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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1933
Page
2
A writer contemplates community loss and mental strain after a local tragedy. He notes Bob Ames’s popularity at St. Anthony's hospital, reports on Amarillo oil lease investment, and urges public spirited speculation to aid the area. The column weaves in weather cautions for Fourth of July and a parable about a bird of paradise.
A Globe-News special train to the World’s Fair carried 100 travelers back to Amarillo after a week of sightseeing. Sponsor Wilbur C. Hawk announced a second excursion soon with plans and details to follow.
George W. Saunders 79 long time president of the Old Trail Drivers Association of Texas died in San Antonio after a lingering illness. He recalled his cattle days when a small group of white men rescued him from an angry band of 200 Indians led by Chief Bacon Rind of the Osages, a story he later joked about with his rescuers.
A Globe-trotting hero returns home and wins access to Austin’s powers. Julius Dorenfield earns influence with Jim Ferguson and fights for Palo Duro Park, dam projects on the Canadian River, and a Rock Island bridge plan. Stinnett shares dam talks and rail highway bridge ideas. A wallet reward and a Fourth of July bicycle race at The Nat tie local news together with Amarillo progress.
Monday night at the Mission Theater offers guest night with free admission after the current film Best of Enemies, followed by the color romance King of Jazz. The event invites all patrons to stay for the second feature.
The Fourth of July celebration includes admission swimming picnicking and bands with fireworks. A Tuesday morning bicycle race starts from The Nat at 10 with girl’s race at 10 30. Dances open Monday night and many Amarilloans attend events at Anvil Park Rodeo and Palisades State Park. Post office hours downtown and branches will run 9 to 10 Tuesday morning.
Farmers slow to reduce production as contract forms lag and higher prices boost resistance to accept cash benefits and government offers. Farm Administrators withhold acreage figures to avoid speculation while awaiting final results and Secretary Wallace's decision on program adoption.
W. J. Carter, a 53 year old unemployed insurance salesman, was abducted by three men in an Oklahoma licensed sedan. He was slashed with a scythe, robbed of 50 cents, stripped to a grass skirt and left near a negro house 16 miles north of Houston. Carter barely walked and identified his attackers to officers.
Assistant Attorney General Sidney Benbow returned from New York where he attended a conference with the New York Insurance commissioner on plans for a national real estate system using bonds with surety company guarantees. The goal is to manage properties to avoid selling at low prices. Representatives from states with bondholders attended the conference.
Frank Barton remained in Potter County jail on a burglary charge after a Sunday arrest by Deputy Sheriff W T Lyons of Randall County. Bond set at 1500 dollars. Nine indictments, all felonies, were returned by the Potter County grand jury before the term adjourned.
A herd of 63 registered cattle at Berea College in Kentucky averaged a pound of fat per day during a herd test.
Petitions filed Monday ask for two more city commissioners, signed by 792 voters, meeting roughly 10 percent of qualified voters. The proposals also seek four precincts, one commissioner per precinct, and mayor at large. a special election would follow if signatures are validated.
Market notes show wheat futures near 1.08 while May delivery closes at 1.08. Oats slip to 55 cents as a drought wary crop remains among the smallest in decades. Corn tops 70 cents, rye and barley rise, with December barley at 63 cents and December rye at 85 cents.
At the parley on monetary reform, President Roosevelt delivered a forceful rebuke to French and gold country calls for temporary currency stabilization. He called stabilization demands an excuse for ongoing economic errors and warned talks must wait until nations balance budgets and live within means.
Chicago July 3 Walter Dill Scott president Northwestern University urged educators to drop snobbery stand patter attitudes and seclusiveness to engage in active civic life. He told National Education Association delegates that there is no monopoly of social leadership today and education should seize the opportunity, noting obsolete teaching methods in American institutions.
Trial of 29 persons charged with unlawful assembly in disturbances over the eviction of Jack Daniel from his rented home was set for July 12. All but T F Barlow have been released on bond or recognizance. Barlow's bond stands at 1500 dollars in Fort Worth.
Kansas City markets show cattle calves and sheep with top bids and ranges across hogs sows and yearlings while New Orleans cotton opens strong on short covering and favorable reports from the London conference. Early grains rally on wheat and a speculative uplift in stocks as markets react to currency and RF C loan news.
Amelia Earhart was forced to land in Wichita due to motor trouble while en route to a transcontinental race. She was expected to reach Municipal Airport later today after spending Saturday night in Wichita and losing chances at posted prizes.
Cal Farley, local Goodrich tire distributor and leading dealer, sails to New York City and other eastern points for a new display idea. He will be away long enough to attend a World War division reunion. Farley earned Army and Marine Corps distinctions and welterweight champion of the AEF in Paris, later wrestling professionally before returning to tire dealing.
Five or six members of the William Dooley family were killed when their car was struck by a Texas and Pacific passenger train near Linden, Arkansas, seven miles south of Atlanta. The deceased include William Dooley, 38, Mattie Dooley, 36, W. L. Dooley II, 11, J. Anrie Dooley 16, and Thelma Dooley 9. a small child escaped and was left with neighbors. The crash is attributed to failure to see the train due to a high embankment.
In Amarillo a 45 year old laundry owner, Mr McClure, shot at his former employer Mr Ames and Mrs Drysdale after a dispute over his resignation. McClure died at the laundry. Ames and Drysdale were wounded. Ames identified a watch lost in the struggle and cartridges tied to McClure. Sheriff Adams found McClure's body. the case centers on a reported derangement during the conflict.
Houston port officials expected a renewed cotton trade with the Soviet Union after the Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced a plan to finance about 4 million dollars for export. Local exporters anticipated shipments through Houston, as in the pre 1930 31 seasons, with Anderson Clayton Oakland and McFaddin Brothers named as major shippers.
Thieves robbed the Proctor State Bank in Proc tor of 123 500 dollars in three cent stamped envelopes and 1000 penny postal cards, all property of the post office. Entry suspected through a rear window. the safe was moved to the sidewalk as officers opened an investigation.
The famous couple once again part ways with Fairbanks globe trotting in England amid noble entertainment while Mary stays in Hollywood seeking a new story for another film. Rumors of separation circulate but are repeatedly denied.
Kilgore Texas 36 hour production survey of the East Texas Oil field is awaited by operators and railroad commission officials to assess the impact of the Saturday order prohibiting back allowables on output since the weekend start.
Osteopathic surgery is described as a conservative, cause‑seeking approach to head and neck conditions, reducing reliance on invasive procedures. Dr. J Deason of Chicago is highlighted for bloodless tonsil removal methods and advancing diagnosis and post operative care to prevent complications. Catarrhal deafness is cited as a symptom rather than a disease, linked to nasal or throat irritation affecting the Eustachian tube.
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