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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1931

Page

2

Radio Programs Highlight May 1 and May 3 Openings

The listings note two WJZ debuts in May with May 1 featuring a violinist, accordionist, and banjoist under Dave Boyd, Magnanti, and Carlino, plus a May 3 stag party with Sir Hubert Wilkins as guest speaker. Music by a male quartet and Nat Brusiloff directs the orchestra. Other broadcasts include Daddy and Rollo on WABCO at 6:45, George Jessel on WEAF at 7, Rin Tin Tin on WJZ at 7:15, Helen Corbin Heins as soloist on WEAF at 8, and Brad Browne with Al Liewelyn on WABC at 8.

WJZ Dave Boyd Charles Magnanti William Carlino Sir Hubert Wilkins Arctic Explorer Nat Brusiloff Daddy and Rollo WABCO George Jessel Rudy Vallee WEAF Rin Tin Tin Story Helen Corbin Heins Washington Brad Browne al Liewelyn Wabc Group

The Snake and the Courage to Spare It

A speaker recalls chasing a venomous reptile, weighing whether to kill. He describes pursuing the snake across brown grass and sand, stopping at a moral thought about sparing it to avoid causing more misery. The snake escapes while a companion’s instruction to kill echoes unanswered.

Lo Say

NEW C OF C PRESIDENT IN AMARILLO CHAMBER

The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce elected Dr. R. P. Parcells as president with Dean Kirk as vice president and Lawrence Hagg as second vice president. Vernon V. V. was re-elected manager and will keep staff. New directors include Lawrence Hagg Dwight Newby Ross D. Rogers and R. B. Pinkney.

Amarillo Lawrence Hagg Dwight Newby Ross D. Rogers R. B. Pinkney City Commission Ww. H. Hayman R. C. Martini Wilbur C. Hawk John K. Boyce Will E. Herring

Fierce fighting near San Pedro Sula with 29 dead reported

News briefs describe heavy clashes near Chamelecon and San Pedro Sula as reinforcements rush to regulars. Casualties totaled 29 dead with many wounded. authorities say in San Pedro Sula area the toll was too high to estimate precisely.

Ing Chamelecon San Pedro Sula

Amarillo Gas Rate Cut Prompts City Debate

The Amarillo Gas Company notified Mayor Ernest Thompson and the City Commission of a reduction in the domestic gas rate from 38 to 27 cents per thousand. Officials frame the move as a triumph for the mayor and city as a step toward municipal ownership, while private gas interests warn of market disruption and stress competition in Amarillo.

Amarillo Mayorompson The Rule Colonel Ipson Comppany Amarllo Panhandle Elds Red Midh

Tack Letters Protest Gas and Oil Wholesale Abuse

A reader asks Tack to publish his letter about gas and oil wholesale purchases by local firms. He notes others already having letters printed and urges action, hinting at dissatisfaction with how columns are used. The writer references a page 15 "Tack Letters" feature for further discussion.

Tack

Gas Bill Shifts With Volume In New Rate Schedule

The gas company official notes the firm has not paid a dividend and outlines the new versus old tariff. The table shows volume bands in cubic feet and the old and new cents per unit, with industrial users in the final bands offered flat private-contract rates.

Scout Berg Honored At Dinner By Local Scouts

More than 75 Scout leaders will attend a banquet tonight at Fellowship Hall Polk Street Methodist Church in honor of Gunnar H Berg director of volunteer training for the National Council of Boy Scouts of America. Berg will be principal speaker and also lead an open session at 8. The leadership and training committee chaired by C W Seibel sponsors the program. Marvin J Paul urges all interested in Scouting to attend.

Fellowship Hall Polk Street Methodist Church Gunnar H. Berg National Council of Boy Scouts of America Berg America Leadership and Training Committee C. W. Seibel Marvin J. Paul Scout

National Legion Head to Visit Friday in Amarillo

Ralph T. Duke O Neil national commander of the American Legion will be the honored guest of 100 Legionnaires Friday night at the Amarillo Hotel. He arrives Friday afternoon from Lubbock and will be joined by Hal C Brennan Texas department commander R O Whittaker Texas adjutant and Ernest Cox past commander Roy Cook commander of the New Mexico department will also be present.

Ralph T. “Duke” O'Neil American Legion Amarillo O'Neil Lubcock Hal C. Brennan Department of Texas R. O. Whitteaker Texas Ernest Cox Roy Cook New Mexico Department

Rites for Mrs Parks To Be in Pringle

The body of Ella Parks 48 wife of H N Parks of Pringle died in a local hospital Wednesday afternoon. Services were to be held at 3 PM in Pringle with Rev Bradford officiating. Burial in Leith Cemetery. Survived by husband, father J W Mayfield, Pringle. brother Bill Mayfield Stinnett. sister in law Mrs A Cookston Romero.

