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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1931

Page

2

Youth Riven 7 Year Term For Forgery

James Leviski, 19, pleaded guilty in district court to forgery and received the minimum two year sentence. He forged a $28 check signing as John Roddy on March 19, paid part of it, and was arrested at Shamrock driving a car alleged stolen. The DA pursued one forgery count and dismissed the theft charge.

James Leviski Criminal District Court Levnski John Roddy Ilinois Shamrock Leviski

Gas bids tabulated. city to study proposals before action

Bids for gas distribution are read and referred to the city engineering department. The commission will take time to tabulate and study proposals, with Mayor Thompson on a business trip and expected back Friday. Inserted actions include paving Parker Street, park seating, and appropriations for the Chamber of Commerce and water fund transfers.

City Commission J. N. Vernon Ernest O. Thompson Vernon Commission Bill Durham Thompson Washington, D. C Parker Street Fifteenth Avenue John Dees Amatillo Construction Company Oliver-Eakle Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development Water ‘Works General Fund Water Deent Interest and Sinking Fund Southwestern Public Service Company

Oil Proration Talks Admit Uncertainty Over New Order

The expiring oil order lapsed this morning while operators kept to limits awaiting a new 90 day edict. Officials and railroad committee members say field development is rapid, making six month forecasts unreliable and hinting the new area allowance will exceed 50 000 barrels with current output over 125 610 barrels daily in the East.

Central Toueh Exas Central Proration Committee

World Watch and War Debts Across a Turbulent Scene

The piece covers racketeering killings in Chicago linked to a reporter's murder, Mussolini urging wheat distribution to aid farmers, veterans' bonuses funding, Gandhi's stance and prison hardship, Hindu Muslim violence in India, and European trade tensions with US protection concerns as Secretary Stimson probes European exclusive deals.

Office Supply Branch to Be Opened

A distributing branch of the Markwell Manufacturing Company will be located here this month. C. V. Verdon, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, announced this morning. The date and location will be announced later. The firm is a nationally known organization and has operated for the last 12 years.

Markwell Manufacturing Company C. V. Verdon Chamber of Commerce

Quake Devastates Managua as Death Toll Rises

The Managua earthquake leaves much of the city in ruins with about 1,000 dead and 2,000 injured. Martial law is declared as U S Marines and the National Guard fight fires and aid relief. American casualties include Lieutenant Commander Hugo Baske and others. communications are severed except for a distant radio.

Hugo F. A. Baske Nicaraguan National Guard Joseph D. Murray Concord Mass United States Marine Corps James F. Dickey Vallejo Calif Napoleon Re Moncada Matthew E. Hanna Red Cross Frutos Paniagua United States Marines National Guard National Penitentiary

Easter Egg Hunt Set With Free Prizes For Kids

The event joins a note of good weather with a two o clock start. The Globe News will relocate eggs if skies stay clear and kids are allowed to collect them in a separate area. All children may keep eggs and win prizes. Helen Twelvetrees Divorced Los Angeles. Helen Twelvetrees, screen actress, obtained a final divorce decree yesterday from Clark Twelvetrees after cruelty claims. The couple wed in 1927.

Globe-News Helen Twelvetrees Los Angeles Helen ‘Twelvetrees Clark Twelvetrees

Plane Crash Fatalities Rockne Sours Flight News

Kansas crash kills Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne and eight others as investigations note wing separation possibilities. Kansas City and Amarillo report higher than freezing ground temperatures and crowd interest grows around wreckage and recovered parts.

Kansas City U.P Kansas Transcontinental Western Air Line Knute Rockne Notre Dame J.C. Franklin Transcontinental Company Amarillo

Detective testimony links suspect to lingering Lingle case details

In continued testimony, Clarizo described a dark haired man seen fleeing an alley after the shooting, with a 5 foot 10 or 11 inch frame. Captain Stege and Lane disputed Clarizo's version as his own. Patrick Roche, chief investigator, expressed confidence upon Brothers' arrest that if he was not the killer, Lingle would still be alive, as he testified briefly to impeach Thorne's detective story testimony.

Clarizo Stege Lane Patrick Roche State’s Attorney's Office Lingle Brothers Thorne

Habitual Drunk Charge to County

Police transferred a man to the county jail on a charge of habitual drunkenness after two days in the city jail. An officer remarked the detainee still showed intoxication and suspected a heavy tag or drug use during the transfer.

News Tip urges reader tips on local happenings

Readers are urged to submit tips on small and big news events. A $5 prize awaits the best tip, $3 for the second, and $1 for the next three, with emphasis on quick calls for anything that looks like news.okal

Jeffresonia Krebs

Plan to trial tip plan for a week in Amarillo

The Globe urges readers to submit legitimate news tips by phone to the News Tip Editor at 6262 during 9 AM to 6 PM. Tips should include full name and address, focus on unusual items about Amarillo people or visitors, and be verified before publication.

