Americans Win Nobel Peace Prize Honors
Jane Addams of Chicago and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of New York received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for lifelong work in peace and social reform. Norwegian consul general W de Munthe Morgenstierne announced the selection ahead of the Oslo ceremony. The award adds to a list of five prior American laureates including Roosevelt Root Wilson Dawes and Kellogg. Addams leads Hull House and social legislation, while Butler, head of the Carnegie Endowment, has long promoted international peace through diplomacy and the Kellogg pact.
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New York
Jane Addams
Chicago
Nicholas Murray Butler
Oslo
Norway
W. de Munthe Morgenstierne
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Woodrow Wilson
Charles G. Dawes
Frank B. Kellogg
Miss Addams
Hull House
Butler
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Aristide Briand
Hoover Senate Stand Delays Pro Tem Election
Fading today the western Republican independents resist, described by Moses as sons of the wild jackass. For two days and seven ballots they block any president pro tem vote, keeping Moses in place without a successor election. Some Republican colleagues grow restless as Senate organization stalls.
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Moses
Senate
Johnson Resolution Adopted by Senate
The Senate adopted without debate the Johnson resolution directing inquiry into amounts of foreign securities in the United States. The measure, tied to President Hoover's one year moratorium message, orders the Finance Committee to investigate sale flotation and allocation of foreign bonds by banks institutions corporations or individuals.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Hoover
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Congressional group to probe railroads
The Couzens resolution to authorize a broad investigation of railroad condition was approved unanimously by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. It would form a joint committee of Senate and House members to study how the government might relieve railroad finances and workers facing distress.
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Couzens
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate Committee
House Inter- State Commerce Committee
Nikolas of Romania Considering Commoner Queen Title
Foreign diplomats arrived from Bucharest as Nikolas of Romania pursues a potential throne for a commoner bride. Rumors say the royal palace circle already recognizes her as Your Majesty while observers note King Carol’s reluctance over a marriage that could face public scrutiny. Premier Jorge denies reports that Nikolas renounced royal membership, claiming a 1926 precedent in similar circumstances.
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Romania
Bucharest
Mmr. Magda
Marie
Carol
Mme
Jana Lucia Deleti
Nikolas
Rumania
Jorge
Shop Early Dollar Starts Annual Shopping Tour
The Shop Early Dollar began its 1931 journey with Will Winch, Paramount Publix manager, spending the bill at Roy Pooll's Drug Store in the Amarillo Hotel at noon. Pooll will pass it on this afternoon, with a record kept in the envelope for day to day reports in the Globe-News. This marks the third year of the holiday tour intended to promote the Shop Early campaign, which has drawn nationwide attention. Last year the bill disappeared after visiting Amarillo merchants and was last seen in Canyon.
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Will Winch
Paramount Publix
Roy Pooll
Amarillo
Pool
Globe-News
Mr. Winch
Canyon
Pageant parade features Amarillo bands and Christmas floats
A lively Christmas parade in Amarillo opened before 11 with Mother Goose figures and a flood of gifts. The Amarillo High School 45 piece band led by Oscar Wise, followed by a strong show from Clovis children, West Texas State Teachers College, Dalhart, Groom, and Panhandle bands. Local groups built floats from American Legion to Kiwanis, detailing Peace on Earth and Good Will themes. Thirty eight Amarillo College students helped Santa, and after the parade the Chamber of Commerce hosted a band barbecue.
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Oscar Wise
Clovis
L. W. Gray
West Texas State Teachers Band
C. W. Strain
Dalhart
Groom
J. W. Knorpp
Panhandle
C. W. Beene
Louise Kistler
J. W. Collins, Jr
Prince of Love
Amarillo College
Santa
Lorayne Horrocks
Evelyn Watters
Lila Watters
Cleo Hawkins
Mildred Phillips
Evelyn Montgomery
Thelma Matthews
Isla Jo Perryman
Florence Merriman
Lucille Wise
Juanita Simmons
Peggy Page
Fay Greenshaw
Annrose Irvin
Margaret Tutt
Lessie Mae Tolleson
Edna Malone
Pauline Sellars
Mary K. Utterback
Patsy Berry
Ribble Nichols
Clover Ryan
Maxine Maupin
Emmett Crawford
Hassel Witerspoon
Irvin Gilbreath
James Williamson
Frank Redman
James Holston
Rnald Price
Warren Reeves
James Webb
William Pittman
John Coy
Weldon Sandifer
Edwin Mimms
Randolph Denman
Charles Deidrick
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Jesus
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River Road
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Boy Scout Troop No. 9
Business Women's Association
Bushland School
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Buchanan School
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Shield of Faith
American Red Cross
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Psychological and financial tides in troubled times
TODAY notes a mix of bridge psychology and market moves as analysts discuss a psychological bid in contract play and stock traders reacting to Hoover's moratorium. It highlights the Interstate Commerce Commission allowing freight rate hikes through March 31, 1933, and Germany's stance on the gold standard amid global fears of a gold shortage and economic strain.
