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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1934
Page
2
The writer details El Paso’s open saloons and gambling, noting 168 saloons and 3.2 beer under prohibition era rules, and describes residents drinking publicly. The piece contrasts El Paso with Panhandle drought, borders, and reports on race stereotypes amid a long, stream-of-consciousness reflection.
Amarillos endures a heat wave as temperatures rise to 10 degrees and are forecast to climb or stay hot tomorrow according to Weatherman HST.
A widow, living alone with her home, writes to Tack seeking a pen pal between 50 and 60. She expresses strong desire for companionship and asks for letters to be directed to Page 12.
Mrs Cordelia Woolsey of Texola died at 4 AM after major surgery at St Anthony's Hospital. She was 75, born in Missouri in 1859, and mother of Perry C Burks. Her body lay in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel then moved to Texola for 4 PM Thursday services at Texola Cemetery led by Rev N C Danner. Survived by husband, son, brother I B Ulmon of Springfield Colorado.
A short Vina Delmar novel in book form will be given with the August Cosmopolitan at local newsstands. J P McBride, distributor, notes this is the first book-form appearance of the work.
The Potter County Commissioners Court approved the monthly bills and handled routine business. A second session discussed Commissioner Joe Gray's Blackburn Creek bridge project with federal relief labor approved for the work.
The chancellor was expected to address the Nazi legislature as it approves acts undermining the Boehm revolt. A unanimous boost was anticipated with cheers and support, with no opposition. In Mulhouse, Krems reported Nazi storm troops seeking refuge from the third Reich, with many fleeing toward Holland.
The article reports escalating labor tensions in oil sectors and across the United States with strike votes over contract disputes and recovery code violations. On the Pacific Coast a new crisis looms as a seventh death is recorded and federal mediators call for an armistice. The Onion patch in Kentucky becomes a battleground with women picketing to defend harvests while deputies clash with striking workers. President Roosevelt receives wireless updates as the national labor board acts to curb violence and prevent further bloodshed.
Thieves attempted to break into Randall Drug No 1 by tunneling from a dance hall above into the Monogram Store and into a barber shop. They hauled 25 to 30 suits and a Gladstone bag valued at 75 dollars but failed to reach the drug store.
Funeral services for William Blake will be held at Griggs Funeral Chapel at 4 o clock tomorrow. Blake died Sunday in Beaumont. His body arrives in Amarillo tonight. He is survived by his widow, his mother, and several brothers and sisters. Dr. Roy Snodgrass will officiate. Pallbearers are John E. Hill, J. M. Webb, L. E. Johnson, Jack Parks, C. W. Cain, R. C. Alexander. Burial will be in Liano Cemetery.
Three Amarillo children, deserted by their mother and recently placed for adoption by their father, are now reunited on a Shamrock area farm. Two girls aged 7 and 9 were adopted near Shamrock two months ago, while their 11-year-old brother remained with his father. He visited his sisters, and the couple grew attached, adopting him as well. County probation agent Miss Hattie Simpler has been notified that legal adoption papers will be drawn.
TWA announces new schedules via Chicago cutting two hours from Amarillo to New York travel. Departure from Amarillo is 3 51 A M with Chicago arrival at noon and New York arrival at 6 55 P M after a brief Pittsburgh stop. No fare increase. Other New York Chicago routes with the 200 mph Douglas plane are available for travelers who wish to stop in Chicago.
William P. Cole Jr and others met in Tulsa to form a commission studying oil issues from federal angles after the Disney Control Bill failed in Congress. In Washington the Petroleum Labor Policy Board charged Phillips Petroleum Co with interfering with employees rights to organize, ordering a halt to violations of the NRA. The board based its findings on complaints from Borger and Pampa Texas and Seminole Oklahoma, saying employees should elect their own representatives and that a proper petition would prompt a convention order.
