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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1932
Page
2
In Amarillo supporters back Tack for postmaster amid factional harmony and local planning. The piece recounts humor, charity bingo at Khiva Temple, finder stories, a windmill fish mystery near Canyon, and a note on honesty as residents share news and greetings.
The Texas Highway Commission authorized road and bridge construction totaling 2,691,948 dollars and aims to award more highway work quickly under federal relief funds. Contracts approved yesterday totaled 1,166,191 dollars, with 1,525,757 dollars awarded Monday across multiple counties including Peeps Reagan Brown Concho Reeves Ochiltree Hemphill Lipscomb Harrison Panola Burleson Kerr Uvalde Cherokee Dimmit Baylor Brazos Angelina Jefferson Tarrant Washington Bexar Wilson.
Three thousand yards of shirting have arrived in Amarillo for the use of the needy. Mrs. Jessie Ross reports the government shipment from Roanoke NC includes only shirt material and sewing will begin in Room 309 of the probate clerk's office. Six sewing machines are available, with supervision by Mrs. Connie Bacon and Mrs. J. J. Robinson to minimize waste. Needy mothers must report needs through local charity or social welfare groups for ordered shipments. Arrival of other dress goods not yet known.
Knob knockers cracked a safe at the Clowe and Cowan Inn office at 223 West Fourth Avenue securing $70 in cash. They entered through a window and knocked off the safe combination. Burned papers found nearby were of no value. the cash box was taken from the safe. The scorched papers were located five miles north of the helium plant.
A clean living couple pleads for employment help, describing themselves as honest and hard working while noting repeated setbacks attributed to luck. The letter appears to be part of a wider page 3 letters section.
Organization of the Protective League with Gené Howe as president formed in Amarillo with 300 state members from the Panhandle to recover about 1.5 million dollars in stock believed stolen from buyers by the American Commonwealth Power Corporation now in receivership. The group aims to publicize the issue to pressure utility firms and appoints subcommittees to reach victims across Texas and eastern New Mexico. The drive claims most buyers were misled into purchasing preferred stock. A conference with Judge I R Kelso of St. Louis is planned as the executive committee shapes strategy.
The World Disarmament Conference Bureau postponed discussion of Germany’s arms equality demand without a German representative. Chairman Henderson suggested the delay to allow Germany time to respond to a letter urging continued participation. He warned the crossroads between peace and disarmament or weapons buildup and war.
The Houston Chronicle reports nine men are under arrest on counterfeiting charges linked to a ring operating across several midwestern states. Norman York of W J Burns Detective Agency said the suspects were captured with aid from Texas Rangers and state officers. Named held include Cecil Bennett Houston. G H Webster former publishing company president. Thomas Jefferson Cardell. Turner Baird. Ike Winkle. Mike Jordan. and three others identified only by last names Frizzelle Byrum and Lane.
United States Ambassador Walter E. Edge will sail from Paris on the Manhattan tomorrow and go directly to Washington upon arrival in New York to discuss Franco American relations.
A verse by Edgar A. Guest presents a rose bush asking to be cut and worn, while lamenting that its finest blooms are despised and left to wither, and that even a boy and his mother marvel at the miracle God works through it. The piece contrasts beauty endured in rooms with neglect in the garden.
The Labor Department reports a 4.5 percent rise in the estimated cost of building operations in August from July based on 352 cities with 25,000 or more people. Permits total $37,137,073 with an 18.7 percent rise in number of projects, though August 1932 activity remains 25.1 percent lower in count and 70.9 percent lower in cost than August 1931.
Sarah Jane Garner mother of John Nance Garner dies at 81 in Detroit Texas. She is buried in a small town cemetery with Vice President nominee John Nance Garner and his brothers and sisters at her side. Services planned at the open grave with only relatives and close friends present.
The Federal Reserve Board reports an improved world gold situation on the anniversary of Britain's abandonment of the gold standard. U S gold stock stands at 4.086 billion dollars after a year of withdrawals and policy shifts. British reserves total 676 million at end August, the highest in 14 months amid rising central reserves outside the United States by 1.8 billion dollars since mid 1928.
Geologists and petroleum engineers testified before a three judge federal court in Houston on underground water seepage in the East Texas oil field. The hearing continues a June session on temporary injunctions against enforcement of oil proration orders by the railroad commission.
A Panhandle Fair visit featured 17 cities represented by 12 motorcades plus tours by Hereford High School Whiteface Band and other ensembles led by Ralph Smith Sam Brewer J L Hathaway and C W Beene The Randall County agriculture exhibit won for the fifth straight year with scores led by Randall Wheeler and Hemphill among 19 counties and New Mexico entries.
Colonel Andrew Jackson Houston 78, last surviving son of General Sam Houston, was near death at St. Joseph's infirmary after an appendicitis operation. Physicians gave up hope for his recovery last night. A brief note mentions red peppers in Indian food historically.
County exhibits at the fairgrounds draw crowds as Panhandle counties showcase crops and garden produce. Lipscomb, Roberts, Hansford, and Quay Harding counties display grains, hay, beans, onions, potatoes, broom corn, and other goods under county agents guidance. Cherbourg port passenger traffic falls in first half of 1932 from prior year totals.
Plainview girl Vernon Wilks captured the grand champion litter and reserve in the 4-H division at the Tri-State Fair pig show. Dawson Balfour of Magenta won the grand champion single, with O C Cotton of Vega taking the reserve litter. judging was by W L Stengle of Texas Tech.
Hereford boy farmers won the Tri-State Fair prize for the Future Farmers educational exhibits with eight towns represented. Second place went to Dalhart. The exhibits emphasized feeding and care of poultry and economical farming methods with demonstrations of whole grain versus ground milo and miniatures. Judges included W H Upchurch Ernest Duke and John Edmonds. School teachers listed: Claude J M Hill Hereford D B Hopkins Dalhart R C Lind Farwell B R Taylor Tulia D M Taylor Pampa J L Lester McLean A A Tampke Perryton J R Hewitt.
The Seventh Court of Civil Appeals will hear further arguments in Borger recall election disputes next Wednesday. Borger officials led by acting city attorney J H Aynesworth argued that Judge E J Pickens overstepped by issuing a mandamus to force a recall on June 11, and that the mayor and city commission cannot preside as judges in a recall election. Borger Citizens' Committee members E E Schneider Ross Me Ren Ralph Reinsmidt and George Cain attended with Mayor John R Miller.
Amarillo area quotations cover wheat and milo through poultry. Kansas City and Chicago livestock show steady to lower hogs and varying cattle and lamb prices, while New York stocks rally on rails and utilities amid broad gains. New Orleans cotton opens firm on strong demand and Liverpool support.
Early trading shows firm action in October and December futures with gains of 17 to 18 points from yesterday's close. By mid-morning activity remains strong with October hitting 7.14 and January at 7.32, about 31 to 33 points above the prior close as heavy buying sustains the rally.
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