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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1934
Page
2
Opinion column mixes forecast chatter about a mild Indian summer and drought risks with social commentary on Panhandle driving habits and a call for safer automobile practices. It highlights local figures like Wilbur Hawk, W H Fuqua, and Judge Jim Wilson, plus political ambitions of J W Mode and gas policy battles in the legislature.
High school and Amarillo College glee clubs join forces with Balladors and Balladettes for a 3 PM Sunday community concert before the grandstand at the Tri State Fair. Oscar Wyse's high school band opens, then massed choirs, community singing, and short sermons by Bishop Lucey and Dr. Snodgrass.
West Texans erected a monument near the grave of George Smith to honor six white men who held a wallow against 125 Kiowa and Comanche warriors on September 12, 1874. Scouts Billy Dixon Amos Chapman and soldiers T Woodhull Peter Rath John Harrington George W. Smith defended the position and earned Medals of Honor.
A case against O. D. Faulkner was dismissed in district court after the Attorney General's office ruled no poll tax law violation occurred. The Potter County grand jury had indicted Faulkner for soliciting George Overhuls to pay his daughter Miss Ivalin Overhuls poll taxes.
Amarillo Scouts may delay booth setup at the Tri-State Fair until Sunday night. Scout executive Marvin J. Paul announced the extension after officials moved opening to Monday. Scout masters were advised to have booths ready by Friday evening.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce announced the official reception committee to greet out of town delegations and escort them to fair grounds. A follow up meeting is set for 8 am Monday at the Chamber. Members include J A Rush G G Ordway Herb Budke R H Epperson W J Kelly W W Ballew Hubert G King Cole R R Nation Lloyd W Studer Bruce Bill Beechler and F L Kirk. Amarillo jobbers and wholesalers are urged to send reps to the Monday meeting.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. T. L. Koontz aged 33 and her 21 month old son Tommie Lee will be announced after the bodies arrive this evening. They were drowned in flood waters near Eagle Pass on Sunday. Miss Ione Red, Mrs. Koontz's sister who accompanied her, remains missing.
Two men and a woman from Genoa were indicted on murder charges in the killing and robbery of mail carrier T. E. Pearson, 57, who was slain June 28 and robbed of $50. Indicted are Mrs. Lida Crow, 30, Paul Favors, 26, and Elmo Smith, 22.
The article recalls Levy Levine’s ascent in the 1920s as a wartime junk dealer turned aviation and international romance figure. It notes later lawsuits with his wife, persistent public controversies over aviation and stocks, and a recent hospital appearance after a car accident. He was revived by oxygen and an inhaler after a medical emergency.
Nearly 40 boys aged 9 to 12 joined Pack No. 1 Amarillo Cub Scouting at a central Presbyterian Church initiation. The pack is Amarillo’s first and all initiates became charter members. Five Amarillo Boy Scouts were named den chiefs: Kenneth Gilmore Bryen Dillon Floyd Cooper Eugene Lemmon and Glen Droper.
Amarillo temperatures have sat four to six degrees below normal since the rainy spell. If hot weather continues, the deficit could disappear as temperatures reach about 94 degrees. Forecaster Collman says a couple of hot days can erase the below normal readings. Tonight and tomorrow are forecast fair.
The shipboard radio room filled with smoke as Rogers described trouble with operators led by Alagna and ex second officer Barrow amid a strike over food. Captain Willmott allegedly urged Rogers to remove Alagna and seize the emergency key, citing distrust and a prior altercation with the mate who oversaw the SOS.
Texas Rangers planned to take Ish mell Orange, 26, coal miner of Island, Kentucky, to Valley Junction, Texas, to view the death scene of his hitchhiking companion Helen Dexter, 1, of Central City, Kentucky. The mutilated body was found beside a Robertson County railroad track on June 12, she had been shot in the left breast.
William A. Chambers of Dallas Tex was arrested in St Louis on charges of swindling Mr and Mrs R H Pendleton of Kilgore Tex out of 11500. He denied the charges.
