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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1932
Page
2
A Kansas City report notes chicken pickers strike over higher pay due to unusually feathered fall birds and arbitration settles the dispute. Locals warn of a hard winter echoing 18th and 19th century storms while Buck Harris and friends recall past harsh seasons.
Neighbors noticed a family staying silent about their illness until the whole household fell sick. A doctor diagnosed slow starvation as the cause amid shortages of pella grain, beans, and salt pork. Residents expect limited relief next winter despite some grain supplies in Amarillo.
A note filled with local anecdotes describes double geraniums from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Monson in Amarillo. The piece recounts a giant rattlesnake killed by four youths on Amarillo Creek, compares a Florida rattlesnake record, and jokes about local wildlife and quirky incidents around The News-Globe office.
Eastland Texas September 14 Jurors in Cisco s suit for reinstatement in the 1932 high school football race were discharged after two days of deliberation failed to reach a verdict The vote was 10 to 2 against the plaintiff F D Wrigisis sending counsel said plans for further action are not complete Judge George L Davenport may be asked to decide the case or a second trial may be held.
Amarillo stock company Black Mask Players bring six nights of entertainment to the Tri-State Fair starting Monday. Director R P Parcels says rehearsals in the fairgrounds tent have the troupe ready with The Vulture The Fast Workers The Haunted House Laff That Off The Creaking Chair and a Saturday surprise attraction for fair patrons.
Trial of Haskell Allard of Amarillo, moved from Randall County to 47th District Court, began Wednesday on a charge of robbery with firearms. He allegedly robbed C. R. Smallwood of 17 dollars at gunpoint in South Amarillo. The Randall grand jury resumed work after a short recess. defense may call eight to ten witnesses, the state three or four.
Elizabeth Rose Jameson performed three Chopin pieces with precision and drama at Amarillo High School Auditorium under the Junior Welfare League. The program included Texan Nocturne by Saar and Liszt Rhapsodie Hongroise No. 8. An ovation followed the finale.
The Thrift Room of the Amarillo schools will maintain a booth in the Merchants building during the Tri-State Fair. Cold drinks coffee and light refreshments will be served. Mrs G S McLellan president of the Amarillo Council of Parents and Teachers sponsors the Thrift Room.
In Santiago Chile on September 14 U P the army sent an ultimatum demanding surrender of the aviation school held by rebel forces to Gen Arturo Merino Benitez. Army units prepared machine guns light artillery and anti aircraft guns to oppose the rebels who threatened to bombard the city if troops moved on the air field.
A middle aged woman seeking paid work offers to do laundry or any available task. She signs as A READER and provides 613 East Seventh Avenue as contact.
A poem advising anglers to embrace the toil and joys of fishing. It extols rising early, facing setbacks, and counting blessings rather than woes. The speaker urges resilience and gratitude, celebrating small victories and shared moments in the angling life.
No commissioners court sessions until Friday at 10 am for public hearing on the 1933 county budget. The completed report shows a reduction of over 86 000 from last year with a 10 percent cut in all departments effective September 1 for all appointive offices and employees. No provision for ex officio payments to elective officials next year. The final budget must comply with the law requiring a public hearing on county municipal and school budgets.
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered a 10 percent production cut for the gulf coast oil field effective September 15. Exemptions apply to Thompson Conroe Raccoon Bend Sugar Land fields and Bee Refugio counties while pools producing 3 000 barrels weekly or more face the reduction. Special orders will cover the exempted pools.
The Santa Fe Orchestra begins its season with a free concert at 8 pm in the Santa Fe Building auditorium. Guest artists Wynne Prentice tenor John Josey pianist and C Willard Smith cornetist join the program conducted by C W Weber.
Tri State Fair executive board meets for final planning session Friday at 7 p m in the main office on the grounds. The agenda includes a review of all expo plans and general discussion led by President Bill Lampe.
