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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1935
Page
9
Gonzales prepares for the Centennial Exposition commemorating the October 2, 1835 shot heard round Texas. Governor and officials headlined by Dr. James V. Allred. National Guard and American Legion Band escort them. Exhibits fill halls and the women's building overflows with relics, agriculture, crafts, and culinary displays.
Real estate ads describe several properties including a 7 room brick home with two fireplaces and servants quarters at 818 Harrison St by J. R. Lawrence Co and a two story brick home with 4 bedrooms and a 2 car garage in Amarillo offered by G. W. Croom at 315 Polk St. Other listings note a five room modern bungalow in Morningside District with $250 cash, and a 6 room home plus 320 acres of wheat land for sale with A H Jones at 605 Madison.
A compilation of miscellany from Amarillo reports Salt Lake City notes and Texas state activities. Highlights include Willie Walker’s return to New York politics after a European absence the Gulf gas affecting fish along the coast and labor disputes with longshoremen and miners. Navy Day observances and airline anniversaries loom as budgeting and relief costs raise questions in Washington. A Texas Senate vote seeks radio for the chamber and utility levies prompted pension funding debates while Amarillo observes a local oil gusher and municipal band preparations.
We note current film listings at Paramount and RIALTO featuring The Dark Angel with Fredric March and The Gilded Lily with Claudette Colbert, plus Transatlantic Tunnel and Chic Seas. Local patrons hear news of nearby openings, with remarks on wartime themes and public interest notes from Amarillo.
The piece covers imperial tensions in Africa and Europe. Italy faces sanctions and military pressure as Haile Selassie and Mussolini clash over Ethiopia. European nations scramble amid strikes, protests, and shifting monarchies while Britain readies for elections. In the Americas and North Atlantic, earthquakes affect the U United States and Canada.
Ad for Marian Martin Pattern 9630 with sizes 34 to 44, fabric options, pricing, and ordering details. Followed by a film review noting Brit ish pictures showing at Roseland with Richard Dix and Madge Evans, praising performances and the four night schedule led by Tiny Fogle.
The Dark Angel portrays a grim 1930s mood with Fredric March and Merle Oberon in strong performances. A Mickey Mouse Technicolor short at the Mission stars Jack LaRue in Special Agent with an impressive cast. Ricardo Cortez returns as a sleek criminal and Bette Davis with George Brent appear in supporting roles. The Rex features The Gilded Lily with Claudette Colbert, and Fred MacMurray and Ray Milland in supporting turns. Transatlantic Tunnel opens in midnight matinee.
A testimonial from C. W Whiddon of Mandeville La describes recovery after flu with Black-Draught a vegetable medicine used for constipation. He notes feeling tired and weak previously and credits the remedy with helping him feel better. Black-Draught is promoted as reliable for relief.
City-County Health Unit records show 81 births in Amarillo during October, nearly three daily, while deaths total 26. Officials note the stork’s advantage over mortality is notable but not unusual in recent months.
Wendell W. Mayes of Brownwood was named chairman of the Texas parks board by Gov. James V. Alfred. He succeeds D. E. Colp of San Antonio, who had held the post for 11 years. Mayes is UT graduate and veteran newspaper man with past roles in Dallas and Fresno. Scotland’s first printed golf reference appears in 1638 in Henry Adamson’s The Muses Threnodie.
A reader finds a cheap home remedy to ease distressing coughs. Mix two cups sugar with one cup water, stir until dissolved, add 244 ounces Pinex into a pint bottle and fill with the syrup. The result claims to provide four times the value of store bought medicine with a three fold action soothing membranes loosening phlegm and aiding sleep. Money back if not pleased.
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