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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1932
Page
2
A speaker praises Democratic gains and urges resignations of federal office seekers in Washington. He predicts Roosevelt’s cabinet, backs Baker or Ritchie, and notes the coming postmaster turnover in Texas including Amarillo. He calculates potential earnings over 16 years and plans future savings and residence.
A writer boasts of predicting election outcomes, praises Judge Olinthus Ellis, and notes regional loyalties. He claims Hoover’s defeat, Roosevelt’s victory, and praises postmaster-elect Erasmus Tack. The piece touches weather lore, local supporters like Shorty, Bud Clark, and mentions Lipscomb County, Oklahoma City, and Wayside outcomes.
A North Carolina pharmacist developed a blend of several ingredients to relieve most headaches quickly. The preparation named B C is sold in 10c and 25c packages and is said to ease violent headaches within three minutes. It is touted for muscular aches, common colds, neuralgia, fever reduction, and calming the nervous system without habit forming drugs.
The agriculture department estimated the 1932 cotton crop at 11,947,000 bales as of November 1, with 1931 at 17,096,000 bales. Ginnings to November 1 were 9,245,534 running bales versus 12,124,295 in 1931. Yield projected at 156.2 pounds per acre of lint cotton.
A November crop forecast of 11,947,000 bales sent New York prices tumbling and New Orleans quotes fell 29 to 35 points. December slid to 5.94 and January to 6.32 as traders digested the larger than expected government estimate.
The Fergusons stayed at their Austin home last night and appeared atop a hotel roof to publish congratulatory statements to Texans for Roosevelt and Garner. Bullington slept through much of the vote tabulation while Wichita Falls businessman Sterling avoided comment when awakened at 11 PM.
Ten auxiliary presidents in the W M B district report on finances and fundraising strategies to meet annual budgets. A key speech challenges repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and praises the Nineteenth as divinely given to prevent repeal. Afternoon sessions will continue with presidents’ reports and talks, including a devotional on Harvesting.
The speaker notes large votes for Roosevelt at multiple stops and recalls forming the Roosevelt for President club in Texas three years ago. The piece also mentions a bookstore-like rush for post office candidates and a surge of endorsements across town. Hunters head toward New Mexico as the quail season opens Thursday with reports of plentiful birds this season.
A donor letter requests a home and employment for a capable woman with a small child. The writer appeals to Col. Tack for help to avoid eviction by paying rent and offers her services in exchange for room and board, willing to relocate across the Panhandle or city or ranch, via First Christian Church contact H. A. Shaw. Flower reminder and a Kansas City clipping are noted.
New Mexico voters aided by National Guardsmen backed Democratic Governor Arthur Seligman for re election and sided with Roosevelt for president while Dillon led Republican opposition and Cutting supported Roosevelt with two speeches. Roosevelt dominated the precincts as Hoover trailed.
President Hoover, defeated, pledged to aid Roosevelt’s administration and its goals. He remained at the Hoover home on the Stanford campus weighing whether to take rest in California or return to Washington to turn over the presidency. He may travel by water via the Panama Canal if no crisis calls him back, and spent election night with family including Allan Hoover and Herbert Hoover Jr. and his wife.
A roster of state gubernatorial candidates is provided with party affiliations, noting Democrats led by A G Schmedeman in Wisconsin and B B Moeur in Arizona, along with other candidates such as Edwin C Johnson in Colorado, C Douglass Buck in Delaware, and Henry H Blood in Utah among the named races. The returns are partial and indicate party lines without final tallies.
In Potter County precinct 6 Joe Gray won 87 to 47 over independent Tom Baldwin while other precincts showed no names listed for commissioners Buckingham in No 1 and Parker in No 2. County clerk’s office stayed open nearly all night as counts were finalized.
The vote swung to Democrats with Francis T. Maloney defeating T. A. D. Jones as John O. Tilson’s seat moved from Republican to Democrat. The campaign centered on economic policy and prohibition, while Roosevelt and his vice president were part of the broader discussion.
Early returns from 134 of 254 counties show broad support for nine amendments including the Centennial measure and tax changes. Potter County opposes the Centennial and favors cutting tax‑funded offices, with most amendments passing except the Centennial appropriation.
Alfred M. Landon leads in Kansas governor race as 2,049 of 2,676 precincts report. Landon 211,306. Woodring 199,401. Brinkley 183,437 with results from Topeka dateline.
The mother of R H Bob Lynn of Phillips Petroleum Company offices died yesterday morning in San Antonio after being operated on last Saturday for appendicitis. She died Monday from complications of the operation as her son was en route to her bedside.
A heavy storm struck the eastern Cuban provinces of Santa Clara and Camaguey, killing twelve people and injuring one hundred three as many houses were destroyed.
Kansas City market notes show hogs steady with price increases for certain weights while cattle and calves hold firm. New Orleans cotton opens steady on strong Liverpool cables but retreats after the government crop report releases a larger than expected 11,947,000 bale figure, leaving December around 5.92 and March near 6.07.
An advertising claim extols Aspironal as superior to whiskey and other remedies for colds and coughs. It promises two minutes to relief, guarantees money back if symptoms do not fade, and urges broad use by adults and children with endorsements from labs and druggists.
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