A reader asks how to kill blue weeds invading a Lockney Texas garden. Another message seeks work offers from a reliable employer with experience in waitressing sales and office tasks.
An applicant seeks work on a farm to help gather crops this year and make a crop next year. He offers to work for wages or on shares. He notes both he and his wife were raised on a farm.
Treasury officials said a statement on the war debt situation was being prepared and expected to be issued this afternoon in Washington.
Dallas banks declared quarterly dividends totaling 400000. Directors of other banks will meet today to vote additional dividends expected to total about 25000.
Police found human blood stains on a mattress taken from the Plymouth summer home of Charles E. Du Bois. City chemist George E. Bolling announced the discovery as authorities probe the disappearance of Du Bois' wife.
After a night explosion at a Tharp residence, two men died in a nearby morgue while investigators seek signs of burglary and motive. A stolen car, a dog, and a can of gasoline point to a planned theft, with neighbors hearing a woman's scream and police tracing a possible escape toward the zinc smelter.
Louisiana storm warnings were modified as the tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico lingered with slight landward progress. An advisory placed the disturbance about 100 miles south of the Mississippi River mouth moving slowly northeastward with no change in intensity. Vessels in its path were cautioned.
Laura V. Hamner Potter County school superintendent conducted the second visit in a series to rural schools under her jurisdiction on Wednesday.
The city commission granted extra items beyond the regular Board of City Development appropriation totaling 1770.87 dollars. Regular appropriation is 1041 dollars for Sept 15 to Oct 1. Extras include 145.85 to Highway Department for Highway 66 pledge and 583.55 to Agricultural Department for Master Dairy Farmers Contest pledge.
James E. Ferguson and wife Mrs. Ferguson clinched the party's governorship bid as the Texas Democratic convention ended with Ferguson allies in control. Governor Sterling filed a contest alleging 20 000 illegal votes for Mrs. Ferguson which could change the outcome. The platform urged legislative backing for the 10 point program, agriculture, labor, and Jeffersonian principles.
In McAllen Texas on September 14 an international boundary commission engineer James M Brockway was killed when his motor boat struck a snag near the Hidalgo bridge and overturned. Fellow engineer Fred Thomas was injured while attempting to rescue Brockway as the Rio Grande surge continues its violent rampage.
The federal district court term starting October 3 will be comparatively light after a busy spring and summer that disposed of most work. The district clerk is preparing the equity docket for the first week and juries will be drawn Thursday.
John F. Lehane Sr., 74, vice president of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, died unexpectedly in Palacios Texas while there for health reasons after suffering high blood pressure for two years. He resided in Fort Worth.
The sheriff's office reports two more arrests on grand jury indictments. West Willie is charged with liquor law violations and posted a $1,000 bond. Mr. and Mrs. Milton McCarty also posted bonds on liquor law charges.
Funeral services were held today for 70 year old Rev Edmund P Williams a Methodist pastor who served churches in Corsicana Taylor Mexia and Georgetown. He died yesterday in Fort Worth following an operation.
Early returns show Hunt trailing Moeur in Arizona and Brucker renominated in Michigan while Hartley lags Gellatly in Washington. Prohibitionists Cramton and Hudson challenge in Michigan, with Miller defeating Horr in Mississippi. Markets reflect cautious mood as power, steel, oil, and copper stocks hold modest gains amid limited bullish enthusiasm.
Market notes from Chicago and Kansas City show hogs and cattle trading slowly to higher with top hogs at 4.65 and fat steers reaching a new high near 10.85 per cwt. Sheep and vealers vary, with middling to strong demand on select lots. New York cotton futures opened steady, then advanced amid rain forecasts and firm spot demand, while the stock market steadied after recent volatility with mixed gains for major issues.
Reading of New York stocks furnished by Jno F Clark & Co shows price movements across multiple listings. Figures mention percent changes and various issue codes, with values around mid teens to isuages in low double digits.
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