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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
2
A fragmented column blends critique of Hoover and oil imports with weather predictions for an open winter. It cites rising crude imports, mentions Gulf Oil ownership, and questions administration action. Interspersed are witty quips from Walter Winchell and a lawyer’s alibi joke.
Hanson Post of the American Legion will hold its annual election of officers Tuesday night at the Legion Home in Municipal Auditorium. The nominating committee consists of Chas. M. Holt, chairman, Randy Lee, and James O. Cade. Reports also will be heard on the state convention last week at El Paso.
Graf Zeppelin reports passing the Canary Islands at 1 20 A M GMT and continuing toward Cape Verde en route to Brazil. Weather is fair and all aboard are well. In Idaho, 200 national guardsmen patrol forests to combat two week old fires amid arson probe.
Dear Tack says he is mad and fed up with unfair criticism. The letter hints Tack’s view that everyone understands his language, urging readers to see Tack Letters on page 11 for full exchange.
At the thirty-second encampment in Kansas City Paul C. Wolman urged Congress to grant full cash payment on adjusted compensation certificates as a debt liquidation that would offer immediate economic relief amid unemployment. He noted benefits rose from 22.5 to 50 percent with a 4.5 percent interest rate. General Hines urged studying the cost of relief bills before further legislation and emphasized jobs over payments as the core need for veterans.
Pedro Martinez alias Esteban Arebalo alias Alvino Alvera is jailed on robbery charges by Amarillo police. Two Mexicans allege he relieved them of a watch after they could not pay for beer. He is a former inmate of the New Mexico state penitentiary and has prior arrest records.
Potter County tax collector J. W. Collins says the state tax rate remains unresolved with no relief until the ad valorem rate is fixed by the automatic tax board. Collection of 1931 taxes is delayed, reducing revenue for multiple funds.
Fort Worth police detachments will undergo a major shakeup with 30 officers given notices of dismissal effective October 1. The action reduces department strength to 193 officers, the lowest in over a decade, and includes many veteran members.
J. S. Cole head of Amarillo chamber traffic division travels to St. Louis to present arguments before the Southwestern Freight Commission executive committee on transit privileges for cottonseed products. He notes an adjustment could benefit Amarillo shippers and attract new industries. He returns Friday.
Potter County grand jury resumes deliberations after a two day rest. Nine bills of indictment have been returned. Scores of witnesses testified this morning before the panel.
Oklahoma City reports Governor W. H. Murray accusing Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of adopting Murray's unemployment relief plan and presenting it as his own. Murray cites a Memphis conference resolution and notes Roosevelt's fund proposal funded by income taxes.
The piece notes Karl Naumestnik of Austria ski crossing the English Channel on water skis while planes and submarines loom in modern warfare. It contrasts grand techs with practical concerns and mentions Chicago theater unions, bombings, and a New York infantile paralysis scare linked to vaccination debates.
Funeral services for Luna Mae Davis 68 of Claude were held at 3 p m from the Claude home with Rev B W Wilkins officiating Pallbearers were B C Wooldridge Jr Willie Dye Marvin Miller Russell Blanton William Brady and Cecil Wagner Burial was in Claude cemetery under N S Griggs & Sons Funeral Home She is survived by three sons Tom H D Davis of Claude and H G Davis of Premont Tex a daughter Mrs B C Best of Claude two brothers E E Morrison of Fort Worth and H M Morrison and two sisters Mrs S B Spencer of Bentonville Ark and Mrs R J Julian of Las Vegas N M
Chicago reports a 17-year-old boy facing interstate transportation charges under the Dyer Act after allegedly stealing a car valued at 35 dollars. Since June he has cost the government 200 dollars plus 190 for the prosecuting witness and 12.75 for jail, with 6 for hearings. If returned to Texas for trial the total may exceed 1,000 dollars, including rail fare, meals, deputy salaries, and office expenses.
Kilgore Texas under martial law as Brig Gen Jacob F. Wolters orders a permanent military patrol after a new outbreak of incendiarism. Recent fires threaten a lodging house morgue grain warehouse and two churches were already razed with six other buildings damaged. Guardsmen told to shoot to kill if needed to stop further arson.
Police report a .32 caliber slug tore into a girl’s abdomen as youths Allgood Shelton and another boy allegedly moved the wounded gunman toward the Radio Skating Rink. The car, gun, and suspects were stopped. two boys refused to talk while charges of assault with intent to murder were filed.
Potter County district civil and criminal courts opened the week with jury and non jury trials. Judge W E Gee presides civil cases and Judge Henry Bishop handles criminal matters. The first criminal trial involves Howard Young charged with forging a check for 11 50 allegedly signed by J W Hatcher of Panhandle, dated July 8. No criminal trials are set for the week.
High seventh pupils are urged to classify today for Central Junior High as Miss Elizabeth Nixson, principal, stated. The schedule assigns high seventh enrollment to the Junior High this morning and senior enrollment to the Senior High.
Federal Prohibition Director Amos W. Woodcock announced a policy to eliminate paid informers in enforcement as far as possible. The move follows his prior order banning the use of women as decoys or spies in enforcing prohibition laws.
An Indian United press dispatch from Karachi dated August 31 reports meager details on a Baluchistan earthquake. Strong tremors on Thursday destroyed communications, with initial word that hills were leveled homes collapsed and villages flattened.
Officers in Gladewater Texas detained a man and a young woman for questioning after the death of Rusty Williamson at a local camp. Investigators pursued leads and pressed for information on possible motives and suspects.
Shanghai dispatch reports Wuhan district Hankow Hanyang and Wuchang with four to twenty feet of floodwater tallying 250000 deaths and 500000 homeless. Northern Kiangsu remains poorly known as authorities seek to clarify the unfolding disaster and its regional toll.
U S D A prices show hogs steady to up to 10 cents higher with top at 6.25 for 210 230 lb hogs and cattle bids easing while sheep prices slip in Kansas City Chicago and New Orleans notes. New Orleans cotton futures drift lower on easy opening amid harvest and crop movement expectations.
Stocks were heavy in a dull session with early losses in leading issues such as A. T. Stee Geneva Electric Case Westinghouse and Montgomery Ward. Some low priced issues softened while American Telephone slid over 2 points. Oil and motion picture stocks steadied as call money held at 1 1/4 percent.
The speaker imagines heavenly scrutiny from new arrivals around a celestial fire. They doubt saints will care about wealth, status, or worldly possessions but may focus on the moral worth of lives and actions. The poem ponders memory, eternity, and the irrelevance of material pride.
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