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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1933
Page
2
The author extols Lubbock as a thriving cotton hub with full main streets and high profits while criticizing federal policy that favors crops like wheat and cotton over cattle. He recalls deer hunting tales, drought conditions, and advice on wildlife, then jokes about weather forecasts and local anecdotes, ending with praise for a Colorado homestead.
In New Orleans a Senate committee heard witness Arthur Cambas defend honest elections during the 1932 John H Overton race inquiry. A spectator shouted hire a ball and Cambas countered you’re on the payroll as boos and cheers erupted amid cross examination by Allen Ellender and chair Senator Thomas.
The case of A. M. Thomas known as singing cowboy of the radio goes to the jury at noon. He faces assault with intent to murder over a quarrel involving Mrs. Thomas and Homer Hart, a leather worker who was stabbed in the body, neck and head. Bill Blackburn faces felony theft by burglary charges from a transfer job for a woman unable to pay storage fees.
Mrs. Maynie C. Walker was reelected president of the Graduate Nurses Association District No. 2 at its annual meeting. Officers retained include secretary treasurer Faith Linn and corresponding secretary Carrie Hustman. Eva Moore became vice president replacing Lillian Rogers. Theresa Probst and Ina Montgomery were elected directors for two years. Probst replaces Mrs. E McCord Hill. Montgomery was reelected. Lulu Crouch and Dulcie Sullivan complete the four directors.
Sheldon A. Clark, 35, wealthy oil executive and sportsman, was shot in his Paulsboro mansion after a quarrel with wife Audrey Smith Clark. She claimed she did not recall the events after hitting him with a billiard cue and producing a .45 caliber revolver. Clark died instantly. Witnesses included their son Sheldon Jr, six, and Iron worker George Johnson. Mrs Clark, severely injured, is under guard at a hospital. No charges were filed against Clark at this time.
A reader asks TACK to print a note about a large male cat that has strayed from home or been taken away. The message appears in TACK LETTERS on page 9.
Oil and Gas Journal reports a national daily crude output rise of 11 490 barrels to 2 328 490. Oklahoma up to 522 425 and Kansas to 123 355 barrels. Texas down 10 519 to 909 375. California climbs to 483 500 while eastern output falls. Rock Mountain up to 80 520. Federal allocation 2 336 000 barrels. Ohio note.
The case ties Marie Elmsley Brown to a trip from Fresno to Oklahoma City. Police traced her car and travel route from Albuquerque to California, with Brown identified as her husband. The body found in a ditch near El Reno, time of death about 4 a.m., mother in Windsor Ontario cited prominent family links. Brown faced questioning after being found with her personal effects and dog.
An actor at a police station was released after the American consulate intervened. Protests arose that Viva Villa depicts Mexico in a defamatory light and the actor was rearrested by authorities who desired he be treated as an ordinary offender. He denies appearing unclad and may face a small fine. The case highlights tensions in Ben Hecht film production. Complaints about the film persist as work finished yesterday. A separate note mentions the Barnegat sneak box used by duck hunters and a 45 year milestone since Benz linked a gas engine to a car in Munich.
Texas voters authorized up to 20 million in state bonds to relieve unemployment distress. A 2.75 million bond sale is set for December 1 with federal matching funds. About 2,000 Amarillo and Potter County workers are on CWA road relief projects as highway improvements expand.
United States Ambassador Robert W. Bingham watched from a special box as McGovern denounced the splendor around him. The royal procession returned through the corridor to the Commons while diplomats in gala attire contrasted with McGovern’s fiery critique of wealth in a time of unemployment pay debates.
The Soviet and American leaders discuss trade as a key topic. Trovanovsky, speaking in English learned in Tokyo, jokes about his wife's possible Washington trip while answering questions.
Mrs J T McClure lies seriously ill at her Polk Street home as her daughters Miss Ethel McClure Ardmore Okla and Mrs G C Hardin Fort Smith Ark arrive to be at her bedside. The pastor's wife at Polk Street Methodist Church is identified. Prague authorities ban rouge and lipstick among girl pupils under ten.
County Attorney Howard Anderson filed an injunction on orders from the Texas Railroad Commission to require the Union Bus Station move permit. The filing aims to force regulatory approval while terminal plans proceed, with operations to occupy space in the Charles Green Building at Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street.
Census Bureau reports 11,260,851 running bales of cotton ginned through Nov 14 with 3,818 American-Egyptian bales included and forecasts 18,100,000 total for the year. New Orleans and Kansas City notes show firmer copper and stock moves, while New York shares drift as gold gains lift dollar rates.
Henry W. Stanley of Dallas lectures Amarillo retailers on advertising ethics under the NRA. The three day institute, sponsored by the Amarillo Retail Credit Association and Dallas Chamber of Commerce, runs tonight through Wednesday with sessions at the Amarillo Hotel and morning talks at Southwestern Public Service Company auditorium.
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