Amarillo The Globe Or News Chamber of Commerce

New Trial Sought in High-Profile District Court Case

A tense district court trial ends with a ten day verdict after McVeigh testifies he was lured to a room for a beer and robbed of 73 dollars, four Tulsa bus tickets, and discharge papers. The defense claims a game of cards produced the loss, while witnesses including Mrs Billie M Sloan back the robbery scenario. The judge must act on the new trial motion before term ends Saturday.

District Court Henry S. Bishop McVeigh Tulsa Billie M. Sloan Rooming House Ste Richard Smith

City Commission Faces No Opposition in Amarillo Race

Election secretary reports 1,303 names per district with all commissioners running unopposed. Vernon notes rarity of unanimous contests and calls it a compliment to current city administration. Voters will decide on three city charter amendments regarding payment extension, park bonds, and simplifying ordinance publication.

Amarillo Vernon Ray Johnson City Commission

L. E. Smith Seeks Honest Finder Of $50 Lost At Post Office

L. E. Smith advertising manager for Levine's department store says a $50 giveaway found in the Federal building post office lobby last Tuesday remains a mystery. He urges the finder to come forward and claim the money.

L. E. Smith Post Office Federal Building Mr. Smith Levine's Sixth Avenue Taylor Street

Too Many Pigs Sterling Advises Proration

Governor Ross Sterling advised E.G. Templeton of Trinity Texas to employ proration after Templeton wrote that a sow produced fourteen pigs in one litter and he cannot care for all.

Sterling Austin Texes Ross Sterling Stoday E.G. Templeton Trinity Texas Templeton

Radio programs mark 25th San Francisco fire anniversary

Radio stations including WABC WEAF and WJZ broadcast special programs April 18 to honor the San Francisco fire’s 25th anniversary with lineups from Lilly Pons WHAF Nat Shilkret and Dennis King. The Newark News Radio Club arranged Stuttgart Germany coverage for April 19 after Pons’ WHAF debut.

WABC San Francisco Newark News Radio Club Stuttgart Germany Lilly Pons WHAF Metropolitan Opera House

Radio supplies offered by Amarillo Electric Company

Our expert advice is free to radio enthusiasts. We carry a complete line of standard brands of tubes batteries accessories and parts for any make radio. Amarillo Electric Company 111 East 5th st Dial 28715.

Amarillo Electric Company East ‘Th St Dial

Fiddlers Contest Sets Prizes and Shows Plan

The article outlines the fiddlers contest with 62 entrants and prizes of 50 and 85 dollars for winners, plus 25 and 7 50 for other categories. It notes a square dance and tap dance contests with multiple prizes, plus performances by Bud and Buster and a show planned with Dr. O H Loyd as master of ceremonies.

Buster Leavell Harley Sad Bud Buster Gene Nation Illo Amarillo O. H. Loyd Vega Wingene

Ruling on Habeas Corpus in Murder Case

The court discusses a habeas corpus ruling over a murder charge where the indictment was questioned as manslaughter or murder. It notes a potential statute of limitations issue and references defendants Wadock and Spurlock with prior convictions and sentencing. Other cases cited include Sallie Dunbar and James Hawkins from Texas counties.

Sonen Conway Satzie Spurlock Sant Wadock Pertray

Barney Oldfield Visits Amarillo in Car Tour

Barney Oldfield, veteran driver, visits Amarillo this afternoon on a trip from Roswell New Mexico en route east. He is driving for SX cause company in testine and makes a first stop at the Amarillo Motor Company on Seventh Avenue.

Barney Oldfield Amarillo Oldfield Toon Roswell New Mexico Testine Amarillo Motor

Senate delays bond issue to fund county legal costs

The Senate moved to engross a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to permit state bonds totaling 212 million dollars for highway reimbursements and new construction. Opponents flooded the four day debate with amendments, leaving passage uncertain as Senator Woodul cautioned about timing.

Senate Woodul Houston

Fuqua’s Stutz Stolen From Front of Church

W H Fuqua’s Stutz sedan was stolen Tuesday night while parked in front of the First Baptist Church. A German scientist reports using radio waves to accelerate growth in certain vegetables to half their normal time even in poor soil.

W.H. Fuqua First Baptist Church

Kansas City Livestock Market Summary April 1

US cattle and hog markets across Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth show varied moves. Hogs mostly down 10 16 cents with top at 7.05 in Kansas City while cattle and calves hold mixed gains and losses. lambs higher in New Orleans as cotton trades steady.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City Chicago Fort Worth Texas U. S. Department of Agriculture

Market slide opens second quarter with uneven gains

New York stocks started April 1981 with price instability as opening trades showed mixed gains then declines amid dull activity. Industrials and utilities weakened on news of lower demand for auto materials while several issues fell several points, and U S Steel recovered after an early dip as Houston Oil and others slipped. Sterling cables opened at 4.857 dollars per share.

