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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1934
Page
3
A column reviews advances in chromosome science and the idea of predicting heredity, notes a fatal prison stabbing, discusses rare gold coins and a Polish stand against minority treaties, and reports on Britain’s yacht victory and New York City relief plans amid wartime strain. It also mentions spiritualist reports and scientific skepticism.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark reports on the Senate inquiry into U S munitions makers. He says American firms conspired with European and Asian interests to rig the global market, fuel wars, and frequently use bribery as a routine tool among top officials.
The committee will pursue facts without fear or favor regarding arms sales and naval provisions tied to private munitions firms. It rejects claims that its mandate is limited by any authority other than the United States Senate amid growing public interest in its work.
Liberal forces push for exhaustive examination of political figures' pasts to reveal private profit motives behind war. The effort aims to expose corrupt interests that fuel conflict and aid in preventing future wars by closing avenues of personal gain.
Sept 19 Fort Sam Houston Lieutenant J. H. Murrell, a West Point All-America back, plans retirement by Sept 30 for disability after declining two pro football offers from the Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers and several college coaching posts. An army order granted 13 days leave not to exceed Sept 30, signaling immediate retirement.
Henry Methvin, pardoned Texas convict, faced a preliminary hearing today in Miami Oklahoma on a murder charge in the death of Cal Campbell, the Commerce constable slain in a clash with Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.
Paramount presents Richard Barthelmess in Midnight Alibi adapted from a Damon Runyon story with Ann Dvorak. The program also features The Merry Wives of Reno at Tex as a separateShowing with Margaret Lindsay Ruth Donnelly Glenda Farrell and Eloise delivering top laughs. The Nat hosts a Friday dance with Dick Small and his orchestra and Virginia Hazen soloing aboard with the Delta Sigma fraternity venue Roseland is also noted.
On a muddy road near Commerce in April the second man identified by Chief of Police Percy Boyd as Methvin was the killer after survivor Methvin denied firing the fatal shots. He was brought from Shreveport under heavy guard and placed in solitary confinement since Monday night as the state prepares to seek the death penalty.
The fragment offers dubious medical guidance urging outdoor exercise and high water intake. It references Magnesium oxide and Magnesia Oxoids as remedies for constipation and gall bladder acids, hinting at a crude alkaline treatment.
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