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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1931
Page
4
A harsh verdict on road dangers notes 1930s high automobile deaths nationwide, with 22 500 fatalities and a 4 percent rise from 1929. Some states show gains from license laws, offering faint hope amid ongoing tragedy as nations pursue speed records at sea and rail.
An essay argues legislatures overproduce laws and lack proper prep. It calls for five steps: research before drafting, broad counsel from affected groups, expert drafting to avoid loopholes, wide consultation to secure backing, and post passage study to guide amendments. It stresses field facts over partisan opinion.
A brief note presents a reflection from Dr Henry Sloane Coffin about life and death. It emphasizes that much of our existence is shaped by compulsory experiences and duties. The quote frames mortality within routine education of living.
In a Washington mansion Elsa Chase faces a troubling past as Arnold Winslow hires detective G Thorne. Dr Paul Kane dies by carbon monoxide and the inquest probes heating systems while Lambert the butler testifies about Elsa and Jack Winslow's engagement and tensions at Oaklands.
Report notes a recurring Globe feature by Russ Murphy and Ray Sensky exploring how superstitions start. It invites readers to suggest sayings and proposes to illustrate origins in future installments.
Diary style column recounts a windy morning in New York with Meredith Nicholson mourning Kin Hubbard in Indianapolis. The narrator attends a theater rehearsal, hosts a tea with Evangeline Adams and others, strolls Broadway, and encounters a failed slot machine moment with W F Fields witnessing subway crowds.
A condensed list of court house records items including warranty deeds transferring lots in Amarillo additions and surrounding tracts to multiple buyers such as W E Oliver Jr and Amarillo Development Co. along with several transfers to Potter County Tr and other entities. It also lists building permits for J B Barton Eakle G T Bradburn and others and contracts for Barfield Lumber Tri State Fair Assoc and W Frank Little Construction Co with values noted.
A 70 year old Joseph Riger used an umbrella rib wrapped in tape to fish $10 from a church alms box before detection. Police were called after the pastor reported the theft. A separate mystery centers on Jack Winslow’s disappearance with witnesses unsure of his latest whereabouts.
Farmer Brown's Boy ponders Johnny Chuck and other sleepers who nap as winter ends. The Candlemas Day legend links their wakefulness to spring, but Johnny Chuck sometimes ventures out in midwinter. The tale questions the myth and the desire to sleep through cold months.
The piece roams through classic New York theatres such as the Palace and New Amsterdam, noting personalities like William J. Guard and stars in other houses, then shifts to rural tales of farm life and a child’s discovery of Nimbleheels the Jumping Mouse as winter ends.
A Saturday crossword puzzle shows a long border with listed horizontal clues including Consequent Abolished Competitor and To preclude. Other entries reference fruits, nimble, rescuer and many numbered positions. The grid adds a challenging mix of synonyms and wordplay with several vertical clues such as organ of smell and silent hints.
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