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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
2
A long reminiscence praises Sid Stinnett for pioneering the Conchas dam project and argues water from the Stinnett Dam should be piped to Amarillo and other Panhandle cities. The piece envisions government funding and mentions a Tucumcari lake, local humor, poems, and reflections from Curly Willis and the News-Globe staff.
About 200 county commissioners judges mayors school board members and WPA sponsors gathered in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel to review plans and aims of Works Progress Administration projects in District 16. Director A A Meredith outlined steps for project submissions to be approved and funded after state review. Norris Ewing spoke for Amarillo Chamber of Commerce pledging support for rapid progress.
A reader sends in tales of large cucumbers grown by Mose Taylor and free Golden Bantam corn from his father by parcel post. The note includes weather forecasts, drought hopes for the upcoming seasons, a tombstone epitaph, and assorted clipped trivia about historical events and cultural observations.
Day by day rundown of KGNC broadcasting times from 6:00 PM to 6:00 PM with programs including News Commentary Lifebuoy Balladettes and Bal LADers Dance Tunes Ford Dealers Billy Waring Pennsylvanians and more. Also lists Thursday morning and noon schedule with The Sky Pilot Revielle Program Grain Markets and Luncheon Musicale.
Washington reports rapid action on the $4 billion work relief program. Roosevelt panels recommend $297,757,531 for 13 states to employ about 100,000 workers within two weeks. FEMA trims relief rolls affecting about 15 million direct aid recipients. The RFC plans to buy $26 million in PWA bonds to free funds for sub district construction loans.
Oklahoma City prepares final tribute for C. B. Ames longtime Texas Company chairman and pioneer attorney. Ames died of heart disease in Meredith New Hampshire last Sunday and also had a New York residence.
Senator John H. Bankhead announced the government will lend cotton farmers at least 12 cents and possibly 13 cents a pound on this year’s crop. An official statement will follow once the AAA amendment bill reaches the President.
The Senate rejected rider attempts to push more measures onto the tax bill and a plan to curb presidential power in trade talks. Democratic unity opposed inflationary proposals as House members press to restore a 30 percent of customs receipts provision to fund export disposal abroad.
A 17 year old widow with a nine month old baby seeks urgent work help. She is an orphan with no support and fears she may have to give up her baby without immediate employment. The plea appears in letters to TACK on page 11.
In Galway Ireland on July 24 dock workers demanded all Protestant employees be dismissed in retaliation for Belfast anti Catholic disturbances. Factory workers walked out over Protestant hiring. A clash broke out and police with batons dispersed the fighters as fifty guards were sent from Dublin.
London reports Britain plans a firm Geneva push next week to air all issues and avert a break. It will press for a full airing while tightening security, with communications to East Africa crowded with orders to strengthen political and military positions over Ethiopia.
Sheriff reports a man touring Amarillo and other cities posing as tied to the Smith Wunderlich estate to obtain cash via small checks. He described staged purchases in El Paso Hobbs N M Juarez and Pima Ariz and used large plans to lure funds while cashing minor checks.
William J. Sims died Monday afternoon in Carrizozo New Mexico. His body arrived in Amarillo and was taken to Griggs and Sons chapel. He lived in Amarillo for years before moving to New Mexico three years ago after his wife Eliza B. Sims was killed in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Griggs chapel with Rev O M Addison conducting. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs J T Gaines Carrizozo and two stepsons W F Curtis Amarillo and J H Curtis Plainview.
In Electra Texas a pair of patients from Parmley Ogden hospital slipped away last night to the county seat, married there, and returned to their beds. The couple were J. W. Stubblefield an oil well driller and Martha McMinn of Seymour. Their courtship began five weeks earlier after separate automobile accidents.
The Amarillo Garden Club adds three prizes for the most beautiful tulip beds grown from bulbs bought before July 30. Wayside Gardens of Minton, Ohio offers three prizes of 100 bulbs each, labeled Fantasy bulbs, with $50 in prizes from Wilbur Hawk.
In Victoria Mexico federal troops from Tampico move to control unrest as thousands rally for Governor Villarreal. Gil faces abuse at the border while General Pablo Gonzalez warns of a national revolt tied to the Tamaulipas uprising and Tabasco’s disputed powers.
A robber grabbed Pomrening's purse containing 483 dollars as he was unseated. His wife gave birth to a son, and Stock fainted. both he and his wife and baby later were reported doing well.
Livestock trading in Kansas City shows cattle 3,000 head with varying classes. vealers strong and feeders weak while hogs trade slower but near steady. In New Orleans, cotton futures hover near prior levels as July opens around 11.70, slipping to 11.68 by midmorning with other months holding around 11.20 to 11.32.
Medicated talcum with fragrant oils dusted after bath or as a finishing touch. The super fine powder soothes, heals, and protects the skin from irritation. Price 25c.
He states the $192 funded Peter Molyneaux of Texas Weekly. He says the company did not contribute to the magazine, only subscribed and advertised. The Washington trip costs were charged to T. P. and L. Company operations and passed to Consumers of electricity through the expense account.
The Reichsminister of the interior decreed the dissolution of the Deutsche Jugendkraft in Baden and all its subdivisions and confiscation of its property. The group had been accused of abusing sport under a religious pretense to undermine the Hitler youth movement.
Army engineers say 75 000 acres will gain water and a 130 mile pipeline could send reservoir water to Amarillo for a city of 500 000. The Conchas Dam in New Mexico aims to flood control irrigation and boost Texas supply, with a works allotment of 4.5 million approved for Roosevelt.
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