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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1936
Page
1
In Doorn Netherlands Wilhelm II former Kaiser of Germany marks his 77th birthday. Observances were trimmed to family and household due to King George VI’s funeral. Exiled for 17 years the once powerful ruler remains a shadowy figure seen rarely as villagers note his seclusion.
California doctors and acquaintances testified that George Hamlin may be insane. Depositions cited memory lapses and a hazy gaze, with references to horoscopes and misquotations of Browning and Meredith. Defense plans further character attacks while the trial continues through the week.
The Senate 76 to 19 and the House 324 to 61 voted to override the President and enact the 2.49 billion dollar soldiers bonus bond plan. The move creates an immediate outlay and raises questions about funding and potential new taxes to cover the treasury drain. Senator King opposed the override, urging reference to finance committee, while Harrison supported the bill.
Britain marks the final day of King George V lying in state in Westminster Hall as crowds surge to 10,000 per hour. Mourners protest early hall closure, some marching to Downing Street while cleaners are said to be performing duties.
Police investigated a hijacking at the Gulf Filling Station on Sixteenth Avenue and Filmore Street late last night. Operator J R Anthony said two men in a black 1933 Ford V-8 pumped fuel and robbed him of about $50, taking the billfold and leaving the rest. one man wore a black suit and topcoat with a light hat, the other a suede jacket and dark trousers. The incident occurred after 8 PM, the station's second robbery this month following a January 3 theft of oil worth around $75.
Lubbock on January 27 reports Linnie Ruth Prater 16 of Lubbock and Roy Blount 20 of Sulphur Springs killed in a two car collision in South Lubbock. Five others injured include Ruby Wilkins 22 with severe cuts and broken legs. Blount's body sent to Sulphur Springs for burial.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the administration's permanent neutrality bill today in Washington on January 27, moving the measure toward House consideration.
President Roosevelt named six of the seven members of the new Federal Reserve Board to take office February 1. Marriner S Eccles of Utah will head the board. others include Joseph A Broderick of New York City for 14 years, M B Szymczak of Chicago for 12 years, Ronald Ransom of Georgia for six years, John K McKee of Ohio for 10 years, and Ralph W Morrison of San Antonio Texas for two years.
America's union coal miners prepared to demand a 30 hour work week as their right with no wage reduction. The push reflects growing strength of the labor movement and seeks to reduce hours without pay cuts.
The House Appropriations committee urged a 50 percent cut in helium production funds for 1937. The interior department request would be 9,179 dollars versus 18,000 used this year. They rejected a 20,000 restoration estimate for the Bush A-1 gas well near Amarillo Texas, noting demand fell since the Akron and Macon disasters and existing wells should suffice.
Texas Governor James V. Allred said there will be no immediate special session of the Legislature, likely after February 14 when the old age pension law takes effect. He stressed the need to complete the law setup and investigations before calling any session, citing costs and practical timelines.
The Italian government announced that 10 000 Ethiopians were slain in battles on the southern front. General Agostini’s partly motorized division moved toward Wadara while Graziani’s column pushed 266 miles inland from Dolo. Ethiopian counterattacks failed as they were mowed by enfilading machine gun fire, trapping thousands.
In Chicago on January 27 prosecutors sought a $75,000 stake in the Drake estate mail fraud case. Defense lawyers asked a court order to release the funds impounded after a raid on Drake promotion headquarters, arguing much of the money belonged to 21 defendants acquitted two weeks earlier by Federal Judge Philip L. Sullivan.
Blue Steele and his recording band bring a lively show to The Nat with young and old fans from Amarillo and the Panhandle expected. The dance starts at 9 50 and runs until 12 20 Tuesday morning with admission of 1 10 per person. Peggy Moore and Sonny Richardson join Steele as featured performers for Amarillo booking by the Tri State Fair Association.
A brisk north wind drives a southern cold wave through Central Texas. Temperatures fall to near 28 30 degrees in the lower Rio Grande Valley may dip tonight. Snow and sleet reported in Palestine Houston Beaumont Corsicana with many cities recording subfreezing readings this morning.
