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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1934
Page
2
Plainview hosts a 2 PM Panhandle road parley with leaders from Amarillo Tucumcari and many communities. The goal is to unify efforts to pave major arteries across the Panhandle as delegates arrive for the Plainview meeting led by Bill Gouldy.
Government attorneys presented the first of their paper witnesses against Samuel Insull Sr and 16 associates on mail fraud charges in Chicago. The witnesses included brokerage house officials identifying records as regular company books in a lengthy dispute over the relevance of individual entries.
The War Department promoted 288 regular army officers across all grades following the retirement of over 300 officers for disability or class B ratings. The moves included 31 lieutenant colonels to colonel, 52 majors to lieutenant colonel, 65 captains to majors, 64 first lieutenants to captain, and 177 second lieutenants to first lieutenant.
Kilgore Texas October 5 Virtually every East Texas refinery selling gasoline by truck today had agreed on a seven and a half cent price. By midnight an eight cent price was slated to go into effect after a survey of the field. Many refiners planned to attend the Texas stabilization committee meeting in Dallas.
A letter to Tack requests help locating a dog that vanished Monday afternoon from a home at 601 Sunset Terrace. The note asks readers to check and report sightings to Tack Page 15.
Frederick Lowery former assistant national budget director warned at an expanded all state council meeting in Waco that U.S. spending has spiraled beyond control. He cited a debt rise from 16 billion to over 27 billion in 19 months and urged business leaders to demand budget balance, warning of disaster if the middle class fails to act.
SAN ANTONIO Oct 5 L M Davis desk sergeant on duty when four prisoners escaped from the Bexar County jail yesterday is suspended pending investigation. At large are George Mason Houston under five years for robbery by assault Ed Saenz eight years for stealing 60 cents Marshall Gaddy to be released December 7 and Cleto Boone held on robbery charge. Sheriff Albert Hausser said the men escaped by opening a kitchen door with a key fashioned from a case knife.
In Whitesboro Texas J T Ramsey an 85 year old recluse died after a beating he suffered while living alone for about 15 of 30 years His friends found him calling for aid as he lay unable to move Ramsey said two boys dragged him from his bed Saturday before dying yesterday The case sits amid a quiet town scene with Ramsey already weak from cold and hunger in the days prior.
Zephyr officials announced the transport run from Zephyr to Childress with a noted roster of railroad executives from Fort Worth Chicago Wichita Falls Hannibal and St Joseph. The schedule lists Claude 150 to 250 PM Clarendon 330 to 430 PM Memphis 510 to 610 PM and Childress 715 to 1030 PM.
Cardinal first baseman James Collins charges Detroit fans used a mirror to blind Cardinal hitters at Navin Field. Comic actor Joe Brown and his wife corroborated the mirror use, while fans questioned why Collins did not protest to the umpire at the time.
A Panhandle call seeks 121 more CCC recruits from 13 counties to join 92 planned for Lubbock. Regular army officers will examine applications at Lubbock next Monday and here Tuesday and Wednesday. Selections assign 54 on Wednesday and 67 on Tuesday with some sent to Fort Sill, Domoingo, Bernalillo Taos Santa Fe Clovis Mountainair and other New Mexico posts. Capt Raymond G. Miller leads the detail with Major Hurley, Capt Pugsley, Lt Hathaway, Stf Sgt Gregor and others.
A 47th District Judge accepted a guilty plea from W. G. Gates, a Black man, on a charge of driving while intoxicated. The jury imposed a suspended one year term and barred him from driving for 90 days. Judges’ clerk noted the term and restriction.
A coal town youth tes ts he struck Freda McKechnie with a blackjack the night of July 30 claiming she was already dead when he hit her. Prosecutors pressed a sensational cross examination as the defense highlights love letters to Margaret Crain and questions Edwards saying he would tell the truth even if it killed Freda.
The two hour reception centers on handshakes with railroad executives and businessmen. Samuel T. Bledsoe, a Texan with UT and Sherman bar roots, began as solicitor for the Oklahoma territory in 1885, rose to general attorney in Chicago in 1906, became director and general counsel in 1913, served as board chairman, and was later president of the system.
A 47th District Court dismissal holds that Bertha Hall cannot be convicted of bigamy due to ignorance of court procedure. Judge Henry Bishop quoted District Attorney Grady Hazlewood and Assistant Bob Underwood, noting Hall sought divorce, paid fees, and, misinterpreting counsel, believed her divorce was granted. The ruling cites an honest misunderstanding and insufficient evidence to convict.
Mrs Laura Helen Veils 59 died at her home 1111 Van Buren Street at 1 50 this morning widow of J A Veils an Amarillo businessman who died in 1932 Funeral services will be at 4 o clock Saturday from Griggs Chapel Rev FE B Fincher Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church burial Llano Cemetery Survivors include two sons Bradley G Veils Amarillo and Stanley A Veils Waco her mother Helen Gelino Amarillo a sister Mrs M M Robinson Portland Oregon and a brother Bradley M Gelino Seattle Washington
Alta Potts Turk director of vocal music at Amarillo College joins James Dailey and Byron Ogle for a Sunday musical. Mrs Turk will accompany on piano for a vocal duet. First Christian Church Taylor Street hosts the class at 9 40 with H A Shaw leading singing and Judge W E Gee and Dr R C Snodgrass teaching. Fish croaking and squeaking noted off England coast.
In Detroit the 22 year old El Dorado lefty Rowe outdueled Hallahan 3 to 2 in 12 innings as Detroit forces a split. Goslin helps the Tigers recover, while Cardinals woes deepen after six errors and a shaky fielding day.
Sam Braswell of Clarendon News and Amarillo attorney Julius Dorenfield Jr will appear before the State Board of Control in Austin Monday to reopen the Panhandle’s drive to complete unpaved main highways. The all Panhandle League cites $2,685,475 in highway projects awaiting approval with the Texas Highway Department ready to supervise construction.
New York lawyers argue Hauptmann could not be tried for kidnaping if the statute of limitations has run. James D. Murray says extradition to New Jersey would hinge on proof Hauptmann was there at the time, complicating possible return if acquitted.
Perkins urged fair profits with higher wages and shorter hours as profits improve. As head of the President's economic security committee, she outlined a plan for unemployment insurance and old age pensions to be presented to Congress. President Green warned against NRA policy allowing bargaining limits and called for agency accord to preserve collective bargaining.
SCHAN reports a fire at the Senior High School building causes a holiday today. Students react with mixed feelings as some celebrate the break while others lam ented lost classes. A 1934 grad Ivan Boxwell jokes about algebra ready before the blaze.
Cotton markets show mixed moves with December at 12.24 and March 12.35 early, then recovers to 12.81 and 12.41 amid short covering and hedging pressure. Rain along the Gulf coast seems to influence early gains before bureau crop estimates due next week. In Kansas City, livestock bids run weak with hogs slow and cattle steady, feed and drought effects shaping prices for calves, steers, and lambs across the selling day.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a seven in one remedy for coughs promising fast relief and safety. It claims cautious people use it for any cough while noting a higher cost but a druggist guarantee means no cost if relief is not achieved.
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