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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1931
Page
2
Edgar A. Guest reports on a poor man who watches golfers from a fence in Laurel Mississippi. He bears visible hardship his shirt frayed and coat thin yet a fired glance follows a game he cannot join. He muses that golf pains are spared him as others share burdens and a club clubbed away marks a light note. A golf club forms a new club at the Laurel sanatorium.
A Texan recounts a Sunday morning quake misattributed to a truck and riffs on railroads. He blasts foreign labor, laments unemployment, and argues for Americanizing crews while predicting an economic upturn driven by higher egg and livestock prices. He criticizes government wheat and cotton meddling as worsening the surplus.
General Wolters orders strong oil field control with 600 militiamen deployed to wells in East Texas after producers ignored anti-waste rules. The move follows a new oil conservation law and disruptions in the oil market as thousands of workers face layoffs. Guards transport by bus as towns like Kilgore react with mixed relief and concern.
The piece attacks the farm board for blocking prosperity and urges drastic action to restore supply and demand for farmers. It praises Governor Alfalfa Bill of Oklahoma as a bold potential president and includes his controversial remarks about leadership, foreigners, and unemployment. It ends with a job-offer pitch for door-to-door sales of sewing machines with a local contact.
Ola Kathryn Green aged five died at 10 this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dudley Green of 205 Fairmont Street and sister to Virginia Mae. The Green family is connected with Walter Irvin Company of Amarillo. The body rests at Griggs Chapel awaiting arrangements.
County Judge Sam B. Motlow announced this afternoon that appraisers for the estate of the late R. B. Masterson Sr will be named. The appointment, postponed briefly this morning, will lead to a complete inventory of the holdings.
Governor declares martial law in East Texas oil field to enforce conservation laws. Brigadier General Wolters leads 56th Cavalry Brigade while 800 state troopers deployed. Some producers suspend operations, others resist. two companies plan layoffs affecting about 250 workers.
The Lindberghs arrival draws 89 news reporters and 27 photographers with more en route. Tokyo papers send nine men with two airplanes and six men without aircraft, while an American stenographer will transcribe the Lindberghs during a half hour interview. After landing they will rest and receive refreshments, including chocolate and cheese, on the renowned island of Hokkaido.
A major earthquake rattled West Texas with two shocks about 30 seconds apart, felt in Amarillo and across a 500 mile Texas zone. No damage or injuries reported. San Antonio and Valentine among hard hit areas. similar tremors noted in Oklahoma New Mexico and Kansas.
A veteran railway official discusses the farm sector’s size and challenges, noting inefficiencies and overproduction risks. He cites Russia’s five year plan as an experiment and observes European farmers adopting American methods. He sees southwest prosperity tied to a fall crop shortage across the Midwest and Canada, with lingering optimism about the region’s future.
A fragmented snippet cites Governor Huey Long in Louisiana and contrasts his rhetoric with a distant Lenin tomb voice. It mentions a health drink slogan Amazone Water and a phone number 20077, implying a public welfare discussion amid unclear context.
J. W. Collins the Potter County tax collector said he would be informed of the new state tax momentarily and would announce the combined rate with the county rate within days. He and his deputies are now fixing the distribution of funds in preparation for updating the roll.
Dear Mr Tack I am appealing to you for assist ance in securing work I am a widow and have one little son past ten years I teach school English and Spanish Grammar grades when I am unable to secure my major subjects I can furnish best of references Also I am a good house keeper and cook and would like a position of housekeeper or cook on a ranch in the Panhandle See Tack Letters Page 6
Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets report varied gains and losses across hogs cattle and sheep with top prices and weights noted. Cotton and New York stocks open weak with several leading issues slipping while oil shares show modest firmer tone amid market concerns.
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