Senator Connally will arrive in Amarillo late Wednesday afternoon and stay at the Herring Hotel before a rally at the auditorium. The program begins at 8 p.m. with John S. McKnight as chairman and James O. Gulerie introducing the senator. The event will feature loudspeaking equipment inside and outside the venue.
Bay City Texas July 10 massive private canal system delivers water from Brownwood to Wharton and Matagorda counties. Officials say 102 farmers will benefit and 80 percent of the crop could be saved as six inch coverage spreads over rice fields. Brownwood dam flood gates are being shut after releasing water 13 days ago. lake has 35 000 acre feet remaining and would take over a week to drain.
A lengthy exhibition feature details Hubbell’s two inning stint with six strikeouts and no runs, followed by Dickey lifting a curve for a single as the Americans rally through five innings. Medwick hits for power, Cronin and Ruth contribute, while Warneke and Mungo exchange control woes and a six run fifth frames the midgame.
John Lazia, North Side politician and underworld power, was shot eight times by gangsters as he stepped from a car in front of the Park Central Hotel in Kansas City Missouri. He was taken to St Joseph Hospital after a blood transfusion and was reported to have a better than 50 50 chance of survival following two transfusions and oxygen support. Lazia faced federal tax conviction and his wife and two friends witnessed the ambush.
Dr R P Parcells a Rotarian spoke to the Kiwanis Club on persuasive speech making. He outlined injecting poetry jokes and fellowship into talks and noted the first club formed for a lunch outing downtown. Music by Dad Una and Bill accompanied the program led by Fred H Galle. G K Richardson, new First National Bank president, joined as a member.
President Franklin D Roosevelt sailed along the South American coast aboard the U S Gild Mer with the Houston escort, visiting Cartagena to lunch with Colombia’s President Olaya Herrera. The voyage followed San Francisco longshore strike reports and featured rough seas and a starlit night through the Caribbean and toward the Panama Canal.
Will Rogers, described as hungry, urged writers to work while hungry. A waitress recounted his breakfast with the party before a sunrise meal, noting Rogers ate like a cowhand and seemed a swell guy. He arrived amid a screening of David Harum at the Mission theater.
The city plans new water distribution lines in the downtown area and a new reservoir beside the existing one. Bids were received from Christy Debbs, Dellome Construction, Matison Wallock, Sherman Machine, Prank Lite, Austin Bridge, Humfreys Lide, Vedder Construction, and others after voting to accept a Public Works Administration loan. Mayor Ross D. Rogers stated funds will be spent prudently as if from private pockets.
Approximately 50 absentee ballots were issued by County Clerk Ted Blackburn's office on the first day of voting. Voting by mail accounted for most ballots sent to residents outside the city, while only about a dozen voters cast their ballots at the office.
Cronin took the ball for a putout as Traynor dashed to third and Ott stole second. Waner batted for Berger and struck out with two on and eight. Traynor scored on a double steal, Ott credited with stealing home. Vaughan faced Terry and forced Cronin to Gehringer. Three runs, three hits, no errors.
United States Department report shows receipts for cattle and sheep around 6,000 and 6,000 respectively with steady to lower trend. Hogs direct 320, top 4.55 per cwt for 210-260 lb pigs. Cattle prices mix with fed steers and yearlings steady to higher while cows and calves show varied gains and drought cattle noted. Sheep and lambs down about 26 cents, odd lots steady and some top prices for Idaho lambs and natives.
July 10 shipping markets show firmer New Orleans cotton with October near 12.67 to 12.72 and December around 12.72, amid drought worries and eastern belt demand. New York stock letter notes early gains across issues, inflation concerns cited by some, and a general market bounce with varied sector strength and rising treasury yields.
An ad touts Mello Glo face powder from an exclusive French process. It claims longer wear, pore blunting, smooth fine texture, natural blend with any complexion, no irritation, and no dry or pasty finish. Priced at 50¢ and $1 at City Drug Stores.
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