Washington impressions and Amarillo mayoral bid rumors
John Snider shares views from Washington with Hoover seen as overmatched while Governor Ritchie and Pat Hurley emerge as strong figures. In Amarillo, Ross Rogers is portrayed as a principled, duty bound candidate for mayor, with Dwight Newby possibly eyeing city commissioner. Local taxi drivers hire private detectives to uncover fake dispatch calls, sparking fear of violence if the harassment continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
John
Washington
Governor Ritchie
New Jersey
Pat Hurley
Oklahoma
Ritchie
Harley
Garner
Ross Rogers
Ross
Amarillo
Racers Rites Pending for Hiram Thompson
Funeral arrangements for Hiram Thompson 28 year old professional motorcycle rider will be announced Friday after the body arrives in Amarillo. Thompson died Memorial Day in Richmond Virginia when his machine hit a side wall. He is survived by his widow Mollie Thompson, two daughters, his parents Frank A Thompson and wife, two brothers Alvah E and James F Thompson of Amarillo, a sister Jennie Gruhlkey Vernon, and mother in law I C Mulkins Los Angeles who will attend the funeral. Thompson learned motorcycle riding in Amarillo and in 1930 won all but one race on the Fourth of July program at the Tri State Fair races. He has lived in Los Angeles for six years and visited Amarillo two weeks ago en route to Richmond for the races where he was a featured rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Thompson
Amarillo
Thompson
Richmond
Mollie Thompson
Frank A. Thompson
North
Grant Street
Alvah E
James F. Thompson
Jennie Gruhlkey
Vernon
I. C. Mulkins
Los Angeles
No Surplus in Education Theme at West Texas College
Canyon reports East Texas State Teachers College President Dr. 8 H Whitley tells 75 West Texas College graduates that well educated citizens are essential. He speaks on education during economic crisis. Degrees conferred by Amarillo College president Dr J A Hill. Local graduates named include Mrs E L Hunter and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Canyon
J. A. Hill
Amarillo
E. L. Hunter
W. T. Dungan
Mary J. Mason
Annie L. McDonald
Rosalie Coffee
Edith Mayberry Norman
Margaret Sheers
Dorothy Staley
Irene Cone
F. C. Quarles
John J. Shires
Proceedings in Criminal Court in Austin Panels
Proceedings in the court of criminal appeals affirmed reversed remanded reformed and dismissed various appellants from multiple counties with motions and affidavits submitted across several cases in June. Names include John Johnson Jimmie Wilson Butch Griffin Jake Banks M F Brandt and others from Denton Eastland Ellis Hale Wichita Taylor Galveston and Tom Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
John Johnson
John Jones
Denton
Jimmie Wilson
Jimmie Williams
Louis Rogers
Caldwell
George Ward
Hutchinson
Scoggins
Gregg
Raymond Henderson
Harrison
M. L. Lightfoot
Schleicher
Robert Cubit
Butch Griffin
Eastland
Jack Peddy
W. W. Batchelor, Jr
R. L. Wright
Taylor
W. K. Wilson
Midland
Nora Currie Sweetland
Tarrant
Walter Mills
Wood
Joe Newton
Cole Oglesby
Richard Brown
Young
Charlie Grogans
Jefferson
Richard Johnson
Wichita
Charles Mathis
Tom Green
Lost German police puppy offered for reward in odd note
A quirky column notes Neal Griggs seeks a missing male German police puppy lost by two and a half year old Neilyn Griggs. Reward offered if returned to 1501 Taylor Street. The piece also mentions R T Alexander on jury duty in Hemphill County and a truck route driver joining jack rabbit shooting incident. It ends urging resource conservation during hard times.
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Neal Griggs
Tack
Neilyn Griggs
Taylor Street
R. T. Alexander
Washita
Hemphill County
W. P. Sherrod
News-Globe
Mr. Sherrod
Z. H. Grissom
Tulsa
Mr. Grissom
What They Write To Tack Dairyman Help Request
A reader asks Tack to assist in locating a middle aged man with no home or job. The letter requests help and appears in the Tack Letters column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Girls Seek Clemency in Trouser Theft Case
Kathryn Fox and Dora Stephens both 17 of Amarillo faced burglary charges for taking two pairs of pants from John Graham on May 8. Witnesses described a party atmosphere in court as tensions rose. The girls and witness Pat Warner laughed during testimony and asked for a suspended sentence. A separate chicken theft case against Hershall Bird, 17, was postponed to determine if he is a minor.
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Kathryn Fox
Dora Stephens
Amarillo
John Graham
47Th District Criminal Court
Graham
Pat Warner
Frazier
North Fillmore Street
Henry
Bishop
Warner
Hershall Bird
W. L. Bird
Grady Hazelwood
Chester Shelton
Joseph Mason
East Fourth Street
Labor and wages amid postwar recovery debate
The article reflects on 40 000 workers paid no less than six dollars a day, contrasting with earlier critiques of low wages. It warns against complaint and credits thinking planning and work for better times, noting the world pays for the Great War and the nation bears the cost.
