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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1934
Page
2
Forecasts warn of a hard winter with continued drought and possible snow delay. Local voices debate crematory rumors, Gary Cooper and fishing excesses, a shoe shopping spree, water wisdom, and a bridge club note amid drought and economic talk in Amarillo.
The Amarillo Area Boy Scouts membership drive starts tomorrow at 8:30 AM with a breakfast at the Amarillo Hotel. J. D. Thompson Jr. chairs the drive and volunteers from Civic clubs and Hanson Post of the American Legion will handle staffing including Rotary Club and Lions Club members named as chairs and volunteers.
A reader asks Tack to help find a suitable husband aged 30 to 45 who does not drink. The writer, in her early thirties and supporting herself and two children, expresses fatigue with the public and a wish to bake biscuits for a good spouse.
Amarillo physicians joined colleagues from across the Panhandle region for the annual Panhandle District Medical Society fall meeting in Lubbock. The program featured appearances by many prominent doctors from Texas and surrounding states, with a varied entertainment lineup for the visiting physicians.
Finnell outlines a soil erosion project to restore native grass cover on 3680 acres and apply vegetative strip crops on 3029 acres while contour tilling 4800 acres. The program, run with farmer cooperation, offers five year contracts and provided labor and materials along with technical guidance. Finnell previously served as agronomist at the Oklahoma State agricultural experiment station.
In Spain a six day revolt drains between 500 and 1,000 dead as Premier Lerroux’s government mops up provinces. General Ochoa drives into Asturias while Oviedo falls. Congress reopenings loom amid fears of a new assault. In Barcelona Jaime Conte kills himself as troops close in.
A gunman slashed at the king as bullets were fired, crowd surged crushing guards and the assassin against the royal car. The incident sparked a violent melee with many trampled as guards subdued the attacker amid a tense multinational visit involving most major European nations.
Oklahoma City hosts the first annual Catholic Action Congress starting Wednesday with priests from all parishes and at least two parishioners attending. Speakers include Rev. Daniel A. Lord Rev. E Lodge Curran and Most Rev Robert E Lucey Bishop of Amarillo who will deliver sermons on Social Philosophy and an address on industrial relations at Our Lady's Cathedral.
Amarillo Country Club hosted a Kiwanis Dance to benefit the club's student loan fund. Phyllis Kapp led dances with Grace Hamilton as accompaniment. Committees led by Bill Boyce Cy Clemmons and Charles Rogers organized the event. Fire Marshal Fd Spann spoke on home fire hazards during the luncheon, directed by Dr. Bob Younger.
The article notes a tense European scene with Barthou en route to Rome to meet Mussolini. Mussolini signals a possible political and military accord with France, as both seek to manage Italian Yugoslav tensions. Police probe links to an assassination plot, with a non resident Croat suspect, a passport from Zagreb, and weapons found on the assassin.
A Amarillo resident, former government pensioner, attacked the post office with a pipe after being denied jail privileges and housing. Federal authorities pondered his fate as Postmaster DeGrassi and Major weigh pension or veteran home options. He refused to starve or commit suicide.
CC REPORT president and Panhandle Chamber drouth relief chairmen spent two days in Austin with the new Board of Control to outline drouth relief needs and the Panhandle highway program. T. W. Cotten, general chair of the Better Housing Campaign, plans to announce the house to house survey date tied to the housing drive. Reservations for the luncheon are open to the public at the chamber office, with large attendance expected.
Potau Okla Oct 9 two killed and four injured in weekend auto crashes near Poteau. Dead are Juanita Elliott 15 of Wister and O T Golden 62 of Elk City. Injured include Golden's wife C C Tadlock and daughter Geneva Belle Tadlock plus Miss Tadlock. Geneva Belle severely injured with a broken leg. Tadlocks reside at 819 Jackson Street.
Donald R. Richberg, Roosevelt’s key New Deal figure, defended his boss on unmet Democratic platform pledges. He spoke to the Rotary Club about NRA restructuring, saying balancing the budget would require sacrifice and noting the Better Housing Campaign. Luncheon reservations, 50 cents, via Chamber of Commerce. meeting ends at 1 15.
Federal authorities pressed measures to prevent further escapes from the jail. Houston Woodring Ben McCoy L R Red Giles and L B Blackwell are still sought after a Sunday break. A jail shakedown found seven hacksaw pieces left by the fugitives.
Senators proposed five subjects for the session including delinquent tax penalties and interest reform flood control and hydroelectric projects on the Colorado and Brazos rivers centennial exposition funding and further relief measures. The governor reserved the right to add subjects. Observers foresee a stormy session with Ferguson pressing for relief funds Dallas planning about 9 million dollars for the Centennial.
In a tense seventh inning Chief umpire Landis ejects Mel Ott? No. Medwick is ordered from the game after a hostile crowd hurls buns and bottles. Police escort Medwick to the clubhouse as Frisch and Cochrane protest. The Tigers rally with Durocher’s triple and Gehringer’s defensive miscues as Rothrock and Owen reach.
In a tight ball game Marberry started for Detroit and the Tigers held a slim edge through eight. Gehringer and Rogell delivered key hits while Greenberg fanned late as Detroit preserved a narrow lead with solid defense and timely hitting.
Kansas City stockyards report shows cattle, hogs, and sheep with varying prices and volumes, notable strength for good fed steers and yearlings amid scarce prime cattle. New Orleans cotton opens lower on weak cables but recovers later, market expectations cite potential acreage expansion to feed a 12 million bale crop. brief Chicago grain table follows with multi-company quotes and futures activity.
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