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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1933
Page
2
Wartime aviation legend Charles Lindbergh and his wife reportedly landed and camped on the R. S. Coon ranch near Dumas Texas, spending Saturday night in a dust storm before departing Sunday morning. The encounter sparked national headlines as Amarillo reporters chased updates amid ongoing drought and dust storms.
A narrator notes a harsh 1933 34 winter for the plains with heavy snow and ample cattle feed. Amarillo car sales rise with about 108 new autos reported. Roosevelt’s strain shows in public images while officials claim brighter days ahead. Mrs. Roosevelt may join The Women’s Home Companion. Jokes about hogs and office life punctuate the column as civic efforts praised.
A note seeks help locating lost typewriter tools around downtown after noon Saturday and offers a reward to return them to Russell Stationery Company. A separate message asks for baby clothes urgently as a mother-to-be awaits the stork and requests printing.
Hollis Glenn, recently indicted for a statutory offense, returned from Colorado and surrendered at the sheriff's office Monday morning. He expected to make bond during the day.
An advertisement touts immediate relief from itching and bleeding with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. It advises tepid-water baths, application twice daily, and frequent use if needed. The product is described as soothing and safe for inflamed parts with free samples offered by Resinol, Dept. 11, Baltimore, Md.
The Mardi Gras carnival starts Monday night at 7:30 at East Tenth Avenue and Cleveland Street. Wilbur C. Hawk booked it as a benefit for The Children's Home with net proceeds to the Presbyterian institution. Aboard a special train the carnival arrived Sunday afternoon, offering free parking and more than a score of attractions for six days ending Saturday May 13 with a children’s matinee.
Amarillo rancher Thomas Jefferson Lovelady 47 died suddenly early Monday at his home 804 Van Buren after an hour long heart illness. A Deaf Smith County rancher, he retired in 1917 and lived in Amarillo. Widow Kathryn B. Lovelady survives. Burial services will be in Hereford under N S Griggs & Sons. hour and details pending.
The Amarillo Civic Chorus closed its season with Cowen's Rose Maiden at Polk Street Methodist Church in front of about 600. The 75-voice chorus was joined by a 20-piece orchestra and 10 soloists including Sopranos Madelyn Robinson and Debbie Patterson, Altos Armine Park Horton and Debbie Patterson, Tenors Frank Peterson and Emil F. Myers, and Baritones Lester F. Aldrich and Lloyd E. Robinson conducted by Emil F. Myers.
In Edinburg Texas May 8 prosecutors and defense counsel for Charles H Portson a Hidalgo County official charged with murder in the slaying of his brother in law Otis Pelt agreed to a postponement of the trial the decision announced today by court officials.
Hamp West of San Angelo refused 9 for three lots he bought from S. L. Ogle after Ogle sold the parcels for 30 cents to avoid taxes. The offer of 2900 percent profit was turned down.
The Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association opened its 47th annual convention in Galveston on May 8. The event runs through Thursday with about 200 delegates expected. Embalming license applicants will be examined by the state board.
A $3,000,000 blaze crippled the Key Route Interurban Ferry terminal five miles out in San Francisco Bay at the end of three miles of open trestle. Company officials said service would be resumed Tuesday.
Florida officials report that Governor Dave Shultz signed five acts today, legalizing the manufacture and sale of 3.2 per cent beer, wine, and similar beverages across the state.
O B Black longtime San Antonio mayor died in a Gonzales hospital and his funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Mrs B N Peck Sr home in Gonzales Texas with family in attendance.
A hot water heater sparked minor damage to a residence at 309 North West Sixth Avenue early Monday. Earlier, Sunday night fire crews responded to a mattress fire in a home in Valley after an alarm from Pleasant.
A night blaze in Ellsworth Maine destroyed a large part of the city with an estimated $1.5 million in damage. Authorities believe the fire was incendiary. Michigan's forest fire fighting force comprises about 1,000 men including 800 key men 130 towermen and several wardens.
James C McDonald 46 a Vega garageman machinist died early Monday in an Amarillo hospital after a two week stay. Survived by widow Edith McDonald two sons Calvin Jim and three daughters Mrs Robert Cotton Vega Mrs H B Barnes Grand Junction Colo and Edna Pay McDonald Vega Funeral plans by N B Griggs Sons Amarillo pending relatives arrive with Mrs Barnes. Funeral likely Wednesday at Vega.
