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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1933
Page
2
The Palo Duro Host Association chose Claude as the Claude session site for its forty second annual meeting, with J W Weathers of Panhandle to preach and Rev J D Horton of Pearce Street Baptist Church named alternate. Missions talks highlighted the program as about 250 messengers attended, with local influence pushing total attendance over 500.
The report details severe flood damage in Brownsville and nearby towns. A pilot's radio from the American Airways flight notes two feet of water in Brownsville, with hotels converted to hospitals and many shacks ruined.恢复
President Roosevelt will discuss Ford's NRA stance with General Johnson recovery administrator at the White House. A Ford plant wage holdup is lingering as Ford seeks a stronger effort, while a split persists over Ford remaining honorary chairman of the NRA despite hints differences may be resolved.
Storm wreckage and destruction flood the valley as hurricane warnings halt travel and ground flights. Homes, barns, and cotton facilities are blown apart, with buildings ripped from foundations and debris scattered. A railroad operator reports extensive damage in Harlingen area.
Harlingen Texas September 6 relief trains arrive as effort to tally dead and injured in the Lower Rio Grande Valley hurricane begins. Four deaths identified, more than 5000 injured, with estimates of total deaths ranging up to 120. Rio Hondo and Harlingen residents named among the identified victims.
The storm's dark fury left Harlingen valley in ruins with damage estimates from 15 to 50 million dollars as roads flooded and homes were damaged. Federal relief moved in with Harry Hopkins directing aid and Red Cross appeals begun. Congressman Milton West pressed Home Owners Loan Corp to fast‑track funds for the homeless.
The county plans hearings for numerous license applications with hearings 5 to 10 days after filing and post notices required. Licenses may be picked up after Septem ber 14. The Potter County commission debated permitting 3.2 beer at the Tri-State Fair Grounds during the fair but postponed a final decision. Some officials noted beer would be sold at the grounds edge and view differed on grounds sales. The county earns little fee from beer licenses, which fund county-share costs. Also noted, over 900,000 square miles of Canada remain unexplored.
In a district court room the New Faction and Old Faction argued over voting, a challenge, and lineups. The Old Faction won 48 to 44 as Rayburn asserted control and Timons left in protest before Louise Evans moved to impeach officers and form an executive board, a motion tabled for two weeks.
Gardener William Derigo described the moment a freight train halted No 2 and a milk train approached. Sheriff Kress vowed to push the investigation while Derigo aided survivors and recalled a brakeman rushing with red lantern moments before the crash. A boy cried for his mother amid the wreckage.
Severe storm winds from the gulf tore through Brownsville and Matamoros with roofs, glass, and walls ruined. A cathedral in Matamoros was wrecked as winds reached around 100 miles per hour. Banks, hotels, post offices, and rail stations rushed with refugees, while streets flooded two to three feet and rain drenched the region.
Federal relief expenditures for August hit 49,882,034 across 37 states and three territories, bringing the September 1 total from the 500 million fund to 150,135,478. Of this, 137,793,716 followed a one-for-three matching basis, with the remainder from a discretionary pool. June through May allocations stood at 18,931,712 and 32,600,019, while July’s figure matched August. A separate note states a post office must cancel 5,000 mail pieces daily to qualify for a cancelling machine.
A fatal air accident near Vega leaves one child dead from a broken back and neck, with several survivors, while a Department of Commerce inspector plans a report. Witnesses include Sheriff Halliburton and bank officials as Vega, Texas, investigates the crash. Funeral services set for the child, Kritser, a Texas University junior and licensed pilot.
Kansas City hogs trade showed mostly steady to higher prices with top at 4.10 on 180 to 210 lb pigs and lighter weights at around 3.26 to 4.10. Cattle and calves mixed with steers steady to easier and cows around 2.50 to 2.75, stockers and feeders near 4.00 to 5.50. sheep markets steady to slightly higher. New Orleans cotton opened steady with futures easing then rallying on short covering and bullish crop reports, October near 9.00, December near 9.23, later easing modestly. New York stock letters noted skepticism in market with mixed moves and lower rails, but fewer business failures than late August.
Oil buyers led by Standard Oil units posted 10 cent increases across Oklahoma and Kansas crude grades to 82 cents, with Canoco Continental Oil and others matching higher schedules. Texas pipeline rates also cut, saving about 29 million annually. East Texas down 7.5 cents to 22.5 per barrel and moves to Houston-Beaumont set at 37.5 cents.
Fleet concentration at Quantico Virginia signals potential intervention readiness a precautionary move acknowledged by White House officials. President Roosevelt, though reluctant to intervene, chairs a conference with Navy Secretary and Admiral Standley as U S ships gather off Havana amid Cuba's unsettled new revolutionary government.
Fire of undetermined origin caused considerable damage to a two story unfurnished house at 1302 West Seventh Avenue early Wednesday. The building owned by George Abbott, who was out of town, sustained heavy damage before firefighters arrived at 5:25.
Fire Chief George B. Cooper said the blaze began under a stairway and climbed to the second floor, causing extensive roof damage. No damage estimate had been made.
American Red Cross today issued relief funds to aid sufferers in the hurricane area. Acting chairman James L. Fieser said the organization has taken charge of relief work in the hurricane zone and will meet all emergency needs. The report also notes scientific trivia on the chuckwalla lizard and ancient incubation beliefs.
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