29 Sep 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1937
Page
1
A review notes The Paramount shows Topper a clever fast paced comedy with broad usable humor. The piece highlights Mr Harrison's strong performance and calls for more publicity. The column also wanders through notes on weather and media figures with casual asides and local opinions.
A reflective column recalls faster driving in the past and small town anecdotes, counters with memories of traffic enforcement and a 1891 Alvarado Bulletin warning against buggy speed. It weaves in observational quips about preachers, politics, and curiosities from history and daily life.
An old cowboy letter from Hereford praises West Texas and eastern New Mexico cowboys who rushed to aid four Plainview residents killed when their northbound party collided with a truck on the east side of the highway. It notes Mrs. Bill Adams died instantly and Bill Adams later worked various ranches and outfits across New Mexico and Texas. Cowboys arrived from multiple counties soaking up grief with aid, while tributes emphasize enduring Cowboy loyalty and the Spirit of the Old West.
In San Antonio Texas Mrs Bonificia Garcia 68 fights gangrene spreading in her arm after being caught in a picket fence for 12 hours while her son lay chained in his room. Doctors abandon hope of saving her life unless the gangrene is halted first. A second item notes a Sequoia National Park tree named for Gen Robert E Lee reflecting park fire damage.
Collman explains moisture affects hair readings and shucks while natural indicators like pecan crops and squirrels signal coming cold. He notes fiddler strings react to moisture and hints at a late winter after a late spring. Coleman adds cautious talk of possible delayed cold season.
The article recalls the first armed clash between American rebels and British troops, dated 1785 in Pennsylvania near the Maryland border, occurring 19 years before Lexington and Concord. It mentions owls and hawks as capable hunters, highlighting wildlife observations in the same context.
Twenty two U S Army attack planes landed at English Airport for refueling on the route from Fort Sill to El Paso. Amarillo residents had earlier watched the formation land and take off. The morning flight, about 22 planes, briefly stopped in Amarillo after a weather delay.
The city commission awarded a gasoline supply contract to The Texas Company at 10 12 cents per gallon for carloads. A large storage tank from Willborn Brothers will be installed near the city barns at Fourth Avenue and Madison Street, replacing previous small-quantity fuel purchases.
Ku Klux Klan leader Hiram W. Evans announced a nonviolent statewide campaign to counter sit-down strikes. The plan, to be formed at secret conventions in about 30 states, aims to organize ideas rather than use violence from now until June.
Pravda announced the execution of 10 alleged terrorists in Leningrad for disrupting electric power service. The Soviet press release identified the defendants and framed the acts as sabotage against the state infrastructure.
In Fort Worth L J Shepperd claimed a 14 pound catfish to prove his tale. Skeptics doubted the weight so he showed a second catch, an 18 pound catfish, caught with rod and reel to back his story.
An explosion and fire at a Swift and Company main building in Chicago's stockyards caused an estimated 200000 in damage. Fire officials reported the blaze started on the third or fourth floor and steam pipes exploded ten minutes later. No injuries were reported as fifty fire companies fought the flames and steam.
Athens Georgia September 29 Rob the robot has completed grading of 20000 freshman placement examinations for the state university system. Developed by a national machine company and education foundation Rob processed papers from all schools in ten days, a task that would have taken about 200 workers two weeks. The machine reads pencil marks in true false or yes no questions and records scores automatically.
Unemployment census officials said a November inquiry may include assessing WPA workers ability to hold regular jobs. Associates of Administrator John D. Biggers discussed a possible circularization of all work relief beneficiaries about past employment and capabilities.
An old advertisement promotes Littell's Liquid sulphurate compound to relieve itching from minor skin irritations such as prickly heat ivy poisoning and chiggers. The product has been sold for over twenty five years at 50 cents a bottle through Fox Drug Company and other drug stores.
County Judge J. N. Riggs announces a Thursday deadline for petitions and hearings on supplemental licenses to permit beer sales after midnight or on Sundays. Under new state law, only outlets with higher food sales than beer may sell after midnight. otherwise permits are denied.
Pope Pius in an encyclical calls Catholics worldwide to recite their rosaries in October. He warns the world is in a moral and spiritual crisis due to mankind's forgetfulness of God and criticizes communism and right wing extremism.
Nelson Moore pleads guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge by indictment. The court suspends his license as a consequence of the guilty plea.
One bandit was killed and another wounded in a running gun battle through Midland streets during an attempted hold up of the Chemical State Savings Bank. Three bystanders were shot in the incident.
Premier Benito Mussolini leaves Berlin after five days with Adolf Hitler. They walked to the train together and Mussolini leaned from the window as they finished talks reaffirming cooperation in European affairs and urging peace.
London dispatch reports the air ministry has allowed Gloster Aircraft Ltd to accept an order from China for a limited number of Gloster fighters capable of 250 miles per hour. The planes were previously restricted to air ministry use.
T D Moore was fined 50 and given five days in jail by District Judge E C Nelson after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a December River Road Highway collision. His license was suspended for 90 days. Moore waived a jury trial.
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