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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1934
Page
2
Reporter notes a dramatic snow event across the Texas Panhandle boosting wheat and cattle prospects. Estimates total value around $25 million from snow and moisture, with wide morale rise. Amarillo residents hail the storm as a birthday gift and toast recovery while planning repairs and renewed spending.
Dallas hosts the sixth annual spring conference of the Dallas Southern Medical Clinic with over 1,000 expected attendees. Dr. C. H. Best of Toronto is scheduled to speak on insulin, the breakthrough that sharply reduced diabetes fatalities, a discovery by Best and Banting.
Proceedings in Amarillo’s Forty-seventh District Court reveal Crutchfield’s movements to a East Tenth Avenue tourist camp with testimony about a gun found under him and a bed prepared in a store room. Pistol ballistic expert Steve Ridings linked a bullet to Crutchfield’s weapon. Doctors and defense questions explore insanity claims amid the lengthy trial.
Dear Tack I would like your help in finding work which I need badly. I am a good cook and housekeeper and see Tack Letters Page 7.
Snow and rain spread from Jericho to Alamogordo with four inches at Glenrio and three inches at Borger. Pampa recorded six inches on the ground, Wichita Falls saw rain, and Amarillo reported its heaviest 24 hour moisture since early June 1932. Cool, cloudy conditions followed Friday night rains in the San Angelo area.
George C. Ferguson aged 17 died at his family home 1412 Van Buren Street at 3 15 this morning. He came to the Panhandle 42 years ago lived in Donley County 26 years moved to Amarillo 16 years ago and recently celebrated a wedding anniversary. Funeral services will be held at Polk Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 3 p.m. Burial will be Llano Cemetery with Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home in state until tomorrow. Survivors include his widow a son and three daughters, plus two brothers and two sisters.
President Roosevelt hailed a settlement over collective bargaining terms as a basis for a broader labor system. The accord includes a pro rata representation board with access to payrolls, non-discrimination, and emphasis on using the human factor in seasonal layoffs. Roosevelt plans a fishing cruise while pursuing rail wage talks and air mail return to private carriers.
Kansas City livestock auction shows fed steers and stockers in ample supply with price ranges for calves vealers and sheep. Cattle opening slow yet fairly steady while hogs and lambs quote softer bids. New Orleans cotton and New York stock markets accompany the day’s market tone and mixed commodity movements.
The Texas Highway Commission begins a two day session in Austin to receive bids on emergency construction estimated at 1 250 000 dollars. Federal unemployment relief funds finance most work in counties including Hunt Hill Randall Potter Bexar Victoria Jefferson Eastland Hutchinson Comanche Wichita Matagorda Lamar Red River Stonewall Tarrant Goliad McLennan Medina Galveston Nolan Palo Pinto Kleberg Lynn Crosby.
In San Angelo Texas on March 26 UP Goats losses reach 25 percent from weekend cold rains. Surveyed goatmen estimate 750000 head lost and Mohair prospects fall by 2000000 pounds. Fred Warwood of Sonora warns the kid crop may be the lightest in six decades.
Thomas Midgley presents a film on bromine extraction from seawater and asserts the ocean offers vast treasures. He cites bromine as commercially viable now and predicts future extractions of gold silver iodine and many elements from seawater, claiming the sea can pave continents with future riches.
Connally of San Antonio argues a currency recall could force holders of illicit hoards to dump them quickly. He cites the Lindbergh ransom money appearing sporadically in circulation and says bulk recall would boost detection and aid authorities.
The two Palmateer children Elma Roberta five and George Henry two remain at St Anthony's Hospital after a car struck them last Wednesday fatally injuring their sister Shirley Pauline. Doctors say skull fractures are present but recovery is likely though Roberta is more seriously hurt.
The man once famed for lavish spendthrift living and a bold mail fraud scheme lay dead after a period of mounting debts and failed attempts to raise cash. Friends feared burial here on Tuesday unless relatives in North America intervened, as he struggled with unpaid hotel bills and a downturn in fortune. He reportedly turned to heavy drinking and sleeping potions in his final hours.
Osteopathy is presented as vital for motherhood, improving circulation and organ function, reducing pain and duration, and lowering accident risk during childbirth. It claims thousands of positive experiences, noting many cases avoid surgery with osteopathic methods alone.
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