31 May 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1937
Page
1
The writer declares a long rain forecast came true with the Canadian River flooding across Hemphill County, noting yards and meadows submerged while residents adapt to high waters. He cites weather bets, a big vaudeville fundraiser, and reflections on horse racing during a cycle of heavy rain and rising waters.
Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg tells workers at patriotic rallies that Austria will grant more personal liberty, though he does not specify directions or timelines. He says freedom of conduct and thought depend on orderly society and fundamentals, and that the new Christian Guild state will better serve labor than socialist theories.
A Berlin communique says Germany may withdraw from the 27 nation committee aiming to localize the Spanish conflict. The Nazi government pledges freedom to respond to Madrid Valencia actions, orders the fleet to Spanish waters, and threatens to shoot at sight any Spanish government warship or aircraft.
Representative George Mahon urged the War Department to create a field artillery ROTC unit at Texas Technological College in Lubbock. The college already has a small engineering unit and an eligible list of about 1,200 students seeking ROTC training.
Four criminally insane patients who escaped last night after beating a guard have been captured and returned to the state hospital. Officials said the men were picked up by state police at Pontiac and brought back to the hospital.
Seventh grade promotion exercises were held Thursday at 10 am with the Sam Houston Band in attendance. Valedictorian Nancy Nell Everline and salutatorian Virginia Pointer led a program featuring many graduates.
One hundred and forty one Buchanan School pupils graduated from seventh grade in a Wednesday night ceremony held in the school auditorium. Rev. F. A. Foster delivered the invocation. Valedictorian Drucilla Adelman and salutatorian Emma Lou Leitner led a list of graduates and participants including Panola Pankratz, Verlie Mae Gentry, Pat Devine, Evebell Warren, Marilyn Horton, and Marjorie Welch among others, with awards presented by E. L. Hunter and E. R. Cox.
London May report states former prime minister David Lloyd George was confined indoors today due to a severe cold. Officials urged rest as he canceled engagements and remained at his residence in the capital.
The ceremony will feature Oren Speer and A E Dyatt overseeing the grade separation project. The Buchanan Street underpass received $390 000 from the federal Bureau of Public Roads, with the Speer bid at $315,899 and about $70 000 extra from railroads. The city financed damage claims. construction used 2 250 000 pounds of steel, 8 500 cubic yards of concrete, and 137 327 man hours. Indirect lighting includes 150 fixtures for the four traffic lanes.
The underpass extends 1,541 feet end to end as part of a trio of openings in Amarillo. A city swimming pool will open tomorrow with free swimming all day, and the fishing season starts at City Lake tomorrow morning.
Floods in New Mexico cause estimated damages of 400000 to 500000 dollars in Pecos River Valley. About 10000 acres of farm land near Roswell and Artesia inundated ruining much of the cotton crop. Some 60 families seek shelter with neighbors. A 13 year old boy Frankie Oldham drowns in a pool near Tucumcari. Main highways open though area conditions remain poor. Texas Highway 60 near Hereford to Clovis blocked travel rerouted via Panhandle Auto Club.
Witnesses Dewey Ashcroft Ed Bagot and Dean White Amarillo sportsmen watched as the Palo Duro Club dam gave way after afternoon rain. The north apron washed away then the main dam collapsed in 20 foot sections. Thousands of fish were swept away while Palisades nearby remained intact and recorded a flood height reaching the bridge floor.
The surge at Palo Duro Lake washed sand and silt into the Palisades, receding from high water by about a foot after peaking near 4 o'clock. Water reached three feet in several lower cabins, while earlier flow hit the Palisades before 2.
At his Dutchess County summer home President Roosevelt rested today before sending a special message to Congress tomorrow. He will urge new income tax legislation to close loopholes and stop about 200 million dollars in tax evasions uncovered by the Treasury.
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