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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
2
A long, rambling column blends forecasts of heat and rain with weather lore from the Plains. It recalls Judge Hoover’s wheat losses, local farm gossip, upcoming events in Fort Worth, and community notices including a reward for missing dogs, a donated business course, and reflections on wind, roads, and safety on the plains.
Amarillo mourns Dr Robert L McMeans after 32 years of service. he died Sunday night at 60. Funeral set for 10:30 Tuesday at St Andrew's Episcopal with burial at Liano Cemetery. extensive local and state medical society ties noted. Survived by wife Annette Harris McMeans and siblings. health had waned over six years.
Cal Farley, invited by Mrs Belmont to a June 17 Astor Hotel dinner honoring Jack Dempsey, struggles to borrow a formal dress suit. The guest list includes Dutch Mantell, Gene Beck, Roland Harriman, Harold McGraw, and Grantland Rice. Farley may attend only if he can borrow a size 29 short dress suit.
Leroy Pippin 45, Amarillo resident for 34 years, died late Sunday near Amarillo of abdominal obstruction while being transported from Tucumcari where he was ill. Survived by wife Billa May, son Louis, daughters Gladys Opal Louise Dell Fatl, and siblings J B Moore and Mrs Lee Burt. Body at N B Griggs and Sons chapel awaiting arrangements.
Simpson remains in bad humor after aiding three Minnesota tourists during a heavy rain accident on Highway 66 in Oldham County ten days ago. While pushing a stranded automobile through knee deep mud for five miles, the women demanded payment for fender repairs, claiming his car’s bumper was damaged. He says he fixed his fenders, then their car was backed out due to a scratched fender and now tourists should not expect future help.
Ernestine Miller, a young girl from Dumas, remains in St. Anthonys Hospital as doctors perform a third blood transfusion to sustain her life. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Bill Miller. The donor Lem Savage, a ladderman at Central Fire Station, has donated twice. Garford Wilkinson of the Globe News was the first donor. Miller edits the Moore County News.
A mahogany luxury motor boat drew city lake talk after its Sunday afternoon debut. Owned by J W Robinson of Hereford, the craft was built to order by Bill Borden. Robinson, a Hereford youth, took up boating this year as recent rains made the lake suitable for the four passenger craft.
Dear Tack, I have found a white gold bracelet with brilliants across the top and would like to locate the owner. I am leaving it with Mrs Avery at The Newage Globe office. Also a widow seeking work as cook or housekeeper.
Testimony began this afternoon before Judge WE Gee and a 108th District Court jury in Amarillo in the trial of Texas Employers' Insurance Association and Frank Allen. Allen, a former amelior worker, was injured pushing an ore car at the smelter. The case arose after the Industrial Accident Board awarded him a lump sum, a decision the Texas Employers' Insurance Association appealed to court.
Ray Noblitt, five years sales manager at Cal Parley, will depart Amarillo this week to become sales manager for United Appliance Corporation in Fort Worth. United Appliance serves as Texas distributor for RCA radios and Electrolux refrigerators among other lines. The note mentions routine business and a Potter County Commission recess with plans to reconvene at 2 pm tomorrow, amid a regular Monday meeting.
Houston June 84% Testimony at the preacher's trial says Rev Edgar Eskridge believed his life was in danger the day Police Chief Ed O'Reilly was shot in Orange May 29 1938 Clarence Keown testified Eskridge said Today is my day of execution I am going to stay and take it like a man.
Washington jury acquitted seven men of conspiracy to defraud the government in 1934 during deliberations over plans for a 4,863,000 irrigation project in Willacy County Texas.
President Roosevelt declined to commute the death sentence of Arthur Gooch to life imprisonment. Gooch, condemned for kidnapping two police officers and injuring them, faces execution on June 19 after an unsuccessful appeal to the Supreme Court.
A Washington resolution proposed by Senator Benson of Minnesota to form an eight member congressional committee to investigate the Black Legion was introduced today. The measure, backed by the Farmer-Labor senator, aims to uncover the group's activities and influence.
Senator William E Borah said he would not join any stop movement against the leading candidate, stressing the party must be dynamited free from its present ills. He urged a strong platform and warned against deals to control the convention. He spoke after arriving with the Idaho delegation. Mrs Roach of 1806 Harrison Street is traveling to Rising Star due to her brother Roy Hickman’s serious illness, accompanied by her daughter Kathryn Roach.
Old Subscriber from Amarillo Texas quotes a senator about loyalty and ingratitude in a reflective tribute to dogs. The passage laments meddling in others lives and warns that wealth and reputation can falter while a dog remains a faithful companion.
A dog remains beside a pauper master in poverty and health, guarding sleep, sharing hunger, licking wounds, and staying loyal through misfortune and death. Even when others abandon him, the dog accompanies and watches at the graveside, faithful and true.
CC DRIVE roads and good will are the major projects for the organization. Erection of a stock and sales pavilion at the Tri-State Fair grounds also is looked upon as essential to development of one region's cattle industry. "This is no charity solicitation," Bovee reminded Amarilloans today. "Membership in the chamber of commerce is an investment that repays time and again."
The article tracks a warming afternoon and evening with temperatures rising from 69 at dawn to 79 by eight, then a sharp rise to 88 between nine and ten, and 94 by noon. Sunday’s high reached 94 after a 85 degree morning, noting May cooler than last year and June starting with extremes and late moisture.
The exposition showcased diverse themes from cotton processing into upholstery for autos to film industry talks. Visitors pondered apple dancing signals while avoiding sensational fan dancer speculation. Vice President John Nance Garner, a Texan figure in New Deal history, was honored in absentia with a bronze bust unveiled at the fair by Electra.
An advertisement offers a method to harden nasal membranes before hay fever onset. It cites Mr. R Q Murphy of Stillwater Minnesota who claims to relieve hay fever and invites readers to send name and address for free instructions.
Wagoner, a Fort Worth born sculptress, debuted a bust unveiled by Mrs. James V. Allred during a dedicatory address by her husband, Texas governor. Parents named Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wageoner of Fort Worth. grandfather W. T. Wageoner built Arlington Downs. More than 200,000 visitors have already toured the $25,000,000 exposition since opening Saturday.
After prolonged talks, employers' representatives, cabinet, and workers' leaders reached a midnight agreement establishing a 40 hour week, collective contracts, paid vacations, and wage increases from 4 to 15 percent by industry and price scales, conditioned on government legislation ensuring enforcement.
Bills were to be introduced in Parliament to end the strike threat though the agreement did not end the strikes. Individual claims remained to be negotiated as strikes were not union led. Settlement was expected to be heavy and costly across the industry.
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