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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1932
Page
2
A rambler extols Lubbock as a future Southwest metropolis with growth potential on track to reach 150000 residents in years. He notes local events from bridge games to political whispers about Clint Small and Ross Sterling, plus anecdotes about a household smoking mishap and a new Chicago bound theater sign.
Funeral services for J A Fowlkes will be held at 2 30 PM Saturday at Polk Street Methodist Church with Rev Ira Key officiating. Burial in Llano cemetery follows under Boxwell Brothers direction. Survivors include Myrtle Mae Fowlkes widow and three sons, three daughters, four sisters, and four brothers.
The column argues for charging a reasonable fee for a second passenger in a Pullman berth, likening it to hotel rates, and praising service, safety and passenger numbers as key to prosperity. It also notes the Shanghai truce, tax political maneuvering with Tammany Hall, and Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton receiving a blood transfusion while stressing spiritual work over material concerns.
Amarillo firemen complain of a run of nightly false alarms, mostly from Polk Street south of Seventeenth Avenue. The chief suspects spring weather and vows to catch the next prankster with a strong penalty on false alarms. A scientist has measured a 600 millionth of a second.
The Little Theater presents The Queen's Husband by Robert Sherwood on Tuesday and Wednesday. The comedy features a large cast including Frederick Granton played by Bill Flenniken and the butler Phipps by Frank A. Gants. The Broadway hit from 1928 boosts fourteen roles with ten men and four women.
A request seeks the engineer, fireman and brakeman by name. A man with one arm seeks transportation back to New York state and asks for the best references before contact. telephone Mrs. E. D. Moore at 20712 if interested.
A reader asks Tack for views on immediate payment of the soldier bonus. The letter suggests public opinion on the policy and references an opinion page for further discussion.
Miss Ventura Smith of Amarillo public schools is elected president of the Panhandle Music Teachers Association. Ardath Johnson named general director of the 1933 festival contests. Officers include Mrs. Fred Sliger as vice president and Miss Helen Strite as secretary. March 16 to 18 set for the festival.
Bill Rogers Jr the son of a cowboy humorist and a Stanford freshman was arrested for speeding in Redwood City California. Police said he drove 45 mph in a 20 mph zone.
Washington reported a March 16 daily Treasury statement showing a sharp drop of $33,080,064 in income tax receipts versus the same day a year earlier. In Chicago, Sears, Roebuck directors approved the regular quarterly dividend of 62 1 2 cents a share payable May 2 to stockholders of record April 5.
A Senate Elections subcommittee report disputes Republican claims that John H. Bankhead’s Alabama Senate win was illegal. Democrats George and Bratton contend the election was legal and free, challenging the majority finding of fraud and illegal nominations.
AGU CALIENTE Mex March 18 Some of the famous racing thoroughbreds on the American turf prepared for the Agua Caliente handicap next Sunday. Phar Lap leading money winner with 288000 tops the list along with Reveille Boy Spanish Play Dr Freeland and Kabeza as entries.
The Augusta Woman's tournament semifinals feature Mrs. O S Hill of Kansas City against Miss Peggy Wattles of Buffalo and Miss Maureen Orcutt of Englewood New Jersey facing Mrs. R E Drennan Oklahoma champion.
Clarence V. McMahan was appointed postmaster of Waco Texas today in a March announcement.
M. L. Fleming of Fleming Business College announces his candidacy for the Amarillo school board. He argues for a self supporting Amarillo College with tuition funded by non residents, opposes tax funding for out of city students, and urges board transparency and cuts in non classroom costs while preserving teacher pay. He cites Dr Curl on campaign platforms and urges resignations if teachers gained positions through political pull.
Luther Pee known as Smiling Jack was captured after stealing a travel bag in Amarillo. He faced a theft charge and was transferred from city to county jail after a police chase. Boots stolen from August Borgstrom’s shop were recovered and paid for. Another man named Jack Watson denied being Smiling Jack.
Edgar A. Guest notes a father's Sunday duties go beyond rest. He must rise early, read the funny pages aloud, and entertain children from dawn till sunset. The poem celebrates a dad guiding family joy through cartoons and stories.
The pair left due to their mother’s illness in Germany and began work at the Burn Mawr residence on March 3. They were escorted to Hopewell for further questioning by the New Jersey state police regarding the Lindbergh case.
Pocatello Idaho March 16 Ignace Blaistein 30 arrested on burglary charge held today while authorities investigated his story that he drove the automobile used in the kidnapping of Charles A Lindbergh Jr. Blaistein said he participated in the kidnaping and told Sgt Robert Pugmire the baby was hidden in Newark New Jersey and where to find it. He was arrested in Boise Wednesday and brought to Pocatello.
Kreutzberg and other contestants hail from Europe with Meudtner Wincklemann Hagfors and Makarova among the participants. The dancing troupe toured Palo Duro Canyon courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce. The High School Auditorium hosts tonight's event at 8 15 with general admission from 2 50 to 1 and student rates of 50 cents for Panhandle Music Festival entrants.
Grain and livestock quotes from Amarillo and Kansas City with hogs cattle and lambs values. Cotton and stock market notes from New Orleans New York and Chicago reflect quiet openings, losses in utility shares, and volatility as traders await financial policy updates.
Cornet Quartet To Play for Men's Class Co. W. Beene's Boys Cornet Quartet will be featured at the T. Newton Hill Bible Class at the Fair Theater Sunday morning at 9 45 o'clock. The group of Panhandle boys under direction of Mr Beene will perform duet solo and quartet music and has entered the Panhandle Music Festival this week. Mass singing of hymns will be led by H A Shaw with Miss Doris Shaw accompanying.
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