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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1936
Page
2
Local weather forecast predicts mainly light rain tonight with clearing by Tuesday afternoon and unsettled clouds later in the week. Equinox cycle brings varied sun and clouds as Plains residents look forward to a bigger Tri State Fair with a famed Hereford exhibit noted as one of the world’s top showcases.
Texas wheat producers in 14 counties await government checks totaling over 2.5 million dollars for the 1936 AAA program. Potter County has 127 checks worth 34,494 dollars already received, with audits complete in Armstrong through Dallam and 15 other counties. Washington staff aiding state agent John R. Edmonds as audits finish.
Potter County commissioners voted to close the courthouse for the afternoon as officials join Amarillo Day activities at the Tri-State Fair. Sheriff’s office remains open. other officials attend fair events. Judge Nelson designates the week for non jury work while the grand jury is recessed.
Emperor Haile Selassie departed Croydon Airport London for Geneva to seek a decision on Ethiopia’s delegation seating at the League of Nations. The unexpected move focuses on the international seating dispute with the league.
A collage of notes covers a speedy advertising train between Cleveland and Detroit, a survey on northeastern vacation habits, Rudy Vallee contract quirks, vintage vinegar vending, Cuban defense purchases, Grand Falls of Labrador height, a guitarist delaying a funeral, presidential campaign contributions, grass widows, US flag salutes in 1778, FCC remarks, Little Lord Fauntleroy popularity, child honesty psychology, a UK royal ban on a musical piece, census cadence, weeds' U S loss estimate, and more.
Readable text fragment mentions a race track and a hat being drawn off during a Saturday afternoon event. No clear people, places, or outcomes are identifiable from the readable portion.
Mike Dundee is charged with promoting boxing without a state license for events at Mike Dundees Athletic Boxing Club in San Jacinto. The felony complaint by Roy C. Greenhill cites a San Jacinto incident. Dundee bonded at $500 and the case heads to Potter County grand jury as matches from last Wednesday are recalled.
Edward W. Lewis reports that in state primaries 17 Democrats and one Republican failed to win renomination for the House. With 280 Democrats and 95 Republicans seeking renomination, results signal general party approval of the 74th Congress.
President Roosevelt returned to Hyde Park to celebrate Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt’s 82nd birthday. Ten Roosevelts and relatives are gathered for a birthday dinner as the president divides time between official duties and family time.
Thomas M. Drummond Jr. of Paducah was killed when the car returning to Texas A and M overturned near Clifton. John Skipper of Stephenville was seriously hurt and later hospitalized. Drummond’s body was sent to Fort Worth for funeral arrangements.
District of Columbia grand jury indicted six officials of the Railway Audit and Inspection Co of Pittsburgh on contempt charges before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee. The case stems from proceedings in Washington.
John Douglas Jackson of Fort Worth, son of Mrs. Georgia White Jackson, is one year old on July 1 and has sixteen teeth with four more cutting. Meat babies are twenty months old before such advancement.
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement requests a $49,020 appropriation to continue control efforts for the coming fiscal year. The item highlights the high cost of baiting and killing mosquitoes as a municipal service in Alameda.
Deputies in Potter County begin typing the 1936 tax roll with more than 65 000 properties to list. The process will take about six weeks. Miss Jewel Davidson, tax assessor collector, reports two typists two proof readers and a sheet balancer are at work.
The Old Mill Pond caricature cartoon is being held over at the Rialto theater for tomorrow and Wednesday by demand. The Moon's Our Home will be the feature picture.
W A Askew invites former XIT cowboys to a Wednesday 3:30 pm gathering on the lawn south of the Merchant's Building at the Tri State Fairgrounds to discuss a large XIT reunion planned for Fort Worth this fall.
The State Board of Equalization told Oakland it must pay regular sales tax on every dog it sold from impound over the past year. The city responded that it is not in the dog business and tax should not apply.
KGNC airs a full day of programs from 6:00 am to 5:55 pm with a string of music shows. Morning segments include The Sky Pilot Farm and Home Hour and Panhandle Cowboy, plus White Azaleas and Home Demonstration Clubs. Afternoon features include Ted Fio Rito Orchestra, Carson Robinson and His Buckaroos, The Flying Dutchman, and Baseball Scores with Dance Music between.
Texas highway officials opened a two day hearing in Austin and said no major state program would be considered until the federally aided plan is disposed of. Commissioner John Wood said the federal program will close gaps on major roads enabling about 1800 miles of state projects to join the federal aid program.
Funeral plans for Mrs. Lottie Mae Anderson 53 wife of A T Anderson Amarillo garage man were incomplete. She died at 1900 Buchanan Street after years of poor health. A native of Illinois she lived in Amarillo 20 years and belonged to the First Christian Church. Survived by husband two sons Phillip A Anderson Shamrock and C Wade Anderson Amarillo two daughters Mrs F W Nunn and Mrs Emma Stalcup Amarillo, plus two brothers and two sisters.