Eight Convicted in Doctor Kidnapping Case in Peoria
Eight of the eleven defendants were found guilty by a Peoria circuit court jury in the kidnapping of Dr. James W. Parker for a $50,000 ransom. Sentences ranged from five to 25 years. four defendants faced possible death penalties, with terms set at 25 years for Betson Minninger Evans Stoops, 15 years for Raymond Stoops, seven years for Dwight Bartlett, and five years for Pursifall and Massey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
James W. Parker
James W. Betson
Cecil Minninger
Claud Evans
Arlo Stoops
Stoops
Raymond
Dwight Bartlett
Joseph H. Pursifall
Homer Massey
Man Kills In Laws Then Commits Suicide in Ontario
Frederick Daniel Gowdy, 28, killed his father in law William Butcher and brother in law Bertram Butcher with a shotgun in Hamilton Ontario and then took his own life. Gowdy had been separated from his wife and a divorce case was pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ont
Frederick Daniel Gowdy
William and
Bertram Butcher
Gowdy
Man Unhurt After Loop-The-Loop Crash Near Waxahachie
Stanley ONeil of Ennis reported feeling thrill before losing control of an automobile three miles north of Waxahachie. The car plunged off the road and rolled three times but ONeil was unhurt. The vehicle sustained minor damage and was driven away. Limerick to build 500 homes for working people in the Irish Free State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Stanley O'Neil
Ennis
O'Neil
Here
Limerick
Irish Free State
Greta Garbo Leaves Hollywood for Sweden Farm Life
Greta Garbo ends her MGM contract after completing As You Desire Me and signals an indefinite return to Sweden. The studio presented her with a traveling bag as she declares plans for farm life over Hollywood, despite MGM seeking a renewal and naming her a top box office draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Greta Garbo
Sweden
Miss Garbo
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Tax Bill and Economy Measures Move Through Senate
The economy bill replaces the tax bill with 238.6 million dollars in next year’s federal savings. It imposes a 10 percent salary cut, halves the 30 day vacation allowance, broadens presidential reorganization powers, and trims veterans and pensioners’ allowances by about 50 million. Opponents of the Garner relief plan for river improvements appear before committee. Railroad officials urge fewer transportation subsidies while cotton traders warn surplus stocks cannot be dumped without harming commerce.
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House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Special Economy Committee
Ways and Means
Mississippi
Missouri
Reconstruction Corporation
R. H. Alshton
The
Association of Railroad Executives
Cameron H. Williams
Gastonia
N. C
American Cotton Shippers’ Association
Cotton Belt Saved by Late Finance Move
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. saved from receivership when over 90 percent of its mortgage bonds agreed to a refinancing plan hours before the due date. The plan funds half of the maturity with cash and the rest with a new 5 percent bond issue. The Cotton Belt line operates 1,913 miles between Thebes, Illinois and Fort Worth, Texas, and was incorporated in Missouri in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co
Try
St. Louis
ElDEST DOLLAR Follows Noted Father in Death
Melville Dollar, 54, eldest son of shipping magnate Capt. Robert Dollars, died in Vancouver after leaving his office. Found dead in his car at home, wife noticed his absence and later found him in the garage. The elder Dollar had been closely connected with Dollar lumber and steamship interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Robert Dollars
Melville Dollar
Dollar
Fire and casualty writers must have new licenses
Austin June 1. Licenses for fire and casualty insurance agents issued under pre August 1931 Texas statute were canceled by the state board of insurance commissioners. Agents must obtain new licenses under the current law. Accident life and health agents are not affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
Louis Tallonara Seizes Robber’s Pistol in Pittsburgh Hold-Up
Louis Tallonara the confectioner kept a pistol after a robbery attempt at his shop in Pittsburgh. He wrested the weapon from one of the two men as they tried to hold up the business. He also recovered six bullets and saved his receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Louis Tallonara
Tallonara
Bryan weighs chances for Democratic vice president run
William Jennings Bryan Jr., son of the famed politician, appeared receptive to a possible boom as a Democratic vice presidential candidate. He has been floated as a potential running mate in several western and southern states.
