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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1931
Page
2
The veteran columnist Old Tack, age 45 with 30 years in newspapers, explains a month of rest due to eye issues, vows to keep writing, and urges readers to send more jokes. He critiques pessimism, warns against political slickers, and condemns the Federal farm board while calling for confidence and restraint in legislation.
A speaker denounces the farm board and its surplus wheat policy as socialist fails. He advocates shorter working hours or a six hour day for all to curb unemployment, warns machines may replace jobs, and predicts Roosevelt will win US presidency over Hoover. He contrasts adult pessimism with children's steadfastness.
Heavy rain leaves Amarillo travelers mud bound on routes including No 66 to Shamrock No 5 to Claude and Goodnight and No 385 to Lubbock. The Panhandle Auto Club reports hundreds of calls and tourists flock toward Denver or Tucumcari while weather delays clear.
Miss Hazel Kanady sixteen year old died in Pueblo Colorado while on health trip and was later buried at Dimmitt. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Artis Kanady of Dimmitt and is survived by her parents and a sister in Colorado. Funeral services were held at four this afternoon at the Dimmitt First Baptist Church.
New York faces rising gang violence as homicide totals climb from 108 in 1917 to 316 in 1930 and 200 in the first seven months of 1931. Police deploy special squads with pump guns amid debates over prohibition enforcement and firearm laws as public outrage concentrates on mob violence. The Matt Ven galli murder six days ago intensified calls to remove gangs from city streets.
The piece weighs in on ideal fighting weight and height, cites Napoleon as a caution, and quotes Mayor Walker urging aggressive police action against bootleggers. It contrasts physical leverage with gravity, notes farmers battling grasshoppers in Colorado, and ends with a light health ad for Amazone Water.
Claude Huseman of Amarillo was charged in justice court with forging another’s name on a $12.50 check to himself and endorsed by a local filling station. Judge J W Minter set a $1,000 bond for Huseman to await the Potter County grand jury action.
In Texarkana the death of T. P. Martin 62 Maud is linked to a hotel incident. Mrs N Williams 41 invalid perishes in home fire. Dallas man Sam Bakal 26 dies on porch during a talk with ex wife Belflower. Dorothy Doris Symons 18 found strangled near Aransas Pass. Farmer John Belflower 37 shot dead in Wheeler. George K Gibbs 55 East Texas publisher shot at Beaumont, deputy sheriff J B Glover named.
A political figure argues against limiting oil production to curb monopolies. He contends laws allowing a railroad commission to restrict output could enable oil interests to dominate the market. He says he would veto any bill that might create a monopoly.
A set of personal notes to Tack includes requests for a working partner to share an apartment, plain sewing at home, and general labor. Messages seek housing companionship, sewing work, and a ride to California with references, plus a personal ad seeking a tall dancing partner between 30 and 35 who enjoys sports and frequent dances.
A reader, a sole supporter for her aging parents, asks for an unfurnished semi modern room or small house near Taylor and Lincoln Streets on the north side within $5 to $6.50 rent plus utilities. She hopes for a rear dwelling near a bus line and even some space for a family cow.
Market notes from Amarillo and Kansas City show grain prices for Wheat and Kaffir, with barley quoted and varying figures. Kansas City livestock reports list 4,000 hogs and cattle market activity, and New Orleans cotton prices edge up with quiet trade and short covering. New York stocks rise modestly on steel strength with mixed gains across major names.
A poem portrays a man devoted to right and truth, aloof from worldly folly. He patrols his life with rigid self control, vowing to save his soul at any cost. He rejects sinners and insists virtue defines him, even as he remains watchful for heaven’s goal.
A city commission meeting is expected to be short with routine business on the agenda. Final passage of a traffic regulation ordinance amendment is due Tuesday night. The amendment, introduced last Tuesday, bans parking of motor vehicles on the east side at the north approach of the North Fillmore Street underpass.
In Churchill Manitoba Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh prepared to depart noon for Baker Lake as part of a 7000 mile journey to the Orient. They had rested in Moose Factory after a 1500 mile flight and were greeted by 2009 laborers and 11 women.
Temple Robinson, city park executive, announced Monday that a drinking fountain will be installed near the new tennis courts at Sean Jacinto Park.
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