Depression Bright Spot Lifts 1931 Sales Rumors
United Press reports 1931 electric refrigerator sales rose nearly 30 percent from 1929 and surpassed 1930 figures. William Wrigley Jr Co buys 50 carloads of clocks for over 1 million dollars. Business Week index on Jan 9 at 63.5, United Corporation nets 18.445 million in 1931 versus 16.08 million in 1930. Masonite posts 2.796 million year sales, up from 2.496 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Rex Cole, Inc. Distributing Company
Chicago
William Wrigley, Jr., Co
Chicago—Masonite Corporation
Mississippi Flood Levee Breached Forces Mass Evacuations
In Swan Lake and Glendora Mississippi, a grassy levee collapsed, triggering fears of widespread drowning as rapid water rise threatened Tippo basin homes. Red Cross estimates place 30,000 displaced and relief needs at 100000 dollars as rivers rose with new rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Lake
Miss
Grassy Lake
Here
Tippo Basin
Glendora
Red Cross
North
Mississippi
New Officials Named for Telephone Company in Northwest Texas
Southwestern Bell announces management changes for Northwest Texas. George N Hailey moves to Dallas to oversee state wide special sales and contracts. Don Hunsaker becomes Amarillo district superintendent with E E Scruggs as manager, while Amarillo becomes district HQ. Hailey praises Amarillo as a future great South city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Northwest Texas
M. P. Caldwell
Fort Worth
George N. Hailey
Dallas
Amarillo
Don Hunsaker
E. E. Scruggs
Hunsaker
Hailey
Texas
Caldwell
Telephone Company
Rotary Club
Boy Scout Council
First Baptist Church
South
Fair and Warmer Forecast Ends Unusual Amarillo Weather
The U S Weather Bureau predicts clearing skies and rising temperatures ending several days of rough weather in Amarillo and the Panhandle. Friday temperatures ranged 25 to 38 degrees with a rare late night rise from freezing. The barometer was notably low three days earlier in Amarillo and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collman
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity today
Saturday forecast for Amarillo and West Texas shows fair, warmer conditions with rising temperatures in the north. New Mexico region expects partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Hourly readings from yesterday show a maximum around 83 with a low near 25 and similar values for morning and afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Sun Sai
Sage
Demos And G C P Reach Agreement On Liquor Change
Democratic and Republican veterans in the House reached a proposed amendment to the 18th Amendment allowing states to legalize liquor if they choose. Rep Beck of Pa and Linthicum of Md will jointly introduce the measure and a petition aims for 145 signatures to force a vote this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Beck
Rep
Linthicum
Democrat
Mercy Flight May Prove Not Needed
Pilot Stuart Reiss flew an oxygen room to Tucson for pneumonia patient Alice Hilliard, but physicians say her condition has improved to the point she might not require the device. Reiss landed near midnight following the cross country flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
U.P
Stuart Reiss
Alice Hilliard
Reiss
Japanese Lose Chinese City After Severe Fighting
Chinese regular troops and volunteers retook Tahushan after 48 hours of heavy combat with Japanese forces. Japanese casualties reached about 100 dead or wounded, and they retreated from positions along the Peiping Mukden railway near Chinchow after days of fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
Tahushan
Peiping- Mukden
Chinchow
Farm loan rider defeated in House on reconstruction bill
Renewed farm group efforts to add a $50 million rider authorizing direct loans to farmers through the agriculture department were defeated as House members resumed consideration of the reconstruction bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Chester Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
School Board Delays Pay Cut and Tax Office Consolidation
Amarillo school officials discuss two economy moves a 10 percent teacher pay cut and merging the school tax offices with city and county offices. The pay cut was deferred to February 10, and legal limits on tax office consolidation were noted. The board also pauses actions on tax collections while urging tax payments in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ben H. Stone
George Waddill
Little Box Holds Not Bombs Pills in Commerce Desk
A wooden box feared to contain a bomb moved through government offices until the lid revealed pills. Three detectives, called to handle the package, reported the discovery after hours of concern at the Department of Commerce. Dr Julius Klein was the intended recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Government Bureau
Department of Commerce
Julius Klein
Methodist Church Merger Gets Board Approval
Pittsburgh Jan 15 A plan for the union of the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant churches receives approval from commissions of both churches. The groups will meet in Washington likely in early March to resume discussions on the merger proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Washington
Guaranty Bond State Bank Declares 26 Percent Dividend
The Guaranty Bond State Bank of Tom Ball near Houston, recently robbed of about 5000 dollars, announced a 26 percent dividend for 1931 marking a cheerful turn in its fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Guaranty Bond State Bank of
Tomball
Minister testifies he shot evangelist in self defense
The Rev. J. A. Brown testified in a murder trial that he shot Rev. George Rider in self defense after Rider struck Mrs. Brown and threatened him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
J. A. Brown
George Rider
Rider
Oil Wells In Sabine Flood Await Reopening Four Days
Water from the Sabine River receded but oil wells near Longview remained shut, with about 50 wells affecting operation schedules likely to resume in at least four days.
