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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1932
Page
2
Amid resignations and a June vote window, J R Gant urged Amarillo to rally for H A Nobles by acclamation. A long stretch of editorialized talk covers inflation fears, employment plans, and calls to revive the council system as the paper praises Pampa’s Frontier Days and reports Rainbow Girls fundraisers for a Port Arthur delegates event.
The naval dirigible Akron will begin its return flight to Lakehurst New Jersey on Monday May 30 following the same southern route as the westward journey. Orders issued by Lieutenant Commander C C Rosendahl seal the plan.
Treasury receipts for May 24 were 3 188 679 18 dollars. Expenditures 6 922 135 63 dollars. Balance 442 879 895 04 dollars. Customs duties for 24 days of May 14 275 809 28 dollars.
J R Gaut proposes H A Nobles as Amarillo mayor after the current mayor joins the Texas railway commission. He urges immediate acclamation and directs Erasmus Tack to cast Amarillo’s entire vote for Nobles, praising the nominee as a long time business leader and booster.
A reader condemns proposed cuts to experienced teachers tied to marital status, arguing layoffs would harm education. The writer defends school selection, questions the courthouse lawn critics, and expresses personal job need while emphasizing the goal of educating children.
A reader backs the school board over the closing of the Bivins school and urges patience with current management. The letter praises taxpayer efforts to trim salaries and cites broader cuts to fund public schools, urging residents to avoid meddling and to back local leaders.
A Florida reader asks if nude colonies are rising, noting their rarity. The editor, labeled a Democrat, responds that continued Republican prosperity may make nude colonies no longer unusual in a few years.
A widow aged 39 writes that she is very busy and has had little time to make friends. She seeks a good companion between ages fifty and sixty and notes she would not care for one.
A reflective poem by Edgar A. Guest from 1932 compares Jane and John to their parents. It recalls courtship, modest beginnings, and shared aspirations, noting that the younger couple will work and plan to marry just as their parents did and will learn from past joys.
A reader letters asks about being a home companion, nurse, cook, and housekeeper seeking companionship while in care of Tack. The paragraph muses on nuances of words and cites Hebrews to question if faith equates to prohibition in meaning.
A clipped excerpt discusses religious shifts with a quip about a Methodist becoming a Baptist after learning to read and write. The fragment hints at social change and tone typical of reform era debates. No clear dates or persons are fully included.
See TACK LETTERS Page 9. Declaring that bus and motor truck services are jeopardizing their positions, railway employes have appealed to farmers of County Wicklow to patronize railway instead of motor lines.
Regular daily market reports that usually appear on this page will be found on page six today. The note directs readers to the relocated market coverage and alerts of a page change.
Robert E. Peacock a 35 year old barber and war veteran was charged with murder over the death of M. L. Looper a 50 year old firing station owner killed last night. Sheriff Joe Crawford said Looper died from a 32 caliber automatic bullet that apparently came from his own gun.
In Denver the 144th General Assembly opened with the election of a moderator for the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Charles W. Kerr, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Takla, with over 33 years in service, was widely regarded as the leading candidate to succeed Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge of Philadelphia.
A Nebraska tornado hit southwestern area causing three deaths and injuries to nearly twenty. The dead are John Newport and his wife of near Cornell and Mrs. Ward Carey of near Hershey. The storm struck late yesterday crippling communications and bringing heavy rain.
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