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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
7
The first month’s output of the federal dry army shows more arrests, more jail terms, and higher seizures than July 1930. Prohibition Director Woodcock cautioned that raw figures may not reflect overall significance, despite higher jail sentences and smaller docket at month’s end.
Dr. R. A. Duncan and Mrs. Dun can with J. B. Coe of the Coe and Wks Lumber Company will leave early for Gunnison Colorado where they will spend ten days fishing and enjoying a summer vacation. They had planned so last July 4 but delayed after Dr. Duncan fell ill in Dalhart and was later operated on at Temple. He says he has recovered enough to fish again, so they will go tomorrow.
A raid on a negro house led Constable Howard Elliott to confiscate a $100 rug and a large steamer trunk. Most items were returned to owners. two items remain with the county attorney. Two negro women were arrested, and Elliott seeks the man who ran the place.
Coleman Texas August 14 weather prophets predict a cold 1931 32 winter. Former state representative A L Pearce says corn with thick shucks signals cold weather and a heavy shock in the corn crop confirms the warning.
Judge E C Nelson Jr presides over both criminal and civil jury trials as the Potter County Court schedules trials for the coming week. Due to crowded facilities, the criminal district courtroom is used. Trials will alternate between criminal and civil matters with no fixed weekly sequence. In Mississippi, Jim Foote, imprisoned for life and pardoned, died at home after 23 years of confinement.
Potter County’s courthouse lawn becomes a popular picnic ground with 100 to 150 people daily, including unemployed men and a growing presence of women. Picnickers spread lunches under maples and elms, while groups enjoy noon meals and informal entertainments such as small musical acts and a clown drawing the crowd.
A vintage ad urges women to try Do Tell for pain free menstruation. It claims guaranteed relief from cramps and mentions Oliver Drugstore as the seller.
Edward L. Doheny, famed oil magnate, is reported seriously ill in Los Angeles. His physician declined to release details, denying a paralytic stroke. Doheny, 75, was acquitted in 1929 of bribery charges involving Albert B. Fall, who served time for accepting a bribe from Doheny.
The annual Rexall Factory-to-you sale is now in progress at all City Drug Stores. Manager Earl Barnt says practically every item is discounted as the sale runs through August. City Drug Stores list four locations: 517 Polk Street, 500 North Fillmore Street, 708 West Sixteenth Avenue, and 3323 West Sixth Avenue.
Admiral Byrd's Antarctic ship City of New York becomes a sightseeing mecca in Boston attracting visitors from across the country. Local summer school classes also tour the vessel as part of their studies.
A saw blade rhythm accompanied a portable Victrola as a performer moved to the courthouse north steps to gain height above the crowd. The scene lacks a peddler offering goods amid the gathered onlookers.
Omaha bank with authorized capital of 100000 and deposits around 1000000 has been turned over to the State Department of Trade and Commerce for liquidation. It marks the third Omaha bank closure in the past week.
A day after Josiah William Bailey won the Democratic nomination for U S Senate a son was born to Mr and Mrs Manley L Bennett of New Bern named Josiah Bailey Bennett The city notes Bailey’s victory over Senator Farnifold M Simmons in the June 7 primary.
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