24 Aug 1931
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1931
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses aid for Gifford and speculates on Stalin’s potential moves. The column weighs themes of aid, political strategy, and power, noting implications for global affairs and future policy directions.
Arthur Brisbane notes Hoover's call to 60 leaders to address unemployment while Stalin seeks cooperation across ideologies. He muses on longevity, science fighting death, and critiques big business's social role. Kilgore oil field violence and Estes seeks modification of shutdown in East Texas.
Police predicted bootleg cigarette sales would surge in Dallas after burglars stole $2,100 worth of cigarettes from the Wade Jones Candy Company. A truck backed to the rear, bars pried from a window, and the theft occurred Sunday as bootleggers planned to push the fags with new state tax stamps.
Gov. Murray learns Phillips Petroleum and other major buyers post $1 a barrel for top crude in Kansas and Oklahoma effective 7 AM. The move follows most buyers raising prices to 70 cents a barrel, as unemployment battles widen and the governor operates abroad.
General Motors Radio Corporation announces a new complete car radio installation for under 100 dollars through Nunn Electric Company Distributors. The release markets an affordable option for motorists seeking a ready to install unit.
New York declared war on gangsters after a Friday bandit chase killed six, including two police officers and a child. Acting Mayor Joseph V. McKee announced a citywide campaign with police, prosecutors, and a $100,000 request for 25 armored motorcycle sidecars and short wave radio equipment for rapid communication.
Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach led Monica Cleveland Air Derby into Calexico for the first overnight stop and took off at 9 01 A M for Tucson as other entrants followed at one minute intervals. Amarillo area spectators will see the transcontinental Santa Monica to Cleveland Sweepstakes Derby as pilots land at English Field for an overnight layover with the field arriving around Wednesday afternoon.
Governor Huey Long said he is ready to convene the legislature to consider a no cotton plan as soon as Texas acts. Texas agriculture commissioner J E McDonald accepted an offer from W K Henderson to speak for acreage reduction on KWKH Shreveport to aid a southern no cotton campaign next year.
Sam Hamburger says a prohibition on cotton planting in 1932, urged by Gov. Huey Long, would enrich cotton speculators at the farmer's expense. He argues three-fourths of the 1931 crop would be out of farmers’ hands when the law takes effect, fattening speculators and starving farmers.
John F. Williams, 35, remained in Potter County jail with bond set at 5000 after being charged with murder in the shooting of B. O. Stanley 36 at 1204 North Harrison Street. Mrs. Stanley was held for investigation. funeral services for B. O. Stanley set for 2 PM at Griggs Chapel with LDS Church officiating.
The Navy reports two Marine aviators were killed in a crash at Corinto Nicaragua. Sergeant Lee Clark of San Diego was killed instantly and Private Richard M Campbell died a few hours later.
The Globe News highlights a homes for sale listing in Amarillo promising the lowest price in years and easy entry with little cash needed. The ad urges readers to start now and become homeowners, noting the selection is offered first to local buyers.
Amarillo returns to the white spot on Nation's Business map, signaling strong local commerce. The September map centers Amarillo in a large white area spanning the Panhandle of Oklahoma, larger than any other white spot nationwide.
Thousands cheered as Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife arrived in Nemuro Japan after five days on the route from Petropavlovsk with four forced landings. They received a welcoming ovation from schoolchildren and city officials. The aviators planned to rest before potentially continuing toward the Kasumigaura base with possible China visit and no immediate world flight plans.
Several minor burglaries were reported Monday morning. Johnson Grocery at 1201 East Tenth Avenue said burglars took about $20 in pennies Sunday night or early Monday. United Sash & Door Co at 106 Houston Street was burglarized with about $13 in cash and a pair of golf knickers taken. Petty thefts from cars, missing lawn mowers, and siphoned gas were reported.
El Paso welcomed thousands of Texas Legionnaires as the three day convention opened with entertainment and business on the border. Brennan reported 37 662 Texas Legion members and a projected 15000 surplus for the fiscal year while claims rose from 350 to 2000.
Fort Worth reports Capt. Frank M. Hawks nicknamed the Meteor Man looks forward to a 3 30 P M arrival of his mother Mrs Ida Mae Hawks from Los Angeles. She will join a later flight to New York as he continues his high speed flights with his scarlet plane as escort. Griggs ambulance phone 4311.
J Ram say McDonald resigns as Labour prime minister and forms a new national government including Conservatives and Liberals to tackle a financial crisis. Baldwin and Liberal leaders join the cabinet with MacDonald and King George as the ceremony marks the transfer of power. The goal is to restore Britain's credit and balance the budget within months.
A post mortem in Amarillo revisits a Donley County find by William Skelton that suggested long necked mammals roamed Texas plains. Teeth analysis questions whether the bone represents a giraffe or a camel, delaying a final id for 50 000 years.
A report that Ralph Carroll was not charged in the United States grand jury indictment. The file names Florence Walton and 11 others as conspirators in a liquor law case, stating Carroll and others were named but not charged in this indictment.
Hankow residents cling to roofs as flood waters choked streets and houses toppled. A AP correspondent described drifting currents at one mile per hour, with thousands of craft and dead or starving animals piling up. Police aboard junks mounted machine guns to try to restore order amid the disaster.
Judge Henry Bishop delivered a charge to the newly empaneled grand jury at Potter County criminal district court as it opens an eight week term. Foreman J N Riges and members including George S Williams H Banks Jones John Milligan C M Williams P A H Blackburn William Gunn Raymond Adkisson T N Bruner Floyd Krabbe Quincy Ford J W Hardin were named. The judge focused on bribery defalcation gaming machines cruelty to animals perjury and protecting women and children from overwork while stressing enforcement of laws as written. The jury organized at noon and began deliberations with the docket to be called this afternoon and tomorrow. District Attorney Edw Thomerson and Grady Hazelwood assist the prosecution.
Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray proposed two relief plans at the Mississippi Valley unemployment conference in Memphis. He suggested a 10 percent salary tax on state and federal workers to fund relief and a federal state matching program for all weather roads built with manpower, plus replacing heavy equipment to maximize jobs.
In Seminole Oklahoma at midnight Mrs Alice Menick 18 was shot dead and her escort Andy Shores 28 critically wounded in a car outside the Mary Pemberton home Claud Menick the estranged husband was arrested and jailed in Wewoka He leaves two children aged 21 months and 3 years Shores has three bullet wounds and was unconscious in a Seminole hospital The shooting occurred after Menick waited for his wife and Shores to be together.
Mattress renovate increases to $2.25 with the Ideal. Griggs ambulance service contact by the phone number 4311.
Phillips Company raises crude prices in Kansas Oklahoma and the Panhandle, boosting Gray County by 14 cents and Carson Hutchinson and Moore counties by 9 cents. The move inflates Texas and Oklahoma crude to 62 to 72 cents a barrel with gravity adjustments. Frank Phillips notes the increase reflects market strategy despite gasoline price levels.
Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray said martial law will keep the oil fields closed until every company in Oklahoma Texas and Kansas agrees to pay one dollar per barrel. He cited Phillips Petroleum Company's move to set a $1 price as the trigger to reopen the fields.
Clyde Crawford a 44 year old filling station operator died from gunshot wounds suffered while hunting. He lay in the sun after being wounded Saturday until a small boy found him with an abdominal wound.
Forecast calls for unsettled conditions with possible showers tonight and Tuesday. West Texas expected cloudy with showers and cooler air, Panhandle and extreme west portion especially affected. New Mexico forecast fair in the west and unsettled in the east, generally fair Tuesday with little temperature change.
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