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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1930
Page
3
Secretary of the Navy Adams, in his 1930 annual report to President Hoover, urges increased pay for naval officers and better prospects for promotion. He portrays the Navy as under strength relative to the London treaty limits.
United Press reports from Washington that nearly 20 percent of sailors spent time in the sick bay last year due to injuries from athletic sports and exercises. The Secretary Adams annual report notes seven deaths linked to athletics.
A report argues to raise officer strength from 4 to 5.3 percent of total enlisted and allow extra U S Navy Academy appointments. Officers’ salaries rose only 11 percent since 1908 while living costs more than doubled, underscoring push for faster officer production amid fleet reorganization and new submarine program.
King Christian of Denmark sustained serious facial cuts after his royal automobile collided with a sedan carrying two women near Copenhagen. He halted to check on the women before continuing to Fredensborg, with injuries from shattered glass.
Rev. A. W. Fechner will preach Why a Christian Cannot Be An Evolutionist at the revival meeting at the Third Baptist Church Monday at 7 30 PM. The revival continues through the week with services each evening and fourteen additions to the church were reported last week.
Texas reported no bank defaults in October, according to the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. The monthly bulletin notes no failures in the state during the period amid broader regional banking distress in the south and middlewest.
Adams reported older subs should retire as costs rise while modernization accelerates. New underwater sound gear on subs and rescue vessels reduces collision risk and speeds locating disabled subs. The aviation program grows by 125 planes for light cruisers, extending capability until the new carrier is commissioned. Anti aircraft guns show improved efficiency from ongoing tests.
Paul Car ruth 18 of Fort Worth was hospitalized in Corsicana not expected to live while Jake Calwye 18 is dead after their car overturned on a road near Corsicana Saturday. The youths were en route to a football game when they struck mud or loose gravel.
Eastland December report: Oscar Privett, a Ranger youth, was found guilty of murder for slaying Melvin Danson in Ranger. A jury imposed a 30 year term in prison.
Winton North Carolina actions by the town board of commissioners decide not to collect taxes this year. The town founded in 1766 with a population around 700 operates two farms to support itself.
Charles Tibbetts 89, a Wolfeboro farmer, died after keeping a daily life diary since before the Civil War. The long record spanned decades detailing his homestead routines and lived experiences.
Police search for a thief who stole an alligator seven feet four inches long from Santana ostrich and alligator farm in Miami area. The incident occurred December 8 and the animal’s measurements are listed in reports.
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