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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1933
Page
1
Provisional President Ramon Grau San Martin told foreign press he may surrender the presidency as Cuba faces rising labor unrest and nervous Americans amid a threatened wave of strikes. He stressed that fulfilling the revolutionary program matters more than who governs.
A hurricane battered the Atlantic coast causing at least 14 deaths in North Carolina and up to $3 million in damage. Barnegat Lighthouse on the New Jersey coast faced possible destruction while Nova Scotia fishermen rushed to save boats. Mexico reported over 100 deaths from the same storm surge.
In Oklahoma City a courtroom filled with guards brought the first panel of 12 jurors to the witness stand at 10 AM for service in the kidnapping trial of Harvey Bailey and 11 co defendants accused in the abduction of oil magnate Charles F Urchel.
U S grand jury in Amarillo opens a five week term with Judge James C Wilson as foreman Tom Cotten named and panelists selected amid plans to indict three men tied to a $71 000 mail robbery case and a related murder charge with federal and district court actions pending.
In downtown Detroit nearly 5,000 unemployed veterans lined streets to register for 5,000 Ford Motor Co jobs. Police expect 300 hires daily until the quota is met, with all veterans required to reside in Wayne County.
The treasury set the price of newly mined gold at 31.44 dollars per ounce. Bullion traded at a historic high of 131 shillings nine pence per ounce in London. A quarter of the southern farm area, about 70 million acres, is forested.
Washington September 18 The proposed price regulation for about 1.5 million retail stores tops recovery officials agenda as the soft coal code nears Roosevelt signature. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson weighs whether to approve a provision banning sales below invoice plus seven to ten percent, a move Whiteside backs to curb ruthless competition, while the consumers advisory board opposes.
On a New York report the Morro Castle returned from the hurricane off Cape Hatteras with a damaged wireless antenna, a sick emergency crew, and 140 passengers huddled in water flooded cabins. Gwendolyn Taylor, a 22 year old Philadelphia girl, calmed nerves by playing piano and singing cheerful songs for hours as thirty passengers received minor injuries from the storm.
An old ad suggests arithmetic showing a vacant house costs the owner daily, while a want ad can fill the vacancy at a small price. The Globe-News Want Ad Department urges readers to call for assistance writing an attractive ad to secure occupancy.
Both houses of the Texas Legislature marked time in the extraordinary session awaiting governor submitted issues. The House judiciary committee prepared to hear bills to modify anti trust laws aiding business in Roosevelt era recovery codes. The Senate recessed until tomorrow to review unemployment relief costs and potential laws directing a $20,000,000 expenditure.
Oklahoma City, Sept. 18. The federal building was fortified as 11 suspects in the Urschel kidnapping went on trial in Judge Edgar Vaught’s ninth floor courtroom. Notable prisoner Harvey Bailey rioted in his barred cell and complained about prison attire after being moved from the county jail.
David A. Lamson, 30, a Stanford scholar, awaits formal sentence after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife Allene in Palo Alto. Custody of two year old Allene Genevieve Lamson becomes a contested issue with sister Dr. Margaret Lamson and brother-in-law Frank C. Thorpe vying for guardianship as Lamson condemns press coverage.
Texas Highway Commission opened bids estimated at 1.3 million dollars for National Recovery Program road work. Most funding comes from a federal emergency grant to relieve winter unemployment. Contracts set minimum wages of 45 cents for skilled and 35 cents for common labor with some five hour work options.
Forecast maps show Amarillo and vicinity fair tonight and Tuesday with generally fair conditions across West Texas. New Mexico sees unsettled north portions and cooler trends west and central, with highs to mid 60s and nights around 64.
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson appoints John Wood of Timpson as chairman of the Texas Highway Commission. Senate confirms the choice as the denial of Frank L. Denison’s candidacy is noted and several other appointments face delay or confirmation.
Oklahoma City police chief John Watt ordered officers to watch for Georgeir Jean Kelly known as Machine Gun Kelly and his wife. They are suspected kidnapers of Charles Urschel and were last reported staying at a rural tourist camp in a green Buick coupe with Texas plates.
Hollywood star Jean Harlow wed Harold G. Rosson, famed motion picture cameraman, in a fast overnight ceremony at Yuma Arizona performed by Justice of the Peace ER. A. Freeman. The couple returned to Hollywood by plane, with Harlow planning possible future Hawaii honeymoon.
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