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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
2
A rambling Amarillo column blends weather chatter with local lore and jokes. It notes persistent clouds and rain forecasts, mentions Lubbock rainfall, rural humor, robins in yards, and quirky Texas history anecdotes.
Walter Winchell shares a bake of curious trivia from 1878 to Hollywood lore. Facts span inventor quirks, world capitals, stage legends, and odd customs with breezy, era voice. Names include M F Gale Edison Chaplin Raleigh Webster Santayana and towns like Bombay Port Said New York.
In Montreal on May 7 Edward B E Smith Schriever La, a snake farm owner, was bitten on the left wrist by an adder while treating a mouth fungus in the snake. He was rushed to hospital where his arm was amputated to the elbow and 12 snakes escaped custody. Florette Zoda, an Egyptian snake charmer and Smith’s partner, was found after a 12 hour search and corralled the reptiles with a thong and a forked stick.
Amarillo leaders joined a state park advisory committee in considering speeding construction at Palo Duro. Mayor Ross Rogers and Chamber officials discussed cooperation with the army and park officials. The plan proposed housing white enrollees in the park if jobs for Negro workers elsewhere in the state become available. Mr Kell noted that future park work would require a company on site.
Mr McEntee on first park inspection says he will seek a transfer to fix skilled labor shortages among Negro enrollees. He plans to discuss with Washington and Austin officials and follow through. The party then departed at 2:30 pm on the Santa Fe for New Mexico points.
Stomach pains gas heartburn and ulcers linked to hyperacidity described as eased by Udga a prescription based treatment. Over 54 000 letters praise the quick relief and urge readers to try the free trial at Fox Drug Stores and City Drug Stores with a money back guarantee.
A vintage ad urges buyers to try Hanes Shorts and Shirts for close fit and lasting comfort. It promotes elastic, cooling fabric that hugs the back, prevents riding up at the waist, and provides smooth chest coverage with a deep tail. The message invites readers to visit a Hanes dealer in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The passage critiques imperial policy and satire, mentioning Jonathan Swift’s remark about birth, Devil’s Island as a “dry guillotine,” Turkey’s holiday table during Easter in New England, and Buenaventura Colombia’s population at 90.4 percent black, highlighting provocative stereotypes and colonial themes.
Carolyn Williams obituary details the death of a longtime Amarillo Fire Department member since July 1 1926. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs G M Williams of Thornton Texas four brothers and four sisters in Texas and Dallas. Funeral at N S Griggs Sons Chapel conducted by Rev H C Smith with burial planned near his boyhood home in Waxahachie Texas.
A married man writes to Tack offering experience in farm and dairy duties and capability to drive a truck seeking employment.
Mrs Amy Johnson Mollison landed in Cape Town at 2 31 PM GMT marking a new flight record from England. She left Grave Send Monday, covering 3 days 6 hours 26 minutes, beating the previous 3 days 17 hours 38 minutes set by Flight Lieutenant Tommy Rose in February.
May 7 reports household furnishings of the late President Calvin Coolidge went to auction. Auctioneer George Bean held the sale in Smith College arena to accommodate an expected crowd. About 400 articles trace Coolidge’s move from a Vermont farm to the White House. The piece notes Nigel Bruce, English actor, as a Buck’s Club member.
Rice Institute sophomore W J Goode faced expulsion and probation after insisting on wearing abbreviated garb on campus. Described as a pre law student from Houston Texas, his rejection of conventional dress provoked the school authorities.
The 813 foot airship Hindenburg started its journey from Friedrichshafen and was expected to reach Lakehurst Saturday afternoon. Favorable conditions allowed a swift, smooth, and nearly noiseless voyage after a delayed 9:30 P.M. departure last night.
The Keys quadruplets Mona Mary Leota and Roberta head to Canada to call on the Dionne quintuplets with gifts and invitations to attend the Texas Centennial Exposition opening next month in Dallas They travel with Pat M Neff Baylor University president The passage notes Seward Day on March 30.
Funeral services for Miss Ethel Florence Painter, 43, were set for 5 PM at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. Rev. Cretainger of Faith Tabernacle was to direct the services. She was laid to rest in Linnea Cemetery, and she is survived by three sisters, three brothers, and her mother.
In Sydney, widow Lady Kingsford Smith wins Probate Court permission to swear Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s death. The famed aviator, missing since a 1935 flight, is formally declared legally dead for purposes of settlement and estate proceedings.
Bill Lofgren, credit manager of the City Water Department, is a delegate from Potter County and hopes to attend the state convention in San Antonio on March 2. An oversight left his name off the county meeting delegate list dated Tuesday afternoon.
Prison doctors said all 15 victims of Franke Dagne a 26 year old Filipino prisoner would recover. Dagne who had gone berserk in the recreation yard was killed by Guard Charles G Rexford after slashing himself with a wire weapon fashioned from the garden fence.
Audrey Smith and Cyrena Gaston top their elementary and high school classes, sharing the valedictorian honors in the 1932 graduation. Both have led their peers and maintained highest academic ranks, reflecting consistent scholastic excellence.
A 35 pound bag of goobers leaked after theft, enabling police to track the thieves. The trail continued until the nuts ran out or the thieves noticed the leak and fled.
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