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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1932
Page
2
A Plainview and Amarillo oriented account describes the Pampa football crowd and locals praising their team after a close loss at Butler Field. Notes on bets, endorsements, and community chatter mix with small ads and local anecdotes about walnuts, persimmons, and unusual egg stories from readers.
Governor Roosevelt plans a cross state itinerary from Groton Massachusetts through Lowell Lawrence Haverhill Exeter Dover Berwick and Portland to Boston then Rhode Island and Connecticut before returning to Hyde Park. He labels Hoover a failure and says progressives across parties share the same government ideas. The tour covers Vermont Massachusetts New York City and ends with a Warm Springs rest plan after election returns.
McKinnon body buried under snow found near Trap Creek head eighteen miles northeast of Greybull after a trek of over 15 miles from camp. The veteran hunter, age unknown, had hunting gear and deer to show for his last journey, succumbing to sub zero weather at 8000 feet.
The red march to present a petition against the dole means test faces a heavy police response. London police mobilize 12 000 special constables and 2000 volunteer patrolmen to handle traffic and riot control as crowds surge toward Whitehall and the king's residence. George Lansbury is jeered at multiple political meetings as hunger marchers gather support.
Hilarity for Hallowe en celebration is promised at the Athletic Club Monday night by Buck Cathey and his musicians with a benefit dance for the Thrift Room. The dance starts at 9 o clock and lasts until 1 o clock. Profits go to the Parent-Teacher Association Thrift Room in the schools to provide clothing for needy children.
A collection of odd notes and notices including a charity match withdrawal threat from Amarillo wrestler Joe Kopecky and a lost English setter named Joe from Mesa Arizona. Also mentions deer hunting in New Mexico and a Kansas City homicide investigation with private detectives.
The Parent Teacher Association of Johnson Street School will hold a meeting in the school auditorium Tuesday afternoon at 2 30.
Burke president of the Community Chest Mrs J B Dooley chairman of the residential division and Guy C Saunders chairman of the down town group report the drive begins with a luncheon in Amarillo Hotel Tuesday noon The advanced gifts committee led by Wilbur C Hawk also reported at a Monday noon luncheon with volunteer workers providing updates.
Funeral services were held in Taylor Texas for Emma Marie Fails of Beaumont who was killed by a gun discharge while rabbit hunting with her father. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs E T Fails of Beaumont visiting relatives.
Judge E C Nelson Jr of Potter County court at law handles a non jury civil docket this week with thirteen cases scheduled.
A stay of the three judge federal court order would leave the Texas Railroad Commission in charge of the East Texas field. Twenty additional guardsmen report to headquarters bringing militia total to 45 in the field. Military patrol finds no new violations of production orders. Parker declares no change in per well allowance until after Thursday hearing. Per well limit remains 40 barrels per day.
A letter to Tack asks for help finding jobs for two widows aged 20 and 25 who are supporting a mother and a partner. The note appears on Tack Letters page 3 urging practical aid and employment opportunities.
The Labor Department survey indicates continued job growth in October following September’s increase. Textiles and iron and steel show rising employment, with September’s 260,000 construction jobs in 33 states linked to emergency relief funds. Additional gains occurred in boat and shoe industries, coal mines, railroad shops, rayon mills, and farm harvesting.
Fort Bliss investigators continued today into the fatal shooting of Private Kenneth W. Smith by Staff Sergeant Henry Wood as Smith slept in his barracks. Federal charges were expected to be filed in the near term. Wood had earlier complained that Smith made improper advances to Mrs. Wood after a dance at the Army Y M C A.
Three people died when a small aircraft crashed near Mooresville North Carolina as the pilot Edward H. Byars aged 45 of Charlotte became lost in fog attempting a forced landing. Passengers Earl Padgitt 42 and his daughter Eileen 19 of Lincolnton were also killed.
A German mail freighter vanished in a 60 mile gale over the English Channel. The craft departed Croydon Airdrome with a German pilot and mechanic aboard and was not seen again.
Sheriff John Bond takes Harry Vernon Taylor of Oklahoma City and Joyce B Howell of Brownwood to Mineral Wells for arraignment on charges of holding up the Baker Hotel. All three are already sentenced for the September 27 Western Union Telegraph office robbery.
A high wind and heavy rain hit Gladewater area this morning blowing down an oil derrick northwest of the town. local weather reports attributed the damage to the storm activity passing through.
Dallas dispatch reports John N. Garner Democratic vice presidential candidate urges voting the straight ticket for Nov 8. He affirms support for Miriam A. Ferguson for governor and rebukes any doubt about his line, tying a rally in Fort Worth to anti Ferguson Democrat groups.
The fortune Hunter drama will be read by Harry Byrd Kline Tuesday night at Amarillo College. The audience will hear about Nat Duncan a college student spoiled by wealth until his father’s bankruptcy. Admission is 25 cents and tickets are available at the college along with additional entertainment.
Washington court hears request to validate a year old indictment against Bishop James Cannon Jr for alleged corrupt practices in the 1928 presidential race against Alfred E. Smith. If upheld, Cannon would face trial before a jury.
A short poem by Edgar A. Guest titled Just Folks contrasts a hollow pumpkin with a chiding view of a future romance, followed by a clippings section noting various market items and quotes from New Orleans cotton to New York stock letters.
Hair raising feature to be shown at the Paramount Theater for one midnight matinee presentation Monday night. The Phantom of Crestwood has been broadcast nationally with only the final act yet to be shown.
The Democratic National Committee reported to the House clerk that it had received 1,065,654 dollars for campaign activities from June 1 to October 22.
Livestock prices for Chicago and Kansas City markets show hogs and cattle with varied yields. Chicago listings include 28,000 hogs with a range from 140 to 825 pounds and cattle at 21,000 head with vealers and stockers. prices reflect weakness in certain classes. Kansas City reports 5,000 hogs and 19,000 cattle with direct and regional price shifts, noting lower hogs and steady to firmer cattle segments.
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