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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
2
Citizens urged to pay poll tax tonight at the courthouse as the Community Chest fundraising to feed hungry Amarillo school children intensifies. Mayor Rogers and local volunteers coordinate feeding efforts with donations of beef, bread, and cash to reach the urgent $12,000 target.
A crowded appeal in Amarillo shows donations from the Carpenters Union and local supporters to the Community Chest. Contributions include a $50 pledge and smaller gifts totaling over $20, with plans to fund groceries, medicine, heat, and school meals.
Day long radio grid lists programs from 3:00 p.m. Love Parade to 5:30 p.m. International Sunday School Lesson tonight with a morning slate including The Sky Pilot Eyes Opener Farm and Home Hour and Music features.
In Joliet, State's Attorney McCabe voiced belief that Richard Loeb was killed by a fellow convict in a planned plot. The case ties to prison corruption worries possibly affecting Gov. Horner's renomination bid and prompts calls for prison reform and scrutiny of Joliet prison leadership under Joseph Ragen.
San Francisco report states District Attorney Matthew Brady rejected a grand jury demand to take over the Ann Cooper Hewitt sterilization case. He will pursue the municipal court route with Feb 4 arguments on warrants related to Miss Hewitt’s refusal to sign a complaint. The $500000 suit accuses her mother Mayron McCarter and two doctors and a psychiatrist of deception in a sterilization operation.
Walter Holland alias Irish O Malley and two accomplices pleaded not guilty to bank robbery and murder charges as the government pressed its final drive against the O Malley gang. Mrs Dan T Heady, widow of a slain gunman, escaped indictment for murder of an officer in the jail break case.
The remark about dying with a noble epitaph frames a prideful statement. A New Jersey statute makes it punishable to interfere with a newspaper photographer or reporter in pursuit of his occupation.
Letter from Helen Jane McLain requests the return of a brown leather right hand glove dropped near the high school. She provides her address and contact number 9970 and asks anyone who found it to call.
In Chicago on January 31, the Drake estate mail fraud trial neared closure as 33 of 41 defendants remained on the sidelines. Judge Philip L. Sullivan had already directed acquittal for 12 and 21 others, leaving eight to be tried before the federal court jury. Prosecution and defense sought final rulings before day’s end.
John E. Hill president of the Panhandle Mortgage Company spoke at a Farm Debt Adjustment Administration meeting in Potter County urging diversification in farming and a rehabilitation program for unemployed and cashless farmers. The session drew about 75 people with Texas Tech president Dr Bradford Knapp and R J Murray among speakers. A round table was planned to follow the program.
The Italian S S Fedora and the Soviet S S Pravda collided 14 miles from Dungeness in the English Channel. Fedora, listing heavily, anchored in the Dover channel while Pravda, bows crumpled, proceeded to the roadstead of the downs between Dover and Deal. No casualties were reported.
The piece notes a grand but incomplete fundraiser with millions estimated to attend numerous balls. President Roosevelt, marking his 54th birthday, greeted the nation amid Warm Springs events, Ginger Rogers and Mrs. Roosevelt visiting venues, funds flowing to the Warm Springs Foundation, while New York hosted a Waldorf-Astoria pageant and Beefsteak dinner at Tammany Hall.
The Bronx attorney C Lloyd Fisher demanded a grand jury probe of testimony by Amandus Hochmuth in Hauptmann's trial. Hochmuth, near Lindbergh’s Rockaway estate, testified Hauptmann drove near the Lindbergh home with a ladder. If Hochmuth is indicted for perjury, Hauptmann could be spared death or gain a new trial. Hochmuth plans a Florida vacation but may return if needed.
Funeral arrangements for Frank E. Bair who died at 7 30 pm yesterday at his home 904 North Pierce Amarillo He was 80 a retired shoemaker and resident for nine years Survivors include wife Martha Ellen two daughters Mrs D G Benjamin of Earp California and Mrs Ed Hinman of Grand Junction Colorado son Clyde Bair a Santa Fe dispatcher and Everett Bair of Black California with body at Griggs Chapel
Legion Wynn Goode outlines meet goals to handle individual claims. Amarillo parley is part of a Texas tour starting January 11 with delegates from 60 posts across three states. Attendees include Fred Young department adjutant and Ernest Coens department commander, with Hanson Post arranging the local gathering.
From neckline to hem the simple four piece house frock is easy to sew with an illustrated instructor. Pattern 2662 comes in sizes 14 through 42 and uses about 3 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16. Order with 15 cents, include name, address, size, and pattern number. The Amarillo Glebe Pattern Dept. 243 W.
General Kondylis, once a Populist co leader with Theotokis and key in restoring the monarchy, remained active after last Sunday’s election. His faction won 63 of 300 seats, while the Venizelist Liberals took 142 seats and control of parliament.
Illinois researchers near finishing a deadly neutron beam device. The machine, guarded by a 56 foot safety zone, aims to reduce white blood cells to treat leukemia and may help cancer research while aiding nuclear structure discovery. Dr. P G Kruger leads the project.
Fall absent from hearing argues judgment void for lack of personal notice to him and his wife. Petroleum Securities Corp, tied to Doheny, later bought the ranch. Attorneys claim Judge Frenger lacked jurisdiction since Doheny is dead and his heirs were not served in Fall's action.
Senator Borah of Idaho will not campaign in Pennsylvania for delegates to the Republican national convention. Former Governor Pinchot said Borah lacks sufficient funds to enter the fight, citing a brief conference with Borah at his office. Pinchot noted Borah has hushed support in Pennsylvania but advised against pursuing delegates due to money constraints.
Miss Georgia Ferlet secretary of the Amarillo Potter County Health Unit is not talking much. An illness from a cold weeks ago has affected her throat and her physician advised as little talking as possible until the attack is corrected.
An Irish terrier named Bid walked into County Auditor C S Kelser’s office in Elyria and laid three dollars for a license at the auditor’s feet, startling staff and proving a dog can handle paperwork.
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