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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
2
The narrator returns to Amarillo after a two week trip and predicts fair weather for the near term with heat on Fourth of July, breezy southwest winds, and scattered showers over the weekend. He recalls air travel, talks finances and Roosevelt bets, and notes plans to report future weather forecasts.
In New Haven a Republican, AI Fr. Smith, 25, appeared in police court charged with driving with improper registrations. Judge Joseph Weiner suggested suspending the sentence after remarks by Prosecutor Edward Klebanoff, a Democrat, who invited Smith to “take a walk.” Smith expressed thanks and walked away as directed. the radio programming list followed with multiple shows and times for Thursday and Friday.
Harry Hines of Wichita Falls, chair of the Texas Highway Commission, will attend the July 14 highway rally to celebrate the Gulf to Colorado all weather highway opening. Paving on Highway No. 5 near Clarendon will close gaps. Dallas to Denver boosters will attend with a barbecue as a feature. Wade Brymer chairs local arrangements.
Three men were reported blown to bits today at 9 30 A M by accidental dynamite discharge on a highway bridge two and a half miles south of Novata Oklahoma. A project superintendent said he heard the blast and saw a giant dust cloud from a quarter mile away. Twenty other laborers nearby were uninjured and no details could be obtained.
Senator Robert W. Carey of Wyoming, a Republican, said Landon would win in November because he is a regular American. Carey met Landon in Fites Park Colorado to discuss land and reclamation issues of western states and campaign strategy. Landon shifted from leisure to mapping fall campaign plans.
Rebel chief Francisco Garcia and 23 followers yielded yesterday in Canadlany and were granted safe passage home after surrendering guns ammo and horses. Col Alberto Bellon Santana arranged the terms noting the broader trend of rebel leaders seeking to quit alliances.
A fragment from a TALK column shows a widow aged 32 seeking housekeeping help while mentioning twins and a girl. The readable content hints at personal letters and domestic concerns with references to Tack and Page 8.
Senator Clint Small visits North Plains for a three day swing. He spoke in Hereford, introduced by C. H. Dillahey, and was a guest of the Hereford Lions Club. Accompanied by his son Clint Jr, he plans to speak in Canadian on July Fourth at 11 A.M.
President Roosevelt orders the national committee purged of two classes of members. He demands resignations of members who run lucrative law offices in the capital and bars any committee member from holding appointive federal office. The Farley case tests whether the policy will hold.
Floodwaters lapped courthouse steps as Norces inundated roads to Tilden and backed up the government subsistence home project southeast of Three Rivers. Frio backwash imperiled homes in Kyle area while Plum Creek near Kyle ran shallow. A freight wreck left two dead and two children missing after a bridge washout, with two families still missing children as fresh rainfall raised flood fears.
Potter County commissioners approved borrowing up to 40000 dollars from a local bank for six months, with 10000 dollars for the salary fund to cover unpaid staff. The First National Bank will cash warrants at six percent interest. A 30000 dollar road and bridge loan will be repaid monthly from state auto licenses. June tax collections were strong and pledged to cover February warrants. County offices shifted to a new salary system January 1, 1933, and overdraft on the general fund dropped from 108000 dollars.
A tornado swept through Archibald and Mangham in Richland Parish early today, killing one person and injuring five, three of them seriously. The twister lasted about five minutes and moved from the southwest to the northeast at 7 30 a m CST.
A fragmentary report shows Zioncheck discussing surrender and past persecutions. He notes a passenger in a smoking car tested a Zion check zipper and found it good while a representative fears potential whipping in Seattle's political fight.
Rep. Mari on A Zioncheck returns to Seattle after a dramatic Washington DC send off. Spokane plans a ballroom orchestra and Olympic high jump colors to greet him while Seattle avoids a public reception. Zioncheck, who escaped a Maryland sanitarium, faces 17 challengers including one woman as he travels toward reelection.
The elder Kuklinski and his son were in a mine near Stevens when the roof began to give way. The elder led the way and the son pushed the wheelbarrow as the cave-in trapped him. After a night of effort, 24 miners rescued the son. the father rode in the ambulance with him.
Amarillo delegation plans to attend the Fourth of July celebration in Clarendon for the opening of the new stretch of Highway No. 5. A committee led by Tom Wingate J A Whitley and FE M Blackburn will arrange travel and attendance publicity. Amarilloans are urged to cooperate to ensure a big celebration.
The 7 year old boy Jimmy Thompson was cleared of all suspicion in the death of his mother Florence Thompson Castle a cabaret girl. Police Captain William O Brien said investigators eliminated the possibility that the boy killed his mother himself while considering a new theory to explain his account of the murder.
In 108th Civil District Court Judge W E Gee denied Deshong Motor Freight Lines request to bar State Highway Patrol from weighing trucks. Dismissal of injunction cancels a prior restraining order. suit names Captain M L Berry head of Panhandle patrol. Curtis Hill assistant attorney general represented the state.
In Dallas on July 2 major cab operators said 500 striking drivers had rebelled and expected to resume work within a few days. The report notes widespread unrest among taxicab workers amid the ongoing labor action.
George Hayden serves as day desk sergeant at Amarillo police headquarters while Sergeant Elmer Green is away on vacation.
The Advertising Federation of America at its 32nd convention adopts a truth-in-advertising code to curb unfair copy, false statements, misleading price claims, pseudo science, and biased testimonials. The code, already approved by the ANA and AAAA, targets unethical advertisers and offensive claims.
Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico and his family visited Amarillo today arriving from Washington Wednesday evening and to proceed to Albuquerque this afternoon. He is brother of Mrs. J. K. Blythe of 1224 Fannin Street who he visited at St Anthony's Hospital where she has been confined for 10 days. Accompanying the senator were his wife two children Dennis Jr and Gloria Maria and his secretary Joe Y Martinez.
A compiled list shows individual ballot fees and grand totals for numerous people including COSTSlaw Mrs T H Rodgers R A Haley John Winters Joe Gray Jewell Davidson C W Carder J N Rigas W M Adams W M McGough L D Heyser Grand Redder F S Wallace Hubert Cole Ted Blackburn R W Hall Howard Anderson F FB Jordan H R Jones Mark Parker Bob Clark J W Minter G C Fairey Frank Buckingham Dan Pavillard Percy Gibbs Herman Wright F C Reeder T A Reville.
O Mahoney cites increased public debt funded by HOLC RFC PHA and FCA to about 33.75 billion dollars. Morgenthau lists extraordinary 1936 expenditures: 3.3 billion for recovery and relief, 1.7 billion borrowed to pay bonuses, 44 million to reimburse tax processing. The bonus passed Congress over Roosevelt veto. AAA and tax processing were held unconstitutional.
Sheriff Burney said vigilante bands, including a reportedly wealthy merchant, raided homes at night. The grand jury adjourned and will report August 21. Victims include Mrs Bertha Fowler, 35, her mentally incompetent 14-year-old daughter, farmer Lihuey Fowler, three Fowler daughters, and John Crib. Burney noted three other whipped men and expected more.
A vessel rode south bound winds near a low pressure area, surpassing 110 knots for several hours. Earlier over the Atlantic she faced heavy headwinds that Tuesday night reduced speed to 85 knots.
The witness described alleged marital tensions between Miss Frink and MacArthur. Details included furnishings bought at Syosset farmhouse, salary moves, and accusations of detectives hired with proceeds from early play success. Both sides clashed over misstatements and infidelity claims.
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