20 Oct 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1937
Page
1
A long column blends weather forecasts with local chatter. It warns of a killing frost within ten days while detailing interviews, travel plans to Port Arthur, and charitable proposals. It also comments on traffic laws, civic concerns, and cultural tidbits tucked among daily life.
Northwestern University students and faculty joined Chicago and Evanston police in a search for Professor Ernest Lauer a 61 year old associate history professor who vanished Monday after withdrawing $25 from a bank He attended a morning event and missed a 4 PM appointment with his wife leading to theories he may have amnesia or be a victim of crime
In Tacoma area on October 20 state patrol broadcast a pickup for a light gray sedan that fled a blockade and headed toward the coast via Natches Pass. Officers halted a car with Illinois plates. three men fled into brush. Guns were recovered from the vehicle. The other car did not stop.
A reader advertises ironing work and offers references. A reader will give away German Police pups to good homes at 306 Lincoln 81. A seeking waitress with experience asks for work and references, Box 248 Claude Tex. A young lady seeking housework with references. Nellie Frederick Rousser offers general delivery Tulsa. A lost purse notice continues on page 13.
The Texas Senate ordered a wide inquiry into Game Department activities amid charges of mismanagement and overspending. The investigation, urged by Game Fish and Oyster Commission critics, targets all phases of the commission and wardens authority. The chamber also approved a parks donation bill to aid Big Bend land purchases and to remove eight sections of free school lands from market.
Spanish insurgents pushed forward on the Asturian front capturing Villaviciosa and Tafiesta and closing to 12 miles of Gijon. Reports say the Akagon campaign slowed. Madrid says 8,000 Moorish insurgents repelled near Toledo with 600 killed. The international brigade reported the death of George Herndon. The Valencia ministry said the Reina, an English vessel, was sunk at El Musel with few details released.
Texas and Pacific Railway reported net income of 1,899,280 for the nine months ended September 30, equal to 211 a common share, compared with 1,444,190 in 1936. The report notes earnings per share and higher profits, reflecting improved profitability for the nine months.
An old style ad touts Aspironal as fast cold relief and a remedy that warms, relieves runny nose and eye symptoms, and aids the body’s natural defenses. It claims bowel movement support and a money back offer, appealing to families and children.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the contempt conviction of four officers in Willacy County linked to the Louis La Madrid arrest. The panel ruled the writ of habeas corpus had not been served, absolving Power Fenner Morgan Miller Sheriff H T Cargge and Jailer Miller Brownfield of contempt.
Blucher Tharp, who for two years served as a WPA district compensation officer, has returned to Plains Chevrolet Company as a sales representative. He is also commanding officer of the national guard field artillery unit based in Amarillo.
Felix M. Warburg, influential banker and longtime president of Kuhn Loeb and Company, died in New York at age 86 shortly before 1 P M. He belonged to a prominent banking family with continental reach and was noted for philanthropy.
The delegation announced a program with speeches by Senators Hatch and Chavez, Congressman Dempsey, Governor Tingley, and Judge Bratton. Free coffee noon to 1, then a Fort Sumner dance. The project, two years in progress, awaits gates for the dam and aims to be a regional recreation spot in Amarillo’s vicinity. Planned by Carlsbad and Fort Sumner irrigation districts and chambers of commerce with local officials.
Mrs Clara S. Ramsey aged 65 of Joaquin Texas died in a Shreveport hospital from injuries after being struck by a freight locomotive. The accident occurred near the city as she was walking along the tracks. Ramsey had moved to Joaquin from Texas several years ago.
Austin R. Deaton a 37 year old former minister and state legislator was held in a county jail after a shooting at a beer tavern and dance hall 10 miles south of Parcell. Victims were Ted Glasco 24 and June Tippitt 45 Glasco in critical condition in an Oklahoma City hospital with slim chance of survival Tippitt slightly wounded. Deaton reportedly confessed to deputies after walking into the sheriff's office.
A call for 50 enrollees in the Amarillo Civilian Conservation Corps camp drew 16 recruits. The Texas Relief Commission reported about 60 vacancies in the district and less than 400 of 450 October enrollment slots filled. Potential additional enrollment may occur Oct 26–27. Age limit cut from 27 to 23 reduced applications.
The article details a confrontation at a taxi stand where Picketts was slashed and shot by Lewis after an accusation of attention to Mrs. Picketts. Lewis retrieved a rifle from a taxi driver’s gear, fired into Picketts, who remained unconscious and seriously wounded. Police investigate. Lewis had relocated from Kansas City four months prior.
Charles M. Fickert 63 longtime district attorney who led prosecutions of Thomas Mooney and Warren Billings in the 1916 Preparedness Day bombings died of pneumonia at Franklin Hospital.
Northwestern North Carolina suffered thousands in crop and property losses as flood swollen streams inundated many acres of lowlands in Winston-Salem area.
A 50 cent bottle of Littell's Liquid, a sulphurate compound, is promoted for minor skin irritations including prickly heat eczema ivy poisoning and chiggers. The ad notes use for more than twenty five years and lists Fox Drug Company and other drug stores as sellers.
The Communist Internationale magazine announced Bela Kun, Hungarian Communist leader, has been arrested for Trotskyist activities undermining Hungary’s popular front. It cites his role in the red republic and alleged sabotage of left front efforts against Fascism. execution is implied.
A drafted young Amarillo man recalls long years of war and longing for home to his wife and child in New York. He notes widespread sickness, lack of patriotism in his guide, and small purchases abroad, including a cheap haircut in La Coruna and a strong toothpaste, while the horrors of war linger in his memory.
The traveler described foreign motor cars with steering wheels on the right side. The tanker route went via the Azores and Bahamas, and T returned to Port Arthur in 43 days before heading to Amarillo to plan the next semester.
Chinese forces reportedly captured Fangshi and repulsed a Japanese advance along the Tientsin Pukow railroad area north of Taiyuan, while lines of combat shifted along passes near the inner loop of the great wall. London reports Italy ready to back a Spanish mission on volunteer questions with Grandi confirming acceptance of British belligerent rights plans. Eden opened talks as delegates weighed definitions and aims with tea break signaling possible lengthy debate.
Rogers observed a base hospital miles from the front where rebel casualties were treated. He details many Spanish youths and severely wounded, women running the market, and peasants in wooden shoes, with refugees and veterans present.
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