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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1932
Page
2
A radio style column in Amarillo discusses national unrest and resilience, urging self reliance and grit. It riffs on 1929 hardships, European financiers, Hoover bonfires, and warns residents to avoid fires on windy nights while suggesting a coordinated fire schedule.
Augmented by trippers from Groom Wildorado and Vega Ama tillo boosters and Khiva Temple Shriners left on a special Rock Island train for Shamrock and the U S Highway convention. About 150 on board. A Shrine Legion and Odd Fellows drum corps led the city group in the noon parade. Flowers supplied by Cunningham Flower Shop with Beechler representing the florist.
Christensen and his orchestra travel by bus to Amerila for two free matinee concerts at Municipal nos ae. The famous band, winner of the Radio Digest plaque, has phonograph recordings and talkie features and travels with notable performers. Admission tonight at The Nat is $1 per couple with 50 cents for extra ladies.
Viscount Makoto Saito aged 71 and former admiral was commissioned by Emperor Hirohito to succeed the assassinated Tsuyoshi Inukai as premier of Japan. The selection signals a shift toward military nationalistic policies. Nine radio stations are to be erected in Haitian cities by an American company.
In a letter to readers, residents discuss an immediate ordinance to halt new blazes within an hour after a fire to protect overworked firefighters. The debate considers fairness, resources, and public safety while a reader suggests practical community measures.
A letter from a new Santa Fe family greets Tack and the city hostess. The note signals friendly reception and introduces the Letters page section.
Washington May 23 The powerful Voice and influence of William E Borah of Idaho pivotal in Hoover 1928 campaign will be missing from next month's Republican convention Borah's decision to stay away is final He has not harmonized with the President since the administration began Norris of Nebraska opposes Hoover fueling third party speculation The President remains pledged to renomination with enough votes secured to clinch the nomination.
Governor Roosevelt addressed graduates at Oglethorpe University urging drastic means to reform the economic system and distribute wealth more equitably. He warned that millions in want will not wait and called for bold experimentation while criticizing Coolidge Hoover policies and Wall Street.
The White House has no payroll control amid a widening graft flap. Clerks report non working relatives getting big checks while Rep. Lindsay Warren of North Carolina and Rep. McGugin of Kansas press disclosures. Warren says lists may have been public. the issue follows United Press focus.
The Amarillo College operating costs budget will be considered this afternoon by the board of trustees. The meeting starts at 5 30 o'clock in President B E Masters office.
Washington May 23 A P reports pressure from diplomacy and royalty to block a claimed romance between Prince Ned Sukabatsu of Siam and Chio, a Broadway taxi dancer turned hostess in a New York dance venue. King Prajadhipok has instructed his minister to prevent the marriage.
El Paso Humane Society president Dr. T A Bray will send a letter to Odessa officials urging banning of a jack rabbit roping contest as part of Memorial Day events. Sheriff Reeder Webb had forbidden the show after a protest from Colorado. Legion Commander A J Burkes planned an injunction to challenge the sheriff.
A compilation of varied 1920s views covers Soviet and Russian armament prep, technological feats at General Electric and Rockefeller Institute, and political debates. It questions civic knowledge, hints at a third party, and notes birth control discussions amid a broad spectrum of national concerns.
Amelia Earhart Putnam, famed for the Atlantic solo flight, arrives in London after a stormy leg from Londonderry in a borrowed plane. She tours West End shops before nine, greeted by crowds and Ambassador Mellon at Hanworth airfield.
Miami Florida May 23 autopsy authorized by Circuit Judge H F Atkinson to determine whether young writer Haden Clarke fiance of Mrs J M Keith Miller Australian flier died by own hand or was slain.
Testimony for the defense centers on Graves and deputies with reputations at stake in the Pauls Valley to Granite chain. Witnesses deny Zinn bootlegging links, describe South Pampa law enforcement, and challenge Bartlett Bartlett Bartlett and Bartletts bond claims while Smith details an alleged $500 check. Defense may finish today.
Austin May 23 P S A Christian former sheriff of Hall County was sentenced to two years in prison for extortion in fee collection from office. He appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals today as one of six sheriffs convicted in indictments of irregular fee practices. Townsend, Bastrop County sheriff, had his conviction reversed and remanded.
A short poem praising a doorway as a warm, inviting entry. It envisions shelves for books, windows for sun, and nooks for keepsakes, urging a smiling, strong, and beautiful doorway that welcomes all visitors and puts them at ease.
Grain prices for wheat, oats, barley listed. cattle, hogs, and lambs priced at Kansas City and Chicago markets. News items note modest stock gains in New York with mixed livestock futures and attention to Federal Reserve actions.
The New Orleans market opened quiet with Liverpool cables down and first trades showing 1 to 4 point losses. July slid to 6.78 and October around 6.70 before a stock market uptick sparked a modest rally. by mid-morning July reached 5.82 and October 6.03 as boll weevil reports surfaced in Mississippi and South Texas.
Dean H. Dobson-Peacock of Norfolk says he met three tough-looking men at a New York hotel who demanded a ransom for the Lindbergh baby. He alleges Curtis advised him to proceed, but he later found the men to be racketeers and then stood by until the baby's body was found.
A letter from 11 national figures led by Alfred E. Smith and Nicholas Murray Butler urged nonpartisan action on budget balancing. Watson and Robinson condemned the petition in the Senate calling it propaganda. Speaker Garner welcomed Hoover endorsement of a plan to fund public works with a 1 billion dollar bond issue.
C M Hamm, 39, a building contractor, and his wife, 40, were found dead with pistol wounds in their Fort Worth apartment after a telephone call for help. Their son Oscar Williams, 24, discovered them. the inquest suggested homicide and self inflicted death as likely causes, with no motive apparent. The couple had been married 13 years.
The DO-X largest flying boat departed Vigo at 10:45 for Southampton after refueling. It arrived from Horta Azores following an Atlantic crossing from Harbor Grace Newfoundland and will return to Germany after England stop.
Fragmentary OCR presents muted references to United Founders and United Gas Corp with partial stake markers and scattered numbers, lacking clear events, dates, or names to frame a coherent news item. The readable bits hint at corporate securities or holdings but do not provide a complete, verifiable narrative.
Advertisement for R C with claims of rapid relief from inorganic pains and for use of B C for colds headaches neuralgia and fever. Promotes non habit forming formula prepared by a pharmacist and sold in 10¢ and 25¢ packages.
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