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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1933
Page
2
The writer claims New Yorkers are eating rattlesnake hors d ouvres, calling it a rising fad. He recalls a can bought in Amarillo for 1.14 dollars and notes New York diners praising a white meat in a red sauce, with a critic linking the trend to urban appetite.
A compilation of reader notices requests for employment in Amarillo. A man with a light panel truck seeks any work, another offers to ride to Austin to drive or share costs, and a middle aged widow with hotel and retail experience asks Tack to publish her search.
Austin reports that Texas oil field production orders have not been issued by the State Railroad Commission after a statewide hearing. Chairman Lon A. Smith says issuing a new order now would be needless, as the 25 percent cut under the emergency order keeps output within the federal limit of 975,200 barrels daily. Operators expect possible federal allowable changes before any new Texas directive.
The Texas Senate confirmed Governor Ferguson's picks Henry C. Meyer of Rochdale for the State Board of Control, E. C. Brand of Sweetwater as State Banking Commissioner, and A. M. Vane of Beaumont as State Reclamation Engineer. Meyer fills the unexpired term of Adrian Pool who resigned to become El Paso customs collector. The six year term for Meyer begins January 1, but Senate action on that appointment is deferred until after the new year.
Low bids for road construction under the Federal Emergency Relief program total 1 305 653 dollars. Contracts await formal award after approval by the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. Counties include Lubbock Tyler Rusk Mills Bexar Kendall Kimble Howard Palmer Tom Green Cherokee Lemb Lynn Guadalupe Hockley Bailey Carson Panola and Bell. The Irish Free State sold 1300 tractors to the United States in 1971 but none in 1932 commerce department statistics.
Testimony began in the trial of Coy Oakley one of two itinerant preacher brothers charged in the December slaying of Bernice Clayton a 3 year old at her Linden area home. Jury of farmers filled the court as 11 jurors were chosen yesterday and 40 Hopkins County witnesses testified on Oakley character.
Davld A Lamson Stanford University intellectual convicted of murdering his wife Allena was granted a stay of execution to allow his lawyers to prepare arguments for a possible new trial Superior Judge Robert R Syer said he would hear the plea Thursday Lamson would be moved to San Quentin after the hearing and a future denial of the new trial motion was expected before a December hanging date was likely set
Floods from Friday storms submerge over 50 000 acres north of Ciudad Victoria as a dam fails. The death toll reaches 185 with bodies recovered in San Luis Potosi and Tampico. Sugar plantations and factories in the flooded zone are destroyed.
Farm Credit Administration Governor Morgenthau pledged to cut red tape to speed up loans for debt ridden farmers. He blamed inherited obstacles from the Hoover era farm credit setup and spoke in Washington on September 19.
E O Bagot of Amarillo Hardware Co says 1933 Kelvinator models include fast freezing for a wider range of desserts and deli foods. He notes housewives report the refrigerator serves many uses beyond simple food storage.
Harold L. Neff, a mail pilot, was found after a 60 hour search in a swamp near Jackson Michigan. He had a broken leg and arm, exposure and hunger from his crash after departing Toledo for Cleveland. Three boys located him late last night and he was hospitalized in Jackson.
Corpus Christi youth Robert Bennett Thompson at 1425 Fourth Street was designated by Rep. Joseph Weldon Bailey for the March 6 1934 West Point entrance examination with El Paso resident Frank Elgin Bomar named as alternate. Treasury data show receipts for September 16 at 41 164 030 63 with expenditures 32 749 905 17 and a year to date balance of 1 163 465 886 12. customs receipts for the month were 17 335 895 55 and year to date receipts 545 463 652 86 vs expenditures 774 515 504 03 including 271 093 752 01 emergency spending, creating a deficit of 229 051 851 17.
A short program will be presented at the open house of the Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association. The event starts at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in the assembly room of the Junior High School.
A call to place an inexpensive want ad in the Globe-News to fill a vacant house or apartment with a good reliable tenant. The notice urges readers to reach the right party by advertising broadly in the want ads column.
