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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1936
Page
2
Weather notes predict hot humid days with scattered showers and heat possible to continue. Amarillo reports cool mornings, with discussion of post office site location and local civic debates. Includes folk sayings, ad hoc anecdotes, and requests for information on a lost dog.
Thomas for FDR in Charlottesville says Roosevelt is unquestionably more progressive and alert to human problems than Landon and the forces behind him. He notes this praise cannot be extended to Roosevelt’s associates like Garner Robinson or Parley.
Hollywood July 17 Alan Crosland famed director of The Jazz Singer died in Hollywood Hospital from injuries after a July 10 crash. He was 41 and critically hurt when his car struck a street excavation on Sunset Boulevard traveling at a fast rate. The story notes his role in the first feature talking picture and his nine years of fame since.
President Roosevelt sails for Cape Sabie Nova Scotia aboard yacht Sewanna after a 24 hour run from Seal Harbor Maine. The party enjoys a scenic cruise under light winds while on holiday aboard the presidential vessel.
Former Lieutenant Commander John Farnsworth faces trial for allegedly selling naval secrets to a Japanese Imperial Navy agent. He, lying in his jail cell, argues his negotiations with Japan were solely to gain work in Japanese aviation and denies divulging American data.
London reports the government developing gas mask covers for baby buggies with filters to keep air pumped to infants by gas masked nurses during air raids. Separate dispatch notes explosives seized in Londonderry, Ireland, with six men detained in raids. An unrelated line mentions German bridal attire and two Providence streets, while stamp collecting is noted with about 135000 U S adults involved.
In Houston on July 17 a heat wave caused Fay Ballew a theatre cashier to wear minimal shorts on Main Street. Traffic clogged as a red light was ignored and a collision occurred. Patrolman Tom Taylor warned her and escorted her to a police car, then released her after a circuit of the block.
Hollywood report describes Andrea Leeds selected as kiss champion after 467 kisses tested by Francis X. Shields Bob Lowrey and John Payne for roles in Come and Get It. Directors capped the kissing bee at six hours while Leeds, UC Los Angeles graduate, comments on marriage and wealth.
Guy Carlander will address listeners at 9 pm on KGNC about the Palo Duro canyon. He is a Panhandle Plains Historical Society speaker. Mrs Carlander will sing two Indian vocal numbers as she assists her husband. Carlander designed the lodge plans in Palo Duro canyon.
Fred Gerard Jr. completed his first solo flight at English Field in Amarillo. Instructor Thornton Oxnard of the Amarillo Flying Service supervised the session, with other new pupils in training including Jim Bassett H M Long Ernest Ratson and Buman Newby.
The article notes a large Tulsa crowd for a downtown parade with 50 Amarillo delegates arriving in a motor caravan before the event. The program featured a rodeo, five automobile races, and a planned two rodeo shows and more car events the next day. McCraw praised Senator Small as a man of broad vision.
The commission reports 20 276 men and 19 823 women among pensioners with age breakdowns across groups from 65 up to over 90. Applications are being investigated quickly and new names added daily. July checks will go to those on hand before July 1 once investigations complete.
The Assembly of God Church launches a summer revival in a large tent in the 800 block of North Pierce Street tonight at 7 P M. Rev F R Poster will preach, and Monday night evangelist Rev William Tans will begin a series of services continuing through the summer.
In Manhattan a young woman inspired by humanitarian work stumbles into Earl Carroll's theater and accepts a contract to be a showgirl for 83 a week. She then moves through George White's Scandals and Sweet Adeline before joining Nas t Graniund at the Hollywood Cabaret, pursuing a demanding stage career.
Jim and Amy Mollison seek a single big plane to circumnavigate the globe with stops in Australia Fiji Honolulu and San Francisco before an Atlantic crossing totaling about 27000 miles The couple weighs fuel needs for a 3100 mile Pacific hop and notes they may use two planes if a larger machine isn’t ready The pair discuss in flight disagreements and harmony afterward as part of their enduring aviation career.
J H V Robertson & Company announces accounting and audit services with tax counsel and phone contact for Oliver Eakle Building inquiries about bids and financial services.
In northern Ontario 3,000 exhausted firefighters battle blaze as Rangers pursue an escaped reformatory convict suspected of arsoning tinderlike brush near Sudbury. Ranger Ted Hagerty confirms several new fires appear incendiary while only the fugitive John Gray and Marshal Johnson are known to be in the forest.
Johnson's body was found in Rock Lake this week. Dr. J. FE Laflamme suggested violence as probable cause. Forestry rangers noted extreme mental strain in the arid brush as a possible factor. They suspect Gray, possibly insane, set fires to conceal his trail. An Ohio State University professor cites gender differences in reaction to movie scenes.
A reader writes to Tack requesting employment as a housekeeper and notes being a capable cook. The letter appears in the Tack Letters page seeking help finding work.
Gov James V Allred and Sen Connally join Dallas officials in Fort Worth for the dedication of The Last Frontier arena at 5 PM. Amon G Carter leads the program as a 100 year old stage coach carries the official party through a frontier village exhibit and midway to inspect pre 190 era buildings.
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