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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1932
Page
10
Fort Worth on November first police report four men disguised as holiday revelers robbed three couples in Cobb Park using pistols and a shotgun. Loot totaled 50 cents and two rings. Earlier the same group forced their way into a parking station and fled in a large sedan.
Representatives of Texas asked the reconstruction finance corpora tion for about 1 400 000 dollars in immediate relief for 162 Texas cities and counties. The funds would aid work relief in large cities and oil districts to support transient families, with Governor Ross Sterling named among applicants.
In Kansas City on a Hollywood to New York stop Lili Damita told reporters she has changed and is not wild any more. She described a calmer look with dark clothing and no ankle showing, denied recent betrothal rumors, and said she will appear in a new George White musical in New York.
The weather bureau ordered storm warnings from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport Maine with caution to small craft from Delaware Breakwater to Cape Hatteras as a disturbance over Maryland moves northeastward with increasing intensity.
George C. Smith, general traffic manager for the Missouri Kansas Texas Railway, says thousands of Texans are no longer train conscious. A survey in several leading colleges found 30 percent of students had never ridden a railroad train.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs with warnings that long waits worsen sickness. It claims two key ingredients, a tar-ex process, and safe, stomach friendly formula. The pitch notes 100 million bottles sold and prices of 30 and 60 cents.
For twenty years Zemo has claimed to stop itching within five seconds and clear up eczema, rashes, pimples, and ringworm. The ad touts rare ingredients, pricing at 35 and 60 cents, with extra strength at $1.25 and emphasizes relief and value sold by druggists.
An advertisement claims Kruschen Salts help fat loss in three weeks. It promises increased energy and clearer skin, urging readers to take half a teaspoonful in hot water each morning and purchase from local druggists with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
A new Robinson Crusoe found on a Chilean island shuns rescue. Sailors from the French vessel To losa reported their encounter with a man in goat skins on Rinca Island who led them to water, then fled when he saw the ship. the tale recalls Alexander Selkirk who once lived on Juan Fernandez Island.
Santa Fe Orchestra members and dancers will raise funds for united charities at a Tuesday night dance in the Santa Fe general office building auditorium. Tickets are 40 cents for men with ladies free. proceeds from the winter series event directed by Carl Weber with Glenn Nutt assist.
Rosalie Endsley aged 13 remains missing from 718 North Arthur Street since Friday. Amarillo police broadcast her disappearance and a report of a girl matching her description seen walking north out of Amarillo on Highway No. 5. The girl wore a dark skirt a white sweater a black coat with dark brown fur collar weighs 112 pounds has light curly hair and grey eyes.
October vital statistics from city hall report 41 births and 14 deaths, more buildings erected than destroyed by fire, 33 traffic accidents last month, with one accidental death. Fire loss under $4,000 and building permits under $10,000, Chief George B. Cooper said.
Walli Wonderwell is 7 and named youngest vessel master on the Pacific Coast after sale of the former rum runner Carmi for 75 000 dollars to her. Federal Judge Paul J McCormick confirmed the sale. her father is not an American citizen.
The weather bureau warned of a tropical disturbance of flight to moderate intensity about 100 miles south of San Juan Puerto Rico. It was centered and moving west northwestward at about 12 miles per hour.
John Brown appeared for jury duty with Brown v Brown first case. Another Brown awaited trial and Juror Brown sought excusal. A USDA report says over one third of mortgage farms in the United States were mortgaged beyond half their value as of January 1, 1932.
Marian Shimeau Kline will perform on piano accordion and Hawaiian steel guitar as part of a Tuesday program at Amarillo College of Music. Dramatic monacting by Harry Byrd Kline will present The Fortune Hunter with 11 roles voiced by one actor. Admission is 25 cents. show starts at 8:15 p.m.
Eight Amarillo laundries and cleaners adopt a three tier system with Standard for fine garments by request, Regular default, and Economy by request. Participating firms include Amarillo Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Troy Steam Laundry, Dowie & Co., Kohler Brothers, Panhandle Laundry, City Dry Cleaners, DeLuxe Cleaners, and Oriental Cleaners.