New Orleans Liverpool Government Weekly New York Gront Allied Chemical U.S. Industrial Alcohol Otis Elevator Standard Oils New Jersey California Western Union J. T. Case Columbian Carbon United Aircraft U.S. Steel Houston Oil Consolidated Gas Vanadium American Sterling Cables

Home Again After The Crash

A nostalgic dialogue contrasts past wealth with a sober return home. Two lovers discuss simplifying life, keeping relied-on friends, and enjoying simple chores. They choose to forgo lavish days and embrace familiar routines, cherishing ordinary pleasures over lost ambitions.

Multiple Manufacturers and Firms Listed in Industrial Directory

A fragmented OCR list catalogs numerous companies across industries including automotive, aviation, steel, chemicals, textiles, and transport. Entries mention Chrysler Corp, General Motors, Curtiss Wright, Packard, Pennys, New York Central RR, Canadian Pacific, Bethlehem Steel, and Goodyear among others, suggesting a business directory snapshot. The garbled text resembles a trade or industrial index with scattered firm names and partial branding.

At &S FAR Auburn Auto Aviation Corp Ballwin Bit & Ohio RR Bendix Aviation Bethlehem St Bohn Alum & Br Borden Co Borg Warner Bucyrus Firie Bulova Watch Burroughs Add M Byers S.ses F Packing Yase Csuveves Canadian Coast Film Ind Consolidated Gas Cont Baking A Coty Inc Inseess Crucible Steel Cutler Tees Curtiss Wright Curt Wright Soos Davison Chemsesess Dssee Detroit Edson Dupont Eastman Kodak Elee Auto Lite iFlee Elee Ste Battery Endicott Johnson Erie Railroad Eureka Vacuum Mar Field & Co Fisk Rubber Fos Wheeler Inc Freeport CS Cccee General Fee General General Motors Ry Sirnal Gillette Skaz Glidden Co Goodrich Ti&e R Goodyear Granby Cos Cop Grand Silver Grigsby Nor Westery Sugar Hahn Dept Stores Hudson Motors Hupp Motors Il Central RR Industrial Rayon Inspir Inter Nick Inter Cement Inter Hary Jewel Tea Johns Mansville Kelvinator Jorp Kelsey Hays Kennecottopper Kresge SS & Co Kroger Gro & Bak Krueger & Toll Lambert Co Matheison Alkali Mk&ter Miami Mo Pac RR Montgomery Ward Nash Natl Bellas He Natl Biscui Co Pwaé New York Nevada Eben North

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Tack Leiters Leo Brothers Chicago Tribune Mussolini Europe Mr. Gandhi India Gandhi Indian Congress Gracchi Austria French Chamber of Deputies Stimson America Managua AIR Line Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc Charles A. Robrecht Wheeling W. Va Robrecht Marguerite Elizabeth Herrman Hayden G. C. Herrmann Marguerita Robrecht Hermann Francis M. Kamisky Sacred Heart Cathedral Fokker Anthony J. Fokker Cottonwood Falls Kas Bazaar H. J. Christen Christen J. Christen Kans P.O. Lobby Radio Dennis King WEAF Nathaniel Shilkretorch David Lawrence Busine Weaf Colbert H Grantland Rice Jo . Held, Jr KGRS Joy John Josey Jack Snailers WDAG Fiddlers One Jim Ronda Teres Seay Bo Pe W. H. Fuqua Jno. F. Clark Brokerage Jno F. Clark Brokerage Co Pan Allied Chin Allis-Chalmers Amerada Reese American Metal Wee Cricon Cam Car & Fay Sesssseeves i Alia Ns Lovelier Edgar A. Guest Am Aloo Am International Radio Real Silk Hore Rep Iron & St St Joseph Lead Schulte Sears Roebuck Simmons Co San Cal Edison -Ryands Inc Amn Marecety Atlantic Continental Gen Gulf of Penn Houston Houston New Imperial Oil Ltd Indian International Pet Mexican Seaboard Mid-Continent Ceees Mountain Union Oil Cal Venezuelan Pet Kyescas Warner-Quinlan Ohio Oil Am Superpower Assd Canadian Marconi Cent Pub Deere and Co DeForest Radio Detroit Aircraft Bond Ford Motor Ltd Ford Fox Theater A Tee General Avation Eee General Baking Aek Taylor Rochester Ker Wayne Nedies Lin van Raalte Meshet
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