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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1931
Page
8
Washington April 15 Prohibition Director Woodcock reports a new high peak in March enforcement with 5 273 dry law arrests 719 automobile seizures and 10 534 injunctions granted. He notes 200 new agents and says courts lag behind while fines decline and jail terms rise.
The age of jail sentences has risen since enforcement shifted to the justice department. Woodcock outlined plans to assimilate 500 new agents into the federal dry force. Beginning July 1, a two week impromptu school training will start in 12 prohibition districts. About 300 recruits will attend a refresher in Washington in June, ready by July 15. Woodcock will lead an inspection through eight northwestern states this week.
The census bureau reports March cotton consumption at 490,586 bales of lint and 62,771 bales of linters. March stocks show lint and linters in consuming establishments, public storage, and at presses, plus exports of 605,461 bales lint and 10,456 linters and 26,489,832 active spindles.
Berlin reports Germany now manufactures 19 types of sport and tourist airplanes with prices from 1787 to 6076 dollars. Six models sell under 3000, five reach 4000, and the rest go up to 6000. Engines range from 20 to 125 horsepower.
Officers search for D. W. Davis Channing school superintendent indicted for seduction. Missing since last Wednesday. victim from Hartley Texas, who moved from Bal linger. Father says life threatened. Davis praised for two years of service, Amarillo search proved fruitless. Wife and husband exchange terse quips from Tit-Bits.
In Waco Texas a mother learns her son C E Dickerson is alive after a body sent to Fort Worth for burial was found to belong to another man. Illinois undertaker refused to repay $200 to recover the body. Knoxville police had identified the dead man as Dickerson. Relations accuse the undertaker of mishandling the case and seek repayment.
Mrs Fannie Rogers of Dill on DC says Cardus restored her strength after years of weakness and nervous fatigue. She experienced better sleep, less leg pain, and regained vitality following Cardui use. She recommends Cardui to friends, noting gratitude beyond dollars and cents. Extract cites vegetable ingredients and claims wide benefit.
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