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Longview
Sabine River
Reorganizing of Honolulu Police Speeds Ahead
Honolulu moves to rapidly reorganize the police department amid investigations into crime and attacks on women. A bill to purge politics and shift to an appointive head is readied for the special territorial session. Massie case and navy personnel linked to Kahahawai murder remain temporarily in abeyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Territorial
Department of Politics
Granville Fortescue
Thomas H. Massie
Navy
Joseph Kahahawai
Massie
Assistant Attorney General to Lead Hawaii Law Enforcement Probe
Assistant Attorney General Seth W. Richardson plans a Hawaii trip to oversee a Senate investigation into law enforcement. He aims to complete the inquiry within about a month after arrival around February 4. Richardson, six feet tall, will coordinate with subordinates amid calls and a busy procedure plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seth W. Richardson
Hawaii
Far Northwest
Justice Department
Senate
Policeman's Son Encounters Outlaw Floyd at Camp McAlester
In McAlester Oklahoma on January 15 a police officer's son told authorities he met bank robber Charles Pretty Boy Floyd face to face at Camp McAlester the previous night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Charles
Pretty Boy” Floyd
Oklahoma
Camp McAlester
Refusal to Indict Man Who Slayed Son in Mercy Killing
Holmes County grand jury refused to indict James Stonehouse who confessed to killing his two year old son David Oscar as an act of mercy Instead jurors recommended sanity tests and confinement to an asylum pending further proceedings
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Millersburg, O
Holmes County
James Stonehouse
David Oscar
Crowd Cheers As Boes Grab Hen on Street
A hen and three hoboes entertained onlookers at Polk and Eighth Streets Friday afternoon. A domelike matron crossed the intersection and spooked, while the hoboes chased the hen under a car before fleeing west toward the countryside amid cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boes
Army of the Unemployed
Polk
Eighth Streets
Eighth Street
Japanese Foreign Minister Reaffirms Open Door Policy in Manchuria
Foreign Minister Kenkichi Yoshizawa told Ambassador Forbes that Japan will maintain the Open Door Policy in Manchuria in response to Secretary Stimson's note invoking the nine power treaty regarding the Manchurian conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Stimson
Manchuria
W. Cameron Forbes
Resolution Would Use Army Tents for Destitute Aid
Sen. Thomas of Oklahoma introduced a Senate joint resolution to empower the War Department to furnish tents and other equipment for relief of destitute persons in any state or territory. He cited the War Department's inability to provide for about 350 destitute families in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Sen
Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate
War Department
Oklahoma City
Murray for President Rally in Amarillo This Afternoon
Murray for President boosters in Amarillo and the Panhandle are invited by W T Brothers, Amarillo attorney, to a 3 o clock meeting in the county court at law room of the new courthouse. Brothers chairs the committee promoting Oklahoma's governor for presidential nomination. Murray for President clubs are being organized in every state.
