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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1938
Page
7
In Philadelphia, Katharine Hepburn resists signing a weak contract after Death Takes a Holiday. She insists on fair pay, refuses a lower rate, and climbs to stardom with The Warrior's Husband and Little Women. Her relentless drive embodies Dale Carnegie style self-motivation.
Migratory grasshoppers threaten crops and yards in Amarillo. Mrs. C. A. Melton reports invasion after KGNC broadcast. County Agent Alexander urges residents to move poultry to the Fair Grounds for protection.
The Panhandle will produce about 20,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. estimated by Panhandle Grain and Feed Dealers Association. Wheat totals are 3,000,000 higher than last year but below state estimates. Wind and grasshoppers cause a projected regional loss in Dallam, Moore, Hartley, Palmer, Bailey and Lamb counties. J. D. Weeks of Claude elected president. other officers named include J. D. Dinwiddie, Hart. Joe Morris, Amarillo. Blake Hawkins, Lubbock. R. L. McClellan, Spearman. Byron Gist, Amarillo. Reb Stone, Clovis. Tom Connally, Clarendon. Homer J. Henney discussed crop insurance and its past failures.
A life term convict was fatally shot and another wounded during a second Alcatraz escape attempt in six months. A guard was beaten unconscious while a third convict fled and was later isolated. James C. Lucas was captured after fleeing the roof raid and a guard battle ensued.
Passersby crowded a downtown department store as patrol wagons and two policemen entered the building. A third wagon arrived and traffic officers were summoned. Cops filed out with bundles of summer shirts, one officer noting they were the purchases.
First prize in last week's News Tip Contest goes to Mrs. Ray Reeder for the story of her young nephew's destructive flight down the street wrecking five cars. He was only two years old. Several other tipsters are listed for various accidents and car crashes. Build Now See John Maynard Lbr. Co. for estimates.
Reports from San Luis Potosi say Cedillo loyalists are dispersing as government troops with aircraft close in. Cedillo HQs were said to be at Monte Bello near Ciudad Maitz with about 300 men. 9,000 troops in state plus loyal Agrarians were cited. Most officials deem the 14,000 estimate ridiculous.
The Junior Welfare League Follies will showcase an elaborate 55 watt sound system with seven dynamic mikes and directional speakers to ensure clear acoustics for all in the auditorium. Tickets range from 50 cents to 2 dollars with Friday night cast help admitted for 50 cents. Reservations for the Cabaret at the Elks Club after the Follies are urged, with multiple committee members listed for booking.
Senator Copeland of New York announced plans to amend the administration pump priming package to earmark 325 million dollars for river and harbor flood control projects. He noted army engineers already approved the projects and urged prompt initiation as the spending bill advances in the Senate.
Forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday. West Texas largely fair and warmer with the north portion seeing similar temperatures. Maximum 73 degrees and minimum 53 degrees.
In New York on May 25 a 16 year old, Donald Carroll, escaped the electric chair as prosecutors urged a fair verdict without death for the slaying of his 18 year old stenographer sweetheart Charlotte Mathiesen. The prosecutor cited a death pact born of poverty and youth after Charlotte became pregnant.
Washington May 24 The skylight over Speaker Bankhead’s desk leaks and he may need an umbrella to the rostrum. He escaped a spattering during yesterday’s rain as attendants covered the desk with towels. City Poultry ad follows.
In Cambridge New York on May 24 two fishermen return from a Maine trip with a tale about a cat with a wooden leg. The cabin owner's cat, injured last winter, uses the prosthetic limb to strike and kill a rat, drawing incredulity from W Artenas Scott and James Bell.
Berlin reports a fresh German press barrage denouncing Czech border incidents as Konrad Henlein leaves Prague amid fears of renewed violence. Der Angriff blames Paris and London for manipulating events while citing two German students killed at Eger as alleged international fault.
Foreign and Japanese observers report most Chinese troops have escaped west from Suchow. A Japanese flight over central China shows damage to villages north and south of the Lunghai line. Japanese say Lanfeng fell after a four day battle. forces move west along the railway toward Kaifeng and Han kow.
Albert Pitts a 33 year old black man died of fright in the Harris County jail after being sentenced to death for the Jan 27 robbery murder of Amos Littman. Dr J Herbert Page said Pitts was terrified since sentencing though jailer Tom Moore reported no outward agitation. The execution date in the Texas electric chair had not been set.
President Roosevelt will address the nation for 15 minutes Friday at 2 P.M. over a national radio network from the Arthurdale subsistence homestead project in West Virginia, announced by the White House.
Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes and Miss Jane Dahlman of Milwaukee were married at 9 A M in Adelaide Road Church Dublin. The 64 year old groom wed 25 year old bride, sister of Mrs Wilmarth Ickes, in a ceremony performed by Rev R T Hanna.
Mr. Collman predicts fair and warmer weather tonight and tomorrow with a mild south wind today. The outlook calls for pleasant conditions across the region with increasing temperatures.
Jack McDade acting through his father L E McDade filed a district court suit today against T C Connally alleging injuries from a traffic accident on May 25 1936 and seeking 1000 dollars in damages.
Five trivia items ask which word or title fixes each statement. Hamlet slays Polonius by stabbing him. Cyrano de Bergerac is by Rostand. Sydney Carton is in Dickens. The Trial of Mary Dugan is set in a courtroom. Isadora Duncan was a dancer.
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