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Bryan
Los Angeles
U.P
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Blackie Young Begins 35 Year Hawaii Attack Sentence
Honolulu reports Joseph Blackie Young, first man to face the death penalty in his trial on attack charges, begins a maximum 35 year term after a jury found him guilty of attacking 17 year old Bernice Lum. The minimum is to be set by the territorial prison board. New York notes Donald Hooey sang for an audience before attempting suicide, then drank poison. he is expected to recover as authorities assess his actions.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
U.P
Joseph “Blackie” Young
Bernice Lum
Territorial Prison Board
New York
Donald Hooey
Am Rolling Mills
Smitg & Ref
Sit Kaufman Dept
Aeuee
Assoc Dry Goods Lorillard Nee Aeeee
At & 8S F RR
Lovisyv G& E
Auburn Autory
Seteees Aviation Corp
Mack Trucks Ssescesseveceses Sere
Beldwin Teen
Macy
Nash
Brunawick Tem & Rye
Wee Nat'l Biscuit
the Burroughs
Byers A M Co Bewnee
Nat'l Distillers
Wee
Tg Calif Packing
Nat'l Pow & Lt
Tee Calumet & Hecla
Nevada
Canada
Comwich & Sthrn
Keith Orpheum
Congoleum-Nairn
Consolid Film
Aeolienn Rand Sivssseesees
Tenewely
Porto Rico
Sir Davidson Chem ‘ Wrens
Seenenene
del Lac & West RR
Aly
Southern Pacific
Sou
Edison
Thy den Rew
Seeeeenne Diamond Match
BT Dome Mines Pry
Standard Brands, Inc
S.eeeessee
Elec
Trans American Erie RR
Union Carbide
Eureka
Union Pacific
Fed
Marshall
United Car
Air Cit
Ory
Eereee
Fos Wheeler, Inc
United Fruit United Corp
Fox Film
Freeport
Texas
Boon Warner Bros PLC
Warner-Quinlan
Gillette Razor
Warren Bros Company
Gold Dust Glidden Co
Sssenee Co
Wee O
Estern Union Tsaren Eee
Goodrich T & & Eee
Willys Overland - Goodyear Woolworth
Fw) Co
Graham P M
Worthington
Seees Ag
Grand Silver Grand Union
Eee Hahn Dept
Hudson Motor Hershey Choe
Ie Hupp Motor Co
Seeeeveve
Illinoia Central
Candidates Hunt Perpetrator of Free Cigar Fad
Voters and candidates debate who started the campaign of passing out cigars. Officials say the practice raises campaign costs as cigar sellers promote their product. A voter complains a cigar may reflect poorly on the candidate’s fitness for office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird
Rogers Aims for Mayor as Candidacy Debates Continue
Rogers held roles in the chamber of commerce and Rotary Club and serves as Williams Sign Company vice president. Marrs, a former mayor and county judge, says he remains available if the people seek his race after Colonel Thompson’s resignation. A special election is set for June 14 with an April 1933 regular election.
Prohi Strategists Outline Campaigns
Washington officials report a national conference of 39 prohibition groups shaping presidential campaign plans. Members from the prohibition board of strategy spoke at a brief session and then joined the main group in secrecy to discuss strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Conference
National Prohibition Board of Strategy
Bromley Declines Pacific Hop for Fun Prize
Harold Bromley of Texas says he will not attempt a Seattle to Tokyo transpacific flight for a $29,500 prize. He completed a transcontinental run from New York, halted by an oil tank leak in Amarillo, and notes the prize deadline won’t be extended. He praises the low fuel cost of his oil powered trip, around 300 gallons for 2,708 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Harold Bromley
Texas Flier
Seattle
Tokyo
Bromley
New York
Amarillo
Market Report From Amarillo to Chicago Livestock Prices
Market totals show hogs at Kansas City and Chicago with buyers firm and prices mixed. Cattle, calves, and sheep across the Midwest edge higher or steady as supplies move through. New Orleans cotton opens with active trading, influenced by Liverpool’s weaker tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Cotton futures swing amid tax bill and stock rally
Early trading showed cotton for July, October and December dropping to new season lows before prices rallied on news of the Senate tax bill and a stock uptick. By mid-morning a sharp pullback followed, with futures tumbling to fresh lows as traders cited Washington news and hedge activity. In New York, the stock market rebound sparked renewed selling and led to losses across major shares as utilities and banks faced pressure from the tax bill provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Congress
Senate
American Can
Santa Fe
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
Consolidated Gas
American Tobacco
Apple Tree Friendliest Tree of All Poem
A poem compares trees to people and places and laments urban paving crowding out childhood chestnut trees. The speaker favors the apple tree as friendliest among elms maples poplars oaks willows birches and chestnuts, noting city streets replace natural growt.
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John Snider
Dwight Newby
Kim
Dick Coon
Dalwharf
Racer
Dairyman
Republic
Greta
Louis
Rogers
Prohi
Pacific
Secesecesesesce Milo
New Orleans
Liverpool
Jno. Clark Brokerage Co
Alum Co
Gas & Electric
Superpower Ark
Nat Gas
Igt
Igt 12 Cities Service Pfd Commwith & Sthrn
Cord
Deere & Co
Eens DeForest Radio
Detroit Aircraft
Bond & Share
Ford Motor Ltd
Ford of
Goldman Sachs
Lone Star Gas
Middle West Util
Kasipeline
Teenee Niagara Hud. Pw
Weeeee Ory Pennroad Corp
Swift
St Regis Paper
Ssesess & Co
Trans Air Trans Speccess
United
Trans Lux Daylight Pie
Antheee
United Gas c
United St. & Pw
Ccess
Woolworth Ltd
Jno. F. Clark Brokerage Co
Allegheny Corp
Abereeere Alaskan Juneau Gold
Allied Chemical
Allis Chalmers
Yaa Ago
Serene
Car & Fay
Chicle
Am International
s+eeeeeres
Locomotive Cissesesesese
Pw & Let
Rad
SS Mfz Sessseese
Edgar A. Guest
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Fillmore
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