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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1931
Page
2
The writer warns of a harsh winter and potential spring sloppiness in Amarillo affecting footwear. He urges a shoe drive, praises local workers, and condemns antelope poaching near the Panhandle, detailing Texas efforts to protect remaining herds and to arrest violators. A family welcome for Timothy Tack closes the piece.
The writer discusses widespread poverty amid seeming health, questions the era’s struggles, and predicts 1932 will be better than 1931. He notes Hoover overconfidence, possible figures like Al Smith Roosevelt, and Newton Baker as a candidate. He also requests help with rides for travelers and a lost dog reward story.
Authorities seek a burglar who uses a perfumed spray to stupefy residents during home robberies in Donna Texas. In one case victims resisted and a Brownsville report notes similar sprayings in the area.
Emery Dillworth a 34 year old scion of a Gonzales family is in San Antonio state hospital for 10 day observation after being ordered by Special Judge W S Anthony of the 37th district court. He is charged with assaulting crippled printer Odel G White who was beaten with his own crutches.
T L Dixon charged with murder in the shooting of J D Stone construction superintendent was released on $2500 bond. Stone a former Brooklyn resident was shot five times last Saturday morning. Toledo congress delegates described grapefruit and rotten eggs as campus politics bane urging gentlemen's agreement to settle student factional disputes.
Community letters discuss job creation and praise the Good Fellow campaign. The page references Tack letters on Page 6 and hints at continued reader commentary on civic issues.
Amarillo's Good Fellows spread cheer as Daily Globe News receives multiple heartwarming reports. N Warren thanks the group for a joyful holiday, notes loneliness overcome, and pledges to join next year. A morning mail gift from J O Guleke for 25 dollars adds to the generosity.
The article details a critical quarrel between Sidney Lenz and Oswald Jacoby during a bridge session with the Culbertsons. Lenz accuses Jacoby of rotten bids and they threaten to quit, while the Culbertsons leverage a risky sequence to reach three no trump after a double.
A Paris execution unfolds at dawn as George Gauchet is guillotined for murdering an old jeweler to fund his inherited fortune. The crowd watches from nearby windows while a priest offers mass and the condemned man rejects mercy, declaring he deserves to die.
A promotion offers a free Mission Theater ticket for each want ad of 70 cents or more placed in the News-Globe. The ticket covers the showing of The Sins of Madelon Claudet tomorrow. Cash must accompany the order and ads must be delivered to the News-Globe office on Wednesday.
United Air Lines slashes 10 to 20 percent on coast to coast routes. Transcontinental-Western Air cuts 10 to 26 percent, saving $40 to the West Coast and $20 to Chicago. American Airways weighing follow up with sizable reductions.
Mr and Mrs J L Bonner Jr and their son from Maracaibo Venezuela visit Mrs Bonnners sisters in Amarillo. Radio fans in San Francisco hear broadcast of Mt Kilauaeas lava pits via microphone over a national hookup. Fred Gustafson 25 in Denver is found dead after stripping and awaiting freezing weather.
United Press reports on European war debt settlements with the United States. It notes eight years after WWII end the dispute over repayment, the funded bonds at reduced interest, and varying shares of principal and interest paid by Britain France Italy and other nations through to the century's end.
Dr. Albert Einstein will arrive at Los Angeles Harbor tonight aboard the motorship Portland, en route to Pasadena. He will conduct further research at the California Institute of Technology into the nature of space and matter. The ship is expected to anchor until tomorrow morning.
Three of C. H. Featherston string Hasty Boy Red Wing and King were killed by a train after wandering from pasture near Wichita Falls Texas Four ponies survived and grazed along the right of way Hasty Boy was among the most valuable polo ponies in the Southwest.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co reports a 1931 net profit of 6,028,630 after taxes and charges, nearly four times 1930's 1,541,034. President Harvey S. Firestone, Sr. predicts higher business volume in 1932 as the Akron firm ends its fiscal year October 31.
The 44th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America opened in Tulsa with about 600 attendees. Leading scientists focus on field trips studying formations in Oklahoma, the nation’s third largest petroleum producer.
Summary of farm markets showing Wheat and Milo prices in Amarillo grain quotes, Chicago hog and cattle bids with top hog price and weights, plus New Orleans cotton opening steady then firm with March May and July futures advancing to near daily highs. Cattle and lamb values noted with various weights and ranges.
Humorous verse by Edgar A. Guest from 1931 about a man who prefers affection over being a fashion plate. He jokes that dog hair, mud, and wrinkled clothes reflect his carefree nature and value of Janet's love over tailor made perfection.
The stock market steadied and edged up in early trading as tax selling eased. Rail leaders New York Central Pennsylvania and Union Pacific firmed while industrials such as U S Steel National Biscuit Du Pont Allied Chemical and Union Carbide gained 1 to 2 points. Utilities advanced with Auburn rising several points and call money moved back to 3 percent.
G B Moore received city approval to build an $8000 brick dwelling and garage at 2415 Lipscomb Street in Amarillo. The project includes a basement and a 14 by 20 foot extension with a completion date of February 1, 1932. Building permits this month total $42,590 with residential work at $31,156.
A Missouri Valley reader advocates Von's Pink Tablets claiming 25 years of stomach trouble ended after two years of use. He says the pills stop pain and allow normal eating with no diet, and offers to provide certification by mail. Omaha company ad invites inquiries.
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