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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
2
A long delivery from Jim Ferguson in Lubbock warns voters about Clint Small and relief, while Panhandle weather offers sunshine with possible afternoon showers. The piece weaves in watermelons from Parker County, the 100 mile shelter belt plan, and local color about Burning Dust and regional landmarks.
Leonard Stroud and his rodeo team perform at Buffalo Stadium Canyon for a WTSTC benefit rodeo. Last night's crowd of 2000 watched opening events. Tonight at 8:30 features a grand parade and a repeat program of riding roping and bulldogging to aid Buffalo Courts construction.
Burglars hit Diamond Drug Store at 614 East Fourth Avenue taking seven pocket knives three decks of cards 100 pennies and a carton of cigarettes. At the M System Store 722 West Tenth Avenue they seized tobacco worth about 20 dollars and other tobacco products.
Monday afternoon at Schulte United store the writer describes placing a billiard item valued near twenty dollars on the hose counter along with papers and receipts and notes a lady was seen in proximity.
Six unidentified drownings near Sargent and an unidentified man in Freeport mark the storm’s deadly toll. Winds up to 60 mph flooded areas from Port O Connor to Rockport, with three and a half feet of water inland and a crumbling Intercoastal Canal drawbridge. Damage hit crops, beaches, and homes. refugees sought shelter in Victoria as Galveston saw waves over the seawall and Corpus Christi roofs stripped. Oil workers waded through water at High Island as damage spread along the coast.
Chairman Kennedy described the stock market control program as strengthening investor confidence. He asserted that safeguards would help the markets stand on firmer foundations through October 1 and beyond.
Reports from Vienna and Praha indicate Italy will join any troop movement into Austria and that France England and the Little Entente may provide support. Rome fears Anschluss and a preventive war as Duce stays at Riccione awaiting Dollfuss talks while wartime sentiment grows among Italian servicemen.
Police battled 800 striking dock handlers at Chicago stockyards as violence threats rose. Two men hospitalized after a melee. a strike breaker stabbed with a pitch fork and another beaten. Stockyards workers faced police protection for 10 000 animals in sun baked yards as many were sold off to stave off catastrophe.
Federal reserve board officials expect within weeks to set higher margin requirements. The anticipated 45 percent margin would align with the standards under the securities exchange act.
Death by own action is reported as federal officers reveal he was alleged to have arranged to alter features of Homer Van Meter. Probasco allegedly coordinated the plan to disfigure the Dillinger gang member to avoid identification. agents have not yet fully questioned him.
A British source says the governments of Great Britain France and Italy believe no new defense action is needed for Austrian independence. They feel the Nazi movement in Austria was effectively crushed by Austrian Nazi actions yesterday.
Vienna endures a city of tragedy as banners fly and martial law is posted. police and heimwehr guard streets while a special court is formed to punish the putsch leaders. Frau Dollfuss returns from Italy to mourn beside her husband’s body as President Miklas offers condolences.
Austria faces economic rot after the Kredit Anstalt collapse and looming Nazi pressure. Dollfuss cabinets expand dictatorial powers while Pan Germanists seek to unite Germany and Austria, worsening civil strife and social tension.
In May 1933 Austria's Chancellor Dollfuss, a staunch defender of independence, faced rising Nazi and Socialist opposition. Civil war and violence followed as he seized emergency powers. Arrests and executions marked the crackdown, and Dollfuss was killed amid tensions over unification with Germany.
A group led by Dollfuss’s rival burst into a room and opened fire, striking the chancellor in the throat and shoulder. He dropped to the floor after raising his hands and cried for help. Minister Fey arrived, found him wounded, and Dollfuss urged care for his wife and children.
Drought around Uvalde eased by beneficial rain though damage was minor. Laredo measured 1.5 to 2 inches with scattered showers elsewhere. Tyler cooled to 94 while Longview hit 103. Dallas remained hot. Fredericksburg saw 1.06 inches and Pearsall 1.91 inches with high winds.
Scattered thunder showers kept temperatures down with most rain north of Amarillo near the Canadian River, about an inch and a half. Weatherman H T Collman says Gulf of Mexico storm will die in New Mexico and not reach the area. Expect a max near 92, with Amarillo forecast fair today and partly cloudy tomorrow.
The Kansas City market shows hogs and cattle activity with varied price ranges and government processing demand. New Orleans cotton opens quiet with weather maps influencing later moves, while New York stocks falter amid wartime tensions and shifting commodity prices.
Medical authorities describe kidneys containing about 15 miles of tubes that filter blood and suggest washing them out if bladder issues arise. The ad touts Doan's Pills as quick relief without strong drugs, urging readers to obtain the product from their druggist in 1934.
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