Inevitable winter tales mix with a bridge tournament in Amarillo
A column blends weather forecasts with local life. Old Tack asserts no lasting blizzards despite 15 inches of snow and a looming storm. The bridge tournament kicks off with Elks Club chatter, names Gordon Inman, Harry Meyers, Cy Reiger, Stanley Marsh, Captain Walter Caldwell, and new star Mickey Livers featured. Mayor Thompson reports a Kansas City challenge to Amarillo’s champions, promising expenses paid if they travel. The piece weaves humor, charity ball anecdotes, and a lost hat and sealskin coat hunt, all set against a vibrant Texas town’s social scene.
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Gordon Inman
Harry Meyers
Cy Reiger
Stanley Marsh
Inman
Mrs. Myers
Mr. Reiger
Mr. Marsh
Walter Caldwell
Old Tack
Mickey Livers
Mr. Livers
Caldwell
Ernest Thompson
Kansas City
Southwest
Amarillo
Muddy Panhandle roads slow travel after severe storm
Panhandle drivers faced very muddy unpaved highways with many routes nearly impassable. Temperatures dipped near freezing, with warmer relief tonight and Tuesday. Auto Club warned against travel while bus services were cut along key routes. Traffic moved slowly west on Federal 60, and Eastbound delays delayed air travel as weather impacted flights.
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Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle Auto Club
Federal
Oklahoma City
Enid
Okla
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Clovis
N. M
Denver
Stratford
Federal 66
Amarillo
American Airways
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Believe Me Xantippe at High School auditorium
The Black Mask Players present the comedy drama Believe Me Xantippe at the high school auditorium tomorrow at 8 PM. Ridgeway Zelley plays McFarlane who falls for sheriff’s daughter Jean Epperson, with a supporting cast including Darrel Jackson Sam Gathright Tom Lumpkin Bill Day and others aiding the Latin Club fundraiser.
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Ridgeway Zelley
McFarlane
Jean Epperson
Darrel Jackson
Sam Gathright
Tom Lumpkin
Bill Day
Mary K. Harty
Gene Weatherby
Bryan Weatherby
Dr. R. P. Parcells
New Campaign Finance Rules Proposal Shaping Ballot Debate
New rules propose holding candidates accountable for all spending over ten dollars, with receipts required for each expenditure and corporation contributions barred. Candidates would be allowed one free pamphlet mailing per voter, and loans could not exceed ten percent of authorized expenditures.
Amarillo residents urged to help families with charity drive
The News-Globe calls for Christmas aid as distress grips Amarillo. A donor offers milk from W. D. Munsey two to three gallons daily for those who cannot afford it, begging neighbors to collect and deliver support to needy families and children.
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Amarillo
Globe News
Plains
W. D. Munsey
Canyon-Amarillo
What They Write Tack Lost Keys Dear Tack Letter
A reader reports losing a bunch of keys last Thursday night and requests guidance or replacement through Tack Letters on Page 11. The brief notes a familiar plea for help and community response.
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Tack
Golf Proceeds on Christmas Day for Good Fellow Fund
Walter Sikes announces proceeds from Municipal and Riverside golf courses on Christmas Day will go to Old Tack and the Good Fellow's Christmas Cheer Fund. Both courses open all day with a 50 cent green fee. Play for fun. Play for funds.
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Riverside Fee
Old Tack
Good Fellow
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Riverside
Christmas contest entries lag with Dec 24 deadline
With three days left before the Christmas decoration contest closes, entries are slow. No entry will be counted if received after December 24. All must reach the News-Globe office by then. Cut out the entry blank from today’s Globe and mail it at once to the Christmas contest editor.
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News-Globe
Globe and Mail
Christmas pleas from families in need
A plea by a charity investigator details multiple poor families facing hunger and cold. Desperate parents, paralyzed relatives, and children ages 3 to 16 await help with food clothing shoes and a Christmas dinner. A widowed mother in laundry work struggles to pay rent and feed her four, while other households seek dolls toys and basic utilities.
Messiah Aid for Orphan Funds at Amarillo
Approximately 150 raised in a free will offering for the Presbyterian Children's Home during the annual Messiah at Municipal Auditorium. About 1500 attendees praised a polished production proclaimed Amarillo's finest Messiah yet with Madame Zendt of Chicago as a guest. Local singers formed the chorus with Lila Austin Myers and Nellie D. Erhard as pianists.
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Amarillo
Madame Zendt
Chicago
Lila Austin Myers
Nellie D. Erhard
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Rev. H. A. Shaw
Lester F. Aldrich
Panhandle Focus in NBC Explores Amarillo Center of Gas Field
NBC program Exploring America with Conoco and Carveth Wells devotes minutes to the Panhandle’s 32 counties and Amarillo as its center. Wells touts Texas Panhandle as home to the world’s largest natural gas field with 5000 miles of pipelines feeding Denver Kansas City Omaha Chicago and more. He credits Amarillo gas with Dallas cleanliness as the city’s notable impact.
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Carveth Wells
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Texas
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Omaha
Chicago
Indianapolis
Dallas
Welsh Leaves Amarillo Jail for California with Officers
Fred T. Welsh singing California bound left Amarillo city jail Sunday night. He wore an Oregon boot and was not alone. Welsh, arrested two weeks ago while bound for West Virginia for the holidays, is wanted in California for grand larceny after admitting he stole a diamond ring and hocked it. He seeks a 30 day deal in exchange for the ring's location. He agreed to return to California per waiver.
