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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1935
Page
2
The column reports mild forecast nationwide with clear skies and warmth. It notes Amarillo district shifts in game wardens, local gossip, a tame pet crow, persimmon and acorn notes, a lost iron reward, and humorous tall tales from Dalhart to St. Louis, all amid a busy civic scene.
A collage notes summer weather’s impact on postage profits and stamps, quirky trivia on presidents, onions, and the Gettysburg Address, plus a long list of radio schedules and music programming for KGNC and WR Ss.
The Dalhart Soil Group plans to discuss U S Soil Conservation Service matters at the regular weekly luncheon of chamber of commerce directors. J Roy Cullum will preside as the delegation from Dalhart attends the noon meeting in the Red Room at the Amarillo Hotel.
Amarillo organizers launch a goodwill trip to the annual Eastern New Mexico State Fair in Roswell. Bill Beechler and Bob Fipperson arrange a two day visit with preparations for a trippers group, as the travel date was to be decided this afternoon.
The TA-ton lumber schooner Madeline Head with six crew members is given up for lost after a Sept. 24 storm in the Straits of Belle Isle. Distress signals were reported by the steamer Troutpool, which searched without finding the vessel.
A collage of personal ads seeks employment and companionship. A middle aged single man offers experience and references for a needle of work. a young woman asks for any suitable job. a widow seeks correspondence with a kind man aged 48 to 50, mentioning her cooking and housekeeping skills.
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi and Mrs. DeGrassi returned home today after visiting relatives in Chicago and Indiana. DeGrassi attended the national convention of postmasters in Chicago. The trip was hosted by Braniff Airlines, with travel via Fort Worth to Chicago.
Delegates heard sermons on evangelism and benevolence by Rev. Marvin Boyd of Vega and Rev. Addison. Sessions covered pastor salaries, conferences meanings, tithing, and church reports with speakers from Texas churches. Afternoon focus included Board of Christian Education aims and adult and lay leadership discussions led by Rev. W. E. Hamilton and Judge W. D. Fisher.
Reports say French forces will start maneuvers in Lorraine and Champagne as a new fortress infantry regiment strengthens Strasbourg frontier troops. France seeks British aid in case of German air attack, while Italy’s actions in Africa loom. General Denain calls air drills defense tests to counter rapid strikes.
A spokesman says hourly wages drop from 75 cents to a lower rate as nonunion crews threaten to boycott four southern ports. IL and IOA members in Texas ports and Lake Charles announce refusals to load or unload ships, with a planned nationwide action against boats tied to the strike.
The Chamber of Commerce plans a dinner for Congressman Marvin Jones on October 16 at 6:30 PM in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. Tickets cost 1 and reservations are urged. organizers note friends’ strong support in the district.
Twenty five youths joined the army in Amarillo during September. Sgt Robert Forsythe announced the recruiting effort this morning. They come from Panhandle towns and several states and were sent to Cheyenne Wyoming for service in artillery and infantry units. He noted more vacancies with excellent jobs awaiting unemployed young men.
The city commission will consider FE A Regal's petition to rezone to an apartment district. City Manager H R Smith announced the item during tonight's regular session.
President Roosevelt will board the cruiser Houston in San Diego to observe the fleet’s final exercises and is set to sail for Washington via the Panama Canal with planned vacation fishing en route. Officials note it will be the first time a president has seen a sea fleet in action. He addressed a Los Angeles Coliseum audience expressing optimism as he surveys national hardships and the country’s industrial, agricultural, and mining regions.
Passengers in the group of ships near Rotterdam await rescue as the S S Midas drifts off a reef. They shelter at Myrtie Bank and Constant Spring Hotels, which have been reopened for their care. Return to New York planned on Sunday aboard the Volendam.
The meteorological bureau ended the storm warning as the hurricane passed 100 miles northeast of Hamilton Bermuda. Observers estimated the storm 300 miles northeast of Bermuda and rapidly weakening. No damage reported on the island. The disturbance began Friday night in Jamaica and caused deaths estimated at 56 in Jamaica 40 in Cuba and 14 in minor Bahama islands before reaching the north Atlantic.
Mrs. Byrd sustained body burns from battery acid and deep cuts. The baby had a deep gash on the left cheek along with cuts and bruises. All injured were rushed to Amarillo General Hospital by a Griggs ambulance.
Boisterous argument cites license system as revenue source and curb on bootlegging. Monopolists claim the monopoly extends to beverages over 24 percent by weight excluding wines and beers.
A Kansas City livestock market report shows 3,600 head trading mostly 20 to 40 lower with calves and fat cattle steady to lower. veal prices softer while choicest yearlings hold. In New Orleans, cotton opens up three to five points then climbs to near 10.40 for December with mixed demand and speculative buying cited.
Gulf Oil Humble Oil Niagara Hudson Pittsburgh Plate Sunray Oil United Gas Corp cited in market note with brief references to energy firms and joint listings.
A blast in a Baltimore stone quarry killed three men and seriously injured four others while testing a new explosive. One body remained unidentified with a card reading W. McKenney Miller found near a coat. the two identified dead were brothers Harry and Mac Liptrap.
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