Elaine Hassell 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs M O Hassell was killed when an automobile struck the bicycle she rode yesterday in Denison Texas.
Galveston reports outline of the Democratic Executive Committee chosen at the state convention with Myron Blalock as chair and a roster of members from Marshall, Linden, Center, Woodville, Beaumont, Madisonville, Corsicana, Tyler, Vernon, Dallas, Houston, Galveston and other cities. Dallas Republicans vow injunctions to keep Creager aligned nominees off the November ballot and promote a write in drive to unseat Creager.
Texas Republicans wrapped up their state convention in Houston after voting to oppose the New Deal and push for constitutional government. leaders including T. P. Lee R. B. Creager and John W. Philp predicted a Republican swing by 1936 as they blasted the Democratic administration. A female mosquito lays 100 to 400 eyes at one time.
District Judge W P Robertson overruled motions to quash the indictment charging Claude Pollard with consenting to use counterfeit cigarette tax stamps. He ordered the trial to proceed, rejecting challenges to the Cigarette Tax Act validity and indictment sufficiency after two days of argument.
Vernon police report Mrs Anne Lankford 41 detained on murder charges in the slaying of Ollie O Tipton 68. Tipton was shot in his Vernon home as he sat on a bed. Lankford was found in the yard unclothed with a pistol whisky and two glasses in the kitchen. she denies knowledge.
A Dallas gathering, under Rev. W. H. McKenzie and Rev. A. C. Hinkle, will unite Baptist churches of the Baptist Missionary Association of Texas and the Baptist General Convention on October 2. The all day event focuses on prayer fellowship and discussion with no action on the committee report.
A bomb aimed at a filling station in Dallas, Texas, exploded near the crib of a 9 month old baby in a nearby house, showering glass but leaving the child unhurt. Police treat the incident as linked to a gasoline price war among local stations.
A man identified as J. A. Smith, 60, of El Paso Texas, was shot to death by two Chickasha officers today after an encounter that prompted police action in Oklahoma.
Clyde Thatcher, 22, died after a six volt automatic fan drew a 110 volt circuit. A blade tore loose at high speed, one piece striking his chest and another severing a leg artery.
In Barre Vermont Francis Ahern started the week with 20 hens but after a string of thefts and a dog incident he ends with zero birds. A thief took seven, a dog took the remaining before the final thief reclaimed the rest, leaving him with none.
Huey Long seeks the presidency amid a peaceful New Orleans election, claiming victory for honest government. He notes militia presence kept votes from being stolen. Early results show Long candidates leading in several districts, with anti-Long challengers trailing.
U S District Attorney Alex Mood, arriving from Fort Worth in a Panama hat, laments Amarillo’s straw hat decline. He notes the city deserted straw hats for winter felts, shaking hands with friends and asking, is there anyone with a straw hat?
In Washington the Senate munitions inquiry heard charges of graft in Mexican airplane dealings denied by Mexican officials. Testimony named President Abelardo Ruiz Rodriguez General Juan F. Azcarrate and Col. Rodriguez as familiar with the president and involved in the discussion.
In Saylesville Rhode Island National Guardsmen fired their first shots in the state textile strike this morning. About 26 state troopers responded to a riot call as more than 1,000 pickets surrounded mill automobiles before daylight. Two machines were overturned and their occupants beaten and stoned as the crowd advanced toward the Sayles Finishing Company.
Subtle trades and discounts appear in a compact update noting Western Union and Woolworth ties amid a movable market. Westinghouse appears in the balance as a pivot for consumer goods and finance, with brief mentions of price shifts and potential stock moves.
Cotton markets in New Orleans begin fairly steady with Liverpool down but December at 13.14 and Oct to 13.04 amid modest overnight buying. Marek near 13.26 while activity eases after first half hour. Chicago grain and New York stocks also show mixed moves with small advances and declines across futures.
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