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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1939
Page
2
Livestock receipts in Kansas City on May 12 show hogs mostly 5 to 10 cents higher with top at 8.80 for 160 to 260 pounds. Cattle offerings steady with killing classes in a cleanup trade. vealers steady to weak with top around 10.00. Sheep receipts heavy with spring lambs around 25 cents lower and top at 10.60. some cars from Arizona unsold.
In Chicago at the Selwyn Theater John Barrymore faces another divorce filing by his fourth wife Elaine Barrymore. She accuses him of attempting harm and seeks alimony and an accounting of joint property. Barrymore disputes the charges while details of past financial disputes surface.
Ogden Utah U P reports 80 year old Jonathan E Browning of the famed Browning arms clan claims an improved semi automatic rifle. He helped design the family’s sporting and military models and hints a rights deal with an arms maker while noting no radical changes unless new ammunition arrives.
Aubrey Booker, 25, barefoot mountaineer, jailed after a week of stealing cars and robbing filling stations in Oklahoma and Texas. He abducted 15 year old Alice Rainwater for three days, resisted capture until authorities seized his car and the girl, then was turned over to deputies by his father who spanked him on the porch before delivering him to police.
Charles Kinnee and Mary McKernon face charges after police say they burned Ronald Kinnee’s hands over pennies and fighting matches. The boy, aged years, suffered severe burns to the bone in places, with doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children reporting some improvement but requiring anesthesia for dressing changes. Kinnee, 32, and McKernon, 27, allegedly forced the child’s hands over flames while McKernon restrained his mouth.
In Houston on May 12 an 18-year-old woman Tyne Willis died after drinking poison, police linking the death to her stepfather D F Willis 47 who had married her mother Jessamine previously. His account mentions the mother died by poison months earlier. A maid found the poisoned bottle and a four stanza poem writing of loss.
A New York jury acquitted Louis and Anna Greenfield of manslaughter in the death of their imbecile son Jerome who had endured severe illness and frail care. The trial followed intense family grief and debate over mercy versus crime as jurors weighed a physician’s or clerical urging against murder. The couple, who planned to adopt after the loss, spoke of enduring pain and the desire for another child despite their heartbreak.
In Austin on May 19 a Dallas court official warns traffic officers to resist charm from women drivers. The judge urges discipline as officers consider polite distractions and the risk of improper conduct with a driver who offers a request for leniency.
Amarillo model engine fans will send six contestants to a Sunday Abilene meet. Sponsor Frank Davis lists entrants Billy Hill Buster Poole Merle McGonigle Bill Nelson Dennis Davis. They leave at midnight Saturday to enter five locally built ships. Contests cover best performance appearance and sustained flights for small and large bore engines.
C. M. Wells of White Deer used a local lumber yard to attempt cashing a small check drawn on a White Deer bank. After the yard verified the check, Wells returned and was arrested for forgery. The cash paid on the check was taken by Wells and given to Justice Duke, who set bond at 1000 dollars. Wells told the judge I must have been drinking.
In Juarez Mexico a Brooklyn New York couple wed by proxy yesterday. Judge A Ponce presided as William A Cooke, El Paso attorney, said I do for Charles Wells Blandford 37 while Reynolds Acosta, court secretary, answered for Julia Olmstead 38.
The Texas House approved a claim for eight years of armory rental by the Texas National Guard during martial law in the East Texas oilfield in 1931. The appropriation totals $68,290 as part of a $145,000 claims bill against the state and now moves to the Senate for action.
The Potter County grand jury reconvened this morning following a seven day recess to continue investigations and consider new indictments.
Coupon stamp drive promises six different numbers entitle holder to a volume of the 15-Vol Standard American Encyclopedia at Globe-News plus the cash price of the edition chosen. Pricing notes cover Popular Blue and Red DeLuxe bindings and mail order details.
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