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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1934
Page
2
In Amarillo The News Globe reports odd egg and eel yolk pairing sightings, local weather hints of rain, and a flood of items from freight meat to garden art. A reader recounts a minnow maternity, the evolution of bridge bidding, and a Pampa pre centennial celebration.
Memorial Day clouds the holiday as heat and drought scorch fields from New York to Idaho. Fires scorch timber and grain land, with a 10000 acre blaze near Saranac Lake threatening villages. Wheat pushes past a dollar in Minneapolis amid import talk and crop relief pressure.
The Globe offers tickets to The Wonder Bar. Readers must untangle scrambled actor names from a list and submit valid full-name lists to The Globe's Movie Editor by 6 o clock Thursday night for a chance to win tickets. Scrambled: NOO LAILS WOP KELLCID ROZET COD RACIR FUZ DENLIAESOA.
A reader writes about a prized tree in Amarillo and recalls leaving town for Fort Worth. The note compares tree beauty and size to the town’s best, referencing a previous column and a hope the tree remains splendid.
May 30 1932 Sir John Simon British foreign minister urged the Geneva disarmament conference to draft international agreements on chemical warfare budgetary publicity and a permanent disarmament commission The move followed US and Russian calls for safeguards and a permanent anti war organization to preserve the talks
The Amarillo Fire Department responded to two incidents this morning. At 1509 Buchanan Street A. Freaks home reported a small fire in a room caused likely by faulty wiring and minor damage. A second call came from the 1200 block on Houston Street where a large frame house was ablaze and burned nearly to the ground, with occupancy unknown.
President Roosevelt received Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi, French transatlantic fliers, in the White House. The fliers wore French army blue uniforms and were presented by French ambassador Andre de Laboulaye. Earlier, they laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.
H Fellows of the U S Department of Agriculture arrived in Amarillo to study dry land foot rot disease in the Panhandle. He is assisted by P C Bennett, Potter County agricultural agent, and began work in Potter County today. The infant son of Mr and Mrs L M Ballard of White Deer died last night and funeral plans were set for 5 pm at the family home with burial in White Deer Cemetery.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moved swiftly to approve the Cuba treaty where the United States renounces intervention in Cuba. The document, signed by Secretary Hull and sent by President Roosevelt, aims to curb anti American terrorism in Cuba and speed passage to the Senate. Secretary Ickes told the House Interstate Commerce Committee the oil code ruling aids but does not solve enforcement gaps. He urged a bill to close loopholes despite the court decision, countering opposition’s demand for more legislation.
The narrator notes funny yet sad comedians and contrasts sharp wits with melancholia. Observations on Los Angeles traffic laws and pedestrian etiquette hint at regional quirks, while promising deeper paradoxes to uncover with a humorous, skeptical eye.
In a Chicago session of a special committee, Panhandle is favored for major consideration in Southwest cattle purchases. Harry Hopkins to inaugurate relief work phases including planting forage crops and distribution of feed, with Chester C. Davis confirming federal aid.
A fugitive fire escapes a burglary suspect shot as police corner him under a tree. He had used the last cartridge, never regained consciousness, and died in hospital. Police including Jex halted him Sunday night to question the gun used in the crime.
American Legion and auxiliaries hold Memorial Day rites at Memorial Park and Llano Cemeteries with prayers talks colors taps and wreaths. Services run 6 6 45 and 8 15 pm led by Roy D. Chase and Rosa Gold Davis with Judge E C Nelson jr J W Sanders and H A Shaw as speakers and choirs. Banks closed and mail halted as the nation honors its dead.
Bishop Lucey urged government rooted in religion morality and education at Price Memorial College graduation. Seven graduates led by valedictorian James Rafferty and salutatorian Franklin Bottom attended a reception by the Mothers' Club. Amarillo High School held its annual banquet for 340 graduates with Mayor Ross Rogers stressing continued education. High school commencements are set for Thursday at Municipal Auditorium.
In Pittsburg Kansas idle coal miners resume marches amid National Guard protection as strikes are settled. Milwaukee Cudahy Packing and Crucible Steel casting workers reach a settlement with union recognition and overtime pay. Minneapolis taxi drivers and Chicago Catholic cemetery workers move toward arbitration and return to work. Madison Oscar Mayer Packing workers vote to strike for union recognition with 20 percent raises and a 32 hour week.
In Pikeville Tennessee Mr and Mrs Julius Fischer were found missing after their home burned on May 14 Neighbors heard two shots and the couple's car was missing Albany Louisiana authorities identified their bodies near Albany late yesterday The Rev W H Carrington a Baptist minister from Mineola Texas drowned at Cedar Lake while on a fishing trip yesterday Firefighters recovered his body around midnight He is survived by his widow and one child.
The piece recalls Underhill dying in Oklahoma State Penitentiary after a Shawnee wound, Big Harvey Bailey serving life at Leavenworth for Urschel kidnapping, and several bank robbers killed or captured across the Southwest. It notes the Union Station massacre, multiple life sentences, and the deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker amid a grim year for outlaws.
Mr and Mrs John Slater of Panhandle announce the birth of a son at St Anthony s Hospital on May 24 The newborn weighs seven and a half pounds and has been named William C Slater.
In Northaby Ontario the Dionne quintuplets Cecile Yvonne Marie Emily and Annette survived more than 50 hours after birth and are fed with a milk corn syrup and water mixture via eye dropper. A large staff supports the family as Dr Dafoe reports they are as well as can be expected.
Cleveland detectives in May report detaining Robert Jones in Georgetown British Guiana as a possible match to Arthur C Wilson linked to the murder of Irene Debolt. Debolt’s nude body was found near Van Horn Texas on November 5 1933 after she inherited money and agreed to buy a new car with Wilson. Wilson had traveled from Cleveland toward the West then vanished after returning to Cleveland days before the discovery.
The Byrd Antarctic Expedition radio program airs tonight between 10 and 10 30 o clock under a new schedule by General Foods Corp sponsors. Joe Hill son of Dr and Mrs J A Hill Canyon will speak. program broadcasts on the Columbia Network.
A specially prepared news reel depicting the Clyde Barrow Bonnie Parker killing near Gibsland Louisiana is shown at the Paramount Theater beginning today. The film shows the aftermath the car the officers who shot them Barrow’s bullet riddled coat and highway scenes of the ambush.
Amarillo boosters including C. C. Cox Lions John Fain Rotary Mrs Ora Lee Pond BPW Dr Jason Robberson Kiwanis Ernest O Northcutt and Tom Bruner Real Estate Board urge visits to the Chamber to obtain hat bands and badges for the parade. Pampa plans lavish entertainment for visitors as Amarillo's float will debut at 2 pm Thursday with top local talent and a bid for the parade prize.
Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered Memorial Day remarks in the national cemetery becoming the first Democratic president to observe the day there. Theodore Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover joined the tribute as the rostrum faced white headstones and Civil War heroes. Mrs M O Smith of Hanover Pa planned to greet the President on the platform where Lincoln once kissed by the rail splitter president.
Dresden says relief administration costs will drop by about 50 percent. Monthly relief spending may fall from 530000 to 275000, with a hundred state headquarters employees dropped and tighter purchasing rules expected to save about 30000 monthly.
U S markets largely closed for Memorial Day with only New Orleans Cotton active in a thin session. Liverpool cables showed subdued demand as July and October futures eased from early highs, trading quietly through the morning with small declines from prior levels.
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