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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1931
Page
4
A brief note in the Amarillo Globe mentions a $25 increase drawing reader attention and prompting questions about its impact. The clipping suggests local reaction and potential price or fee changes affecting residents and businesses.
Secretary of State Stimson remarks that enduring harmony with Mexico stems from shared interests and historic diplomacy. He cites the 1831 treaty of amity and the Pershing expedition as tests that preserved balance, contrasting peaceful U S Canada borders and stressing the Monroe Doctrine as support for independent rights of neighboring nations.
In a New York conversation with Richard Roberts I examine the old Puritans. The Puritan’s social defiance and self discipline shaped New England life, yet his private virtues later became public prohibitions. Today youth show vitality but risk losing life’s focus and discipline.
John Waye confronts Dr Charters and the other doctors over a murder and a forged confession. Waye refuses to yield and accuses each of past crimes while exposing their network of crime. He urges surrender to police, while the doctors debate truth and conscience as Nurse Jones and Studley observe.
A tale explains how a dog trained to hunt raccoons and possums leads to a wildcat sighting, misdirecting the hound and giving rise to the phrase barking up the wrong tree. The anecdote illustrates an error in tracking behavior and its linguistic payoff.
The Globe announces a new series by Russ Murphy inviting readers to submit ideas on how phrases began. Readers may suggest customs or sayings for illustrated responses in future installments.
In a Times Square pineapple toss of New York muscle schools cater to the hard boiled Broadway crowd. Names like Health Institute and Athletic Auditorium line portals while old style professors pose bare chested with tiger skins. Visitors include iron workers taxi drivers and adagio dancers and many patrons seek physical vigor amid a life of excess.
Services for Mrs Lila Marie Chambers age 20 wife of J C Chambers of McLean who died in a local hospital Monday afternoon were to be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the Church of Christ at McLean with Rev S A Ribbles of Shamrock officiating Burial follows in McLean cemetery She leaves her husband an infant daughter Sarah Virginia her mother Mrs J C McClellan two brothers Sam and Lee McClellan of McLean and three sisters Mrs Barney Fullbright LeFors Mrs Richard Erwin Elida NM and Mrs W I Robinson McLean
Concrete work on the south approach to the North Fillmore Street subway is progressing satisfactorily. Day crews under H. R. Smith report no delays as weather remains ideal. About 80 percent of excavation is complete and dirt from the site is being stockpiled for fill around retaining walls.
Statistics from the Amarillo police department’s Bureau of Criminal Identification show a sharp rise in fingerprint activity. 1924 records at the federal bureau totaled 810,188 prints. by 1930, 2,099,271. 1924 prints received 87,918. 1930 saw 419,248. The federal bureau logged 114,874 identifications in 1930. Estaire Filbert, daughter of William J. Filbert, resigns from society for a department store job. sister Beatrice trains to be a nurse.
A crossword puzzle fragment presents horizontal and vertical clues with entries referencing Muscle Shoals. The layout includes numbers and word hints like One of the 32 Amends, To doze, Expanse, and The food supplied by Heaven to the starving Israelites. The snippet suggests a filled puzzle with varied definitions and biblical terms.
A light humor column recounts Flicker’s bid for Mrs Yellow Wing in the Old Orchard. Rival birds show off, Black Pussy steals two tail feathers, and the loss shifts Mrs Yellow Wing’s affections to Yellow Wing. The rival fades as the tail gap exposes the boastful showman, leaving Yellow Wing beloved again.
In a quoted dialogue, Doctor Studley affirms Waye’s physical health and uses his guarded answers to highlight the suspect’s craft. The text hints at a later plot turn tied to Marjorie’s illness and a possible sudden death in bed.
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