A. M. Cohen of National Newspaper Entprise Inc Houston elected governor of the Tenth District Advertising Federation of America with Fort Worth set as October 1933 meeting site. Officers named include William Brockhausen Joe Jurgens Fred C. Bessler and Miss Margaret Marables. Directors listed from multiple cities with ex-officio Erle M. Racey.
Miss Elizabeth Reeve Morrow eldest daughter of the late Senator Dwight W. Morrow and sister of Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh is engaged to Aubrey Niel Morgan a youthful public utilities operator of Wales. The couple’s romance began on Miss Morrow’s 1930 London trip with her father to the naval conference and became public after her mother announced the engagement.
In Dallas on November 1, grocer Joe B. Weaver thwarted a toy pistol bandit who entered the shop and demanded $5 with a watch. Weaver grabbed the suspect’s wrist, seized a toy pistol, then produced a real pistol. The man smashed Weaver and fled, leaving behind his watch, hat, and toy weapon.
More than half of Wisconsin residents are licensed to drive, indicating a broad reliance on automobiles and suggesting rising mobility across rural and urban areas, with implications for transportation planning and road use.
Chicago, Nov 1. Judge Jay A Schiller fined Henry Olson $10 after Lindy Johnson, eight, asked about socking a child for soaping a window. Lindy argued many windows would never be washed without kids like him. The judge admitted having soaped a window as a boy.
A group of Amarillo business men will visit Hereford on Wednesday to meet neighbors in Deaf Smith County. They will stop in Canyon and Umbarger and attend a Lions Club luncheon at Hereford Methodist Church. The trip, sponsored by Globe-News and the Chamber of Commerce, departs at 9 from the Globe-News office. locals may join by contacting Mason King or Bill Day.
Amarillo water department special irrigation rates for six months expired Monday. Contracts signed last May by thousands of consumers set a minimum monthly charge of 2.70 dollars for 10 000 gallons and a reduced rate of 0.15 dollars per gallon above that threshold. A new regular rate has been in effect since October 18, reducing the minimum charge to 0.75 dollars.
In Atlantic City New Jersey urgent talks with Gov A Harry Moore produced a consensus that the Pennsylvania and Reading railroad systems would merge in Southern New Jersey with coordination from the Central railroad of New Jersey. The conference held last night in which the governor participated signaled a near certainty of the consolidation.
In four years Elmer Santman of Dysart Indiana raised his dairy herd average from 331 pounds of butter fat per cow to 503 pounds, showing a marked improvement in milk production efficiency.
Judge W. E. Gee presided on the second day of the October term of the 168th District Civil Court. The docket began October 31 and will run 12 weeks to January 30, with the next term set to start February 6.
Douglas Rowland, to appear opposite Alice Keating Cheney with the Jitney Players November 11 and 12 at Senior High School under Amarillo College of Music, was born in Detroit. He began on stage at eight as The Cheshire Cat, later played romantic Shakespearean parts, then shifted to character roles aged 17. He faced schooling clashes, was expelled from prep schools, and once ran away to join a touring company as understudy.
A long advertisement extols 8.S.8. as a general tonic boosting red blood cells and hemoglobin to improve skin clarity and overall health. It claims proven, age-old merit from unsolicited letters and urges readers to buy two sizes at drug stores, highlighting a larger, economical option.
The excerpt notes that family influences brought him back to school and he subsequently pursued law studies, shaping his later professional path.
Additional right-of-way problems were scheduled for Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock when the Potter County commissioners were to meet. Most of the time of the commission is being spent in an effort to obtain additional right-of-way for 80-foot improvements and rebuilding of county paving on state high-
The highway department has a fund available for immediate work amounting to 260000. County Engineer Everett McBrigg is handling surveys maps and maintaining deeds along with other legal requirements. Enrollment at the University of Missouri dropped 4 percent from 1931 1932 with a 30 percent decline in the freshman class.
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