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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1933
Page
1
The hurricane roared from the Gulf of Mexico cutting Brownsville off and battering 200 miles of Texas coast. Buildings toppled and the Corpus Christi Pier failed as ships drifted free. Communication halted in Brownsville McAllen Edinburg and nearby areas amid impassable roads and halted air activity.
Secretary Hull orders a 10 000 ton cruiser and three destroyers to Havana to protect Americans if Cuba's revolution develops, while confirming no landing planned. Provisional President Cespedes’ government to resign to a five member commission amid fears of bloodshed.
Dismissed as a family quarrel turns deadly near Flagg in Dimmitt. Bob Baker, 35, killed his 13 year old niece Beth Parker with a .22 caliber bullet as she prepared for school. Beth is in critical condition in Tulsa hospital. Neighbor Melvin Brodgon rushed the girl to care. Carl Baker, the father, was away from the home when the shooting occurred.
A man believed linked to the Harvey Bailey-Wilbur Underhill gang was captured after an encounter with picnickers in Meade Kansas. He refused to identify himself and had pressed a gun on a woman demanding her car as he and three companions fled in a stolen auto.
A man opened fire during a picnic injuring none. Dewey Barnes, Horning, and Mrs Horning joined the effort to subdue the armed intruder. The assailant was brought to the ground after a blow with a mallet, as fleeing accomplices escaped in a car borrowed from Alvin Gerber. Sheriff Ross Drinnen was alerted.
Fair tonight and Wednesday for Amarillo and surrounding area. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies with occasional rains in the southeast. New Mexico generally fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the extreme northwest. Temperatures range from 65 to 78 degrees.
Arthur Brisbane discusses crime in the United States and the response of officials. He cites Secretary Dern's view on crime and contrasts it with Hearst’s stance on government responsibility to protect citizens from criminals. The column touches on social fault lines and public policy.
Dame Fashion will parade with new autos in Amarillo for the fall Style Show and Automobile Review. Living Music Day features three Panhandle orchestras. a dance at Nat Dance Palace raises funds for Khiva Shrine charity. Downtown Polk and Taylor Streets will be roped off for displays and model fashion shops will showcase Paris and East fashions.
The Palo Duro Baptist Association unanimously re elected all officers for another year at the start of its forty second annual convention held at First Baptist Church. W H Fuqua Amarillo moderator Rev J A Russell Claude vice moderator J C Sisemore Tabernacle Amarillo clerk Dr J E Nunn Amarillo treasurer Dr G L Yates Amarillo First Bap tist Church corresponding secretary More than 500 messengers and members arrived by Tuesday noon and only two committees were formed to begin proceedings.
The price fixing dispute over the oil code is to be reviewed by President Roosevelt after Secretary Ickes deferred setting a base price for crude oil and gasoline. Ickes allocated daily national production and postponed price decisions pending state allocations with hopes a price rise may follow.
Will D. Jones a Black man was fined the maximum $200 and costs in justice court by Justice J W Pottinger after evidence in a vagrancy case. Defense attorney gave notice of appeal to the county court. Jones was arrested with two white girls in his quarters in the Black section about midnight. A jury was waived in his trial. James imposed the same maximum penalties on the two girls on the same charge and evidence.
A large bomb with a fuse-like top was found near supplies at the Community Chest warehouse on Grant Street. Det. Capt. Clark Cain and Deputy Sheriff Milt Cunningham handled the device, which was labeled Ethylene and could explode if ignited, prompting safety concerns and a move to transport it to police headquarters.
Five thousand bankers gather for the American Bankers Association convention in Chicago as Francis H Bris son urges fundamental 1933 banking act changes. Sisson criticizes the Glass Steagall deposit guarantee and calls for three modifications including possible elimination of deposit insurance and securities act reform. The discussions aim to restore confidence and expand business activity.
The Clovis professional and former Amarillo amateur completed the last two holes in the final round this morning posting a 63 for the 18. He beat Baron Reynolls of Dalhart by one stroke to capture the title.
Washington reports representatives of packing interests testified at an agricultural hearing that a processing tax on hogs would be a calamity and catastrophe. They spoke as testimony sought to set a tax to defray slaughtering costs for about 4 million pigs and 1.6 million sows. Thomas F. E. Wilson urged 25 cents per head from November 1 for three months with possible higher rates later.
The gulf hurricane moved inland north of Brownsville and widened its path toward Laredo, destroying homes in towns along the Rio Grande. It struck San Ygnacio near Laredo and had already hit Zapata Roma and Rio Grande City, cutting lines for Southwestern Bell. Communication to Brownsville and valley cities was severed as the storm advanced.
The Texas Railroad Commission schedules a state wide oil production hearing for September 16 to align Texas output with a federal daily allotment of 975,200 barrels. The August 8 federal numbers take effect September 8, creating a potential eight day gap before state rules can match the federal plan.
The American Red Cross began mobilizing disaster workers in Houston and Corpus Christi to aid sufferers in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Albert Evans, a Red Cross executive from St. Louis, met with five assigned volunteers to assess storm impact. Gale winds and an eight foot tide lashed Corpus Christi as the worst of the hurricane timeframe appeared over Browns ville area, with widespread flooding and destruction near the Bascule bridge connecting Corpus Christi to the affected coast.
Cecil Ledbetter of Clo vis New Mexico shoots a 63 on the final 18 to win the Amarillo Open Gold Championship by one stroke over Baren Reynolds of Dalhart. Reynolds made a 22-foot final putt to force a closer finish, while Gamewell and Sikes trailed. Ledbetter started strong with medalist 67 and tied the 36 hole record before sealing the title.
The Texas Highway Commission invited bids on a $1,000,000 construction project under the national recovery program. Bids to be considered September 18. In Fort Worth, W. N. Webb aged 64 was killed and his estranged wife Abba, 62, seriously wounded at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Foshall.
U. S. Judge James C. Wilson left Amarillo Tuesday for Lubbock where he will hold hearings for several days.
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