Ella Parks H. N. Parks Pringle Bradford Stinnett Baptist Church Leith

Solons Tour He Balloon Plant Inspectors Visit Texas Oklahoma

Solons led by Murphy and Dodd and A E Demaray tour government lands visiting Oklahoma reservations and Carlsbad Cavern. They press for helium plant protection air service unit and review park projects while avoiding new sites due to the economy and Hoover policies. The party travels from Amarillo to El Paso Albuquerque and Clovis, ending after a stop at the helium plant.

el Dodd The Indian Service A. E. Demaray National Park Service Oklahoma Clinton Budget Bureau Murphy Congress Chamber of Commerce Hoover Carlsbad Texas el Paso Albuquerque Jones Amarillo Army Rock Island Santa Fe Clovis

Shouse denies charge of buying magazine attack on Raskob

Washington April 23 Chairman Shouse of the Democratic National Executive Committee today denied a charge by Chairman Fess of the Republican National Committee that he said in a California speech the Republican organization bought 10,000,000 copies of a magazine article attacking John J. Raskob on religious grounds.

Shouse FESS Washington Democratic National Executive Committee Today Republican National Committee California Republican Organization John J. Raskob

Three in Hospital After Car Collision

Plainview reports that Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Jones and T. B. Jeter of Olton are in a hospital recovering from yesterday’s collision near Olton involving a gravel truck driven by Jeter. Jones sustains internal injuries, his wife a broken pelvis, and Jeter a scalp wound with multiple broken ribs. Also noted is a new railroad connection for Brown Cracker and Candy Company and Morrison Supply Company currently under construction by the Rock Island.

Babe Ruth Boston U.P New York Yankees Red Sox Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Plainview L. D. Jones T. B. Jeter Olton Jeter Jones Brown Cracker& Candy Company North Taylor Street Morrison Supply Company North Fillmore Street Rock Island

Foxhall New President Of Palo Duro Park Group

F N Foxhall of Memphis was elected president of the Palo Duro Park Association at the annual meeting. He succeeds Sam Braswell of Clarendon. Dr J W Stevens of Tulsa remains vice president and Rolla Townsend of Amarillo secretary treasurer. A K Webster Joe L Pope and Dr W A Warren named to plan park details with Canyon group.

F. N. Foxhall Memphis Palo Duro Park Association Sam Braswell Clarendon J. W. Stevens Tulsa James Smith Amarillo Rolla Townsend Palo Duro Canyon The Canyon Chamber of Commerce Park Association A. K. Webster Joe L. Pope Hereford W. A. Warren Claude Canyon Group J. H. Read Col R. P. Smyth Plainview Re" de George Canyon C. F. Kerr M. M. Noble B. Orton H. W. Crain T. J. Page G. L. Boykin O. C. Watson J. B. Elliston J. W. Crudgington Ray V. Davis J. W. Kleinschmidt

Swift and cattle drives loom in a bustling meat industry report

The article notes Louis Swift and peers supplying about 50 million pounds of meat yearly as cattle arrivals ease on a light Monday with 14 thousand head compared to 25 thousand prior. It highlights packers driving output, with East favoring Polled Angus and West preferring Herefords, plus a photograph of the Prince of Wales riding with Louis Swift among cattle pens and a curious woman selling a doughout.

Ers Louis Gus Edward Charles Alden Harold Prince of Wales Louis Swift

Santa Fe Minstrel Show Friday Night at Auditorium

Santa Fe auditorium hosts a minstrel show titled Gay Shadows featuring songs dances wisecracks and over 50 Santa Fe employees in two parts with railroad songs chop suey overtures trombone smears and specialty dances. Tickets cost 50 cents adults 25 cents children and proceeds support the Santa Fe orchestra on tour. Curtain rises at 8 30 Friday night.

Santa Fe Auditorium Santa Fe Orchestra Santa Fe

Probe Cities Ordered to Send Police Captains Bank Records

Authorities demand records of bank accounts for 17 police captains amid a hold up of public funds. A captain earning 4000 annually is questioned after a 100000 balance is reported. Public hearings begin in Los Angeles over hospital mismanagement and missing supplies totaling 500000.

Los Angeles General Hospital N. N. Wood Frank L. Shaw

Market roundups from Kansas City and New Orleans

Kansas City hog and cattle trading shows 5 000 hogs with prices down 15 to 25 cents and cattle and sheep varied with feeders and yearlings moving. New Orleans cotton opens steady then dips as Liverpool and New York influences shift, July and October futures fluctuating within a tight range before midday recovery.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City Arizona New Orleans Liverpool New York

Capudine Quickly Relieves Headache Across Causes

Capudine ends headaches in minutes regardless of cause such as nervousness indigestion eyes or overwork. As a liquid it acts immediately often in one third the time of other forms. Non narcotic and gentle on digestion, it is doctor approved and sold at drug stores in 10c 30c and 60c bottles or by the dose at soda fountains.

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Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Promises Easy Bowel Relief

A vintage advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pep sin as a gentle, effective laxative for constipation. It claims thousands treated, 47 years of practice, and wide appeal across ages with pleasant taste and no griping. The copy emphasizes rapid daily benefits and suitability for women, older people, and even babies.

Dr. Caldwell

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