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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1935
Page
2
Under conductor Edgar Parsons the Amarillo Philharmonic will open its winter season at 8 15 tonight in the Amarillo High School auditorium with Schubert Rosamonde Overture. Season tickets at Torpien’s Music Store cost 3 dollars for five concerts, plus 75 cent student passes.
Congressman Cartwright of Oklahoma, chair of the House Committee on Highways, is invited to speak at the Interstates Highway Booster meeting in Amarillo on December 9. The invite comes from Carl Hinton of the Chamber of Commerce, with the National U and Highway 64 Association planning its annual convention nearby.
A reprinted John Moore tale tells of John and Susan, married 67 years, from North Georgia. John dies just shy of 100. Susan, 94, mourns as they shared a life of steadfast devotion from youth to old age. Their enduring bond frames a comforting vision of reunion after death.
Premier Joaquin Chaparieta resigns his entire cabinet following a gambling concession probe implicating Radical Party members. President Alcala Zamora will consider forming a new ministry while retaining some parliamentary support. In Washington, housing officials debate if the Public Works Administration plan will aid the poorest slum residents or require government subsidies. About 25,000 low cost units are planned across 47 projects with an estimated $3,700 per unit cost.
Texas highway officials announced nearly 2.12 million dollars in new federal aid highways with early contract letting expected. Projects span Harrison, McLennan, Smith, Harris, Parker, Potter counties including grading drainage and asphalt surfacing on routes 15 31 3 and 5.
A distressed letter asks for help with employment due to a husband’s ill health. The writer cites experience in filling station work and X‑ray or meter reading tasks and offers to do laundry work at home if needed.
The piece portrays Guy B. Park as an unlikely governor following the death of Francis M. Wilson. It notes Park’s deliberate, judge like approach to state problems, his Kentucky Derby habit with old friends, pride in the University of Missouri, and routine trips to St. Louis to visit his grandson Guy Park Krause. It also mentions his habit of driving his own car, planning speeches en route, and his wife Mrs Park’s role in keeping him restrained from sweets.
A Vancouver committee plans a three month Golden Jubilee from May 24 to August 15 1936 marking Vancouver as a major Pacific Coast port. Events include land and sea sports exhibitions early town history music art dancing vocal culture air grants and an air race between Montreal and Vancouver. Visiting war ships are invited to participate in international events coordinated with national programs.
Oct 29 Berlin reports a clash over whether Nazi or Papal flags may fly on Catholic churches. Three new decrees authorize the blood red banner with swastika and threaten arrests or fines for noncompliance. Clergymen insist only the Vatican colors should be displayed.
A blaze at Dan Greenwood's house near the Cosden Oil refinery east of Big Spring killed two men. Greenwood, 35, a boilermaker at the refinery, and J. W. Ongle, about 65, were burned to death. Ongle had been visiting Greenwood. The cause was believed to be an oil distillate stove.
Kansas City market notes show cattle and hogs with uneven demand and steady to higher prices for certain categories. New Orleans cotton opens quiet with futures around prior levels and December near 10.88, March 10.85, May 10.87, July 10.92 as traders shift to distant months.
Special Prosecutor Thomas F. Newey led 15 squads of Dewey investigators to raid Manhattan small loan operations. Twenty seven alleged usurers were arrested as part of a campaign to shut down a $1,000,000 weekly racket that charged up to 40 percent in interest and used strong arm tactics. Victims were pressured into new loans to cover prior debt and faced threats of bodily injury.
US daily crude oil production rose slightly to 2,825,296 barrels last week, virtually unchanged from the prior week. California led gains to 658,000 barrels, while Texas fell to 1,055,178, Oklahoma dipped to 499,875, and the East including Michigan eased by 518 barrels to 159,262. The Rocky Mountain region rose to 114,968 and Kansas climbed to 150,950 barrels.
The Delphos Ohio Power Co seeks the oldest and toughest rooster in Allen Putnam and Van Wert counties for a cooking demonstration prize of five dollars. The winner will supply a chanticleer suitable for a televised demo.
A one legged youth in Oregon travels northward hitching rides using a crutch fitted with a small automobile horn for safety as he makes his way through the state.
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