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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1933
Page
2
The writer denounces rampant stock promotions in Amarillo while praising the locally owned Amarillo Gold Mining Company as honest and promising. He warns readers to verify leadership, stresses risks in mining stocks, and urges consulting trusted bankers before investing. A weather note adds heavy showers expected in Dalhart this week.
Pegey Jo Carrington, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Carrington, 812 Virginia Avenue, died at 12 o'clock Monday night at the family home. Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning from the Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Liano Cemetery. Mr. Carrington is a clerk in the Phillips Petroleum Company office. CLOTHES WORKERS STRIKE IN BALTIMORE. Md. 500 workers rioted in front of Lamm Bros. plant.
Burglars forced entry to the O. B. and Frank Cafe at 215 Taylor Street by tearing a screen door and stole $17.23 that was hidden under an ice box, according to the proprietors.
Treasury releases show July 15 receipts at 3.71 billion with expenditures of 12.49 million and a balance of 852.47 million. Custom duties for the first 15 days of July totaled 10.40 million.
Flour jumped to 9.10 a barrel in Minneapolis on July 18 signaling a 15 cent rise from yesterday and marking the first advance above 9 since May 1928. Famile patents opened at 9.10 a barrel as part of the early trading action.
In a letter to Tack and the Globe, Sophie Meyer defends gold mining shares as a risky but legitimate venture. She argues the gamble lies in ore quantity, not moral character, and calls for exposing only the truly crooked operators while urging fair promotion and continued exploration in the Panhandle region.
Rain drenched northwest Oklahoma early today and spread to the eastern border. The downpour broke drought relief momentum from yesterday’s four state conference with revived pastures and water for stock across the region and light showers on the Rock Island line in Tucumcari.
On July 18 Jimmie Mattern, near the top of the world flight challenge, reportedly flew 400 miles from his target after 4500 miles of travel in about 38 hours without a stop. Authorities investigating the wreckage of the Lithuanica found an empty gasoline tank and determined the plane had crashed into treetops, mistaking a woods for a field. A separate report says Mattern may be in the air again, possibly with Levanovsky, a Russian pilot, aiding a seaplane leg from Anadyr to Nome to resume the circumnavigation attempt.
Joseph W. Harriman remained on the missing list as his sanitary hearing opened in federal court. Judge Francis G. Caffey ordered forfeiture of his $25,000 bail and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. Harlie Morman bonded $750 after arrest on liquor possession charges with 181 bottles of home brew found at 2204 North West First Avenue.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr arrived at Croydon by air from Paris and said he would likely stay in England about ten days. He travelled as part of a transatlantic visit and was received in the capital on July 18.
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a remedy for itch rash tetter foot itch ringworm and eczema. It claims the product contains tested medicines that melt in quickly and kill every germ. money back if it fails.
Cupid expresses happiness about the engagement between former husband Jack Taylor and Hannah Williams. She says she is pleased for Jack's sake and describes Miss Williams as a very nice girl.
Max Baer arrived in Oakland with his wife Dorothy Dunbar Wells Baer after a lengthy engagement and marriage since 1931. The couple said they were reunited and divorce plans were dropped. Baer also denied romance reports with actress June Knight, calling her just a friend.
Paschall was sold to Publix. he served as Texas division manager. Paschall Texas Theaters, Inc. ran 50 to 60 Texas theaters, with offices in Dallas not used for operations but headquarters maintained there. The chain included Fair Mission and Rialto in Amarillo. Will R. Winch managed Amarillo properties. Paschall, once Temple Schools superintendent, had Yale honors and military service guiding his theater career.
Secretary Ickes ordered hundreds of thousands of acres of public domain lands in Arizona and New Mexico to be opened for public grazing. The move ends years of illegal fencing by large cattle interests. County Judge J M Simpson and Amarillo attorney J O Guicke attended related highway work discussions in Austin.
Amarillo contractors met in Potter County court to discuss forming a local building industry group per the National Recovery Act. Albert Randall chaired with 8. F. Pelton as secretary, and a code committee including L. Kirk, C. W. Brett, and C. S. Lambie. A follow up meeting is set for next Monday with 18 leading contractors attending and plans for a Panhandle wide contractors league.
President Roosevelts call for repeal stirs South congressmen and Prohibition leaders. In Alabama telegrams urge Democratic platform support while Dr A J Barton appeals to Alabama and Arkansas to maintain dry stand. Farley speech echoed repeal push in Memphis auditorium.
Cal Harris of the Hippodrome and Alfred Salmaggi of the Chicago Opera Company combined ideas to stage opera at affordable prices. Prices ranged 25 35 50 with some 75 and 99 cent deluxe seats. About 6 000 attend nightly while 1 000 to 3 000 are turned away. They claim no subsidies and say opera succeeds when properly staged and priced.
Appeals are sent by all interested in air mail from all points along the route to officials in Washington. Amarillo will continue appeals for heavier local support and aims to preserve the national recognition gained for its airlines through hard-won efforts.
Cotton opened active with early gains of 14 points and moved to new highs before midday, then pulled back on liquidation and rain reports from Texas. Hogs and cattle in Kansas City showed mixed, while New York stock letters described a broad market rally with notable gains in Union Pacific and U S Steel among others amid profit taking.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs W A Stewart for 86 year old Pam Loughlin Wilson. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery with Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home in charge. She had lived in Amarillo and Potter County 48 years and died Monday at her daughter’s home in Midlothian. Survived by two daughters a son 16 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Her siblings include Jennie Harmon Cora Cassee Ben Laughlin.
The weather bureau issued a storm warning noting a tropical disturbance of slight intensity centered over northern Yucatan moving west northwest at about 18 miles per hour. The system is tracked as it approaches the Gulf region.
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