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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1931
Page
2
A Santa Fe correspondent plans a trip to New York City to investigate and report back daily. He jokes about business trips with his family tagging along and notes weather signs from the Panhandle. He references Hoover, politics, and hopes for fair weather during his absence.
A reader thanks Tack for returning a lost purse in a brief letter to the paper. The note appears in a letters page reference to Tack's helpful act.
The Methodist board of temperance released a lengthy statement praising parts of the Wickersham commission report while calling the suggestion to revise the Eighteenth Amendment vague. It opposed repeal or government entry into liquor traffic and warned against quick approval of removing restrictions on medicinal liquor prescriptions. The group urged enforcing existing laws before any amendment.
The Boy Scout council publicity committee and Scout executive Marvin J. Paul outlined a large Scouter Round up banquet for February 10 as part of Boy Scout Anniversary Week. The Polk Street Methodist Church will host a $1 plate event with 200 to 300 men expected and certificates to 40 leadership school members to be presented.
Ten persons including four members of a single family died in Grafton North Dakota after eating home preserved peas in a salad likely containing botulism toxin. The Hein family residents plus guests Elizabeth Hein 20 Edward Hein Jr 15 Thomas Chapiewski son Harry 15 Elmer Stokke Marguerite McWilliams Arthur Jorandry Arthur Lessard and others fell ill with dizziness numbness and throat paralysis as public health officials reported two patients Genevieve Hein 16 and Joe Leach remained in critical condition awaiting recovery or death.
Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls U S 370 roads good. Amarillo to Oklahoma City via U S 66 roads good. Amarillo to Roswell via U S 36h roads good. Amarillo to Tucumcari U S 66. Amarillo to Higgins U S 66 roads good. Amarillo to Clayton N M U S 385 roads good. Amarillo to Borger Oilfield Highway paved. Amarillo to Lubbock U S 385 roads good. Panhandle Auto Club Inc headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce.
A description of the 1933 Chicago exposition outlines the modernistic administration and transportation buildings, a 1000 foot ocean viewing hall, a dome larger than the Washington Capitol, and artifacts like Rocket. It praises the lakefront museums and plans for a planetarium education center visible to millions, inviting all to visit during Chicago’s 100th charter anniversary.
State audit shows pasteur lab failed to collect state audit fees from non-indigent patients and notes broader noncompliance. It cites missing birth and death index records, inadequate appropriations, and barber shop inspections not conducted. C D Whitwell reformed cash control after staff resignations and new secretary took over.
The Pawn Bride plans to dismiss the ongoing lawsuit following marriage in hopes of achieving complete happiness. The action signals a settlement of disputes between the involved parties and a move toward domestic stability.
Frank Henzel a 68 year old newlywed travels toward Kansas City to settle his domestic life and seek release from jail for his 19 year old bride Celia Brennan. He loaned $9 832 to the Brennan family during prosperity days and aims to recover payment. He married last Wednesday and left for Greeley Colorado to find work and begin anew.
A radio orchestra program is transmitted by WEAF with the setup scheduled for 9 30. The broadcast aims to showcase performances by the orchestra, likely featuring classical and light music.
KGRS airing 6 to 6 30 Lola Jonevan contralto with Jeannette Stultz. WDAG 8 30 to 9 Phileo Program. WDAG 8 30 to 9 Phileo Program repeats tonight with Mr and Mrs Tom as hosts.
Bishop William N. Ainsworth arrives to oversee a church investigation into alleged secret charges against Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The panel of 12 jurors will convene at Mount Vernon Place Church in Washington, with Cannon ill and uncertain about testifying after recent hospital treatment.
Mrs. E. T. Timms and Cy Reiger won mixed doubles at the Amarillo Bowling Alley with 1127 pins, 603 in three games and an average of 201. Four teams finished among six starters. Allen Daley and Mrs. H. Kane were second with 1008. Tonight the Panhandle Laundrymen meet Helium Plant and Smelters clash Pool Creamery in the Commercial League.
Argentine authorities recover a bundle of explosives and bomb making materials left on a railway platform. They suspect anarchist terrorists intended a reprisal for the executions of Anarchists De Giovanni and Scarfo.
Many children and adults enrolled Monday for the Amarillo College of Music survey to discover talent and develop music appreciation. Enrollment ends Tuesday night at 8. Eight free lessons are offered by the college with a small registration fee for a course in 16 subjects including piano voice cornet clarinet trombone saxophone violin cello mandolin pipe organ harmony and more. Families may enroll together under the plan.
Eight year old Charles Mitchell fell from the Rock Island bridge onto the Fort Worth and Denver tracks near First and Monroe Streets. He fractured his right thigh and is resting easily at St. Anthony's Hospital after a motorist witness carried him in. Charles is son of Mr and Mrs J A Mitchell of 1321 McMasters Street. Earlier reports said he fell from the East Third Avenue viaduct.
Arguments opened in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals seeking reversal of Albert B. Fall's conviction for taking 100000 dollars to influence the Elk Hills naval oil reserve lease. Defense claims lack of jurisdiction over the California site and the leasing decision.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce renewed its push for a local cinema after Paramount Publix indicated a possible city theater announcement in January. O V Vernon said the campaign may restart with Paramount or other firms, with independent companies in talks with local officials. No final decision was announced at noon.
Parker Prouty, six-year advertising and business staffer at the Amarillo Globe-News, becomes business manager of the Lubbock Morning Avalanche and Evening Journal. The Avalanche Journal Publishing Co. also appoints Charles A. Guy as president and publisher Dorrance D. Roderick as vice-president. Guy will remain editorial director. no policy shifts announced.
All reserve officers of the Panhandle area are invited to the Amarillo Chapter Reserve Officers' Association banquet at 7 30 Monday night in the Herring Hotel. The annual election of Amarillo unit officers will occur. Major F A Vestal is current president and Homer A Callaway serves as secretary.
Butler met with a navy judge advocate in a conference room and reportedly left papers behind. He entered and exited the White House through a rear entrance and would not speak about the visit. Observers expect clemency in his case though an outright court martial seems unlikely to be dropped.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr says he may have several things to say about the Butler Italian premier hit and run matter if circumstances change sufficiently. The statement follows discussion of the Italian foreign office claim Vanderbilt once supplied material for Butler’s charge.
In a 4009 word interview Vanderbilt, once a publisher, mocked the idea of a brief audience with Mussolini and noted the foreign office had softened its stance on his meeting with the Italian premier. He recalled a 1926 interview of 4,000 words and hinted he might speak on General Butler’s hit and run case if circumstances change.
Philadelphia prompt wires Clarence Darrow to join defense of Major General Smedley D Butler in his court martial. Webster Powell, executive secretary of the Philadelphia ACLU, sought the famed attorney's association.
Kansas City and Chicago cattle and hog prices drifted unevenly with hogs mostly steady to down, top hogs at 7.55 in Kansas City and 8.05 in Chicago. Cattle and calves showed varied bids, some declines noted, while sheep trading was slow with light lamb sales and lower prices overall. New Orleans cotton opened shade easier amid weaker overseas cables and political news from India.
A short poem contrasts bookish learning with life’s human lessons. A man stays secluded to read all books but discovers that reading cannot teach the heart. He leaves his den to see why people hurry laugh and sigh and why they suffer, realizing wisdom is broader than books.
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co offers a new accident policy paying up to $100 a month for 24 months for disability and $1,000 for death costs under $3.50 a year. Over 65,000 already hold it. Ages 10 to 70 eligible. no money required to apply. send name, address, age, beneficiary details for a 10 day free inspection. no exam. Limited offer.
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