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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1933
Page
5
In Dallas on September 12 two 18 and 19 year old brothers were sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Katheryn Prince, a 21 year old white woman. Juries deliberated under five minutes each after swift trials on the Aug 30 car attack and robbery near Pleasant Mound.
A statewide session in Dallas at 10 a m Thursday will draft a complete NRA code for Texas laundries. Hugo Swan and Bob Ames report the session aims to affect all operators, with George Lindsay Russell Fowler and Ames among those expected to attend at the Jefferson Hotel.
F B Martin is promoted to district supervisor of the Business Men's Assurance Company. He returns from the Dallas state office and has served seven years as a director and twelve years as an agent. His headquarters remain at 219 Oliver-Eakle Building.
Police arrested eight men at the rear of 2106 Tyler Street on a disturbance charge and handed them over to county authorities.
Thousands of Amarilloans filled downtown for a fall fashion show and auto display. Women showcased latest designs while men viewed conservative fashions and new motor cars in roped off street sections. After the show at 7:30, three orchestras played at Nat Dance Palace for about 250 couples, with proceeds going to the Khiva Shrine Patrol charity fund.
The bodies of Charles T. Otto pilot Haverford Pa H W Spur Manning Pico Cal world champion parachute jumper and Miss Majenta Gerard River Forest Ill were recovered on Indiana harbor shore after their Autogiro plummeted into Lake Michigan en route from South Bend to Chicago. The woman wore only underclothes and a diamond ring on her body was found by workers at Youngstown Sheet and Tube mills. The men were partly unclad suggesting attempts to swim ashore.
Oklahoma and Texas drive a national crude oil decline of 59 113 barrels daily to 2 715 061 according to the Oil and Gas Journal East Texas and California show mixed changes with Kansas rising and the Rockies up slightly while overall output slips.
Advertising copy touts 666 liquid tablets salve and nose drops as cures for malaria in three days cold symptoms in one day neuralgia headaches in thirty minutes and promotes a “Fine laxative and tonic” as a speedy remedy.
An Omaha advertisement promotes Von's Pink Tablets as a quick cure for stomach ulcers caused by gastric hyperacidity and related indigestion. It claims no strict diet is needed and mentions benefits for colitis with a free booklet offer from Von Company, 610 Keeline Building, Omaha, Nebraska.
Advertisement touts Penetro Nose Drops as a quick cure for stubborn summer colds. It claims to stop germ spread, clear nasal passages, and ease breathing with ephedrine and other meds in 25c and 50c sizes.
A 20 year old boy confessed to hanging a schoolmate on April 1 1930 in revenge for a licking. He has six fellow adult prisoners in Fort Morgan cowed by his strange behavior. Sheriff Johnston says Howell sits in the bull pen and stares for hours causing fear. He is to be arraigned this week on murder charges and may plead insanity.
FE Gaston of Dallas is a U S Internal Revenue Deputy stationed in Amarillo to assist wholesalers and retailers in Panhandle territory with their tax reports. He will be in the 243 Federal Building office from 9 to 1 and 1 to 4 daily except Saturdays closing at noon. He has the necessary forms and will help business men with new tax problems.
An Amarillo Art Association exhibition will showcase Kiowa Indian art from Oklahoma on September 19 20 and 21. Kiowa dancers will perform during the event with works by young artists gaining national notice. venue in Amarillo has not been announced.
Washington September 12 Independent oil companies won assurances of representation on all regional and local committees created to administer the oil code. The national planning and coordinating committee adopted a resolution pledging fair and equitable participation for all parts of the industry.
A $2,900,000 mortgage on five downtown Houston buildings controlled by Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, has been foreclosed in Federal court by a lender.
An elderly advertisement touts Kompo and Bile Salts Tablets derived from cattle bile to relieve constipation by addressing bile flow. It claims physicians prescribe the tablets and promises a 3 day trial with a money back guarantee. A free sample offer is extended via mail order from Kompo Company in Atlanta Georgia.
US District Judge T M Kennerly entered the foreclosure order in the case of Melvin Straus trustee for the Bondholders Protective Committee versus the United Properties Corporation holding company. Frank Liddell, attorney for the corporation, agreed to the foreclosure and admitted claims filed last spring.
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