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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
2
The piece eulogizes Brother G J Irvin as a deeply kind community helper who cared for Children at a home and influenced many through his good deeds. It highlights his generous character and lasting impact on those he aided.
A reader wonders about rising turtle migrations and drought signals as turtles head toward the Canadian River. Weather observations and local commentary question whether signs point to drying lakes or just seasonal movement.
A silver monoplant left Boston carrying three aviators on a 1300 mile two stop mission to locate Grenfell mission worker and an air mail pilot missing since Memorial Day. Charles Hubbard Jr., Harold Crowley and Edward OToole aboard NC4616 head for St Anthony to search the Grenfell mission area for Dr Karl Keuhnert and Arthur Sullivan.
Amarillo mourns Rev. Irvin a founder of the non sectarian Panhandle baby home owned by the Presbyterian Church. He helped admit thousands and placed 40 to 50 infants while maintaining a waiting list. board members include Ed Hardin and Phebe K. Warner. Rev. Irvin born 1866 in Sullivan Missouri served at multiple Texas churches before joining the Panhandle home. The Irvins earned the highest esteem for training children for productive lives and charitable service.
No new candidates have announced for the special mayoral race on June 14 after Ross Rogers stated he would enter. Petitions for Rogers are circulating while Lon D. Marrs says he is still available as a candidate.
In Lowell Arkansas a Frisco passenger train collided with a gasoline truck at a crossing. Driver Cecil Allen, 22, died and train fireman J. W. Thomas of Fort Smith was killed. Engineer Moore of Monette, Missouri, suffered serious burns.
Firefighters blamed a cigarette for a morning blaze that damaged a wooden bridge crossing the ravine along the east and west road near Hillcrest Golf and Country Club. Central station crews used a booster tank to extinguish the fire and traffic remained unharmed.
The article questions whether the turtle trek will yield any real benefit, suggesting the possibility that the effort may be misguided or ineffective. It notes uncertainty about the outcome and cites skeptical views on the plan's effectiveness.
Shanghai courts faced a decision on whether the Japanese invasion of Shanghai was an incident or a war. Insurance claimants filed for over 5 million dollars in fire losses from the siege, while 140 Shanghai firms argued the invasion was only an incident and should allow collection.
Leaders mobilize about 125 veterans from San Antonio and plan a mammoth parade in Paris to honor Congressman Patman. Delegations will join from Austin Kerrville Corpus Christi and other cities as 200 men entrain toward Kansas City for a large eastbound rally.
Thousands of World War veterans head toward Washington to demand immediate cash payment of their bonus. Police estimate 1,000 to 1,500 veterans are in town with 600 billeted. authorities fear a large tented camp at Anacostia Park. Organizers claim credit, while officials cite potential communists and a mass demonstration planned June 8. local Waco veterans oppose the march, urging cash now but not the Washington mobilization.
Liverpool nonpayment report states J. Raffles Brooke & Company, cotton brokers, unable to meet liabilities. It marks the third broker failure in ten days. Also noted: Mrs. A. S. Ancel of Dallas visiting Dr. Pat Wiggins in Oklahoma and Dallas. her nephew Milton Tuckett of Wilson, Oklahoma plans to move to Amarillo.
Investigators re opened the death inquiry for Cone after letters found on his person point to self inflicted cause. Letters addressed to Mrs Cone son Alvie and daughter 14 carried messages about making life worth while. Cone ran a radiator repair shop eight years ago and was active in the Knights of Pythias.
The piece recalls "Jassie" who placed cryptic ads and paid half a million for a hoped return of a baby. It notes Norfolk clergyman H Dobson Peacock and Curtis, once linked to kidnapper contacts, now silent as a generation’s tragedy fades with time.
Final arrangements for the thirty-fifth annual Texas Insurance Agents convention were reviewed at a chamber of commerce meeting. Local agents should register on June 8 at 8 30 in the lobby of the Herring Hotel. Committee chairs reported most entertainment details set.
Lee Satterwhite at a Potter County district court room rally accused Chairman C. V. Terrell of extravagance and procrastination in office. He said state employees drive state cars and use state gas to campaign for Terrell's reelection. Satterwhite is a former Amarillo resident known in the area.
John Snider of Washington D. C. will prepare a barbecue for delegates at the Texas Association of Insurance Agents annual convention. The two day session opens here next week with the barbecue at Jack Hall ranch headquarters at 6 pm, finishing in time for a convention dance at the Herring Hotel that night.
The 144th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA adjourned in Denver with Fort Worth Texas chosen as the 1933 site. A protest by Negro missionary Irving W Underhill urged delegations to reject meeting where Negroes are not treated as equals, but the decision stood.
Secret service agents seized 14 counterfeit five dollar notes believed linked to a Chicago counterfeiting ring. The spurious bills purported to come from the First National Bank of Toledo and St. Louis were found at banks in Fort Worth. Twelve more were reported at Dallas banks.
A reflective poem by Edgar A. Guest from 1932 observes common city pigeons nesting in stone nooks while sparrows autumn through a distant countryside. The speaker notes crumbs on window sills from generous city residents and wonders why the birds choose an urban, chilly world over rural freedom. The piece contrasts harsh city life with the pigeons comforted by human food and sheltered streets.
Hogs and cattle prices slip and rise across Kansas City and Chicago markets with top hogs at 3.20 in Kansas City and cattle gains of 10-15 cents for fed steers in Kansas City. New Orleans cotton opens active and steadies with July around 5.21 and October 6.42 amid improved cables and rains. Stock and bond markets rally in New York led by utilities and industrials with forecasts of fiscal policy and tax impact on earnings.
Veterans, organized and WELL ORGANIZED, press for action on bonuses, willing to stay until 1945 if needed. A photo shows veterans camping near the Agriculture Department, one blowing a bugle to announce meal time. Congress and officials treat them with respect.
Three advertised effects include protecting skin from wind sun and roughening toning and lightening for a fairer complexion and holding powder evenly for hours. The ad promotes buying at stores or counters for 25c a jar.
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