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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1934
Page
2
A 115 degree shade reading at Notwata Oklahoma tops a casual column noting a lost Boston bull puppy Mitzi with a $5 reward. The piece also mentions heat across the plains, a Nebraskan visitor, and opinions on weather from Amarillo to Kansas City with humorous asides on iced tea.
Berlin Whitt of Goldthwaite seeks his sister Mrs. Pete Derr now missing in Amarillo. The piece also warns of the dangers of a rattlesnake kept as a pet by J. C. Heyser at 1711 Monroe Street and notes advertising ties to Amarillo in Time Fortune and Printers Ink.
Mrs Ethel B Cabot longtime Panhandle settler dies at 9 15 am in Amarillo after 10 days illness. Funeral set for Vega tomorrow at 10 am with body in state at N B Griggs Son Chapel. Survived by husband C W Cabot son Norman Cabot Vega and daughters Mrs G B Binford and Mrs Fern Cabot Dysart Wildorado.
Langer aims to regain power as he targets Olson and Supreme Court judges for impeachment. Crevedcal and Argast replacements eyed as the Legislature reconvenes after Langer called session. Olson’s proclamation is ignored by a significant House and Senate minority.
State Game Warden Elliott Barker reports fishing is good across New Mexico despite low waters. Good catches come from Middle and West forks of the Gila and Eagle Nest Bluewater Lakes Brazos Chama Pecos upper Rio Grande and lower Pecos near Lake McMillan. Warning that Lake McMillan and Lake Avalon should not be visited due to recent draining.
A reader asks Tack for assistance, noting many people receive help daily. The letter mentions a request to write to Tack for support and references a Tack Letters page.
Five more arrests are made as authorities crackdown amid a broader waterfront strike. Gov Meier mobilizes 1,000 National Guardsmen, sparking violence including a bayoneted contractor and a bombed fence at the harbor. Labor seeks a peaceful settlement before any general strike proceeds.
A Rosenblatt list shows stars may be hired at 25 000 dollars per week but work only a week or two. No 2 rated artist earned 296 250 dollars annually though listed at 520 000. No 98 earned 76 666.66 while 25 000 weekly. Actors dominate top earners. eight actors, four artists, two actresses. Public popularity deemed fragile and fleeting.
The crew member undergoing appendicitis was stabilized to prevent excessive rolling of the vessel. President Roosevelt received Postmaster General James A Farley report of a $5 000 000 surplus for the Post Office Department at the fiscal year end June 30. He wired congratulations noting it was the first surplus since 1919.
George Baird and family will move to New York City where he will serve as secretary treasurer for the Consolidated Oil Corporation in its New York office. He has worked as secretary treasurer for several Texas gas and oil firms and has been an assistant to R. B. Wertz for three years.
Texas remains dry on the upcoming primary day due to 3.2 beer laws. Hotels cafes and other outlets cannot sell alcohol 7 AM to 8 PM under penalties of fines up to 500 dollars and possible imprisonment.
Severe drought drives towns to haul water by wagon and ration supplies. Missouri cities aid farmers as shortages push rates up to 25 cents per 300 gallon tank and 40 percent of state farmers haul water. Oklahoma’s pumps repurposed. Iowa relief notes rain lessening crisis except Creston where relief agency ships railroad cars for water.
Temperatures neared 100 degrees statewide with only partial cloud cover forecast. Sherman reports corn crop ruin and heavy cotton damage from drought while Brownsville enjoys a sea breeze easing the heat. A Dallas woman escaped a minor car accident amid dizzying temperatures as Amarillo records 92 after a 98 high yesterday.
After a quarrel Mrs Miller claimed Miller rei hef twice then fired hitting him in the back and right arm. a third shot missed, lodging in a bathroom wall where his body lay. Funeral services were held yesterday as officers reported her collapse and distress at the casket.
Markets report Kansas City cattle and sheep activity with price ranges and weak demand amid drought, plus New York stock letter noting a brief market relapse. Observers cite no Texas venue beyond onshore showers, grain futures easing in Chicago while stocks drift lower and some commodities recover.
New Orleans July 20. The cotton market opened active with Liverpool cables stronger than doe, Oct at 19.18 and Dec 13.30, then fell as liquidation and Texas rain fears pulled October to 18.05 and December to 19.17. Prices then slid further before late morning rebound.
The piece argues that Hess and Barthou signal a move toward peace amid German and French nerves. It notes Germany lacks visible heavy weapons and cites Hitler's need to consolidate power, the purge and anti Jewish campaigns, and the Four Power Pact’s ten year horizon as factors shaping a potential decade of calm before any new conflict.
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