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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
2
Foretold Fourth of July showers fade into talk of a hard winter and cotton prices. The writer shares home diaries on pajamas fashion, ravens near Dumas, baby adoption interest, and odd trends from Amarillo to New York, ending with musings on cooking and digestion.
A cluttered list of programming from KGNC includes news commentary, dance music, voice segments, and sports broadcasts. It also shows references to Blatz Baseball, musical programs, and advertisements interwoven with disjoint historical notes and stray lines about baseball pennants and figures.
Denver hosts the National Education Association convention as 1,200 delegates vote on a new credo and leadership. Agnes Sambels on, Iowa official, is claimed as a winner amid a field including Caroline Woodruff and Annie Woodward, with delegates pushing for reform and a woman in the president’s seat.
Fire at United Sash and Door Company on Houston Street caused nearly 500 dollars in damage. Sawdust in a rear bin ignited, burning 10 to 12 feet of wall as firefighters arrived around 7 30 this morning.
Thousands gather for July 4 observances in Amarillo with a hot clear day forecast. City Lake speedboat races begin at 1030 with crowds along the shores for 1320 afternoon laps. Palo Duro State Park draws picnickers and visitors to scenic river rides and park activities.
Workers from Southwestern Kell Telephones Company gather for their annual meeting at Hardings Ranch Pavilion and organize camping and other activities. Local holiday golfers and planned baseball games at Metro Park are noted, with a doubleheader featuring Amarillo Shamrocks and Cottero of Lekors mentioned.
A guard was removed today from the bedside of Miss Sarah Conwell in Amarilla. Hor hospital report says she rests well after habeas corpus proceedings freed her from a three day jail term for contempt of court. Attorneys pursue settlement while doctors warn further imprisonment could threaten her health.
Oklahoma City observers watched a centipede, a black widow and a tarantula contest a venom duel in a glass box as other competitors died. The scorpion fell first, then tarantula, before the centipede faced a second tarantula and a final, tense standoff ensued.
Frank A. Thompson 70, a retired Fort Worth and Denver engineer, died at his Amarillo home on North Grant Street. He belonged to the Methodist Church and railroad orders. Survived by daughter Miss Jennie Gruhiker of Oklahoma, two sons Alvah F. and James F. Thompson of Amarillo, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral plans pending with Griggs & Sons. Burial expected Friday afternoon.
A Gueensey to Bournemouth airliner was forced down three miles off the Isle of Wight. One of two men aboard was rescued by a passing steamer, Cap W. Oxden believed dead. The rescued passenger is identified only as Mr Granger.
Shelby Camp of the Sons of the Confederacy reports ongoing preparations across major southern cities to send organized delegations for a three day reunion. The chamber of commerce has received hundreds of letters from city and state groups planning special trains and equipment to welcome visitors. About 20 000 people are expected to attend the event following yesterday's meeting with the President.
On July 4, the Declaration of Independence will remain in place at the Library of Congress shrine alongside the Constitution. A new archives building hosts state papers and draws 2000 to 3000 visitors daily, but the Declaration remains difficult to read behind protective yellow glass.
Celebrations featured parades, picnics, and fireworks from Beaumont to Shreveport. Veterans and patriotic events marked the day with salutes and pageants. Coastal beaches, Lake Worth, Lake Wichita, and Go od field picnic scenes attracted crowds while Hoover spoke in California and New Jersey police studied traffic control measures amid heavy travel.
The article quotes a vivid Fourth of July speech urging that liberty remain the core of government action while defending individual rights amid a world crisis. It notes President Roosevelt’s tax plan discussions and related Independence Day events across states, including Huey Long’s legislative push in Louisiana and Georgia’s celebratory remarks.
Juan Ignacio Pombo, 21, a Spanish aviator who crossed the Atlantic to visit his sweetheart in Mexico City, is in Para, Brazil, repairing a new plane after the prior craft cracked on May 27. Eldice newspaper reports Elena Rivera may be en route to Spain to be with her father, a Santander publisher, who is ill.
Marvin Jones says pending Senate amendments to the Farm Act block recovery of processing taxes paid to finance crop control programs. He, as chair of the House Agriculture Committee, argues lawsuits cannot win before amendments become law and would apply to both pending and future cases.
Merton Ward Goodrich listed as public enemy No 1 by police chiefs is to be returned to Detroit to answer for the confessed torture slaying of 11 year old Lillian Galla her. Detectives fly from New York to seize the fugitive who battled authorities and was identified as the Gallaher girl slaver. His 28 year old wife, devoted to him, will accompany him back.
Senate action on the revised omnibus bank bill was predicted for next week. The measure will not reach the Senate before Wednesday despite a favorable report from the banking and currency committee yesterday.
House leaders, upset by the revolt over the utility bill, planned to push ahead with tax legislation. The president’s tax message estimated a revenue of 1 billion dollars annually, while treasury estimates projected about a third of that. c
Clarence Holt and Martha Moro, both 45, filed a county court document outlining their marriage intentions on July 4 in Fort Worth. They vow not to discuss family troubles in the neighborhood, to hug and kiss away disputes, and to limit gossip about each other in public.
Ring was arrested June 19 on a fugitive warrant at the request of Kraus, who alleges Ring participated in hijacking 105 cases of liquor near Estancia. Ring gained release on habeas corpus bond. Authorities note Ring had posted bonds on two liquor indictments in Potter County. The case recalls a prior Christmas truck theft from a North Amarillo tourist camp.
Baton Rouge on Independence Day. Huey Long calls another special session to pass laws aimed at curbing New Orleans city government. Long flew to New Orleans to direct state affairs and was asked about unseating Mayor T Semmes Walmsley, replying he had not decided.
Adolf Hitler cabled July 4 felicitations to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a formal Reichs Fuehrer message from Berlin. The brief note notes the occasion of Independence Day and extends cordial regards.
Delegates at the Texas Bar Association convention in Houston prepared to start business sessions after preconferences of the junior bar civil judicial council and district attorneys. Ernest O. Thompson spoke for states rights and the U S Supreme Court as Joe Ingram Fort Worth was named junior bar president with Fred Hartley Waco as VP and Ewell Muse Fort Worth as secretary treasurer.
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