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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1936
Page
2
Ragged relief clients stormed Chicago City Hall after days of delay in meal orders as Mayor Kelly urged order and police reinforcement. They protested state and county relief funds tied up since July 1 amid missing administration funds, with more than 400 people in the gallery chanting We want cash.
Oscar Crawford aged 66 received his first state old age pension and appeared at the courthouse with 16 year old Lydia Haverman asking for a marriage license. Clerks refused until the bride’s father consented. County judge officiated then the couple left for the groom’s 18 acre farm nearby.
In Topeka, July 4, the Kansas legislature moved toward an early end of the special session called by Governor Alf M Landon for constitutional changes to permit social security enactment. The House voted 64 to 47 against immediate social security legislation amid protests and gag rule cries.
Miss Jewell Davidson county tax possessor collector reports delinquencies prior to 1919 have been outlawed by state law. New delinquent tax rolls will include 1919 to 1934 totals, but amounts due to county state and independent school districts for old taxes and cancellations remain unknown.
Mrs. J. Walker Hunter was sworn in as Potter County constable succeeding her husband who died after an emergency ten days ago. The office handles county civil work and she serves with deputy constable Frank Gamblin, a former Amarillo Police Department member.
Property owners in Boon facing unsensed valuation increases by the board of equalization will receive notice of protest hearings. The weeklong hearings start Monday July 20 and will be mailed to owners by C. W. Farr Dr. R. Roach and John Gilvin. City assessor Burks noted tax collections improved from last year.
Shamrock attorney Wil will speak over an Amarillo hookup Thursday night for Senator Clint C. Small candidate for reelection to the Texan Senate. A 15 minute air time will feature a comparison of records of the two candidates, campaign manager Binford Arney said.
In Los Angeles on July 8, lawyers for James, a red haired barber, argued to bar from the jury his alleged confession to killing his wife. They said they would not base a defense on insanity due to inadequate funds, despite portraying Robert James as a neurotic man shaped by a troubled childhood.
In San Jose California the file reveals Morpheus named as a virtual co-respondent in a divorce case brought by Mrs Winifred Johnson. She alleges her husband slept late each morning after early retirement and eventual job loss before seeking new employment. Also noted: Honolulu families to be relocated from Punchbowl district crater area.
Two deputy assessors Bob Kesterson and A F Jones have visited homes and businesses to take renditions over the past three months. The county lists are being checked to spot overlooked property. Renditions will go to the county commission, which acts as an equalization board, and owners notified if any assessments rise.
Eddie Freed, held as a bait in the slaying of Annabelle Blake, walked from the Chicago police station a free man. Police hope his release will lead to the surrender of his wife Carmelite, believed to have been with the entertainer before she died of a chest wound. Freed, part-owner of a North Clark Street tavern, surrendered for questioning and denied knowledge of the crime.
Clarence Seeders, 20, of Vernon, attempted to hop a moving freight at the Fast Ninth Street crossing at 9 30 A M. He lost his footing and was dragged under the wheels, his right ankle crushed and likely amputated. Seeders said he took a chance and tried to catch the train. His mother is Mrs May Seeders of Vernon. He had travelled to Fort Worth to visit grandparents in Pilot Point.
Al Capone may be transferred from Alcatraz to McNeil Island federal penitentiary amid fears for his safety. Arthur D. Wood, federal parole and probation chief, cited life protection as a reason and said other convicts may move with him. Capone recently left hospital after a stab wound by Texas robber James C Lucas.
The Chamber of Commerce will move this afternoon from city hall to the old First National Bank building at Fourth Avenue and Polk Street. Secretary Carl Hinton, who attended the Ralgn N. M. Chamber banquet, should arrive in Amarillo early afternoon. The move aims to improve tourist service with an information bureau and attractive rest rooms at the new HQ.
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings said the Justice Department is gathering information on alleged collusive bidding by steel companies on government contracts as fast as possible. The statement came from Washington on July 8.
Relief officials welcomed forecasts of scattered showers in drought areas as over 200000 farm families await aid. Weather bureau noted no relief yet in drought zones, with high temperatures persisting from the Ohio Valley to southern Canada. Rain prospects target the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska while cooler air moves in. Prices of food climb nationwide as wheat fields fail and bread costs rise, with wholesale index near 81.6 in early July 1935.
Lubin reports rapid food price increases during the 1934 heat wave with wholesale grain prices up 93 percent and livestock and poultry up 2.5 percent. Fresh fruits and vegetables lead the 3.3 percent weekly rise, with housewives paying the most since April 1931 as meat and dairy costs climb.
Imperial Valley records its third heat death as Blackie Weaver collapses while working near Westmoreland. A stiff gale from the Gulf of California blows dust, shingle loss, broken glass, and brief showers across Calexico, Brawley, and surrounding towns with temperatures up to 115 degrees.
A woman injured in a road accident near Grenville was treated at a farmhouse and then transported to Clayton Hospital by Weatherly's car. The incident occurred a few miles from the party's destination as relatives of N. H. Deahl, a Panhandle ranchman, were involved.
J. A. Pittman of Amarillo files suit against Employers Liability Assurance Company seeking about 2200 in compensation. He alleges injury while working on a highway project for Cocke and Braden contractors.
Fred F. Young of Austin and formerly Amarillo state adjutant of the American Legion gave a blood transfusion to his sister Mrs. J. F. Gerber of Spearman last night. The action was credited with saving her life and Justice F. FE. Young spoke at Amarillo about the procedure as Mrs. Gerber remained out of immediate danger today.
The Count of Covadonga formerly heir apparent to the Spanish throne filed suit in Supreme Court seeking annulment of his marriage to Edelmira Sampedro. The action ends years of domestic discord after the count renounced his throne claim to wed the Cuban woman.
Government witnesses pressed their case in federal court as Gib Landis seeks more than seven thousand dollars for alleged damages to his land from refuse connected to a helium plant explosion. An explosion at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich in London killed five people and seriously injured another, a department official among the dead.
Derden died after operating a home music school. Survived by widow and stepson John C. Marshall of Cheyenne Wyo and stepdaughter Willie May Marshall of Topeka Kan. Brother Alric Derden of Fort Worth and two sisters Mrs Ceri Burger of Abilene and Mrs Annie Phillpot of Hollywood Cal. Phillpot is mother of actress Marige Bellamy. Body at N S Griggs & Gens pending funeral plans.
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