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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
8
The piece recalls a prince with ninety million dollars in jewels and a life of luxury in India while contrasting with simple pleasures of baseball, and shifts to Dale Carnegie and Norman Taurog teaching child handling. It ends with a cautionary note about cosmetic surgery and a friend’s eye lift mishap.
The United States demanded that Germany assume Austria's debts to the U S and its citizens. Ambassador Hugh Wilson delivered a formal note to Berlin on Hull's instruction. The note dissents from Germany's claim of non liability and says Germany may undertake payments under international law and equity.
Jap engineers concede loss in controlling the Yellow River flood across central China as the crisis nears 48 hours. Flood covers over 1,500 square miles, drowning thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands with 3,500 plus villages underwater and severe hunger in land inundated areas.
Will Rogers Drive fundraising proceeds to underwrite the Will Rogers route celebration in August remain positive with no pledges rejected. Wade Brymer leads the effort, aiming to >5600 dollars as pledges come from out-of-town firms and local businesses. The motorcade will begin in Chicago and Los Angeles, meeting in Amarillo to dedicate Highway 66. Carl Hinton, re elected national president, confirms details while donations support charitable causes.
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21 year old son of a minister, was placed on death row at the state prison farm in Raiford to await execution for kidnapping Jimmy Cash in Princeton Florida on May 28.
Two candidates for county auditor faced off as brothers scheduled to vote for Brown but swapped to Jones at the last moment. The shift left Jones narrowly ahead as the brothers’ last minute change altered the election balance.
Frank Glasener, survivor of two Grant New Mexico brothers shot near Yukon Oklahoma May 30, was charged with robbery by firearms a capital offense in Justice of the Peace H W Dukes court. Glasener held at El Reno hospital after gunshot wounds and linked to the abduction robbery of J D Moore of Amarillo. Yukon marshal T A Floyd said he fired when the youths resisted questioning about an abandoned car. Vick Glasener died at El Reno June 1.
Peggy Wood, star of Noel Coward's Operette, sang Dearest Love at His Majesty's Theatre after learning her husband John Van Alstyn Weaver had died in Colorado Springs. Weaver had urged her to perform despite his illness.
Trucks carry watermelons into Texas market centers as forecasts point to a bumper crop. Unofficial season opens on Juneteenth with real movement starting July 1, as South Texas producers send sizable early shipments. Dealers expect steady demand and price stability with melons likely to stay above collapse levels.
Mrs Nellie Aberle of Sabetha Kansas fell into an abandoned cistern while crossing her yard. The ground gave way but she threw up a spade to keep her balance and it wedged across the opening, stopping her descent. She then crawled to safety.
Newark June 17 Judge Hague cites alleged ties between the Garland Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union with communist groups as a basis for his anti red and radical stance. He and his counsel read portions of a seven year old congressional Fish Committee report noting the ACLU was allied with the communist movement and that the Garland Fund funded the ACLU and other radical groups.
Washington June 17 A J Edgar Hoover termed the kidnapping of James B Cash Jr the toughest case of his career. He cited a dozen major suspects and added mosquitoes rattlesnakes and the glades as additional hazards in solving the case.
Austin report estimates Texas' prison population could exceed 7,000 before year end 1938, noting it stood near 6,6xx a decade ago. The figure reflects ongoing shifts in incarceration rates and policy impacts within the state.
CHICAGO June 17 Policeman Ernest L Keen 43 praised for brave 15 year record helps trap a elusive bandit. The phantom killer turned out to be his son Harold 23 a parolee who had fled after a citywide manhunt. Keen had photographed the robber and his wife Angeline 19 an expectant mother aided in locating him.
The Coast Guard air service and 300 CCC enrollees joined the effort to locate four missing people after floods on Lelia Lake Creek and the Salt Fork of Red River. A Coast Guard plane from El Paso and crews from Memphis Camp scoured the area, with ongoing river rescue and recovery work near Wellington and Hollis.
Thompson of Fort Worth won 4 and 2 over Mrs. Sikes of Amarillo to reach the Women’s West Texas semi finals at Amarillo Country Club. Winger, defending champ from Fort Worth, defeated Mrs. Phillips of Big Spring to join her in the semis. J. Ross of Amarillo, and Mrs. Hicks and Gen McInroe contend for the final spot in a tense quarter final day.
Dun and Bradstreet reports this week retail sales at leading distribution centers rose 1 to 3 percent from last week for the country overall. Compared with the same week in 1937, sales are down 13 to 22 percent while wholesale buying worsened and sits 10 to 20 percent below a year ago.
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday across Amarillo West Texas and Panhandle. New Mexico expects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the north-central portion Saturday and little temperature change. Maximum 74 and minimum 60 degrees with 10 inch moisture.
Washington reports a record $4 billion New Deal drive as part of a $12.3 billion unrestricted appropriation package. Agencies prepare to spend relief and recovery funds inclining toward an $8 billion 1939 deficit and a $45 billion national debt forecast.
John T. Parker, 70, retired after 21 years piloting a government cutter in New York Bay. He has traveled over 10,000 water miles but never set foot on an ocean voyage, meeting about 22,000 ships while remaining inside the harbor. He cites his wife’s disapproval of sea travel as a reason not to voyage for relaxation.
President Roosevelt lands in Salem for his son John’s wedding to Anne Lindsay Clark set for tomorrow. The visit follows a bustling arrival from Washington amid a warm, noisy reception. Russell’s leather brief cases advertise as ideal Father’s Day gifts.
Washington June 17 Congressmen from dust bowl states urged the Works Progress Administration to fund immediate projects for destitute farmers. They backed John Wray of Dalhart Texas and the American Farm Bureau Federation in proposing at least 50 cents per acre for 3,500,000 acres in 21 dust bowl counties to employ cover crops and curb wind erosion.
Amarillo progress on the new postoffice and federal building features rapid stone and brick work. Bricklayers and terra cotta specialists race to keep pace as six inch terra cotta slabs are backed against brick while forms steel and concrete pours advance on upper floors.
Chairman Hatton W. Sumners of Texas reported the House Judiciary Committee spent only 218.59 of a 10000 fund for judiciary investigations. the remainder will be returned to the treasury as the 75th Congress adjourned.
Attorney General William McCraw will address supporters in Amarillo at the City Auditorium at 6 pm with delegations from Hereford Dalhart Bradford Higgins Spearman Pampa and Berger. Grady Mazlewood will preside and Judge Reese Tatum will introduce him. Local officials preview remarks before a KGNC broadcast from 8:30 to 9 pm.
Peru and Ecuador agree to release prisoners and withdraw troops mobilized on the Napa River following a June 1 clash in the Oriente region. The announcement covers both countries and aims to reduce tensions along the border.
Potter County attorney Howard Anderson will not seek any office in this summer's primaries and plans to retire to Amarillo at year end. Tomorrow is the final filing day for county and precinct candidates, with many races expected to draw multiple contenders as campaigns heat up across the region.
A five year old boy in Dalhart Texas receives three hawk eggs hatched from a bantam hen's nest. The eggs traveled about 125 miles from New Mexico to Amarillo before hatching. The banty hen then raised the three hawks with Tommie Curtis and his father EM Curtis managing the curious pet menagerie.
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