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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1934
Page
2
Weather outlook offers limited rain with a dry span ahead. A curious Texan narrative claims Wise County watermelons reach giant sizes through grafting and watering tricks. Other notes cover civic tales, Jitney laws, a coat theft at the Armory, Old Settlers reunion in Tulsa, and government canning of meat for welfare.
Six committees named by church officers prepare for the corner stone laying at the new church annex Sunday at 11 30 am after a brief service in the main auditorium Rev Snodgrass and Dr Rogers will give cornerstone addresses A basket dinner follows on the building's first floor. Electricity may aid Irish exodus by modernizing River Shannon scheme bringing light to rural areas and easing labor for women through new devices. The Mount Wilson Observatory telescope is noted as capable of sighting a candle 5000 miles away.
Letter to Tack noting widespread tree death and deforestation in the city. The writer laments the slow growth of trees and signs of cutting them down, promising to share a small contribution or plan.
The weekly Dun and Bradstreet review notes a rebound across most business lines after the Fourth of July holiday and heat wave. Industrial operations rose while wholesale volume reached its best since April, with retail gains extended and broader retail demand across the East and South regions.
Serg. L. B. Lowenstein, a soldier of fortune and world roamer, is back in Amarillo. He has married since his previous visit and plans to settle there briefly before heading to Florida for the American Legion convention.
Avery Rush announces that truckers must contact the NRA office in Littlefield Building Austin to receive NRA insignia. There is no NRA board for truckers in Amarillo. each driver must register individually with the Austin office.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Bill Lampe took Edward Black and Charles Farrell to Kansas City after their arrest here last week for violating the federal automobile theft act. Accompanying them was Al Wilson of Amarillo.
The article notes God as the Lesson-Sermon theme across Christ Scientist churches. It cites the Golden Text from Revelation and I Chronicles 16:8, and includes the Science and Health definitions of God as incorporeal Mind Spirit Life Truth Love with no other Principle.
Chief of Police Michael Johannes warned of a general strike and mobilized plainclothes officers, promising to call National Guardsmen and martial law as streets would remain open for users. Union women formed a field hospital and recruited medical volunteers to aid strike participants.
In Fort Worth Texas union leaders protest terms of a proposed agreement with Northern Texas Traction Company officials. Edwin Peyroux refuses to sign while A F Townsend supports it. A mediator announces a near settlement though some workers remain discharged and seek reinstatement.
President Roosevelt on the cruiser Houston veered toward Cocos Island to fish. The ship travels at 22 knots in clear weather and is due at Cocos at 5 pm. the President plans to stay through tomorrow while handling routine White House matters en route to Hawaii.
Clyde E. Smith of Woodville told an Abilene audience that voters should elect men of merit to curb law violations, focusing on election laws he said are disrespected in parts of the state and pledging to clean up enforcement if elected attorney general.
Alpha Phi chapter of Delta Sigma Upsilon announces a Lucky dance at Nat Dance Palace at 9 30 tonight with elaborate decorations. Arrangements are led by Bill Morgan Walter Caldwell Bill Dees and George May. J W Collina president invites high school students and collegians.
Kansas City markets show hog prices up 10 cents with top at 1.60 and cattle mostly steady as volumes include government processed cattle and calves. New Orleans cotton opens firm on better cables, but early gains fade with West drought expectations influencing prices for October and December futures.
Washington July 13 government losses from foreign liquor smuggling run into millions of dollars monthly. One source estimates tariff evasion at as much as 5 million dollars per month with a 5 dollar per gallon duty on foreign distilled liquor. About 1 million gallons or 400 thousand cases enter illegally each month, allowing smugglers to undersell legitimate importers and still profit.
Texas Highway Department engineer and Julius Dozenfield Jr. will lead a program at 11 oclock tomorrow. Guy Hill of Shamrock, vice president of the National 56 Association, will meet 66 boosters at the Herring Hotel and will stay for the afternoon gathering.
Police report thefts at a church at Thirteenth Avenue and Tyler Street and at Hardeman King No. 1, with cigars and tobacco felled from the grocery. First Baptist Church loot included table covers. Suspects arrested at a local hotel, clothes tied to Amarlio-area burglaries, under questioning.
In Austria a campaign led by Major Emil Fey results in arrests linked to a Salzburg bombing. Edouard Fischer, Salzburg police inspector, is detained accused of shielding a bomber and espionage. A female employee of the director of public security in Salzburg province is also jailed for participating in the attack that damaged police headquarters.
Myers said last Tuesday autopsy results show no poison from the chemical tests though full analysis not complete. Dr. Hugh Jeter notes tissues are being examined to determine if a natural heart ailment caused Mills death. Police search for Neal Myers 22, last person seen with Mills, with sightings reported in Houston and a telegraph from Sheriff Bud Jennings of Cleveland County Oklahoma.
Authorities obtained an arrest order on positive identification by a Houston pedestrian. Physicians could not immediately determine Mills death cause after autopsy though no violence was found. Fraternity brothers carried Mills’ casket as Bernard Doud, her former fiancé, prayed at the bier. Sheriff Jennings predicted Myers would surrender in days to reveal what he knows.
Miss Davidson reported delinquent tax collections for the first half of 1934 totaling about 71000 dollars. Eighty one percent of 1933 taxes were delinquent as of June 30, with state auditors noting higher delinquency than many counties. Davidson credited taxpayers for improved payments, saying 46000 dollars more money became available and helped the commissioners court reduce real estate valuations for 1934 by 30 percent.
A Texas relief report notes the federal crop and livestock bureau estimates show drought relief not fairly shared by Texas. Cattle ranges are in the poorest condition on record, nine points below 1925, with rains through July 10 and scant moisture in Northwest West and South Texas. Some showers fall on the South Plains since July 5, but benefits unclear. Improvements expected from upcoming rains along the Texas coast and East Texas, but more rain needed for range growth.
A statement defies apology as reference is made to Nazi executions and constitutional rights after an army condor plane was forced down at Chanute Illinois and Burlington Iowa, highlighting tensions over government actions.
A morning delay as a party leader with a plan to board a train in route to Portland, Oregon, faces motor trouble. In Washington a debate over the NRA's fate runs amid talk of Germany's reaction to Johnson's latest remarks about a purge in blood and violence. Johnson recalled Mexico during Villa raids and warned such acts occur in cultured lands, shocking him deeply.
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