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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1933
Page
2
A reader relays a wild Amarillo rumor about a nudist group near a two story rock tower west of Wolflin golf course. The piece amounts to a mix of wild anecdotes and digressions about dreams and local humor, ending with light notes on fashion from Shanghai and a droll exchange about bankers hours.
On the federal stand Belt testified in his defense with associate A. J. Kelly charged in a mail fraud case. He described spending about 20 000 of his own money to launch dry ice plants, including a Colorado project halted by a landslide and a Denver plant blocked by a rival using the trade name dry ice. He said he cut Kelly from liability before May 1928 and outlined plans for New York engineers and a Amarillo gas deal to back the Belt Helium Interests ventures.
A young woman of eighteen asks Tack for room and board with small wages in a letter published on page six. The message requests employment and accommodation in exchange for minimal pay.
A Panhandle weather update notes light rain in the Dalhart area reaching half an inch with sprinkles from Spearman to Perryton and from Oc tima to Guymon. Light showers extend toward Liberal and Hooker while Amarillo sees a light sprinkle and a partly cloudy forecast.
Arizona voters elected Mrs. Isabell Greenway of Tucson to Congress marking the first such victory in the state’s 21 year history. Greenway led socialist Dillworth Sumpter by about four to one with 18,650 votes to 4,835, and H. B. Wilkinson received 3,337 in 252 of 451 precincts reporting.
The canvass shows no material change from the special election. Amendment 1: 748 for, 1,781 against. Amendment 2: 687 for, 1,829 against. Amendment 3: 689 for, 1,816 against.
A Rockwall County chicken raiser uses a back toe removal on each chicken as a distinctive mark. Deputy Sheriff R. E. Macklin follows this clue in an effort to recover the 60 stolen birds.
Members of the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra rehearse at 7:30 tonight at the Municipal Auditorium under Ellis B. Hall. A second audition for both major and junior orchestras will be held tomorrow at 7:30 at the Academy of Music and Art. All instrumentalists welcome, with emphasis on youth for the junior group.
President Roosevelt pushes enforcement of National Recovery codes with a focus on peace between capital and labor. Industrial administrator Hugh B. Johnson urged end to mob conditions in bituminous fields near Pittsburgh and sided with labor against operators of captive mines. Roosevelt heads to speak at the Conference of Catholic Charities to outline plans on labor, recovery, and credit expansion.
The Texas advisory board of the public works administration listed counties for lateral road work costing 8 900 000 pending a $2 670 000 grant from Washington. Counties named include Dal lam Hartley Oldham Deaf Smith Sherman Moore Hansford Hutchinson Carson Ochiltree Roberts Randall Potter Armstrong Lipscomb Hemphill Gray Borden Midland Martin Andrews Ector Howard Hidalgo Willacy Cameron.
New Orleans reports cotton opening steady with slight gains as weekly weather and stock trends turn bullish. December climbs to 9.84 and March 10.09, later to 9.87 and 10.12 before slight pullback. Private crop estimates place U.S. bale totals around 11.7 to 11.75 million. Kansas City livestock shows hogs steady with top at 5.10 and cattle slow to weak. New York stocks briefed by Clark and Co.
The article reports widespread strike actions across western Pennsylvania and neighboring areas. It notes two inferences from union leaders about recognition by Frick Company, police and government warnings, tear gas use in Steubenville, and strikes in Athens, Bellaire, Lodi, Paterson, and New York. It also mentions NRA chief Johnson urging an end to mob conditions and planned picketing by Ford workers in Edgewater and other plants.
Richard Osborne 14 was charged with negligent homicide after firing at a target in his grandmother's yard struck Frank Chytka a 25 year old barber at dinner. The bullet passed through a garage wall and caromed to hit Chytka, who died at a hospital. Osborne was turned over to juvenile authorities for a Saturday hearing.
In Yonkers on October 4 a woman says she is not rich after confronting a home intruder. The burglar told her to stay quiet and left. The next morning neighbor F. H. Cooke finds a $200 theft and suspects Mrs Palir’s burglar.
Legion officials reviewed the National Economy Act of last March cutting 300 million dollars annually from veterans benefits. Louis A. Johnson, national commander, warned of injustices against taxpayers and disabled veterans, noting a harsh slander campaign and calling for a humane relief policy.
Michael Fernandez recalls a brush fire trapping a squad of pick and shovel workers recruited from RFC Los Angeles County for park labor. Foreman H N Claypool ordered delaying the rush to lower ground. A sudden flame whirlpool swept the path, killing eight nearby workers and sparing others who would have followed the original plan.
Havana reports a 70 mile per hour gale as forecasters warn of a second half of a disturbance. The national observatory urged precautions for possible hurricane strength impact on Florida and the east coast. Trees toppled and lines broken. Cuba braces for more severe conditions later today. Soldiers guarded the U S embassy after a bomb plot threat. former president’s home was searched with rifles and ammunition found.
The Weather Bureau warned that a tropical disturbance moving from the Caribbean toward Key West could bring hurricane force winds. Residents were urged to take precautions as the system moves northward.
Austin Ott Oct 4 The National Industrial Act and the oil code adopted under it affect the states 17 850 000 antitrust penalty suit against major oil companies and associations state attorneys argued before District Judge J D Moore The NRA plea of defenders was challenged John Cofer oil suits counsel said the federal act applies only to federal trust prosecutions and a code cannot be a defense unless approved by the President He noted defendants didnt know NRA code was coming and the FTC code was not President approved
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