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California
Fred T. Welsh
Amarillo
Welsh
Oregon
West Virginia
Round Up Suspects In Burglary Jobs
Police in Amarillo rounded up suspects in a series of attempted burglaries and the looting of Fox Drug No. 5 at 510 Carolina Street. Merchants' Protective Agency patrolmen Jim Cain and Audrey Mask chased away an attempted burglary at Anderson & Son garage, 113 East Tenth Avenue, while Armour & Company at 210-212 Polk Street suffered a battered safe.
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Fox Drug No. 5
Carolina Street
Jim Cain
Audrey Mask
Merchants’ Protective Agency
Anderson & Son
East Tenth Avenue
Armour & Company
Polk Street
G. S. Curtis
Alvin Henry Jones Dies at Home Here
Alvin Henry Jones aged 49 died at his River Road home at 10 last night after ten years residence in Amarillo. Survived by mother Annie Jones four brothers A B A M A L A J Jones all of Amarillo and sister Mrs Charles L Andrews of Longview. Funeral at 10 Tuesday at N B Griggs Sons Chapel with Rev Robert C Jones officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery.
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River Road
Jones
Amarillo
Annie Jones
A. B
A. M
A. L
A. J. Jones
Charles L. Andrews
Longview
Griggs & Sons Chapel
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Llano Cemetery
Influenza Epidemic Closes Platteville Schools
PLATTEVILLE Colo Dec 21 The influenza outbreak hits this town with seven teachers 112 school children and many adults sick. Additional cases rise hourly and officials fear needing state aid. With population 479 more than half of public school children are ill closures and ban on public affairs are in effect to stop spread.
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Platteville
Colo
U.P
Detroit Betties All Seek $2,000 Share in Estate
Detroit public administrator Herman August uncovers a note from the late Thomas Sheehan naming Betty as heir to $2,000, triggering a flurry of women named Betty in Detroit seeking the inheritance. August laments the confusion while hoping other papers identify the rightful Betty.
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Detroit
Herman August
Thomas Sheehan
Betty
Mr. August
Sunday Shut-In Cuts Oil Yield in Texas
Thousands of Texas oil wells were idle as operators closed on Sunday to trim production. Fort Worth's Charles F. Roeser led a drive for independent operators to join next Sunday. Humble Company reported 1,750 wells shut and about 100,000 barrels produced, with 12,000 Texas wells idle. East Texas saw 1,850 wells not flowing.
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Dallas
Texas
Charles F. Roeser
Fort Worth
Texas Oil and Gas Conversation Association
Wichita Falls
Humble Company
East Texas
Tunnel Ticket Milestone and Rail Service Reflections
An automobile driver pays 50 cents for tunnel entry with ticket No. 4,000,000. The piece urges more public funding for infrastructure to raise value and curb political waste. It notes railroads gradually shift to store door delivery and calls for lighter transport, faster passenger service, and strong rail public support as essential to the nation.
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United States
Lou Blue Traded to White Sox and Praises Pitching Staff
Lou Blue will join White Sox players in Mineral Wells before spring training in San Antonio. He batted .304 with a .990 fielding mark in 155 games and drew 127 walks, nearing Babe Ruth’s major league lead.
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Pat Caraway
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Fonseca
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Vernon high school ends season with scoreless goal line stand
Vernon high school football closed the 1931 season with a tie in the open contest and a record showing no goal line crossed. A. E. Loomis received a permit to erect a $1,000 brick building at the rear of 410 West Tenth Avenue, issued Monday.
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West
Tenth Avenue
Vernon, Tex
Vernon High School
Life in Conversation about Little Things We Love
A verse by Edgar A. Guest reflects how everyday chatter reveals human hopes and losses. People discuss gardens, babies, fashion, and news, while fishermen, mothers, and philosophers mingle talk with emotion. The poem contrasts cold logic with the warmth of shared life.
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Brown
Markets Report From Kansas City and Chicago
Hogs and cattle prices move higher with strong demand in Kansas City and Chicago markets. Grain and fiber notes, cotton openings steady after holidays, and a New Orleans cotton update accompany stock market dullness and a brief note on Frank Tubbs’ move to Galveston.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
Liverpool
Census Bureau
Sleuth Dies in Bandit Battle at Cafe
Chicago December 21 detective James J. Caplis died of wounds after a four bandit raid on a crowded north side cafe. A 20 year old girl, Peggy Griggs, was wounded as gunmen covered the crowd and fled. Caplis fired back and later died in hospital. he had been dancing with his sweetheart Marie Pelzer when the attack began.
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James J. Caplis
North Side
Caplis
Pegey Griggs
Marie Pelzer
Miss Griggs
Believers push for Booth mummy from Lincoln era debate
A correspondent urges scientific study of a purported Booth mummy to settle whether the figure on display is the real Lincoln assassin. He cites lack of identifying initials and notes two dissenters, Lloyd Lewis among them, while claiming strong support from Lincoln supporters and legal minds.
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Lincoln
Lloyd Lewis
Stage and Screen Contest Boosts Charity at Music Box
Laughlin announces double bill events with Carney and Winton RKO artists and Thelma from Los Angeles. Tickets 35 and 50 cents, 8 15 p.m. nightly, matinee 2 30 p.m. Wednesday, proceeds aid charity as contestants may appear in a Hollywood musical produced and later screened at the Music Box theater.
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Carney
Los Angeles
Carthay Circle Theater
Cinemaland
Music Box Theater
Hollywood
Pola Negri Improves After Intestinal Operation
In Santa Monica California on December 21 physicians said film actress Pola Negri is recovering well after last week’s operation to remove an intestinal obstruction. She is taking nourishment and her temperature is normal.
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Santa Monica
Calif
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