A federal grand jury indicted three corporations and four individuals on charges of conspiracy to violate the Arms Embargo Act and to defraud customs. The counts include alleged secret export of 15 machine guns in airplane cases to Bolivia during the Chaco dispute. Defendants: Curtiss-Wright Export Corp, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co Inc, Barr Shipping Corp, John J Allard, Clarence W Webster, Samuel J Abelow, Robert R Barr.
The Rev. Dr. Jay Thomas Stocking, moderator of the National Council of Congregational and Christian Churches, died of pneumonia today at Newton Center hospital, Mass. He was 65. A telegram to his daughter, Mrs James P. Wilson, announced the death from St Louis.
A compromise agreement ended a strike by 5,000 workers at independent flat grass plants in Pittsburgh after a three week stoppage begun January 1. The deal calls for a five per cent wage increase and a 50 cent an hour minimum, lower than the union’s 7 per cent demand. PHA Loans and Long-Bell Lumber Company referenced.
Bitter Arctic air sweeps across eastern states as subzero readings persist for a sixth day in the Middle West. Frostbite cases surge and deaths exceed 175 nationwide. Rail accidents in Sulphur Springs and Chicago due to brittle tracks. Iowa derailment reports no injuries. Albany anticipates another 6 below reading.
Abilene Amarillo Brownsville Dallas Port Arthur Sherman and Wichita Falls posted above average increases in employment and payrolls in January based on 1 300 establishments. The report showed 64 742 employment for the week ending January 18 and payrolls at 1 474 000 with gains driven by beverages brick tile cement plants cotton compresses foundries and other industries.
Fair tonight in Amarillo with a low around 24. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer. West Texas cities expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with a freezing southeast portion tonight, rising temps Tuesday. New Mexico regions see fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Temperature extremes up to 1 o'clock today range 18 to 31. Winter Oils 10¢ Qt. 1900 W, 3rd.
Partially clad body of a young waitress found packed in a hotel room trunk in Spokane. Police pursue a Japanese acquaintance as a homicide suspect. Victim identified by aunt as Dolores Naccarato, 24. savings withdrawal of $100 noted days before disappearance.
The Senate agricultural committee refused to accept Secretary Henry A. Wallace's view that the administration's new farm program is constitutional. The panel acted during a session in Washington with no consensus reached on the legality of the policy.
An elevated three car train on a Chicago south side curve derailed two cars leaving the rails. About fifty passengers were bruised or shaken with three women seriously injured. Firefighters freed riders from 45 degree tilted cars while the third car stayed on the track. Motorman Albert J. Totte said speed was about 15 mph and brakes possibly froze.
Guide to pronouncing names and places in current events with examples. Includes Willie Hoppe Jascha Heifetz Albuquerque Boise Ernst Von Starhemberg and notes on syllable stress and the pronunciation of Von.
More than 70 agronomists, project managers, range examiners, camp superintendents and foresters gathered at Amarillo Hotel to seek unification of the federal soil and wind erosion program in Region 6. Co C Enlow and H H Finnell led the one day conference as they reviewed a sweeping agronomy check to prevent further damage and to bring the soil back.
Bucharest police suspect Miss Romania Tita Cristescu, the nation’s beauty winner and Queen Marie Theater actress, was killed with a poisoned toothbrush after initial suicide findings. Investigators found traces of a subtle poison in her blood and on her toothbrush and toiletries, but no clear motive or culprit.
A jury is completed and testimony began in the murder with out malice and failure to stop and render aid case against W. T. Hitson. The charge concerns the death of J. W. Simms of Paducah on a highway north of Childress in November 1934. Hutson had been indicted last January but the case was continued and again delayed at the June term.
Niagara Falls N Y January 27 for the third day the rushing waters of the American falls were stilled due to a solid ice jam in the upper channel. With continued cold and more snow expected the falls may stay dry for days while the Canadian falls receive the water. A winter crowd of thousands watched the sight yesterday marking a record turnout in two decades.
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