Hyde described evidence linking Urschel to a Paradise Texas farm inquiry about a possible intermediary. Prosecutor outlined a $10 000 ransom offer to watch Urschel after removal from R G Shannon farm. Defense noted and proceedings paused as jurors observed reactions and witness exclusion was discussed.
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Ben B. Laska, a Denver attorney known for kidnap defense work, taking a leadership role in the Urschel case defense. The piece notes his flair, mock confrontations with prosecutors, and arrival of the Shannon family supporting Boss Shannon at the first day of trial.
Grand jury probes a clothing bundle found in the Trinity River linked to a fatal trio. Wives of victims reveal their husbands met O D Stevens linked to a T P holdup. Stevens May and Howard arrested for murder and mail robbery, narcotics found at Stevens farm. Bodies later recovered. Prairie dog density reported in Western Texas.
Cotton opened easier in New Orleans with October at 9.81 and December 10.03. Gains followed on short covering, October to 9.84 and December to 10.07. Kansas City hogs and cattle markets showed mixed moves with top hog prices around 4.55 and cattle killing classes steady to slightly higher. New York stock letters described ghostly uncertainties and a sharp mid session break, followed by a partial recovery amid weaker bonds and mixed grains and cotton.
Washington reports NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson advancing a master charter to cover all retail trades under a single fair competition code while plans for a nationwide buy now campaign to boost consumption. President Roosevelt signs coal code allowing Octobers 2 start with edits to section 7 clarification.
Two workers who opposed the labor language struck out by Mr Roosevelt pledged full cooperation to ensure the code's success.
Plans to form a New Jersey Stock Exchange were advanced as a protest against New York emergency taxes on stock transfers and brewers profits. A 12-member New Jersey committee of influential NYSE firms will recruit others, proposing an unincorporated association mirroring the NYSE with 1375 members and a $100 initiation fee.
The Senate votes to join the House in a hearing tomorrow morning with Aubrey Williams regional representative of the Federal Unemployment Relief organization. The House state affairs committee postpones relief hearings until next Monday and adjourns after less than an hour.
An advertisement urges smokers to try Dr. Emil's Adla Tablets for stomach upset caused by smoking. It claims quick relief and notes availability at Fox Drug Co and City Drug Stores and suggests continuing to smoke.
Consular advices from across Cuba describe unrest and tension with strikes at the United States fruit company plant in Preston and at Manzanillo. Havana remains quiet per Secretary Hull while Matanzas Santa Clara and other regions report discord and student government ousters in Cienfuegos with army involvement.
The Amarillo Civic Chorus holds its second rehearsal tonight at 8 PM at Amarillo College of Music. Rehearsals aim to prepare several numbers for a special October 15 program, with Messiah at Christmas and a light opera later. Director Emil F. Myers invites all to attend.
The Associated Press reports New Mexico and Idaho voters weighed repeal of the 18th Amendment. Idaho polls showed strong dry interest with forecasted margins. New Mexico expected a 2 to 1 repeal majority though voters also addressed property tax limits.
Strong north winds swept the Panhandle Tuesday morning lowering temperatures. The winds were strongest around Channing and Hartley with dust and dirt whipped into the sky as the norther moves south. Partly cloudy with cooler temperatures is forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday.
George McNeilis a retired road engineer from Fort Worth visits his son W. D Neilis a patrolman in the Arillo police department. The 77 year old man long worked in railroads and is accompanied by his wife. The McNeilises previously lived in Clarendon for many years.
A Halifax harbor pier spanning 1200 feet burned causing over 750000 dollars in damage. The loss includes most of the seasonal flour shipment and left more than 700 longshoremen unemployed. Three firemen were severely injured and taken to hospital. Animated cartoons top Columbia movie shorts.
A Waco Texas woman says she lost 37 pounds in 3 months using Kruschen Salts. She claims the daily dose banishes fat and improves energy and health and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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