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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
2
A longtime Amarillo reader shares weather notes predicting rain then correcting forecasts with a hopeful tone about a changed dreath cycle. The column cites city projects at City Lake and a fish hatchery plan, praises local officials, and includes letters about gardening, adoption, and civic efforts.
Survey by the Bureau of Public Roads finds highways cost about 1.0 percent per mile of travel in Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota with main roads delivering lower costs due to heavy traffic. County roads show higher costs under state and federal-aid systems.
A large United States flag measuring 6210 feet was donated in memory of John B. Golding and Dr. David Hanson by Mr. Prank Redder of 818 Pierce Street Santa Fe. The flag will be flown on the Hanson Post No. 4 American Legion lawn and lowered to half mast for the next year.
A fragmented notice discusses letters and contact requests from a couple seeking farm work or other opportunities. The readable text hints at wanting to reach someone connected to TACK and Pace for farming or other arrangements. Further specifics are unclear in the surviving fragments.
Amarillo College Balladors and Balladettes depart for Dallas to perform four days at the Centennial. They will sing twice daily Friday Saturday and Sunday in the Cotton Bowl with NBC radio broadcasts. Director Mrs Alta Potts Turk and several soloists will join Monday on the Folklore program.
Rose Mary Plumier a young daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas D Plumite was struck by an automobile yesterday at 7:30 PM in front of Cunningham Floral Shop West Sixth Avenue and Mc Masters Street. She suffered a gash on her upper lip and a broken collar bone and was treated at Northwest Texas Hospital where she was released.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce vice-president Carl Hinton and Dr Harry McKeen of Bentonville Ark travel to Lubbock for the thirteenth annual Texas chamber managers convention. The three day event opens with speaker Grady Shipp of Longview formerly of Plainview.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce finalized its annual membership drive, netting about $20,500 to fund 1936 37 operations. Bill Beechler led the trade extension committee meeting at the Silver Grill Cafeteria while John Boyce directed the budget drive. Roy Cullum and Binford Arney reported sales progress and more pledges, with over $19,000 already pledged and remaining cards to be collected.
Carmen R. Dyche, youngest lodge officer and instructor for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, travels from Amarillo to Fort Worth via Tri-State meeting. She will then attend West Coast representatives in Salt Lake City. Her husband, Robert E. Dyche of Las Vegas, is also a member. She praised the Amarillo drill team for strong Fort Worth competition.
Wade Brymer chairman of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce highway committee will headline the Dumas Civic Club meeting. He will be accompanied by Mason King of The Amarillo News Globe. The session starts at eight o clock.
The weather update shows continued rains west of Amarillo and across New Mexico with scattered amounts from one hundredth to half an inch. Santa Fe and Roswell recorded tenth and forty four hundredths inches, while Muleshoe received six tenths. Farmers note benefits to young row crops.
A unanimous chamber vote in Bucharest ends gambling and betting across Romania with the sole exception of horse racing bets. The move follows rising gambling crimes and embezzlements, with a new special police squad to curb clandestine dens.
Dallas citizens favor parking meters after an Austin delegation questioned 30 passersby. Twenty-five supported the plan while one woman law student opposed. City Manager Hal Mosely says Dallas will install 2,000 meters, generating about $180000 annually.
In Toledo a John Smith family celebrates multiple events including a 10th wedding anniversary and a 50th birthday on one day. Also noted are a 2nd and 5th birthday tied to the Smith relatives and niece’s nephew milestones.
London architect firm unveils a 12 foot deep underground residence for a wealthy English owner. The steel reinforced concrete bunker with a camouflaged tennis court roof includes eight bedrooms, a periscope fountain, artificial sunlight and glass features to simulate above ground living, pledging health safety against air raids.
Scranton Iowa owners of local clay pits anticipate a strong upturn in the clay business this year due to expanded ceramic courses in schools and colleges nationwide. A. B. Adams contemplates opening a plant at Fort Dodge to produce clay for vases urns garden ornaments and other decorative pottery items.
Toll collectors at the Mississippi River bridge in St. Louis report frequent shocks from static electricity as cars pause to drop coins. To stop the jolts they attached a steel wire from a milk can and buried it in the bridge floor, using the dangling wire to brush axles and ground the charge.
Coroner Bob Clark ruled death by own action in a plunge incident. Funeral plans hinge on arrival of the victim’s parents Mr and Mrs Ed Harmon of Lampasas. Surviving relatives include five brothers B A Harmon Stanton Willis F Harmon Virgil Harmon Noland L Harmon Worth W Harmon and sister Mrs Frank W Morgan of Parker Arizona.
A speech praises FDR as a glorious heritage and just cause for state and national commemoration. The speaker expresses personal satisfaction in visiting and meeting Andrew Jackson Houston, noting that men fought for principles they loved more dearly than their own interests.
A speaker reflects on liberty defending core principles, noting that civilization has not yet eliminated death in defense of beliefs. He hopes the United States can uphold ideals through peaceful means rather than war, and believes Texas pioneers would endorse this stance.
A reader praises FASTEETH dental powder for keeping false teeth secure all day. It claims no thinning or wear, a pleasant feel, and confident breath. The ad urges readers to ask Cue Drug Stores Fox Drug Company Pool Drug Company Peat Office Death Come pany or any good drug ere for FASTEETH.
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