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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1931
Page
2
A rambling column blends snow forecasts and a foretold white Christmas with jokes about tramps and Hoover. It promotes a Texas contract bridge tournament with Walter Caldwell as partner, notes media coverage, Salvation Army donations, and skepticism about Hoover’s re election prospects.
Amarillo city officials refused a request to extend the 1931 city tax deadline. Taxes are due by January 31 to avoid a 10 percent penalty plus a $1 charge and 6 percent interest. Mayor Ernest O. Thompson cited no extension despite past practice due to higher taxes and prior year balances.
The policy committee delayed Democratic plans until after Christmas as Speaker Garner announced no time for action. Republican leader Beck is to form a conference with Linthicum to coordinate anti-prohibition efforts. An emergency 200 million dollar veteran bonus fund was forecast by Chairman Byrns to pass in the House, with loans for ex servicemen delayed by funding gaps.
Speakers outlined the organization’s purpose as reducing taxes for everyone rather than shifting costs. The Houston delegation’s arrival delayed the morning session while notable attendees included former State Senator W. J. Bailey, Rep. John Veatch, Rep. Sam Hetley, Rep. F. C. Weinert, Elbert Barron, former Sheriff Sterling Clarke, E. G. Senter, and Senator W. K. Hopkins.
The Buy Now Dollar, younger brother of Shep Early Dollar, struggles to start today amid snow. Amarillo merchants aim to circulate it widely, reporting any handoffs to Globe News. It began at Pool's Drug Store, visited Toney Chisum and Morrow-Thomas Hardware, then Levy's Men's Store, and returned from Ruth's News Stand at noon. Will Winch, manager of Paramount-Pub lix Theater, started the rounds.
Earl Wilbur Herman, a 46 year old federal prisoner and jail cook, died after an appendicitis operation at Potter County jail where he had served a year for prohibition violations. Born in Kansas, he left a widow Hilah and four children, with services planned at Amherst after transport by N B Griggs & Sons.
Lenz swears he can recoup ten thousand dollars in two weeks by charging 28 cents to peek at the crack ing concession, 20 cents for using both eyes, and a quarter for glasses worn. After the tournament he plans to move his cracks to Yankee Stadium for the baseball season. Reporters in the press room joke about mutiny over Chicken a la King served nightly, warning a poultry editor future.
Fred T. Welsh who said he would stay home for Christmas changed his mind and signed a waiver to return to California. He is sought on a larceny charge connected to a diamond ring. Amarillo police nabbed him aboard an east bound bus headed for West Virginia early Saturday.
The speaker argues a hard times platform cannot win a president, urging confidence in Roosevelt as next president while Hoover and Mellon fade. Newton D. Baker is named as a distant second choice, with the Democratic convention pivotal and Republicans seen as out of contention.
Dear Tack defends science based facts while rebuking hallucinations and guess work, as presented in The Amarillo Daily News. The letter argues against unfounded claims and emphasizes evidence grounded reasoning in discussions about early life science.
City awarded H. C. Avery the water tower painting contract for $175 after approval of the engineer E N Stanley. The job, completed Tuesday night, used asphaltic interior coating and aluminum exterior finish on the tower at Eighth Avenue and Crockett Street.
Weather bulletin reports slow traffic in Houston and Austin due to rain. Forecasts expect more rain across the state tonight with freezing temperatures in Northwest Texas near 20 degrees. Other areas brace for cooler conditions as the front moves in.
Potter County Anti-Tuberculosis Committee urges quick purchase of Christmas health seals at one penny each to fund another year of TB work. The local health unit backs the campaign, noting greater need during hard economic times and state recognition of the local effort. Dr. Alva Wright of Houston supports holding the state annual meeting in Amarillo, boosting local ambitions.
Amarillo County Attorney Rhea C Myers declares a drive against second hand dealers who buy stolen property. He notes some keep buying from suspicious sellers without questions and says he will charge traders as vagrants under a statute, with fines from 1 to 200 dollars, aiming for stronger enforcement than existing laws.
The Amarillo Traffic Club met at noon in the Amarillo Hotel for the first meeting under new officers. C. B. Davis of Rock Island, division freight agent, serves as president. The session covered routine business and committee appointments for the year.
A 15 cent cut across all grades of Pennsylvania crude and in Bradford and Allegheny crude was announced today by purchasing agencies. New prices set by Joseph Leep Agency list Southwest Pennsylvania pipe lines at 1.55, Eureka Pipe Line 1.45, Buckeye Pipe Line 1.25, and Tidewater oil Bradford and Allegheny at 1.85, while Corning remains unchanged.
James Wedell, famed speed flier from New Orleans, abandoned his bid to set a transcontinental air record in Pueblo Colorado after encountering strong headwinds. He arrived at 11 02 A M M S T from Los Angeles where he had started at 5 08 A M P S T saying the headwinds were too strong to continue eastward.
Pola Negri Polish film actress collapsed on the RKO Pathé lot in Santa Monica during a preview showing of her latest picture. She is said to be critically ill. Dr. Leo J. Madsen reported uncertainty about the diagnosis and a consultation was held. an operation may be necessary, though specifics were not revealed.
Leprosy shows a declining trend among white populations but remains widespread among other races, with at least 200,000 cases reported among Chinese and Japanese in the Philippines today.
Five Amarillo florists formed the Amarillo Florists Club electing Floyd Pendergraft as president and W J Beechler as secretary treasurer. They voted to close all shops on Sundays from January 3 in cooperation with churches and funeral parlors, and to close at 6 p m on weekdays. Members include The Pierce Street Greenhouse Amarillo Greenhouse Alenius The Florist Panhandle Floral Co and The Cunningham Floral Company. They are part of the Florists Telegraph Delivery Association.
The piece argues prohibition failed, citing booming speakeasies and $35,000 weekly takings at a club run by George L. It details bootlegger profits exceeding pre prohibition levels, 200 million gallons of US whisky production, and foreign imports. It also notes Cyrus H. K. Curtis’s critique and Richard Whitney’s summary of market speculation, predicting frankness from the stock exchange and Congress.
The city commission issued Tuesday night an order to install standard white way lights on Travis Street between Tenth and Fifteenth Avenues. The resolution notes no precedent for white way systems and states underground cable is in place. installation of the standards remains.
West Amarillo Baptist Church presents the Christmas cantata The Manger of Bethlehem in eight parts. Dr. M. T. Tucker will narrate the Nativity story as about 30 singers rehearse under music director L. Quinn.
A speaker argues appearance does not alter the self, noting consistency between his clean attire and muddy work. He compares the same man in fashion with the same person in work clothes, linking clothing to identity and humor shared with friends. The verse reflects pride in labor, unity with comrades, and social expectations.
Kansas City and Chicago livestock futures weaken with hogs uneven and cattle mixed. Cotton in New Orleans slips after morning gains while New York stocks retreat on steel and rail pressure and higher call money.
Austin attorney and author of many law books Judge Ocie Speer announced his candidacy for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court marking the start of the 1932 political campaign in Austin.
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