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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1933
Page
2
Old Tack starts a several day visit to his father who marks his 80th birthday and remains in splendid health. Critics call him one of the few writers able to stay sharp in later life despite age. Many say a break may do him good and perhaps improve his mood.
The committee met with 11 absentees and discussed proxy voting. James Ferguson and his daughter held proxies, with eight or nine absentees allied to the former governor. Chairman Hughes appointed Ferguson, Bickett, McLean, Rickard, and Brim to a special panel to study the agenda.
Willie Louise Pinkley a four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Pinkley of 1404 Johnson Street was struck by an automobile near her home at 130 pm Monday and received minor injuries. She was rushed to Northwest Texas Hospital in a Griggs ambulance where she was reported not seriously injured. Full details were not learned.
Mahatma Gandhi grew visibly weaker on the eighth day of his fast of purification on a marble palace terrace in Poona India. Sarojini Naidu, a famed poetess and follower, kept vigil and predicted his survival while warning a death would intensify the freedom struggle.
Hollywood mourns George Adolfi director of the George Arlias film team who collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage while hunting grizzly bears in a remote Canoe River camp 102 miles north of Revelstoke B C. He was 52 and his widow learned the news on long distance telephone as they planned their silver anniversary next July 1. Cremation and planned burial details were announced. A separate note reports a Chinese chain of shoe stores owned by a Czechoslovakian firm expects annual sales of one million pairs.
Jim Bowen, city assessor tax collector for over four years, recalls his start under Mayor Ernest Thompson in 1926 and his plans to stay in Amarillo. He also touts pioneering moves such as personal property owner visits for delinquent taxes and accepting taxes in installments.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Oakes returned late Saturday from Limestone County where Mr. Oakes visited his ill sister Mrs. Claude Turner. He is a clerk of the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals and noted Texas highways on the trip-made by motor car.
Washington May 15 The fifteenth anniversary of the nations airmail service is noted. Fifteen years ago an army Jenny carried 100 pounds of mail from Washington to New York. The service has since expanded to reach 44 states directly with President Wilson and Postmaster General Albert S Burleson among the spectators.
Mr. Erasmus Tack is addressed as a man who keeps up with world affairs and weather. The letter discusses plans and travel by car to Chicago.
European statesmen weigh economic and security threats as Hitler prepares a potential foreign policy speech. Debts and disarmament mood dominate discussions in Paris and at the League of Nations. Britain and the United States watch with concern over how trade agreements and anti Nazi protests will shape upcoming actions.
Storms flood lowlands and threaten traffic in Northeastern Oklahoma with 5.5 inches of rain in 24 hours. The Neosho River neared U.S. Highway 66 near Miami while 2.10 inches fell at McAlester to make a four day total of 7.37 inches. High winds and hail damage property near Sherman with wires down in Gunter Celina and Frisco.
Claude Goode a 34 year old Dallas drug store employee died in a multi car collision on the Fort Worth pike. Five others were injured including Dona McCutcheon Adeline Rhodes Harold Nelson and W E Dawson. The car Goode drove side swiped another before a head on crash with Clarence Kelly’s car. The first car occupants escaped unharmed.
Amarillo authorities seized 19 cases of beer near the Canadian River bridge. City chemist Jack Wyatt tested the brew at 1.75 percent alcohol, classifying it illegal and not near beer. R A Cody of Amarillo, arrested for transporting the load from Trinidad Colorado, posted $500 bond while awaiting legal action.
A portrait of labor and humble life contrasts dirt from toil with the comfort of a clean home. The narrator follows a weary worker to a porch where a red flowered window box and a cheerful family scene belie the grime of his day. The poem celebrates simple domestic peace earned by labor.
Kansas City hogs and cattle metrics show price moves with gains and steadys across weight classes. New Orleans cotton opens weak with early losses and a late rally, while New York stocks drift amid international tension and mixed sector moves.
In San Angelo Texas two people died in a hospital from injuries after a Santa Fe motor train struck their automobile at a crossing late yesterday. The dead are Mr and Mrs T O Pierce of San Angelo. Three others were hurt the worst being Miss Nellie Clark dragged 100 feet by the engine. The couple's infant daughter and Aussie Ruth Hayden were among the injured.
The State Federation of Labor pledged support to the 3.2 beer amendment and urged John Henry Kirby of Houston to continue leadership of the repeal movement.
Jean Mermoz, famed French aviator, sent a distress call from Dakar as he attempted the Brazil to Africa South Atlantic crossing. The report notes he called for aid as his flight faced difficulties.
A $1,000,000 cash cache triggers fresh clues in the Edward Ridley murder case as 50 detectives probe the killer of the 88 year old eccentric and his secretary Lee Weinstein. Police raid banks and seek Ridley wealth across cities while diaries reveal debtors and potential motives.
Advices say Miyuan fell after a brisk engagement with eight Japanese killed and 30 wounded. In Tientsin, Japanese troops are erecting sandbags at the concession, signaling preparations for possible fighting.
Frantic preparations continue as Chinese regulars fortified positions three miles south of Shihhsia and Peiping garrison erects sandbag barricades. Gen Ho Ying Ching reports about 3,000 Chinese killed last week while Japanese advance proceeds with heavy shelling and aerial bombing. Morale remains high as defenders vow to retake lost face and defend Peiping.
Admiral William V. Pratt ordered one third of the U S fleet into reserve and cut enlisted personnel by more than 2 000 to 77 000. The reserve status lasts six months and takes effect July 1 as economies in naval operations are sought.
Policeman Michael McGolderick withstood a running gun battle in Philadelphia as a suspect, shot at him three times. the gun jammed each time and McGolderick knocked the assailant unconscious after the man slipped from behind a car.
Osteopathy has long been practiced in this city and is lauded as the original system of spinal adjustment. The text argues Osteopathic education equals medical standards, highlighting four years of study and State Board licensure, stressing high qualifications for practitioners.
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