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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1934
Page
2
The forecaster warns of a rain and cool spell around the Tri-State Fair with possible roaming storm areas from Wichita to Cheyenne. Temperatures will drop by at least 20 degrees Friday night into Saturday morning as attendees are urged to bring galoshes.
Texas internal revenue collectors join federal state and local officers in a national firearms act enforcement. By September 24 private citizens must register weapons or face up to five years in prison and a $2000 fine. Pawnbrokers and sawed off shotguns draw special scrutiny with a $300 tax due before the deadline and $200 transfer tax on each sale thereafter.
An 11 year old unmarried girl at Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson City Tennessee delivered a 7 pound baby.
In Boston Texas on September 14 defense counsel began presenting testimony in the Edwin Brinker murder case. Brinker 24 Sulphur Springs ice maker's son is charged with the Kitchen Pantry shooting of P A McSwain a Texarkana lunch stand proprietor. McSwain was shot through the heart and found wrapped in a sheet in the pantry of his Texarkana home. State testimony concluded yesterday.
The Lindberghs encountered engine trouble en route to Amarillo delaying their westward journey. Colonel Lindbergh planned to repair the ship himself after grounding in Woodward with help offered by TWA but politely declined. They are flying a Monocoupe, same model as the Wichita incident.
In a House resolution Rep. T. H. McGregor of Austin denounces the Bankhead Cotton Production Control measure as oppressive and unconstitutional. The same session condemns a Texas prison board plan to build dormitories on the central prison farm, demanding erection at the retrieve farm per prior legislative limits.
A 1932 office memorandum shows Lammet Du Pont noting that Mitsui negotiations were arranged by Sen. Townsend and attended by Pierre Du Pont and Dr. Stanley Hornbeck. The document mentions shipments of high explosives and grenade fillings to China and export limits that could handicap the Canton government deal.
The trial begins Monday after Gracie Marie Sharp testified she feared Blackie. The state presented that she had been in bed at home since the week after the alleged offense. Defense questions about her feelings elicited sobs and a plea that he be punished if guilty. Gracie Marie then affirmed truthfulness in her statements. The defendant McDaniel’s case opened yesterday afternoon with her father H L Sharp, a Rock Island railroad machinist, as the first witness. her testimony continued as court reconvened this morning.
A Sunday afternoon massed concert at the Tri-State Fair Grounds features 150 singers led by H. A. Shaw with the Beacon Quartet. The program begins at 3 o clock at the fair grandstand with short addresses by Dr. Roy C. Snodgrass and Bishop Robert E. Lucey, followed by Oscar Wise and his senior high school band.
U S revenue cutters pursue the Japanese fishing boat Hayan Maru after reports the crew attacked Philippine peace officers in Palawan Province. Officials say two constabulary men and a police sergeant were thrown overboard and rescued by an American, Loudon. In Beaumont M B Walker aged 53 of the State Tax oil division died in a Galveston hospital. he was brother of Judge Daniel Baker.
Mrs. Elmer Green, who underwent a major operation last Saturday at St. Anthony's Hospital, was released from the hospital last night and taken to the family home. Sergeant Elmer Green is back on the job at the Amarillo Police Department.
Rain fell in Archer City and much of the county amounting to three inches, aiding plowing and wheat sowing. Denton recorded 1.2 inches, Dallas 4.18, Fort Worth 2.80, and Wichita Falls 1.10 inches. Memphis crops received hail damage while Paris Lamar County saw 0.46 inches. Continuous showers improved pastures and stock water while a windstorm hit Frederick, Oklahoma.
Testimony reveals rusted liner plates with lead paint and possible inflamable polish stock. O Sullivan describes lax fire and lifeboat drills, missed records, and captain Warms urging minimal alarms. He cites low water pressure and a storekeeper near the bridge who says orders were not issued.
Rep. John J. O'Connor moved from a slim early deficit to secure the Democratic renomination in New York after sustained returns from yesterday's primary. He is the brother of the former law partner of President Roosevelt and serves as the ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee.
H D Snell, a Cordell grocer and land owner, was kidnapped from a slaughter Pen west of Cordell. Two masked men seized him after two letters signed Blackie demanded 10000 dollars. another demand came by mail. Snell resisted signing and was tortured before rescue. the case shifted to federal authorities due to interstate transport.
The President told newsmen aboard the Vincent Astor yacht at Newport that a morning conference at Fort Adams with Secretary Dern and Gen. Connor will decide whether he attends the America's Cup races or goes to Providence to take command of the strike situation aboard a destroyer.
The Tri State Fair begins with Western States Shows featuring 30 plus acts and Tom Mix circus daily two performances. Admission 50 cents plus 25 cents box seats, sales at Fair Grounds office. Opening day includes contests, bands from Amarillo and Shamrock, and speeches by Bishop Lucy and Dr Snodgrass.
Final returns from 80 precincts in the 16th district show O Connor with 6424 votes and Pay with 5031. Other New York reps, including Bertrand Snell James W Wadsworth and Hamilton Pith Jr, were unopposed in their contests.
Kansas City live stock shows hogs 2000 head or more with top at 7.00, cattle listings around 6000 head, vealers and yearlings trading unevenly. Chicago grain notes wheat futures with Sep and Dec positions near 1.05 to 1.08 as markets absorb demand and weather signals.
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