester Davis of the AAA for examination in a later closed session. The Agriculture Committee also plans to hear Davis in a timed meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Bankhead
Murphy
Iowa
Pope
Idaho
Hatch
New Mexico
Wallace
Chester Davis
House Agriculture Committee
Davis
Jones
Brinkley License Appeal Before U S Circuit Court
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Dr. John R. Brinkley's bid to regain a medical license in Kansas. Judge Robert E. Lewis criticized Brinkley as an "out and out charlatan of the worst type" as the appeal from a license revocation was discussed. Brinkley, practicing in Del Rio Texas, did not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
John R. Brinkley
Knsas
Kansas
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Brinkley
Robert E. Lewis
Denver
del Rio
Texas
Kipling's Ashes Buried in Westminster Abbey
An urn with Rudyard Kipling's ashes was laid to rest in the poet's corner at Westminster Abbey. King George's body was en route to London as a distinguished gathering of statesmen, writers, army officers, and foreign representatives attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rudyard Kipling
Westminster Abbey
King George
Amarillo Dog Vaccination Tentative Public Nuisance Case
Police pursue an Amarillo case linked to a 1929 ordinance allowing immediate killing or impounding of unvaccinated untagged dogs. Two dogs captured, two held at the pound with ownership unsettled. Fatal attacks prompt calls for vaccination and tagging and possible fines from fifty to two hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Old City Lake
L. L. Foster
Jefferson Street
Mr. Foster
Foster
City Lake
Owen
Nye seeks funds to resume Senate probe hearings
Nye presses for 7500 dollars to restart the investigation into wartime secrecy and secret treaties. Senators Glass Connally oppose further funding, while Nye aims to complete two more weeks of hearings and a final report. Subpoenas target J P Morgan and partners and about a dozen other entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nye
Wilson
Glass
Connally
Senate
J. P. Morgan and Partners
Congress Plays Waiting Game Over Bonus and Farm Aid
The Vinson-Patman bonus measure passed the House 356 to 59 and the Senate 74 to 16, with President Roosevelt expected to veto or sign within ten days. Morgenthau to study, funding for new benefits around 440 million and old contracts up to 25 million, total near 800 million for agricultural payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Veterans’ Organization
House
Vinson- Patman
Senate
Congress
Morgenthau
Eleanor Powell to Take Complete Rest
New York January 23 Eleanor Powell famed tap dancer is confined to a Crestwood sanitarium with complete nervous exhaustion. She missed her matinee performance in At Home Abroad and will be unable to work for at least two months as Doctor Ernest A Lopez prescribes total relaxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eleanor Powell
Miss Powell
Crestwood
Ernest A. Lopez
Severe winter storm grips Midwest and East
Storm moves from Minnesota and North Dakota eastward with warmer air but snow. Record lows shatter as International Falls and Chicago report extreme subzero temperatures. many roads impassable and schools closed. Fatal fires and widespread delays mark a harsh weather day across Indiana Illinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
International Falls
Minn
Devil's Lake
N. D
Minneapolis
Chicago
Franklin
Ind
Lexington
New York
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Boston
Middle West
Ilinois Highway Department
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Tri-City
Dubuque
Hamlin Murder Trial and Pecan Harvest Report
The morning testimony in the Hamlin murder case included an unidentified man linked to the hammer and Horace Griggs detailing embalming and the hammer head’s fit. Chemist Jack Wyatt will testify on blood analysis as defense testimony is anticipated after the state rests. Meanwhile Coal County Oklahoma pecan growers expect a harvest over 500000 pounds, double 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
Horace Griggs
Funeral Home
Coal County
Oklahoma
Finnell to Speak at Clarendon Chamber Banquet
H H Finnell regional conservator of the U S Soil Conservation Service based in Amarillo chosen as speaker for Clarendon Chamber of Commerce banquet next Monday night He will discuss wind erosion regional soil protection and the Service program to reclaim damaged soil Amarillo business leaders expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Finnell
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Amarillo
Clarendon Chamber of Commerce
Finnell
Clarendon
Rumors of Jones Return to Treasury Surface at White House
White House officials dismissed speculation that Jesse Jones could replace Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. The January discussion noted Jones’ potential RFC leadership continuity while signaling possible shifts as Postmaster General Farley steps back from the cabinet to focus on party chair duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Jesse Jones
Morgenthau
Treasury
White House
Farley
Jones for Treasury Could Shape RFC Policy and Fed Board
A report suggests Jones, ex officio RFC director and former Hoover appointee, might become treasury secretary. He would influence RFC financing and aid Fed Board credit powers under the 1935 act, praised as liberal yet acceptable to conservatives. The informant also notes strong qualifications for handling heavy financing. Wild animals are not affected by the bite of the tsetse fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
RFC
Treasury
Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Hoover Jones
Hoover
the Treasury
Texas Democrat hints changes to bill without forecast
A Texas Democrat said there will be some changes to the bill but declined to forecast specifics. Indications point to language adding a push for a permanent state program. The Swedish postal service marks its 300th anniversary in 1936 with commemorative stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fireboss Davis Found After Monarch Mine Blast
The body of Fireboss Steve Davis was recovered from the Monarch coal mine explosion. He was the seventh victim removed from the tunnels since the blast Monday, with eighth victim Joe Jaramillo believed buried under debris. The report notes 70 percent of illnesses in America result from respiratory and communicable diseases and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Colo
Steve Davis
Monarch
Joe Jaramillo
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Relief
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cheap diuretic to flush wastes and poisons from the kidneys and stop nightly urination. It lists symptoms of weak kidneys such as back ache puffy eyes leg cramps moist palms and burning or scanty passage and urges readers to buy from Haarlem in Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Gly-Cas Praise Echoes Through Amarillo In Ad Claims
Endorsed by multiple Amarillo residents, Gly-Cas is touted for relief of rheumatism neuritis and various pains. Mrs J W Oakley recounts dramatic 10 year stomach suffering and weight loss then relief after a Gly-Cas course. The ad notes Gly-Cas at Fox Drug Co Amarillo 1.00 per box or 6 for 5.00 with payment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Oakley
Johnson Street
Amarillo
Fox Drug Co
No. 3
Oliver-Eakle
Mrs. Oakley
Oliver Eakle
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Childress
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Licely
Father
Guditor
Reed
Gome
Tobacco Road
Jeeter Lester
Joeter Ter
Jeeter
Georgia
Old Jeeter
Acetie
Joeeter
Benny Greenhill
Mr. Greenhill
Hartford
Connecticut
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Dallas
Amarillo Bank & Trust Company
First National Bank
Plains Country
Mason King
Menry Ford
United States
Roosevelt
North Plains
Sandes
Bill Allen
Jack R. Allen
Perryton
Sandies
Bill
Harlow
Stidger
Matthews
Sullivan
New York City
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Paris
Rouen
France
Andrew Carnegie
Indiana
Bibelius
Francis Hackett
Signe, Toksvis
Supreme Court of the
U. S
Yale University
Yale Daily News
William Randolph Mearst
Fort Worth
Tex
Star-Telegram
Senators
Newark
KGNE
MeGory
Tam
Polk Street
North Polk Street
Katharine Miller
Salvation Army
Mary Louise Broome
The
Hoosier Hot Shots
Ethiop
Kipling
George
West Virginia
Claude V. Parsons
Democrat
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau, Jr
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Col
Edward M. House
Charles T. Fisher, Jr
C. B. Merriam
Fisher
Southwestern Drug Company
Neys
Sherwin-Williams
Tyler
America
City Drug Co
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