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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
2
An Amarillo column laments extreme heat and stifling courthouse lawn odors while recounting a sleepless night at The News Globe. It urges rallying funds for reforestation near Palo Duro and promoting the Devore Woolsey oil well with lease purchases to spur the local economy.
A letter asks for two men seen at a local rodeo the previous day. Clues suggest they may live near Amarillo, and the writer requests information about their identities. The note indicates a personal search rather than official action.
An advertisement touts Dr Beant ure liquid antiseptic as rapidly stopping intense itching from eczema scaes eruptions and rashes. It claims thirty years of world-wide use and promotes a free trial bottle with money back offer.
Plumbers and suppliers urged a full time Amarillo plumbing inspector this week while the city considers a fee based part time solution. Mayor Rogers noted the inspector's job was previously combined and may be funded without extra city cost. komis
C 0 0 four days 600 forestry service recruits begin an extensive development program at the Palo Duro state park site. Road construction dam building lodge cabin work and other improvements will create a major state park under field supervision by state park engineers. The effort ends a two month Palo Duro Park Association campaign and fulfills a 30 year Panhandle dream for a scenic canyon playground.
The article notes Baggett will stay as head coach of football basketball and track and supervise physical education at the college. B E Masters, president of Amarillo College, says Canyon gains Baggett and that his untiring efforts have kept Amarillo College's athletics strong in the Southwest.
A car overturned at Ninth Avenue and North Fillmore Street about 8 30 Tuesday night injuring three. Morris Lowenstern 2218 Hayden Street fractured hand and minor cuts. Boyd Wood Big Spring received lacerations. Miss Dorothy Parton 1505 Madison Street suffered a broken nose and facial cuts. Steering wheel came loose per survivor.
Mrs Frances Zeiger wife of Floyd Zeiger of 305 North Fillmore Street died Tuesday morning at a local hospital. The body is being held at Griggs Funeral Chapel pending word from relatives and probable burial in Rocky Ford Colorado.
Citizen outcry grows as storms worsen conditions and threaten relief delivery. Officials are urged to act quickly to provide aid and protect vulnerable communities amid deteriorating local needs.
The document outlines preferential highway projects in Hutchinson Carson Dallam Hartley Moore Sherman Oldham Deaf Smith Lipscomb Hall Castro Hansford and neighboring counties. Key aims include completing major routes like Highway 5 and 56 and surfacing U S 66 and U S 60 with prioritization given to connections to Gray and Sherman counties and the Oklahoma line. Armstrong Donley Swisher and Dimmitt counties also recommended for immediate construction.
The Texas Highway Commission wraps up relief fund hearings with 24 delegations. Senator John Hornsby warned of possible legislative upheaval if Kenedy County road from Raymondville to Scrita is not built. Commissioner Ely dismissed fears, stressing surveys must precede action and noting roughly $25 million federal aid will be allocated with about $800,000 likely to Dallas Harris Tarrant and Bexar counties.
Amarillo recovery leader Jim Cannon announced that a Potter County local option repeal petition collected enough signatures in under two days. Mayor F E Simpson urged Potter County voters to cast ballots to keep Amarillo and county revenues from beer sales, warning state dry or wet outcomes affect local revenue and growth.
Midland attorney Frank Haag representative of the 88th District is hospitalized with a fractured skull and deep forehead wound after a collision between a sedan he drove and a truck on State Highway No 9 north of Sterling City. He and three companions sustained injuries while four truck men escaped unhurt.
All Woodmen of the World officers were reelected at the annual convention in Chicago. National president De E. Bradshaw of Omaha Nebraska led the lineup with Morris Sheppard of Texarkana Texas as treasurer and other officers also reelected.
Kansas City livestock report shows feeders and cattle steady to strong with vealers mixed while hogs top at 4.60 on selected lots and packing sows steady. New Orleans cotton opens weak then recovers after weather bulletin. October near 10.94 and December around 11.10 as prices fluctuate.
Jake Arvey, ally of the Factor family, said negotiations with kidnappers are near conclusion. He hopes a contact could be made soon to pay nearly $200,000 and effect the promoter Factor's release.
The American Federal Reserve Board vetoed U S participation at a world economic conference on central bank cooperation amid a gold bloc push. The move stirs debate over gold standard return measures and the Pittman resolution. Officials deny link to the Pittman plan while tensions mount among delegates and the gold bloc.
Travis County grand jury recessed until July 20 without issuing a report on its lobbying inquiry. Foreman J A Nichols said the panel had finished the investigation and would reconvene to consider other matters.
The climate survey shows Texas June rainfall at 0.78 inch, 2.42 inches below normal. The state’s mean temperature was 80.3 degrees, with Corisicana at 86.5 degrees the high and Kerrville at 75.9 degrees the low.
Representative Mead of New York, head of the House post office committee, forecast elimination of several air mail lines to save 2.5 million dollars in subsidies. He said non essential and low revenue branches may be cut, including the Dallas Los Angeles line.
Truckers joined to lift the city fruit and vegetable ordinance now under temporary injunction. Judge Henry Bishop will hear the motion to lift the rule regulating inspecting and licensing wholesale fruit and vegetable dealers.
A fire at the servant's quarters of a dwelling at 1015 West Seventh Avenue caused only slight damage. The blaze began around 12 40 Wednesday afternoon and drew a quick response from the fire department.
Fire swept the Schwalsz home in Dallas before dawn. Neighbors alerted occupants Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwalsz who escaped unharmed as fire caused about 8000 dollars in damage.
Heavy showers spread across the Panhandle from Channing to Tascosa with Ware drenched and Fort Worth & Denver tracks flooded. Rain measured 1.95 inches since January 1 and 8.43 inches since July 1, about 10 inches below normal. Temperatures eased to 88 at noon after a 103 degree peak on Tuesday, while residents hoped for more moisture to aid crops and gardens.
Three Texans died in what authorities called extreme heat creating a brutal day across Central and North Texas. J N Pope 70 was overcome in a field near Kaufman, J B Campbell 48 died en route to a hospital in Dallas, and W B Stampes 68 perished at home in Dallas. Government thermometers showed 115 in Vernon and 88 in Galveston with many readings over 100 statewide. Dallas reached a record 86 at 7 am as the heat wave persisted.
The second trial of Mrs. Pearle Browney charged as an accomplice in the slaying of her 62 year old husband W. D. Browney opened in district court. Bee Barrow, who confessed to killing Browney and received a life sentence, testified against his former common law wife.
Roy Barnhill remains missing after escaping the county jail Monday night. He had been jailed for attempted robbery and was to be sent to Huntsville within days. He reportedly cut through four one inch iron bars to escape.
Curtis Locke appeared in Justice of Peace Bob Clark's court Wednesday with bond set at 2500 dollars. He faces charges of automobile theft and driving while intoxicated.
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