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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
13
Willie Ryan of New York City, renowned checker player, starts his fifth annual transcontinental exhibition tour. He will visit major cities, showcasing strategic play and promoting the game across the country.
Mr. Ryan plans exhibitions on the West Coast with an August start, stopping near Amarillo en route to Wichita Falls and other cities. He offered Alfred Nelson a Amarillo stop for 12 to 15 dollars, barely covering expenses. The article also recounts Ben Jones of Denver facing Denver Chess Club members in a long, annotated session, ending with Black to play and win in a puzzle ending between Black and Otho Clendenen.
Cardinals hold Brooklyn to four hits. Charley Gehringer drives Tigers with a two run homer to rally past the Yankees. Vernon Kennedy limits Athletics to nine hits for a tenth straight win. Hal Trosky belts two homers in an 11 8 Indians win. Carl Hubbell dominates Cubs with seven hits.
Seabright New Jersey hosts the 49th annual Sea bright men's singles final with Fort Worth Texas player John MacDiar mid and Chicago based Chartier, both connected to Princeton. The match ups and results are anticipated in this historic event.
Censorship of the University of Texas student paper sparks protests and a political clash. Editor Ed Hodge laments loss of an editorial on sulphur taxation titled One Sulphur Pen Game Outlawed. University officials place supervision with the board of regents and censor Granville Price, asserting the Texan is a university publication and not a newspaper.
In a fall tennis round upset, 17-year-old Joe Hunt of Los Angeles defeated Sidney B. Wood Jr. of New York and defending champion Gregory Mangin of Newark to reach the final. McDiarmid surprised Wood 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-1 before Hunt edged Mangin 6-1 11-9 11-13 6-4.
Results show Ross Shoe Shop team totals 893 with leader Adkisson-Baker at 832. Individual high games include Farwell 243 and Coca Cola 243. Standings list Panhandle Lor. Co. 21 wins, Blackburn Bros. 18, Mutual Benefit Health 16, Coca Cola 16, Ross Shoe Shop 17. Tonight's match Coca Cola vs Panhandle Lumber Co.
Kansas City livestock reports show hogs and cattle with mixed bids. sows and fat cows priced lower while feeder buyers push higher values. New Orleans cotton opens the last trading day of the 1988-86 season with thin liquidation and some selling against new crop levels. grain futures list modest gains and losses as markets edge.
Jack Lamb of Gulf Refining Company conducts demonstrations to teach proper fishing casting. A 30 year fishing veteran, he advocates inland fishing waters and daily backyard practice. In Greensboro the UNC infirmary was named Cove Hospital in honor of Dr. Anna M Cove after 43 years on faculty. Paul Muni, portraying a Chinese role, played fan tan while the Chinese continued a bridge game.
President Roosevelt arrived in Quebec for a goodwill visit. He spoke on Dufferin Terrace with his son James and daughter in law nearby. Governor General Tweedsmuir Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Quebec leaders welcomed him before a luncheon at the citadel.
The commission led by Cooke will visit Amarillo as the first U.S. stop and only Texas port on a tour studying drought relief. Chamber of Commerce President Guy Saunders appoints a local committee to cooperate with Congressman Marvin Jones. The group will gather data on Southwest conditions for the commission and Roosevelt.
A sign near Amarillo beach adjacent to Malibu evokes a startled reaction during a vacation. The note recalls California highways with six to eight lanes and a traffic death toll around 400 this season in Los Angeles County. Long Beach traffic officer presides at a busy intersection. Curtis is also mentioned.
A San Diego linked figure known only by fingerprints becomes Amarillo’s latest “citizen” after 33 arrests and numerous petty crimes. The FBI report notes 18 known identities and two jail stints within two months, with a long Panhandle transfer after a petty theft arrest.
The subject was brought to Amarillo to serve a sentence of 30 days with a $100 fine. The fine will be paid at $3 per day, after which he will be released. He is designated as a FBI 10989, noted for a prior record of 33 arrests.
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