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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1932
Page
1
The Purple Revue lights the Municipal Auditorium tonight as a Fat Stock Show attraction remake. Lela Hunter leads the chorus in the finale of The Sheik's Niece, a hit from last summer, reproduced at fans’ requests. The Royal Purple Revue promises a strong closing number.
Perseverance pays as Jim Farley of Groom wins senior calf honors at Amarillo Fat Stock Show over 42 competitors. Elwood Barry of Clinton Oklahoma takes second, with junior calves and groups judged later. Farwell team leads stock judging with 809 of 1000 points as Royal Purple Revue opens tonight at Municipal Auditorium.
Japanese storm troops pressed the Chinese line between Kiangwan and Miaochungchen driving defenders south toward Chapel. They added 12,000 reinforcements in 36 hours and bombarded Chapel but Chinese held the sector. A mine attempt failed to damage Japanese warships on the Whangpoo. China rejected a demand to halt reinforcements as Tokyo eyed railroad bombing. In Tokyo the League peace parley at Shanghai was deemed acceptable but no end to fighting. In Manchuria the new regime proclaimed independence. Port Arthur sent a man to fetch Henry Pu-Yi to head the state.
Contracts for highway improvements in Texas and surrounding counties were awarded by the highway commission totaling about 802,968 dollars. The awards cover 89 highway miles, two bridges, and 15 culverts with 30.7 miles of concrete paving and 39.4 miles of base work. Projects span Freeport to Fort Bend, including Potter Randall and Wheeler counties with paving near Amarillo and along No 66 to the Oklahoma line.
Partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight and Wednesday for Amarillo area. West Texas overall fair with frost risk in extreme west, colder tonight and Wednesday, and colder in southwest portion. New Mexico fair tonight and Wednesday, with cooler tonight. Temperature today from 49 to 65. Oil prices 35 and 50 cents per gallon. Address 219 Taylor. Griggs ambulance. Phone 4311.
Washington March 1 The Department of Agriculture will receive 25 million dollars more from the Reconstruction Corporation by June 1 in addition to the 50 million already allotted for crop loans under the Pinanc Corporation Act. The new funds will come from the sale of 250 million dollars in debentures to be issued by the Finance Corporation. The department is entitled to 10 percent of all securities issued by the rehabilitation agency.
Boston march 1 Alfred E Smith today authorized the entering of his name in the Massachusetts presidential primary.
A bankru ptcy case in New York reveals the Police Gazette near extinction after years of fading popularity. Creditors report last year’s receipts around 100000 with 40000 in excess expenses while the Irving Trust Company acts as receiver. The once daring pink paper, famed for burlesque images, now struggles to stay afloat amid dwindling readership.
Arthur Brisbane surveys rail flaw detection on New York Central tracks and a 15 million volt X ray tube plan to split atoms. He cites Professor Thomson on uranium and radium, and recounts Capper's lambs tale contrasted by meat-packers’ denial, illuminating media and science debates.
Prairie officials predict 88 percent of Prairie Oil and Gas stock will vote for the consolidation with Prairie Pipe and Sinclair Consolidated Oil. A preliminary tally shows 90 percent in favor. about 2 percent may not be voted due to signature irregularities. Sinclair hopes to head a giant firm as three companies vote on the merger.
A P Barrett of Fort Worth, chairman of the Texas Citizens’ Reconstruction Organization, said America will soon emerge from a low mood as federal funds and a national program boost business. He spoke at English Field then at a Lions Club luncheon and outlined a four day Texas tour with 16 cities.
The house moved toward considering a state and local liquor control plan after obtaining 145 signatures to transfer the measure from the judiciary committee. The outcome signals party alignment on prohibition for the first time in years though the timing remains unsettled. Congressional action continues with a conference on the Lame Duck amendment, awaiting Senate ratification. A stock abuse inquiry was authorized for the stock exchanges, while a House committee approved releasing 40 million bushels of government wheat to the Red Cross for relief. A Georgia Democrat, Rep Cox, challenged a price-fixing bill, warning about impacts on newspaper advertising.
Al Jolson brings The Wonder Bar to the Municipal Auditorium on March 10. The usual stage barrier is removed and the entire lower floor becomes a night club with a floor show. Entertainers mingle with the audience as choruses dance on runways. Tickets range 1.50 to 2.50 dollars, a bargain for Jolson. Proceeds aid the Tri-State Fair Association.
Supt W A McIntosh and Business Manager George M Waddill volunteered salary cuts to the Amarillo School Board, signaling support for economy in public schools. Both hold longer contracts. most teachers have year contracts, allowing future payroll adjustments without further voluntary reductions. The board discussed March payroll and noted $60,000 borrowing approval, with current funds and state receipts aiding this month’s payroll.
Razing of the old courthouse and jail began this morning with workmen erecting a woven wire fence and installing chutes to carry debris to the county farm for stone and brick removal. The contractor C. B. Lambie and Company will sell the remaining material. Twenty five men are at work and ten more will be added soon, with employment limited to local workers.
Fort Myers Florida March 1. All is well in the Athletics camp as Lefty Grove signs. Mack says Grove signed at 10 A M and salary terms and length of the deal remain undisclosed. Rube Walberg is the sole holdout.
Los Angeles suit seeks 1 million dollars over the song Vagabond Lover. Roberta Hudson McKay accuses Rudy Vallee of pirating the tune and publishing it as Im Just A Vagabond Lover. Process servers searched for Vallee in Santa Monica and at his father in law Chief C E Webb's home as he returned from New York.
Honolulu patrols tight enforcements as doors are locked at night amid fears of a fresh wave of assaults on women. Police hold two Orientals and search for a robber who attacked Mrs. Kathleen Hope, wife of a submarine 828 machinist, in her home Saturday. One detainee is a paroled convict from a prior offense. Five others, including Edward Wong, are freed. Meanwhile the trial of Mrs. Granville Fortescue, Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, her son in law and two navy enlisted men for the January 8 murder of Joseph Kahahawai is moved to March 10 with defense seeking delays for a mainland lawyer. Montgomery Winn, Fortescue’s attorney, says W. S. Griffith will lead if Clarence Darrow cannot take charge.
MORRIS J. HARRIS reports that Chinese defenses in Kiangwan collapsed under fresh Japanese assault, Chinese retreat south toward Chapel as 200 Chinese bodies are found after heavy fighting. A major explosion near two Japanese warships in the Whangpoo River caused a citywide stir. Japanese planes bomb rail yards at Markham Road, threatening railway destruction into Shanghai, while Mayor Wu Teh-Chen outlines a four point peace plan for truce talks.
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