Thirteen members of Amarillo High School's senior class will present the annual play Friday night at 8 15 in the school auditorium. The Three act comedy The Four Flusher by Caesar Dunn is directed by Mrs. Lloyd Fletcher. Cast includes Guy LeMond June Gristy Margaret Hanly Tol Avery Harriet Collard Nell Dean Rogers Harry Wheeler Jess Lawson J R T Bassett Roy Bradburn Clifton Oliver Bob Brummer and Sallie Morgan. Rehearsals are held nightly.
At Altus Oklahoma on May 8 defense counsel for J H Brock former bank president objected to any testimony about alleged shortages or irregularities at Citizens State Bank of Hendrick. They argued bank affairs are immaterial to the case over the murder charge of state bank examiner W C Ernest.
Funeral services were planned in Dallas today for Mrs. Richard Meriwether daughter of a prominent East Texas family who died in a fire that swept the palatial family home Saturday night. Her son Thomas Ware led searches at the scene after embers cooled.
The Stockton Lumber Company offices warehouses and all building materials burned on Sunday. Loss estimated at 35000 dollars. Cause of the fire not determined.
A United Press roundup from New York on May 8 notes Elsworth Vines as Pacific Coast Ping Pong Association president and Lillian Jenkinson seeking a jockey license in Illinois. It highlights Drake Relays feats including a Perry Iowa high school runner finishing with pants fallen, Johnny Baker invited to Pacific Coast team, Jacques Furnier selling insurance in LA, and a Birmingham classified spoof about disarming a wife's debts. It also mentions Gene Sarazen and Frank Thomas likeness, Bobby Mitchell as a rare left-handed curve thrower, Wes Ferrell’s ambidexterity, and Norman Bias beating a rabbit in a 100 yard sprint.
A poem about the black sheep and traitors who slip into fine groups. It contrasts high minded men with deceitful figures who hurt others. The piece laments how some fail families and bring shame, yet remains rooted in moral reflection.
A Canyon tour lists members including Colp Pritchett Van London Batley Warwick Elliston Shaw Terry Sternenberg Wintum White Warner Izzard Dozenfield Johnson Amarillo. The party represents seven counties forming an organization to advance the park project.
Opal C. Bennett six years old daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Bennett living six miles south of Amarillo died early Monday in Northwest Texas Hospital after two days with diphtheria. Born September 6 1926 in Amarillo. Body at Boxwell Brothers Chapel private funeral likely 10:30 Tuesday morning.
Panhandle Plains district 1 and 2 club women will gather Thursday at West Texas State Teachers College Canyon for a one day short course run with district agents Miss Bess Edwards assistant state agent College Station is the principal speaker Also note Leon Fraser of New York elected president of the Bank for International Settlements succeeding Gates W McGarrah retiring president.
Governor Mir iam Ferguson and James A Ferguson will sit in a box during the Houston Civic Opera Association presentation of Aida tonight.
Kansas City hogs 7,000 head steady to up 5-10c with top 3.80 for 180-260 lb hogs. cattle 9,000 with steadier calves and higher killing classes. lambs and ewes show gains. New Orleans cotton opens easier on weak cables, then rallies with firm stocks and wheat. July to 8.61-8.83, December near 9.00. New York stock letter notes market gains after Roosevelt address and gold standard reassurance. cotton dips then recovers.
Wheat holds steady with gains seen in American Can American Telephone Dupont Case United Fruit and more. Stocks advance with firms like U S Steel Goodyear General Motors and others up one to three points. Oils stay firm as steel industry optimism rises with talks of 40 percent capacity utilization this week.
A historical overview of osteopathic diagnosis, examination, and treatment. It describes how osteopaths use history, physical signs, and laboratory methods to locate disease sources, identify osteopathic lesions, and apply adjustments to restore overall health without relying on drugs.
Barbecue DeLuxe served in News-Globe style at the fair grounds on Saturday. All elements of a first class barbecue were present except toothpicks finger bowls and three two. Complaints came from customers unable to find chairs. A good time and swell feed were had by all.
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