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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1936
Page
2
A rural weather column describes light snow and a dropping temperature to near zero, with mentions of wheat moisture and arctic-like plains. It notes a penguin sighting near Dalhart and praises the Clovis News-Journal as an advanced, punchy local paper while sharing a tale of fast drivers and cross-country car trips.
A rapid-drive tale opens with a pickup by motorcycle officers who warn a fast driver that he is flying too low. The rest items report various odds from costs of the weather service to wartime marriages, prices in Europe, and a brain surgeon’s response to personal tragedy alongside judicial trial outcomes.
Insurgent Southern Democrats meet in Macon Georgia to oppose Roosevelt's bid for a second term. Governor Eugene Talmadge and John Henry Kirby condemn the administration and press states rights and local sovereignty in speeches at a grass roots gathering.
Miss Laura V. Hamner today received notice of her appointment as area supervisor for the Federal Writers Project overseeing Districts 16 17 and 18, including 48 Texas counties from the northern line south to Ector Midland and Glasscock. Succeeding her will be Mrs H M Hale. Main district offices are Amarillo Lubbock and Big Spring with Hamner keeping headquarters in this city. The appointment is effective immediately.
A reader 66 years old seeks work, stating strength and health for yard or garden tasks. He offers yard or garden services and asks for newspaper printing in Tack’s column. A middle aged lady also seeks hourly or daily work, willing to care for children, an invalid, or do housekeeping, must be home at night.
The Amarillo court recounts Hamlin meeting Welch four days earlier and driving her home after daylight dates and alleged relations in his car near Wolflin Golf Course. Simpson questions Welch's statements while Miller pushes for full reading of the earlier deposition. The state’s rebuttal and the insanity defense’s medical testimony conclude the defense case.
Death claimed H. E. Hertner a longtime Amarillo resident and plumbing businessman aged 78. He died at his home 1600 Hughes Street after two months of ill health. Survived by wife Emily son Henry five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Griggs & Sons Chapel.
A Texas state capitol grounds swarm reports call robins the predominant species with around a million birds perching in trees and at an artificial pond. Observers speculate the mass movement follows two cold waves or is an annual midwinter migration from cedar brakes toward feeding grounds in Central Texas.
County treasurer Hubert Cole says Potter County employees receive salary checks earlier this month to allow payments before Friday midnight deadline. The plan excludes county officials from early payment.
Snow continued across the Panhandle Plains and New Mexico com manding roads as planes were grounded. Temperatures ranged from zero to the mid teens with lows in Dalhart at 14 degrees and Texline at 12. Snow totals varied from about one inch to three inches along the Fort Worth Denver line and toward Pampa, Amarillo, and Shattuck.
Mrs Maury Maverick wife of the Texas Representative objected to paying for dirt in Washington She said she wanted to plant Texas cactus and found the back yard dirt frozen She went downtown and paid 65 cents for dirt remarking that at that rate their Texas ranch would be worth about 3 000 000 000
Lionel Barrymore discusses his preparation for the cinema adaptation of Sinclair Lewis It Cant Happen Here. He plans to portray Dr Doremus, the editor who opposes a Mussolini style dictator, with production to begin soon. He arrived in Amarillo early morning and expects to leave for Hollywood shortly for casting and filming.
Sheppard notes 1935 revenue up from gasoline and cigarette taxes due to stronger laws and enforcement. Oil production taxes rose receipts to 8,016,042 from 6,081,827 while gross receipts climbed to 11,136,134. Ad valorem taxes, poll tax, land sales rentals and aid all fell in various amounts.
War fronts show Italian forces consolidating positions as barbed wire entanglements gird the plains near Aksum. Blackshirt troops conduct daily patrols into Ethiopian territory with limited field time. Italian total forces exceed 300000 men across fronts.
Advertisement promotes Blue Star Ointment as a remedy for itch rash tetter foot itch ringworm and eczema. Claims tested medicines kill itching and offer money back on first jar if relief fails.
In a nationwide appeal donors and volunteers join the battle against infantile paralysis. Grants from Birthday Celebrations fund research at Stanford Harvard Pennsylvania Long Island Yale USC Chicago City Hospital Cleveland NYU. Medical bodies coordinate effort with the Warm Springs Foundation aided by 75 orthopedic surgeons. The birthday date honors gratitude and support for this cause.
A welfare worker urges using old newspapers as insulation for a family in need while a widowed mother laments months without reading material. Mrs. Robinson reviews a December monthly report for her organization amid hectic calls and visits.
A school bus overturned on icy Roy Harbor near Tupelo, killing Alma Drennan Billie Pargent and Allen Hagger all 16 14 and 12 respectively. Fourteen other children were injured and treated at a nearby Ada hospital while some seriously hurt remained under care.
Arlette Stavisky the widow of financier Alexander Stavisky, acquitted after 16 months in prison, will work for about 50 dollars weekly in the Folies de Femmes revuel on Broadway. The formerly wealthy figure seeks a modest stage position amid New York cabaret life.
A home cough remedy uses 2% Pinex poured into a pint bottle with granulated sugar syrup to make a full pint. Mix two cups sugar and one cup water to create syrup with no cooking. The formula promises fast relief, loosened phlegm, and soothing of irritated membranes with a money back guarantee.
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