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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
12
Detroit reports a revived Democratic bid in Michigan with both parties campaigning heavily. Hoover’s visit intensified Republican efforts while Democrats, led by Roosevelt, push in multiple congressional districts and state offices for the first time in years.
A 35 year old man is jailed in Gainesville Texas in connection with the fatal shooting of Bryan Smith 35 a cotton gin night watch man and candidate for county commissioner in Thackerville Oklahoma. Smith was shot seven times after an altercation at his home as he fled the gunman a relative of Ware High owner of the gun was angered when Smith ordered him from the gin premises
Plans for a Houston San Antonio air mail link and coordinated Southwest schedules with northern Mexico were discussed at a meeting called by Postmaster Roy B. Nichols. Luther K. Bell was expected to attend, with Galveston Beaumont and San Antonio postmasters and railway mail service and air transport lines holding contracts to attend.
A governor candidate argues that railroad modernization boosts productivity and reduces labor costs. He cites a 50 percent rise in output since 1923 and a doubled surplus over labor costs, while noting 700,000 former railway workers are unemployed. He says shorter work hours will revive demand and distribution of goods. He also compares farmer cash income to 1932 figures.
Federal appeals court rules pedestrians have right of way at controlled and green light crossings. Motorists must wait for pedestrians. curb crowding and red light turns are condemned. The piece also covers railroad events in Amarillo and El Paso, including union meetings, public charity appeals, crew movements, and regulatory talks on passenger service and hours of labor.
J A Lyons argues that if Ferguson had been governor the farm tractor tax exemption bill would not have been vetoed by Sterling. He predicts Ferguson and his wife will sign laws aiding the masses, drawing labor from farms and factories to elect them and empower the people against special interests.
A letter to Tack argues Texas politics this year is dirty while praising Jim Ferguson as the smartest man in Texas and noting his wife as something worthy, asserting the writer’s stance on clean deals in elections. The piece frames Ferguson as feared by crooks and highlights personal admiration alongside political critique.
A letter from Sterley Texas lauds Mrs Hitchcock's primary and runoff victory while blasting rival Bullington and Sterling as corrupt. It defends Hoover criticism as free speech, laments Fergusonism, and derides deportation talk and a hypothetical Divine Right of Kings.
A Globe letter signed by “A Native Texan” condemns those without integrity and calls for scrutiny of the so called lowdown individuals. The writer urges civic vigilance and clear moral standards in public life.
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as gentle vegetable extracts that stimulate bile flow to relieve digestive discomfort. It urges readers to ask for the red labeled pills and warns against substitutes, noting a 25 cent price and distributor details from 1931.
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