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Murray
Amarillo
the Panhandle
W. T. Brothers
Mr. Brothers
Oklahoma
Brothers
Apple Cart Play Heads to Amarillo Stage Today
The Apple Cart opening in Amarillo today promises a strong turnout with 2:30 p.m. first performance. Wilbur C. Hawk sponsors the show and predicts a last minute rush as shoppers and visitors arrive from out of town. George Bernard Shaw’s satire, famed for its brilliant cast, is billed as top entertainment for Panhandle audiences amid warm weather forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur C. Hawk
Topeka
Wichita
Kan
Amarillo
Panhandle
Shaw
Hawk
No Concession Talk Held Mellon Denies Concessions
Secretary Mellon denied any conversations with bankers or state department officials about Colombian loans or with President Olaya regarding a Barco concession to Gulf Oil. Spokesman Alexander W. Gregg said Mellon met Olaya socially but had no talks about the Barco concession or Gulf Oil. Gregg outlined Mellon's testimony to Patman and noted Mellon has not engaged in improper stock ownership or corporate control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mellon
State Department
Colombia
Olaya
Gulf Oil Company
House Judiciary Committee
Treasury
Wright Patman
Texas
Alexander W. Gregg
Patman
Gulf Company
New York
Gregg
Barco
Gulf Oil Corporation
D. D. Shepard
Pittsburgh
Melion
Joint Congressional Tax Committee
Anti-Saloon League Elects New President
Bishop Ernest G. Richardson of Philadelphia was elected president of the Anti-Saloon League of America, succeeding Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Detroit, in Washington on January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ernest G. Richardson
Philadelphia
Anti-Saloon League of America
Thomas Nicholson
Detroit
Railroad wage talks delayed for third time in Chicago
The railroad wage conference in Chicago was postponed for a third time as a 21 member committee of union labor leaders prepared to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Railroads ask 10 percent pay cut for one year
Railways of the United States propose a ten percent deduction from every paycheck for one year to help during an unemployment relief request by laborers. The plan, submitted by a nine president committee, keeps basic rates unchanged and would automatically end after twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Man Convicted in Fatal Stabbing of Friend
A Houston jury convicted 24 year old Ervin Cole of murdering his friend Ernest Jordan who was stabbed to death on December 15. The State showed Cole and Jordan argued while riding in a truck with two girls. a 20 year prison term was assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Ervin Cole
Ernest Jordan
Jordan
Cole
Acquit Three Officers in Hanging of Goatherd Cantu
Five officers charged with aggravated assault in the case of Eliseo Cantu the goat herder were acquitted. The defendants included border patrolmen C L Austin Roy Mansfield and O V Moreland along with deputies Ramon Longoria and E M Yznaga. Cantu said they tied a rope around his neck looped it over a tree limb and hoisted him briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Eliseo Cantu
C. L. Austin
Roy Mansfield
O. V. Moreland
Ramon Longoria
E. M. Yznaga
Cantu
Bank Robbery Shocks Washington Bank Held Up for 10000
The Washington Mechanics Savings Bank near the Capitol was held up today. Four robbers fled with about 10000 in cash after entering the bank and threatening staff. Police pursued suspects but no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROB Capital Bank
Washington
U.P
Washington Mechanics Savings Bank
National Capitol
Greer Improves in Hospital After Prolonged Illness
Isaac B. Greer, 52, regaining strength in a Lubbock hospital on his seventh day of a convulsive cough, as doctors monitor his condition and note improving recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Jan
Isaac B. Greer
Hoover reconstruction finance bill advances to conferees
The House approved President Hoover’s 2 billion dollar reconstruction finance corporation plan and sent it to conference to resolve differences with the Senate. Action set for next week. The bill aims to provide 2 billion in loans to banks and financial institutions to fund industry agriculture and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House
Senate
Daughter of Grove Hill Girl Hurt Crossing Street
Mildred Hill a year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Grover Hill suffered a broken leg and head injuries Friday afternoon when struck by a car while crossing near their home at Sixt and Kentucky. She was taken to Northwes Texas hospital in fair condition with no head fractures. The driver Morris Freeman about 20 transported the injured girl home. Marguerite Smith was uninjured.
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Mildred
Grover Hill
Kenucky
Northwes Texas Hospital
Marguerite Smith
Sixt
Kentucky
Morris Freeman
Ao Hill
Freeman
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Patmans
Dan
Methodist Church
Good Bank News
Columbia
Claims Secretary
Anti-Saloon League
Mellon and
Fee
Associated Press
Andrew W. Mellon
Defenders of
Bill
Port OF
Grove Hill
Ness
Roger Babson
Busi- Globe-News
Pensive
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