A small tropical storm near hurricane strength was centered about 575 miles east of Fort Pierce Florida and moving northwest across the Atlantic. Vessels were cautioned by the federal hurricane warning system as the storm strengthened overnight. It was first located north-northeast of Puerto Rico and continued northwest, gaining intensity.
The treasury position on Sept 18 shows receipts 50,123,367.82 and expenditures 36,749,045.80 with a balance of 2,276,967,200.26. Customs receipts for the month total 20,116,822.51. For the fiscal year since July 1 receipts reach 1,014,472,139.32 and expenditures 1,446,512,461.61, including 495,004,597.25 of emergency spending, creating an excess of 432,040,322.29. Gross debt stands at 33,812,600,14748 with gold assets at 10,770,790,054.59.
Hollywood couple Joan Blondell and Dick Powell married Saturday night aboard the liner Santa Paula at San Pedro. They sail down the Mexican coast today for a two week stay in New York before returning to Hollywood to resume film work.
Doctors treating Nicholas Titulescu former Romanian foreign minister issued a statement denying poisoning rumors. They said he suffers acute anemia from a spontaneous illness contracted late in July in St Moritz Switzerland.
Deputy Ruth Smith of the district clerk's office resumes duties this morning after a three week vacation in New Mexico.
J B Russell posted an 8300 bond and was charged with tampering with an automobile. Jailer Gib Landis said Russell was arrested at the Tri State Fair grounds Saturday night.
The free zoo on the Tri-State Fair grounds attracts 2000 to 5000 visitors each Sunday in spring and summer. Keeper C C Timmons has beautified the grounds with a giant flower bed and improved lawns and hedges. The star attraction during fair week are three newborn lion cubs recently added to the exhibit.
Birds from Tri-State Fair arrive by 9 am for the exclusive poultry show. Norman C. Vogele of Hereford, APA head for the Tri-County Poultry Association, brings over 100 birds from Deaf Smith County. Earl J. Curry, superintendent, calls it one of the best ever held in Amarillo.
James M. Spinning, 50, an automobile accessory salesman, died at his 2506-B Taylor Street residence at 5:30 this morning after ten years in Amarillo. The body will go to Covington, Indiana, for funeral services and burial. He is survived by his wife Leone, his mother Mrs. Laura Spinning of Covington, a brother John Spinning, and three sisters Mrs. R. V. Smith Nina Spinning and Laura Spinning. He helped in Oklahoma City with R W Smith Supply Co. He was a Methodist.
County Tax Collector Jewell Davidson reports 124 Amarillo commercial car drivers obtained chauffeur licenses last week. Licenses cost $3 and funds go to the State Department of Safety. State officers filed 13 highway law violation charges with many paying $10 fines. fines from licenses went to justice courts.
Glen Cates was jailed in Potter County on $500 bond after allegedly leaving the scene of a Sunday afternoon sideswipe on Highway 66 about 212 miles west of Amarillo. John W. Jones of 414 Polk Street reported damage to his car.
Reports show Texico Farwell on the Texas New Mexico line received two inches of rain Sunday while Clovis New Mexico had about the same. Hereford Borina and Friona recorded half inch. Amarillo Tucumcari area saw quarter to half inch, with light showers from Tucumcari to Dalhart and other North Plains spots. Oklahoma Panhandle towns Goodwell and Texhoma reported half inch, and other areas recorded eight to a quarter inch.
A 12 hour rain deluged Hobbs New Mexico flooding the business district and half the residential area with three inches to three feet of water. Merchants moved stock upstairs while hundreds of cars stalled and schools suspended as water rose slowly.
Browder accuses Hearst papers of distorting his stance on Roosevelt and a united front with workers for a Farmer-Labor party. He says he is an American party with Moscow ties, while Hearst objects to Roosevelt’s misstatements and claims his coalition was misrepresented.
Rainfall totaled over seven inches in six days with two inches Sunday at Childress. Streets flooded, cars stalled on highways, but reports say good feed crops can still be made and wheat prospects look excellent for the South Plains.
The exchange accuses Roosevelt of recognizing Bolshevik influence and aligning with Marxist socialist platforms. Hearst contends Roosevelt lacks knowledge and warns of plots to overthrow established governments, including the United States republic.
The Tri-State Fair officially opened with Mayor Rogers praising officials, noting Wilbur C. Hawk memorial, now Wilbur Hawk Hall. A Perryton band led a crowd under a sun break, midway crowds explored exhibits, and daily events start at 2 pm. Tomorrow features Panhandle Borger and Pampa bands with Oklahoma Day and Old Settl ers Day planned for Wednesday.
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