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Wall Street
Credit-Anstalt
Austria
Reichsbank
Germany
Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carl Melchior
World Bank Committee
France
Uncle Sam
Scientist Honored as Tuberculosis Fight Advances
Mrs. R. B. Masterson, chairwoman of the Potter County Anti-Tuberculosis committee, notes advances in TB battle are due to Robert Koch. She cites a nationwide commemoration on March 24, 1932, and mentions 2,084 TB associations taking part in Christmas seal sales under the National Tuberculosis Association.
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R. B. Masterson
Blackburn Brothers Celebrate 25th Anniversary Sale
Blackburn Brothers clothing store at 810 12 Polk Street marks a quarter century in business with a large stock for a 25th anniversary sale. A commemorative program airs 6 30 to 7 15 pm Thursday on station KGRS featuring the firm’s history and leaders H. W. Blackburn presides alongside Mrs. J C Blackburn N O Glenn and Perry Blackburn in executive roles.
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Blackburn Brothers
Polk Street
KGRS
West
Texas
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J. C. Blackburn
N. O. Glenn
Perry Blackburn
Mob lynching of Jackson and Banks after jail removal
A mob dressed in only underwear dragged two Black men from a jail, hanged them from a telephone pole, and shot them as thousands fled. The caravan surrounded the edge of town, ropes looped over cross arms, and gunfire ended the grim act before many townspeople could respond.
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Jackson
Banks
Wanda Ray Anderson To Be Buried Today
Funeral services for Wanda Ray Anderson six daughter of Mr and Mrs E F Anderson will be held at 4 PM from North Buchanan Street Baptist Church with Rev A J Gross officiating Burial will be in Llano Cemetery under Blackburn Funeral Home direction She survived by her parents a brother Billy a sister Thelma and grandparents Mr and Mrs A R Gallogly all of Amarillo Pallbearers named Ralph W Cornelieus W C Collier Hal Culver and N B Crump
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E. F. Anderson
Manhattan Street
North Buchanan Street Baptist Church
A. J. Gross
Llano Cemetery
Blackburn Funeral Home
Billy
Thelma
A. R. Gallogly
Amarillo
Ralph W. Cornelieus
W. C. Collier
Hal Culver
N. B. Crump
Tires Stolen From Private Garage at Mueller Home
Thieves took three motor car tires Wednesday night from the Captain Julius Mueller residence at 1122 Johnson Street. Police were alerted Thursday morning. no other thefts were reported.
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Captain Julius Mueller
Johnson Street
Police Probe Death Of Woman In Car Crash
Houston officers investigate the death of Lydia Mazel Wagner, 32, who was fatally injured when her car left the Conroe highway and was found in a water-filled ditch. She died about an hour later in a local hospital.
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Houston
Lydia Mazel Wagner
Conroe
Pilot Hurt In Crash Near Vernon After Takeoff
Vernon, Dec 10. Fort Worth commercial pilot Henry Woods, identified by U.P., was hospitalized after his aircraft crashed while taking off from the Zacaquiesta Ranch headquarters south of Vernon. He suffered a broken left leg, hip, and arm and was en route back to Fort Worth when the wreck occurred.
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Vernon
U.P
Henry Woods
Fort Worth
Zacaquiesta Ranch
Here
Separate state Frank land proposed for East Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee December 10 1930 A resolution prepared for introduction in the House by W Y Boswell of Morgan County calls for creating a separate state named Frank land in East Tennessee outlining a plan for its establishment and governance.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Frankland
East Tennessee
House of Representatives
W. Y. Boswell
Morgan County
Market Summary of Wheat Livestock and Stocks
Market reports from AM4RILLO and Kansas City show mixed commodity activity with grain notes on Wheat and Kaffir and barley, while livestock prices move in narrow ranges across Kansas City Chicago and Fort Worth. Cotton and New York stocks drift lower as U S Steel and major issues ease, with call money up.
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Union Pacific
Santa Fe
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
New Haven
Macy
Woolworth
First National
U. S. Steel
North American Biscuit
Consolidated Gas
American Telephone
Eastman
North America
Parting of the Old Hat by Edgar A. Guest 1931
A short verse in which the speaker laments aging and clinging to a beloved hat. He recalls facing calumny and ridicule, yet persists with the hat as a friend. The poem ends with submission to new tastes and parting from the worn item.
Papers Stolen From Adrian Man’s Truck On Street
Papers worth 65 dollars belonging to G. D. Fincher of Adrian were stolen Wednesday night from a truck parked at Fifth Avenue and Fillmore Street. The briefcase held a land abstract and a pistol. Fincher notified the police.
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G. D. Fincher
Adrian
Fifth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Fincher
Polce
Menard County Officials Move Into New Court House
County workers have occupied the recently completed court house valued at $100,000. Officials note the building provides enhanced space and services for judicial proceedings and public access. The move follows recent completion and acceptance by county authorities.
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Menard County
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