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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1937
Page
1
The Panhandle faces scattered showers in June with forecasts of moisture aiding wheat and cash crops. May records show heavy rainfall last year, while this plan promises more regular wet periods. A mix of weather quirks and local chatter about betting at the Tri-State fair fills a broad Panhandle weather and community column.
Fort Worth notes a second blast at the Ringside Club within a year. A fire or explosion damaged the building on the Jacks barn highroad northwest of Fort Worth, with authorities investigating the incident to determine a cause and any casualties.
Riverhead New York May 19 Mrs Helen Tiernan 25 year old widow prayed death would be the penalty for killing her seven year old daughter Helen. She begged for one peep at her son Jimmy four who survived. Suffolk authorities placed a guard outside her cell to prevent self harm while a trial is planned for next month. Tiernan attacked Helen with a hatchet slit her throat and set fire to her clothing in an attempt to kill Jimmy over her lover George Christopulos a Greek restaurant steward and former boxer.
In Austin on May 19 the legislature spent more hours on the major appropriation bills aiming to finish by Saturday. The judiciary funding bill conference report reached the House, already approved by the Senate. House chair Harry N. Graves of Georgetown said the eleemosynary proposal conferees’ report was nearly complete.
Amarillo building activity shows a slower pace early this month yet remains well ahead of May totals from 1934 and 1935. Current May total reaches 38336 dollars, compared with 14776 in 1936 and 24460 in 1934 and 28531 in 1935.
A four-engine flying boat, planned for the South Atlantic Mail Service, exploded and crashed into the sea near Antibes, France. All seven aboard were killed, with the pilot and one mechanic surviving. Most bodies were recovered.
JERBEY CITY N J May 19 Seventeen year old Gladys MacKnight was described in court as cool after her arrest on a charge of hacking her mother to death with a hatchet She was on trial for her life with Donald Wightman age 18 her former sweetheart for the singing of Mrs Helen MackKnight 47 club woman who also wanted to see the newspapers a witness said
Carl B Fritsche, managing director of the Farm Chemurgh Council of Dearborn Mich, urged bankers to invest surplus capital in new Texas industries during a talk at the Texas Bankers Association annual convention in San Antonio.
HOBBS N M May 18 4 percent Jim Powell 45 was burned to death and Tom Holder 50 suffered serious burns when a Shells Petroleum Corporation gas well at Monument ignited last night Powell's body had not been recovered from the burning well today
Vatican City reports Pope Pris approved detailed Roman Catholic Church plans for Ethiopia amid church expansion efforts. The move signals formal backing for ecclesiastical activities in the region and aligns with broader religious outreach during the period.
Panhandle Livestock Association directors will hear beef importation and range conservation reports Friday afternoon. Jay Taylor, former president, will present the beef importation report. Grover Hill, secretary and USDA economist, will discuss conservation work. All cattlemen invited. The session begins at 2 30 in Amarillo Hotel Red Room.
Invitations arrive for Amarillo Mayor Ross D Rogers including a dinner for Mayor Neville Miller and an opening ceremony for the Golden Gate Bridge with a fiesta May 27 to June 2. The notice also invites him to the Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition opening June 12 in Dallas.
First color coronation news pictures to be shown today and tomorrow at the Mission Theater. Bob Watson, manager, announced at noon. The shorts are Amarillo’s first color coronation reel and will occupy the entire newsreel. The feature is Outcast starring Warren William.
Melvin Vidrine testified in Ville Platte Louisiana that he acted as a perfect gentleman after his wife Frozina Vidrine shot herself. He claimed he merely fired the fatal shot to finish her suicide and that he buried her in the woods to hide the act from hogs.
In Poplarville Mississippi on May 19 a tearful Theo G Bilbo United States senator from Mississippi and his wife argued in a courtroom over a divorce from the school teacher whom he married in 1903. The scene drew farmers and housewives who watched but remained taciturn as Bilbo sought to end the marriage once titled the states first lady.
The Texas State Supreme Court overruled a rehearing motion and affirmed the law taxing pipe lines as intangible property. The test case was filed by Texas Pipe Line Company against former tax commissioner R. B. Anderson.
In Grenoble on May 19 a Saint Bernard reportedly famous for rescue feats rushed down a snowy slope from Mount St Bernard and killed 10 year old Marianne Remond of Chesieres Switzerland while she skied with her father and two sisters.
The Texas Railroad Commission set June oil allowable at 1,350,262 barrels daily, 4,138 below the Bureau of Mines demand estimate and 60,974 under May’s basic figure. The order, lower than the earlier 1,354,400 projection, reflects declining demand and rising storage. Panhandle output was cut from 81,288 to 76,048 barrels.
The county pledges 50 dollars monthly to a sanatorium fund while clubs rally to cover building costs estimated at 1200 dollars for repairs. A barbecue will showcase the project as residents donate beef bread and milk. WPA personnel approval is anticipated as investigations find 43 children afflicted with tuberculosis in two city schools.
Since Werner Klingeberg was chosen as adviser to the Japanese Olympic Committee Germans dream of attending the 1940 Tokyo Games. A steamship line offers savings for travelers and one town sets up a fund to send its top athlete, who must be a loyal Nazi.
New York May 194- Afraid Newark has seen the last of young Tommy Henrich for a spell. That kid is one sweet looking prospect. He can run throw and larrup that leather. Mel Ott's protracted batting slump has everybody baffled. Bob Pastor gave a fine account of himself before the mike when interviewed by Sid Ziff, sports editor of the Los Angeles Herald Express, a few nights ago Papers out that way say Al Jolson has guaranteed Lou Ambers.
The narrator recounts a blunt aviation medical test by Dr. Winsett for a student pilot license under Commerce Department oversight. He endures abrupt examinations, learns he is anemic, and gets a card declaring physical qualification with a restriction against landing at airports during races while away from home. He ends by pondering what to do when fuel runs out.
Helium from a local well was reportedly kept secret several years ago. The gas, valued for non-flammability in airships, sparked much discussion after the Hindenburg disaster. Most known helium deposits are in the United States.
A cross section of sports notes. Belmont Park colors change defied by Jimmy Stout, while Sammy Snead orders a new No 7 irons for the PGA. Morris Arnovich coaches basketball in winter and stars for the Phillies. Pro golfers push prize distribution reform as Syracuse’s Red Heater eyes a breakout season.
Glenn Morris Olympic decathlon champion forfeits amateur standing after signing a five year deal with Sol Lesser to act in Tarzan movies. The Fort Collins, Colorado native will earn upward of 250000 dollars under the agreement crossed as of May 19.
In Berkeley California on May 19 193? former tennis star Mrs Helen Wills Moody withdrew from the California state tennis championships due to a slight recurrence of a back injury that once forced her to default a national singles final to Helen Jacobs in 1933.
Medwick of the Cardinals leads batting with 453 and 43 hits, while Demaree of the Cubs shares RBIs with 27 and Bartell of the Giants tops home runs at 8. Brack of the Dodgers and Arnovich of the Phillies reach 34 hits. Pitching leaders include Hubbell of the Giants and Bowman of the Pirates at 5-0, with Marcum of the Red Sox and Pearson of the Yankees at 4-0.
Amarillo Hardware Company was the low bidder to supply the city with an outboard motor. The accepted bid was $139.36. The motor will be used at the city lake to be opened for fishing on June 1.
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