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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1934
Page
2
Local chatter favors the Tech Freshmen from Lubbock to upset the Am arillo Badgers while fans debate courthouse lawn flower beds. Other notes mention rifle thefts at Amarillo High School ROTC Armory, political shifts in New York, and various town anecdotes.
Crowds welcomed the Duke of Gloucester in Melbourne as eight warships and 70 planes escorted his arrival aboard HMS Sussex. He walked to Parliament House amid bands and salutes on Thanksgiving Day. The page also notes football scores and local jokes before reporting Hal G. Evarts's death aboard the SS Malola near Buenos Aires.
Letter from a refined young lady seeking work expresses experience in house work and promises excellent character references. The missive emphasizes readiness to provide strong endorsements and trustworthy service.
A 20 year old youth, Edward Lickwala, awaiting transfer to Leavenworth to begin a 10 year sentence for a plan to extort 5000 dollars from Edsel B Ford. Judge Edward J Moinet rejected his bravado saying the letter was not a joke as federal case moves toward arraignment and sentencing after his confession.
Charles Ponzi, laughing and rollicking, declares he is glad to be home as he travels aboard the liner Vulcania from Naples. He shares political predictions about the United States while on deportation voyage, his past schemes ruining investors and earning 12 prison years.
Mabel Stark of the Al G. Barnes Circus, praised as a fearless wild animal trainer, scolded a reporter and slapped a mouse that jumped from his hand into a bowl of soup after he offered it a hand. The scene occurred during a cafe stop in Amarillo.
Four persons including the mayor were killed and 20 injured when a hurricane struck Astakos on the Acarnanian coast wrecking nearly all the houses. Another hurricane killed two people when it hit Agrinion yesterday.
Grads include Dr J A Hill and ex-students from R B Cousins to Guy Rogers. Programs feature addresses, exhibits, Palo Duro visits, a Ten Nights in a Bar Room medodrama, a parents program, and a barbecue with McMurry games. Speakers include Ruth Bryan Owen and Henry Paulus as dignitaries.
New York investigators press on to locate Lewis Esposito a 22 year old kidnapped youth despite his family's refusal to provide information Twenty detectives and two Department of Justice agents search for Esposito and his abductors Capt John McKhargy says the family only reported his movements on Monday and calls hinting at a kidnapping were received afterward
In Atlantic City on October 18 the 51st triennial general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church faced budget fixes and a hotly debated resolution urging freer dissemination of birth control information. Bishop Huston of Olympia introduced the measure, and the committee on social service backed it as bishops kept it on the calendar by a narrow vote.
Kansas City, October 18. Nick Myrone reports the theft of his 1909 Packard roadster. The car features a right side steering wheel and period outside gear shift, making the mystery notable. Myrone, a mechanic, acknowledges the vehicle was second hand when purchased.
Mrs. Boone describes a confrontation in which a visibly fearful woman advanced toward her, prompting a gun discharge she says was not intended to kill. The statement ties the incident to months of mysterious calls alleging an affair by her husband.
Asa Keys a 57 year old former county prosecutor and district attorney who sent men to prison for bribery died at his Beverly Hills home after a paralytic stroke. Born in Wilmington in 1877 he was USC law school educated and served in the district attorney's office.
At Hendaye on the French Spanish frontier Oct 18 an imminent threat of a military dictatorship confronts Spain. The crisis is described as gravely serious, rivaling the gravity of the Socialist rebellion.
In a continuing case, testimony ties a stock purchase arrangement to G. W Daniels, whose address matched Insull official offices. The government identifies Fred H. Scheel, an Insull associate and one of 17 defendants, as issuing buy orders amid the prior arrangements.
A Senate Brazos River dams bill advances via House committee and will replace the House variant as a key item this afternoon. The fourth called session shifts into a tax session with numerous Centennial funding bills, including new levies on gum, candy, wagers, cosmetics, tobacco, and gas, plus a chain-store tax and outdoor sign levy.
Mrs. Joe Wells delivers the Claudia role as a child with clear presence noted. Billy Diggs follows with a strong turn as the older Claudia, drawing praise for edge and character development.
At Wildenhall Airdrome England on October 18 restrictions on weight in the England to Australia air race forced American and foreign entrants to sacrifice gasoline capacity and equipment. Col Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn, a favored American team, reduced payloads though Turner said the machine should be ready for take off on Saturday. Turner attributed part of the overweight to differing specific gravities between American gasoline and British petrol affecting calculations.
District attorney says counsel will be provided for the woman awaiting trial after she pleaded not guilty. Elder Robinson is held in Nashville awaiting warrant service, and attorney Clem W. Huggins plans to represent her with a bond goal of about 5 000. In Springfield a car tied to Robinson Jr. was traced to a rooming house. the suspect fled before officers arrived.
A two car crash at a Polk Street intersection left both drivers at fault. Mr. Smith driving the heavier car and a northbound motorist ignored the amber signal and green alert, sending one motorist to hospital by ambulance as pedestrians narrowly avoided harm.
Allred and Supt Woods clash over a tax limitation amendment. Allred supports letting the legislature classify property for taxation, while Woods opposes a cap of 22.50 per capita per biennium. Allred says he agrees with Woods on education against the tax limit and will speak tonight on the amendments.
Heavy rainfall poured over North State Street in Long Beach with nearly five inches in 24 hours. A cloud burst caused landslides blocking the Cajon Pass and marooning about 200 people including five transcontinental bus passengers. Santa Fe tracks were hit. traffic delays exceeded two hours as a waterspout appeared off San Pedro and a house was washed into the sea at Newport Beach.
Betty Jean Hughes delivers an outstanding characterization in an English slavery scene. The enthusiastic crowd applauded the scenes last night. The Prince Chap blends pathos and comedy from curtain rise to final bow featuring M Ridgeway Zelly.
Weatherman Collman says rain is over for now with fair skies returning tomorrow after a night of partly cloudy conditions. Panhandle areas saw varied precipitation with Dalhart and Adrian reporting one inch plus, Tascosa two inches, while trains reroute around washed-out bridges between Tascosa and Dalhart.
The kings led a public procession as thousands of Jugoslavian soldiers stood with protecting rifles to deter any repeat of the Marseille murder scene nine days earlier involving Alexander and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou.
Hogs 4 000 in Kansas City market active uneven up to 20 cents higher with top at 5.60 for 200 lb hogs and other weights cited. Cattle and calves numbering in thousands, killing classes steady, yearlings top near 7.60. sheep 8 000 with limited sales and lambs steady around 6.00. New Orleans cotton opened quiet with small declines, December around 12.34 and May near 12.50, later edging higher on cover and buying to around 12.87 and 12.58 respectively.
Amarillo officials set the 1934 tax rate at 95 cents per $100 with a split payment system. First payment due November 30, 1934, second on April 15, 1935, or full payment by January 31, 1935 with penalties. Mayor Rogers cites eased burden. waterspout report noted from 1898 off New South Wales.
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