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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
2
A Panhandle farmer reports near extinction of prairie chickens as drought kills young birds. Game wardens and landowners urge hunters to rest the old birds, while quail and ducks show better hatchings. Weather talk and a note on Blair Cherry’s football prep close the column.
A West Texas prohibition train touring Amarillo and other towns debates wet and dry policy. Dr H P Dunlop and speakers from Dallas challenge Joe Bailey and Maj E A Simpson to debates in Municipal Auditorium while blasting liquor interests and urging voters to vote August 26 for their own economic interests.
Officials discuss drafting a production allocation code to be submitted next Monday night. The plan would likely include provisions for regulation under the industrial recovery law, aiming to distribute output equitably among states and protect independent refiners, while stressing patriotism and fair earnings for workers in homes, yards, and back alleys.
A brief note addresses Tack about biblical guidance on drunkenness and the use of strong drink, noting that scriptures carry significant warnings and counsel on temperance and self control.
Hugh Whitcomb died at Amarillo Country Club pool last Sunday. His will, dated July 14, 1926, filed in county clerk’s office, leaves 2000 dollars to brother Guy P and the remainder to sisters Addie Whitcomb and Beulah W. Bummers, and brothers Guy and Harry K. Whitcomb share and share alike. Miss Addie Whitcomb, a White & Kirk department store official, is executrix with Guy Whitcomb as executor. the 618 Polk Street jewelry shop goes to Miss Addie.
Texas towns report NRA campaign activity with amending labor pledges. Amarillo’s mayor’s office holds reemployment agreement on child labor and hours while bulletins outline campaign steps. Pampa merchants pledge support and warn against price hikes. Levine Stores pledge full NRA cooperation across Texas and New Mexico locations.
The speaker cites 1926 robberies where bandits killed 14 mail clerks and stole nine million dollars. After marines were assigned to guard the mail under martial law, robberies ceased. Also notes Patrolman Rosy King returning to his Polk Street boat after a Missouri fishing trip.
Painters Union and non union contractors and journeymen urged to attend a Friday evening meeting at Painters Hall to discuss the new Industrial Code. Open meeting encourage attendance and participation from all parties involved.
Dallas July 27 A Texas advisory board appointed by President Roosevelt will vet public works projects to provide jobs. Members Col Ike Ashburn San Antonio lawyer Goeth Mission Shary Rio Grande Valley citrus grower and R M Kelly Longview plow works head. Westbrook and Pope say the state rehab commission will not be displaced as advisory boards form nationwide to gather data on about 130 projects.
Detroit July 27 U P Chevrolet and Pontiac Motor Companies announced a 15 percent increase in the hourly rate for about 40 000 workers across 20 plants,-effective August 1 This wage rise plus a 5 percent raise from May 1 brings total gains to 20 percent President W S Knudsen said salaried workers under 1 800 annually will get a 10 percent pay rise Knudsen also noted that 7 000 more workers would join Chevrolet payrolls by August 1 and 11 000 have been rehired since June 1
The Harley Sadler Company will perform in Amarillo next week under American Legion auspices. Demand for season tickets is strong as the stock company opens with Don't Rush Me a domestic comedy drama. Part of the box office receipts will help fund the auxiliary drum corps traveling to Wichita Falls for the state department convention.
Potter County Commissioners set Friday morning as the first meeting of the board of equalization to review 1933 tax sheets prepared by County Tax Assessor Houston Taylor, marking the start of the new tax adjustment process.
Police report burglars entered the F. W. Farris residence at 200 North Tyler Street late Wednesday night and stole a quantity of clothing.
New York July 27 markets drifted to a dignified firmness with general optimism and modest gains across rails and industrials. Grain prices firmed on the Chicago market and Winnipeg advances supported sentiment while the dollar rose against the pound, and steel shares led by Bethlehem steel showed tentative gains amid renewed bond and currency activity.
In a Broadway restaurant a widow named Lillian Fields stole a poppy seed roll from Henry Jellineke, who later died from poison. Police theorize the bread theft led to both their deaths as Fields consumed the tainted roll and died minutes afterward. The case ties Fields to a cellar dwelling with $40,000 in bank deposits from her late father Simon Rosenfeld and hints at a tragic poverty bound to wealth.
Night desk sergeant Sales Coffey has returned to police headquarters after a vacation spent in Oklahoma.
Joseph Weldon Bailey a repealist and son of a Texas senator will speak Friday night at Municipal Auditorium as the repeal rally highlight. Maj. E. A. Simpson says Bailey will give an educational talk appealing for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, with both genders urged to attend. Bailey travels from Abilene as part of a broad wet campaign in the Panhandle.
Testimony describes the February 14 killing night with Beck and Reed alleged involvement. Beck and Reed say they stayed at the Beck home on February 13 and 14 and deny possessing a revolver or flashlight. Prosecutors point to automobile tracks near the Marshall home matching those on the defendants’ car. Defendants say casings were placed as security for a $5 loan and deny discarding them.
President Roosevelt contrasted closing remarks with other leaders, stressing that results come from open presentations of each nation's difficulties and needs. Secretary Hull and French Finance Minister Bonnet praised the parley, noting progress and a silver agreement as concrete gains.
An advisory promotes completing a thorough Calotabs course to purify the entire system. It claims physicians endorse perfect purification as the foundation of health and urges readers to rid themselves of chronic ailments by a single or double course, emphasizing vitality restoration.
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