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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1932
Page
2
The piece urges Amarillo citizens to support the Taxpayers League, calling for informed public action on bond indebtedness and local government finances. It notes high debt, unpaid taxes, and warns of tax hikes if payments lag. It mentions endorsements of J. Ray as president and lists local contact names.
Hays Soisson former tax collector and assessor of the Raymondville independent school district Willacy County was sentenced to four years imprisonment for embezzlement and alteration of records. He had pleaded guilty at his March trial. California bakers have succeeded in making bread from seaweed.
Manned by Lawrence Welk and his Novelty Dance Band, 35 instruments will be heard at the Nat Dance Palace under the Tri State Fair. Each member plays several instruments, promising a varied program for the 9 o clock start. Admission is $1 per couple with 50 cents for extras.
The Para mount Theater opens Thursday April 21 under city manager Will R. Winch. Seats are 21 inches wide with 33 inches row spacing and generous aisles on main floor and balcony to ease entry and exit. The 1,200 main floor seats and 300 balcony seats include roomy lounges and rest rooms to prevent crowds before shows.
March 30 reports show the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming a list of defendants from Gregg, Matranga, Smith, Hunt, Tarrant, Harrison, Upshur, Midland, Mills, Coleman, Anderson, Trinity, Howard, Ellis, and other counties. Other orders include judgments reformed and affirmed, appeals reinstated, reversed or dismissed, and rehearing granted and remanded for several appellants.
Eldred Earl Kenney aged 34 a Dallam County farmer died at 8 50 this morning at a local hospital. Survived by his widow four children mother Mrs A P Kenney Dalhart four brothers and three sisters. Burial likely at Spearman with N B Griggs & Sons in charge.
Fire Chief George B. Cooper warned against burning trash in windy conditions. He cited recent trash fires in Amarillo and urged continued caution to preserve the city’s strong fire record, noting only a few Texas cities share it.
A reader chides Houston Harte over taxpayer-funded work and holiday or Depression era framing. The letter hints at Harte’s attitude and references a page continuation. It captures a citizen critique in a local paper’s letters column.
Police seek identification for an Amarillo man believed to be J. A. Hanes of 510 South Street. The unidentified 33 year old, with brown eyes and hair, 5 10" tall and 170 pounds, died of spinal meningitis in Las Vegas. A Denver dated letter signed Marion aids the search. Call police if you know him.
Harvey S. York, 38, proprietor of a restaurant in El Paso and son of Mrs. J. York of Amarillo, died at 10 AM in an El Paso hospital from pneumonia. Born in Amarillo, he leaves his widow, his mother, and four sisters. The body will be brought to Amarillo Thursday morning. funeral arrangements by N. B. Griggs & Sons.
Donald Andrew Kirkpatrick two year old son of Mr and Mrs C B Kirkpatrick died at 7 30 this morning at the family home 2414 Washington Street He is survived by his parents a sister Kathryn Jane six Funeral services will be Thursday at 3 pm at the home with Rev Ira F Key Polk Street Methodist Church officiating Burial will be in Llano Cemetery under the direction of N S Griggs Sons The father is employed in the downtown post office.
Walter Irvin Inc will exhibit the Ford V-8 and Ford four at their showrooms on Second Avenue and Taylor Street after 9:30 A M. The V-8 has a Victoria body and the four rides on a 131 inch truck chassis. Officials returned from Oklahoma City to preview the models.
The city commission condemned a frame building at 2208 South Fillmore Street as unsafe and a nuisance to public welfare. A copy of the condemnation resolution was sent to owner C. M. Abbott of Dallas after several fires of undetermined origin. The report to the commission came from the building inspector the fire marshal and the city engineer.
Police recovered three of four motor cars stolen last night. The unrecovered car is a Ford roadster 1928 owned by F. R. Hamilton of 3605 Taylor Street, taken from a North Polk Street parking spot. A second unrecovered vehicle is a blue 1931 Chevrolet two door sedan owned by Mrs. J. W. Veale of 1918 Harrison Street, stolen from in front of the Polk Street Methodist Church.
The City Commission authorized the last appropriation of the BCD for the fiscal year, totaling 2357 dollars for the first half of April. O V Vernon, manager, stated the board will close the year with all bills paid after budget trims and salary reductions.
The class 1 railroads in this country invest about $300,000 annually in safety improvements to protect passengers and employees, reflecting a focus on better protection across operations.
The article connects malaria spread by marsh mosquitoes near Rome to a weakened Roman resistance and a northern barbarian seizure of the throne. It notes a Rockefeller Institute view of the malaria germ as a ringlike fingerprint with a purple stone and mentions quinine as an old cure and Britain’s historic Catholic restrictions. Later, after a 10 day recess, Potter County grand jury resumes with no indictments by noon.
Amarillo markets list grains and Kansas City hogs cattle and sheep with price ranges. Chicago hogs and cattle move weak to mixed with activity uneven. New York stock letters note slow trading with utilities soft on power data and budget worries.
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