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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1934
Page
2
The record recounts a Texas gubernatorial push featuring Clint Small and Senator Small with Panhandle support, and contrasts with downstate backing. It includes travel notes to Amarillo and Muleshoe, coffee adventures, local curiosities, and comments on water quality in Canyon and Denver heat reports.
A vast drought and extreme heat persist across the Southwest and Texas. Water is scarce as livestock and crops suffer, with farmers hauling water and costs estimated around 100 million dollars. Rain is forecast, with scattered showers but no widespread relief yet. Instances of rain are recorded in Houston Port Arthur Brownsville Galveston and Brownsville. Temperatures remain in the 90s overall.
Ferguson laments low voter concern for liquor revenue and notes surprise at McDonald’s weak showing in Lee and Washington counties. He accuses Allred and Hunter of omitting labor, farming, and business in their platforms and urges clarity on relief plans as industrial struggles rise.
Mrs. Mary Carter age 59, longtime Amarillo resident, died at her home on 502 Georgia Street at 11 o clock. Wife of J. P. Carter a florist at Cunningham Flower Shop, she is survived by three sons R. J. Gulley and J. T. Gulley of Wichita Kansas Nick Carter of Lubbock and daughter Mrs. Grace Franks of Amarillo and two grandsons R. L. Gulley Jr. and Richard Lee Pranks. Body remains at Griggs Chapel pending relatives arrival.
A reader recalls cool nights in bathing suits being cooled by firemen at fire plugs in Amarillo. Leo recounts returning home to Amarillo and settling into his bedroom from a trip. A man asks for guidance on telling male and female goldfish apart for breeding. Mrs. Gaston Camp notes a shoe size of one and a half, while Mrs. R. F. Suttle of McLean reports a smallest shoe size of one D and mentions a size twelve in E width, implying a child’s size in the latter.
A letter to Tack requests assistance printing a plea from a 16 year old student about needing money as school starts again. The writer asks Tack to publish the message in the column, noting prior help given to others.
The column reviews Shoot the Works at Paramount starring Jack Oakie and Ben Bernie, noting its lively plot with a flea circus barker and a torch singer, plus strong performances by Oakie and Bernie. It also discusses Born to Be Bad at the Mission, Roman Scandals at Paramount, and Dark Hasard and Mystery of Mr X at other local houses, with comments on cast and audience suitability for children and young people.
Rome reports Italy’s fighting forces remain encamped on the Austrian border with traffic returning to normal. Officials say troops will stay in the north for about two more weeks as Premier Mussolini focuses on Nazi Fascist activity in Austria and contemplates plans marked by his birthday.
Dr Ayres cites rising fuel oil costs in Pedro California noting prices at refineries up 114 percent and 127 percent above historic lows. She warns that domestic consumers rely on fuel oil for heat and that oil prices have risen faster than crude and gasoline.
The article describes a lighthouse system using green and red indicators and two signals from a transmitter on a 60 centimeter wave. A ship entering harbor navigated safely as Marconi and his captain guided it blindly, with the inventor predicting harbors would soon all have such devices for fog navigation.
Mrs. Curtis Dall daughter of President Roosevelt seeks divorce in a secret Minden hearing. Judge Clark Guild to grant the decree with mental cruelty alleged. Mrs Dall will gain custody of two children Sissie and Buzzie with Dall allowed visitation.
Weather bulletin notes a heat wave in Amarillo. Temperatures reach 95 at noon and are forecast to hover near 100 through tonight. Weatherman H. T. Coleman predicts little change overnight with partly cloudy skies tomorrow.
Friends of Tom Hunter meet at 7:30 tonight at 402 Polk Street to organize a Panhandle Hunter for Governor committee with John C. Kay of Wichita Falls assisting.
Voters backed attorney general reform proposals while incumbents faced close contests. Bailey congratulated Connally after a decisive win. In Dallas, 9 o'clock counts listed leaders in multiple races including Woodward, McCraw, Lockhart and Sheppard with varied margins across ten districts.
A heat wave in Washington forces guests to abandon hot rooms with a French nobleman undressing to relax in the lobby. Curator Fairman recalls protests from visitors claiming an ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence, while Senator Dill recalls a schoolboy debt paid after his first congressional speech. U.S. official routines and a kitchen anecdote about coffee cups round out a day of oddities and light anecdotes.
USDA cattle and hog market summary from Kansas City shows hogs steady to 10 cents higher with top $4.75 for choice 240 pounds, 11,000 cattle and 2,000 calves traded, government processing volumes at 22,000 cattle and 4,000 calves, beef steers and yearlings steady to strong, grass stock strong.
The longshoremen's strike centered on who would control hiring halls under board supervision. Arbitration will decide hall control along with wage, hour, and condition demands amid a costly eightlives and large losses.
Chicago meat packing plants halt progress as 8400 workers await William Collins decision. 800 stockyards workers strike in sympathy. federal mediators push for arbitration while Collins withholds ruling. NRA chief Hugh Johnson to speak at World's Fair and seek settlement.
Burglars forced entry into the North Amarillo sub-station of the Amarillo post office overnight. A cash box in a desk contained less than $3 taken from the stamp window area. one airmail letter opened, but most mail, stamps, money orders and the vault were undisturbed. Police attribute the break in to boys.
Thousands suffer from kidney and bladder issues find relief with Cystex. The drug claims to start within 15 minutes, flushing acids and wastes, soothing membranes, and offering a money back guarantee if not effective. Available by prescription at druggists.
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