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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
1
More than half of the 2,500 applicants for 125 new State Highway Patrol positions were eliminated after screening. About 1,100 remained for competitive exams on June 28 at 12 patrol headquarters, with training at Camp Mabry for six weeks beginning late July. The 125 selected will enter a six month probationary patrol period before full status.
Mrs. Louisa Victoria Coffee 87 widow of stage coach operator and freighter died at her son D M Coffee’s home 1612 Jackson Street after living in Canyon 47 years since leaving Hill County. She moved with Thomas JD Coffee before railroads and drove freighter Amarillo to the South Plains. Survived by four sons G Coffee D Coffee O W Coffee and two daughters Mrs R J Rebecca and Mrs J M Vetesk. Body at Griggs Chapel.
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Koki Hirota told U S Ambassador Joseph Grew that Japan would not alter its stance against restricting naval gun calibers to fourteen inches. The foreign minister spoke with the emperor’s approval in response to President Roosevelt’s proposal.
Amarillo doctors note children handle heat better than adults with long rest at night and cool evenings. They recommend safe water play and supervised swimming to help youngsters stay comfortable during hot days.
Foster B. Hughes aged 38 of Spearman died after a tractor plow crushed his chest. He fell while riding the implement and died at 10 55 last night en route to Northwest Texas Hospital. Survived by widow Mrs May Hughes and three children and extended Hughes family. Funeral set for 2 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church Spearman with burial in Gruver.
Fort Worth reports reservations for the Casa Manana Revue’s opening performance at the outdoor cafe theater seating 4 200 are exhausted director-general Billy Rose says reservations are also being taken for a second show on opening night a third midnight show may follow if demand continues admission and dining prices remain unchanged.
The U S Bureau of Mines proposed Texas July oil output at 1 975 100 barrels daily, up 20 700 from June. July pipe line nominations stood at 898 684 barrels, with Texas June 17 allowable production at 1 407 562.
Smithsonian scientists BD McAlister and Lewis M. Plint say red light acts as a life force for humans and plants. They note danger signals and fall fashions reflect red’s influence, identifying deep red as a key growth stimulus in plants.
In Austin on June 18, Carmichael, head of the state department of public safety, said no need exists for the bureau to take over liquor or gambling law enforcement at the Pan-American Exposition. Dallas police officials are already handling related duties.
Texas sheriffs Bill Adams and Otho Thompson travel from Amarillo to New Braunfels to push for the next Texas Sheriffs Association convention in Amarillo. The group notes it has been over 16 years since the association met there.
Yakima Washington June 18 UP The Yakima Indian tribe went on the warpath today for two dollar a day wages free hamburger three times a day free tobacco and a ten percent cut on all souvenir postcard sales during Yakima s Pioneer Days celebration July 3 5 They threaten a sit down strike instead of parading for the celebration at one fifty per Indian per day The Yakimas once a warlike tribe staged a sit down strike during a Seattle celebration two summers ago over breakfast hamburgers Ray Clark hotel man in charge of publicity said the Yakimas have college education and speak English like a radio announcer Half of them lack Indian costumes
Kerr County authorities held a man for questioning after J. T. Bell a Kerrville truck driver was killed when his truck hit the railing of a bridge over the Guadalupe River at Comfort Justice of the Peace William Sellbaum ruled the death accidental. The companion’s story differed and Bell was knocked from the truck and fell 30 feet to rocks below.
In Houston on June 18 a strike by 250 union electricians from the Electrical Workers Union Loyal 716 halted major construction projects worth several millions. The walkout targets wage hikes for journeymen from 10 to 12 dollars daily while helpers remain at 3 dollars.
Washington June 1895 Treasury data show receipts 203 758 100.07 expenditures 290 008 781.24 and a balance of 2 625 981 400.04 for the period. Fiscal year receipts total 4 844 087 019.28 with expenditures of 3 758 TSR SQR7 including emergency outlays 3 720 20 829 38. Gross debt 34 551 200 371.52, down 119 698 491.48 from prior day. Gold assets 1 250 000 000.00 with inactive assets 988 231 250.00.
