30 Jul 1931
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
1
New York police, under Commissioner Mulrooney, closed in on gangsters who killed a child and wounded four others on East 107th Street. Investigators found a lead matching a green sedan with license 9Y51-91NY, as the manhunt intensified across a Sicilian neighborhood.
The report notes heat across the west central and eastern states with deaths from high temperatures and fires. It cites Imperial Valley California reaching 120 degrees and Salt River Valley Arizona reporting 17 deaths, while Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri areas see cooler fronts and rain.
NACOGDOCHES Tex July 29 Deputy Sheriff Red Johnson was released on a 2000 bond after an examining trial today on charges of killing George Lowery a cattleman at Etoile last Saturday night.
Actress Joan Bennett hospitalized after being thrown from a horse in Hollywood. Doctors expect a recovery period of eight to twelve weeks.
A severe earthquake struck Santiago on July 29, jolting the Chilean capital and prompting emergency responses. No immediate reports of casualties or damages are confirmed in the early dispatch.
Amarillo and vic city expect showers on Thursday with cooler conditions. West Texas remains partly cloudy with likely showers in Panhandle and far west areas, less warm than Thursday. New Mexico forecasts local showers and possible thunderstorms, small temperature changes. Continuous hourly temperature readings appear unreliable in the source.
Huntsville report says Joe Shield, condemned for the alleged killing of his wife in Brown County, is to be executed by electric chair at the state penitentiary Friday morning. He was convicted July 2, 1930, for the wife murder. Officials note he was a model inmate and welcomed visits, including from the chaplain.
Q O W Vernon and Mason King of Amarillo chamber head to Claude for an all day rodeo picnic and old settlers gathering. Dr J A Hill of West Texas State Teachers College will speak on Citizenship at 10 30 AM. City urges Panhandle citizens to attend as Claude opens its new pavement.
Floods sweep Central China with widespread devastation and high casualties. Officials report hundreds or thousands dead as food prices surge by about thirty percent across major cities.
Mrs. Mary Watkins, 81, of Water Valley collapsed on the speakers platform at the Confederate reunion in Christoval near San Angelo. She remained ill tonight and is the widow of a veteran.
The North Atlantic Pacific conference announced a reduction of first class passenger rates by 10 to 30 percent, effective August 17, across eighteen transatlantic lines to lower travel costs for travelers between Paris and the United States and other destinations.
A brief note reports no confirmation of a second sea fliers duo in Maine. Officials urged caution as searches continued. Local residents reported limited radio contact and sightings remained unverified.
The air trio led by Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr lands on a Moylegrove farm near Cardigan after crossing the North Atlantic amid fog. They report sighting Ireland and say fuel remains for eight more hours if weather clears. One rival pair Boardman and Polando still missing. Graf Zeppelin and Amy Johnson also in Europe as Lindberghs visit their grandson in Maine.
The Texas House closed its oil industry investigation 16 days after a special session began to push oil conservation laws. Governor Sterling faced questions over a 1930 Humble Oil contract granting $300 000 to him and $100 000 to associates, claimed as royalties. he said it delayed lease development and was filed in Liberty County. He defended appointive over elective conservation oversight, arguing efficiency. Continued on page 15.
Weatherford resident Aleene McFarland marries Prince Johann of Liechtenstein in London at noon. The couple plans a lengthy American honeymoon and a visit to Weatherford to meet relatives. Liechtenstein, small principality on the Rhine, has about 11 000 subjects and Vaduz as its capital.
SPEARMAN July 29 J M Thomson 55 prominent farmer and dairyman of this section killed instantly on Highway 117 between Stinnett and Borger when his truck overturned while passing another vehicle. He loaded milk to Borger and leaves a widow two sons two daughters. Funeral arrangements pending. TEXHOMA July 29 J Walker slightly injured when his automobile overturned two miles west of here early this after noon.
Frederick Girnau publisher of the Coast Reporter was found guilty on two of six counts in a federal mail misuse charge tied to articles about Clara Bow's love life. The Los Angeles trial dated July 29 followed publication of the weekly tabloid.
The Graf Zeppelin dirigible is reported to be returning from the Arctic to Leningrad after four days aloft, shortening its Far North mission due to heavy Arctic fogs and radio silence linked to entering a high silence zone over Archangel.
In San Antonio on July 29 J. D. Ludlow age 30 and R. Torres age 24, both laborers, were killed when they touched live electrical wires in a construction shaft at Camp Normoyle. They died instantly.
Tulsa reports show major oil companies weighing counter moves to Governor Murray's demand for a one dollar per barrel price by Saturday. Executives consider federal injunctions or ignoring the order while awaiting a formal action, with Cicero Murray predicting pre-Saturday talks among state leaders.
Weather observer H. T. Collman predicts showers may halt and perhaps break the hot dry spell gripping Amarillo for weeks. The rain would be the first in the area since May 30, with temperatures rising from 69 to 94 degrees yesterday afternoon.
Cecil Marion Elston, 24, surveyor for Carson County and Panhandle native, died at Northwest Texas Hospital after a Sunday shooting at Jack Hall's ranch. Two motorcycle policemen Harper and Murr were charged with murder. bonds set at $5,000 each and posted. Funeral services planned at Panhandle Methodist Church with interment in Panhandle Cemetery.
The piece urges readers to visit local beauty shops advertised daily in The Globe News Want Ads to fix makeup faults and choose the right beauty aids to complete their summer outfits. It highlights the impact of a neat coiffure on overall appearance.
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