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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
2
The weather forecast calls for lingering dust until rain arrives, with a cool to warm shift through Friday. A column riffs on cosmetic surgery and celebrity trends in Hollywood, noting uproar over breast lifts, scalp grafts in Paris, and the public reaction to beauty fixes. It also touches on gossip, moral anecdotes, and assorted trivia about aging, wealth, and culture.
Mrs W Fraser, 28 wife of a city commissioner, died of pneumonia today after an appendectomy. She survived by her husband, three children and her parents Mr and Mrs WR Nicholson of Terrell. The piece notes a Tack letters page request for help finding farm work.
March 26 report from Newport describes a crowd of sightseers witnessing alleged hazards along the Ohio River as a con dolier claims to expose dangers. The piece portrays locals reacting to the spectacle while noting a charity benefit tied to the event.
Washington reports Rexford Tugwell announced a plan under study by a special committee to let rural rehabilitation clients also receive soil subsidy payments. If approved, more than half a million farm growers could gain double government benefits and loans from the Rural Resettlement Administration.
Goodwell Experiment Station records in the Oklahoma Panhandle show April has the least moisture variation over 21 years. In 16 of those years April rainfall exceeded an inch, making the month more moist than March and with less wind, signaling spring growth after rains and dust-storm relief.
Governor Hoffman personally inspected the Hauptmann home to probe nail hole evidence in the ladder and pressed for a scheduled interview with Dr Condon with a stenographer present. Investigators, including R W Hicks, chased a Havana lead linking Isidor Fisch to ransom funds amid the Zimmermann case developments.
Nancy Lee Vogt, born February 2 in Oakland weighing about 1 1/2 ounces, died yesterday due to immaturity and organ problems after premature birth. Dr. John W. Sherrick cared for the infant in the hospital incubator. Her mother is Mrs. Anne Vogt, a nurse, and the father Paul Vogt was in Bakersfield hospital at the time of birth.
Twenty persons dead and nearly 60 injured when a carload of dynamite exploded at the Tultenango railroad station in the State of Mexico. The blast destroyed passenger and freight stations a water tank and ten freight cars, tearing up rails for hundreds of yards at the town about 125 miles northwest of Mexico City.
H H Finnell regional director of the U S Soil Conservation Service cites three factors for reduced Plains dust storms this year. More land is under growing crops. Large areas are emergency treated to prevent wind erosion. Residue and stubble from last summer crops protect farms this spring.
Floods pound West Virginia and areas from East Liverpool to Portsmouth with 75 000 homeless projected in relief plans. Washington faces flood relief urgency as a large regional flood control project forms for Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Kentucky amid 200 deaths nationwide. Small Tennessee streams surge while the Mississippi may absorb the Ohio River surge barring more rain.
Sminkie faced six months in jail for resenting the artist’s use of Roosevelt family imagery. Louis M. Bailey of Defenders of Democracy, Inc. touts the group as citizen defenders of constitutional rights funded by contributions. Jeremiah II remains anonymous in his new murals, which feature brash colors and showy depictions of the President Farley Wallace and others, criticized as showmanship and excess of the New Deal.
Washington dispatch reports wind erosion control by planting in 100 foot strips at 30 to 35 miles per day. The Forest Service received an extra $2 million in the Agriculture Department appropriation. Planting spreads through Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and will push north into the Dakotas as April planting season begins.
CCC invites single men aged 17 to 28 with Cast records to apply for enrollment now. Enrollment opens in April in District No 16 the Panhandler.
The article notes ongoing negotiations involving the United States and France as conditions for any accord include an escape clause to address potential actions by Japanese naval forces.
A furlough grants James Baker known as Ironhead a temporary release from a life sentence as an habitual criminal. Governor Allred acted on a request from John A. Lomax of Dallas curator of folk songs for the Library of Congress. Baker will tour prisons in Mississippi Florida South Carolina and Virginia to collect songs.
North Panhandle Baptist leaders wrap two day religious training conference at First Baptist Church with 300 youths in attendance, 200 from out of town. Dr Hal Buckner of Buckner Orphans Home Dallas spoke. Easter Pageant directed by John Josey capped the session. Prominent speakers Dr T C Gardner and G S Hopkins traveled from Dallas for the event.
Amarillo hosts a rare transit as the 200 inch disc telescope mirror travels from Corning New York to Palomar California via Santa Fe. The 20 ton optical glass, first cast successfully, is scheduled to arrive Sunday with timing to be announced.
Clements defends Townsend conduct saying no ground for back-alley tactics claims and denies Townsend employees provided Kramer with weekly paper information. Rep Tolan objects as Kramer faces questioning, noting the issue is not his trial. chamber crowd laughs.
The office of County Judge J. N. Riggs offers old age pension blanks and enrollment forms at courthouse or chamber of commerce. Mr. Fischer urges eligible individuals to apply at once. About 3,000 blanks requested from the north 20 Panhandle counties for district and state review.
Over 54 000 readers report relief from stomach acidity pain gas heartburn and ulcers with a stomach specialist prescription. Urges readers to try Udga free with a generous trial package at City Drug Stores and Fox Drug Stores while supplies last.
A massive dust cloud swept over Oklahoma paralyzing highways and blotting out the sun. Enid bore the worst of it with stretched visibility to two blocks in Guthrie by midmorning as Oklahoma City and central Oklahoma faced heavy dust and dimmed air traffic.
Detectives say Leo J. Curtain, after stealing a bottle of whiskey in the Loop and feeling remorse, went to a second department store and stole a Bible to repent. He was seized by a detective.
Senator Borah announced he will not seek the California Republican presidential preference primary as campaigning there would be impracticable. He said he would not enter the race in the state due to campaign constraints.
Governor Alfred urged Texans to increase flood relief efforts after a disappointing Red Cross drive. The report notes public apathy toward charitable giving amid ongoing disaster response.
County case worker Mrs. Van Shaw said all workers released from WPA may receive surplus commodities. Applications must be made Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday each week at 207 Polk Street, and eligibility applies to workers with existing case records.
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