The text requests a capable woman aged 40 to 50 to assist with housework due to lack of support, indicating a classified help wanted need in a local area.
Radio grid lists KGNC broadcasts Friday and Saturday with NBC shows, music, news, and sports. Program names include Marlowe and Lyon, Don Winslow of the Navy, Panhandle Cowboy, Harry Reser Orchestra, American Derby, and Princeton Invitation Track Meet.
Red and White Stores of Amarillo started a new radio program titled Social Calendar of the Air. Heard weekdays at 8 45 over KGNC, the feature invites churches clubs lodges and civic groups to announce meeting dates with no charge. Announcement blanks are provided at each Red and White Food Store.
Government experts warned the public must eat more turkey or farmers must raise fewer birds as turkey consumption hit record highs last Thanksgiving and Christmas while more turkeys lingered in storage. The review cited overflow in cold storage despite peak holiday demand.
The article discusses American tax practices and mentions Col. Jacob Schick, inventor of the Schick razor, as a figure who became a Canadian citizen and formed personal holding companies. Irey claimed these steps reduced taxes.
Tommy Kelly, 12, chosen as the hero for the film adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer after nationwide interviews. Andrew Blakley Jr., 12, survived swallowing a pencil cap lodged in his lung, with a duplicate cap sent from New York to assist Los Angeles doctors.
Governor James V. Allred said he would submit several local bills on Monday and likely one to resolve conflicts between state and federal dove hunting laws in Austin.
Wheat quality and yields exceed expectations with an estimate of 20 to 25 million bushels. About 25 extra workers are joining Burrus Elevator and Farmers' National Grain Corporation, linked to 33 cooperative country elevators. Bill Talbott notes the government operated elevator shows promise as harvest nears. J Frank Triplett reports finding “mighty good wheat” in the Panhandle, though near-term production remains a guess. He still projects at least 20 million bushels under favorable conditions.
Gray Georgia June 18 7 year old Smith Mitchell missing 26 hours found unconscious in an ant infest ed hole near Julitte by a 250 person searching party. Physicians said he was acutely painful but not in immediate danger. WPA foreman R B Wynens found the child. His flesh was covered in insects and he appeared the most pitiful sight.
The Dust Bowlzines reveal painter Hogue moved to denounce man’s mistakes with stark images of dust enshrouded sunsets, barbed wire farms, and desolate ranches. Works titled Dust Bowl Drouth Stricken Area and Dust Survivors depict sand, vultures, emaciated cattle, and abandoned tractors, with notes on his study at Denton, Minneapolis, and New York institutions.
Bodies of Captain William Tom and his wife, and Mr. Thomas Jones Hardeman and his wife, moved from family plots and reinterred at the state cemetery in Austin. Captain Tom served in the Army of Texas in 1835 and earlier in the War of 1812. Hardeman was a Texas congressman and head of the Masonic Grand Lodge in Texas. Hardeman County is named for him and his brother Batley.
A two day session to hear delegations will be held by the state highway commission in Austin on Monday and Tuesday. Twenty two appointments for conference Monday and eleven for Tuesday. Topics include state aid on Park Avenue Palestine improvement of Highway 146 in Galveston County designation of a state highway from George West to Laredo and a secondary road project from Athens to Cayuga.
The article recalls an artist who went home to Plains years ago to paint ranch scenes from youth. He laments the destruction of the grass, despises the suitcase farmers blamed for the disaster, and feels sorrow for the locals, expressing these sentiments in his oil paintings.
Beverly Hills Calif June 18 Al Boasberg a screen and radio jokesmith died of a heart attack at his home. He was 45 and had been script writer for Jack Benny's radio show for the past year. Boasberg had just signed a new contract and helped prepare the Marx Brothers film A Day At the Races.
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