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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1935
Page
2
Long column recounts dust storms across the Panhandle with talk of vitamin K, grass loss, and upcoming spring rains. Anecdotes from Allison banquet highlight community spirit, local humor, and regional life amid weather and Depression-era concerns.
A large Amarillo program features the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with conductor Christian Thaulow, a violin solo, and combined civic choruses of Amarillo Pampa and Hereford. The concert moves Friday night to Municipal Auditorium with 25 cent admission, no reserved seating.
A reader from Rox Al, Tucumeart, New Mex seeks a woman 20 to 30 to keep house, prefer non drinker, who enjoys music, church work, and outdoor life. Promises good home and small wares. Willing to pay by the hour.
Democratic leaders press for a sweeping probe into Hopkins charges amid mounting tension as Governor Davey tests a criminal libel warrant. Republican Senator Pollock urges impeachment if charges prove true while Justice Department lawyers prepare to defend the relief administration.
City police continuing the hunt for men suspected in robbing the Phillips 66 Service Station at Eighteenth Avenue and Polk Street, and later breaking into another Phillips station at Tenth Avenue and Fillmore Street. Safe stolen from Polk Street station contained $21. the second safe was pried from concrete but left in place. The safe was later found in the yard at 1107 Buchanan Street.
The Senate considers a Democrat Senator Adams amendment to cut four billion dollar works program in half while preserving eight hundred eighty million for direct relief. The plan would shorten the act to one year from June thirtieth.
A new bridge code simplifies laws on violations and bonuses. Passes out of turn now force the offender to pass and bid-out penalties bar the offender’s partner. Insufficient bids can be corrected only if the non offending side notices it. Dummy gains more rights to challenge irregularities. Looking at the quitted trick costs fifty points. Viewing cards during the deal allows a new deal at the non offending side’s demand.
The Whist Club of New York and partners publish a revised bridge code promising simpler calculations and larger scores for vulnerable undertricks. The change emphasizes competitive vulnerable bidding, increases incentives to double, and shifts penalties across first five undertricks and grand slam scenarios.
The British Commons debated widening civil defense against air raids with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald signaling early talks with local authorities. Lord Privy Seal Anthony Eden hinted Britain could seek a mutual aerial security pact with France if Germany is excluded. War minister Douglas Hacking urged 4 million pounds for coastal and anti aircraft defense as aircraft threats grow.
Government agents using radio trucks and airplanes, aided by state and local police, pursued moonshiners and smugglers in a broad crackdown. Mountaineer Thomas Quisenberry, wanted for wounding a federal officer and killing an Alexandria officer, was captured near Leesburg after a lengthy search.
Opening cotton markets in New Orleans show strong declines with May and July contracts dropping from early highs to 10.20 and 9.99 respectively amid weak Liver pool signals and foreign selling. broad weakness echoes across other commodities and stocks.
Texas Rangers swept into Fort Worth early today, raiding the Alamo Club in North Fort Worth and smashing cases of whiskey. No further details on the raiding party or officials were provided.
Hilton Patton pleaded guilty in county court to theft. He was fined $50 and costs after an earlier justice court judgment. The case involved stealing a suede jacket dated October 1984.
Prosecution portrays Hamlin as plotting his wife’s murder from Oakland to Amarillo then California. Evidence includes staged burglar theft, concealed presence, a redacted confession, and fingerprint and money disappearance tied to the crime.
Mary McCormic plans a home folks request program on March 29. Listeners may request semi popular and classical songs to be sung by Miss McCormic. write or call Miss Lots Black at the Globe-News. Tickets cost 50 and 75 cents, with lower floor at 75 cents and balcony at 50 cents, all reserved.
An advertisement claims Pento-Rub penetrates tissues to ease inflammation and stiffness. It markets the liquid as absorbing into the skin with a warming effect and offers bottles priced at 25c 50c and $1.
The defendant traveled by bus or taxi to town, reserved a westbound plane under the name John Baker, and conversed with TWA officials at English Airport between 11 and 5. He wired his wife $60 from Oakland and paid a bill with a $100. The attorney argued the testimony would prove malice aforethought in the murder. court adjourned for a funeral.
Firemen reported last night the porch of W. A. Shannon at 4244 West Fourteenth Avenue was destroyed with the origin undetermined. Alarm at 9 06. Breckenridge date March 17.
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