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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
6
At the New York convention, Gov. Franklin D Roosevelt's name leads the nominating slate as Judge John E Mack and others press ahead amid slow attendance and ticket confusion. Officials debate whether a ballot will occur tonight or tomorrow while a two eyed camera project promises exact race timing at the Olympic Games.
A historical snippet reports Reed's Missouri remarks on Washington policy and foreign debt. It highlights women seeking broader status beyond motherhood, notes two women crossing the channel by surfboard in 65 minutes, and ends with a Chicago hotel tragedy where a young wife commits suicide after her husband doubts her happiness.
Walter Waters of Oregon orders 12,000 to 20,000 B E F members to form a real military unit and drill daily in Washington. He vows to crush dissent and is backed by veterans while police warn against vigilante actions. Historic Bar To Go reports Hotel Muehlbach will remove the last pre prohibition relic as a coffee shop replaces it. Balloon tires for wheelbarrows emerge to prevent ground sinking. South Carolina bans divorce, unique in the nation.
West Texas mayors from Abilene, Baird, Cisco, Merkel, Eastland, Tuscalo, Celina and others who missed the June 16 and yesterday meetings are to receive a mailed resolution. They are asked to approve sign and return a plea to Community Natural Gas Company to refrain from rate increases. Mayor Lee York of Abilene presided over the sessions.
The British steamer Dakotian carrying 1 942 bales of cotton for the United Kingdom sailed from Houston boosting the season total to 2 551 631 bales an all time port record.
A fire suspected to have started from a discarded match caused slight damage to a vacant residence at 311 East Sixth Avenue early today. The alarm came in at 3 34 a m.
At Derby England the horse Signifier won the Derbyshire Handicap with owner Boyd Davis whistling from the paddock. About forty jockeys and staff joined in and hundreds in the grandstand followed suit as Signifier forged ahead to victory. Lucrezia Borgia is noted for love murders.
Hogs and cattle traded unevenly with gains in hogs to 10 cents, cattle, calves and stockers mixed as weights and classes fluctuated. In New Orleans cotton opened firmer on strong Liverpool cues, July to December futures rising, with prices advancing to day highs before slight pullback.
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