Weather notes, town opinions, and local hopes in Panhandle
A local column chats about cold snaps and sunlit days, crow rumors and onion soup praise, and plans affecting Amarillo area life. It mentions Great Southern Life near Goodnight ranch, a Panhandle fish hatchery site at Canadian, and a rising oil winds in East Texas with Buzz Venable bound for wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
Goodnight Ranch
Great Southern
Panhandle
Amarillo
Texas Game and Fish and Ter Commission
Canadian
Old Tack
Hog Callers Sought for Amarillo Stock Show Contest
The Amarillo chamber and Amarillo Fat Stock Show Association call for hog and dog callers to compete during the second annual stock show from February 29 to March 3. Entrants pay $5 to enter, with $175 in cash prizes. An elimination round precedes the final. Mason King coordinates the event, which aims for an elaborate program with entries from Panhandle area chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
al Jolson
Municipal Auditorium
Chambers of Commerce
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Mason King
King
Allred Aims to Serve Oil Firm in California Case
Allred sought service on Standard Oil of California in San Francisco but failed. A default judgment against Shell Union Oil Corporation was granted with a writ of inquiry to fix the amount, possibly from 35000 to 1500000 dollars. If no answer is filed, Judge Wheeler indicated judgment by default may follow. Proceedings paused for a few hours to allow contesting service as agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzz
East Texas
Amarillo
Standard Oil Company of California
San Francisco
Shell Union Oil Corporation
Wheeler
Eaton Axle & Spr Vervsseasae
Elec Auto Lite
Etwtee
Elec
Endicott-Johnson Sareseeres
Eureka Yaevum Ab Atmaneene
Fox Film “A
Oeceere
Am Steel Fys
Fos Wheeler Inc
Whee
Freeport
Grigsby-Grunow
Hupp Motors
Hahn Dept
Hudson Motors
Ates
Industrial Rayon
Eee Ae ” Inter Cement Inspr
Tel & Te Lenny
St. Joseph O
Johns Mansville Dee
Manfield & Co Tates
Mo Pac Sae International Nick
Nash Fess
Bellas Hoa
Nat'l Dairy
Nevada
North America
Oliver Farm
Willys Overland
Paramount Publix
Pathe Exchange
Packard
Penney
J C) Co
Pennsylvania RR
Pillsbury
Pullman
Radio-K-Orpheum
Remington Rand
Rep Motor Car
Rep
Iron & St Tweeneer
Reynolds Tob
B.issare
U S Rubber
Sears Reebuck
Safeway
Cal Edison Inc
Stan Brands
Stand
Gas & Elect
Stone & Webster Sesrares Etweeni
CM & Stp
Stewart Warner
Studebaker Corp Oo
Arerene
Southern Pacific
Southern RR
United Corp
Union Pacific
Union Carbide
Nhge&h
Vanadium Corp Severous
Western Union
Warner Bros. JS
Deere Mere
Westhouse
Steel ’ Sea
Crucible
Yellow Tr & Cole
Woolworth
Fw) Co
Redoweewet
Am Superpower
Marconix
Deere & Co
Detroit
New York
Ford Motor Ltd
Jno
F. Clark Brokerage Co
Ford of
Can
Goldman Sachs
Allied Chm & Ere
Niagara Hud PW
Pennroad Corp
Vt Allegheny Corp
Allis-Chalmers
Steenere
Swifts Inter
United Gas
Alcoee Eteteeeare TM Co
T. Am International “ Eeete
Srace
Maracalbo
Rad & SS Mfg
Os Atlantic
Gulf of Penn
Houston
Auburn Auton Rees Eae
New
Ae Aviation Corp
Baldwin Te Rare Weeteteste
Bit & Ohio
Osessere
Seaboard
Bendix Aviation
Biscuit Co Eaters
Ae Best & Cotte
Sym Bethlehem St. Steee Setsere
Socony Vacuum A - Bohn Alum & Re Ate
Panhandle P. & Eer
Tewtere Borden Co
Ates Sescace
Vestosessene
Royal Dutch
Colo
Cere Aee
Columbia G & L Ve
Penn Oi
Sdecesves Congoleum-Nairn
St'd
Kyveer Eteneee
Checker Cab
St'd of
Calif
Indiant
Cen
Texas Corp
Tex Pac Ld & Trt
Comwith & Sthrn Neers
Continental
Tex Pac Cl
Union Oil
Ohio
Cater
Severe Co
Dupont
Erie Railroad
Eastman Koda Eevetecnes
Texas digression and local notices weave through Amarillo page
A column blends local chatter about an amateur night and a Scotch girl with a digressive critique of the Chicago relief fund. It also notes Donald Bennett leaving Amarillo for an announcer job, mentions dead owls and plains owls, and advertises corn-pulling work in Dalhart with teams and wagons offering three and a half cents a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Wynne
Dalhart
J. N. Johnson
Letter of commendation to Amarillo readers
A reader signs a letter praising good fellows and expresses appreciation to the people of Amarillo. The note appears as a continuation from page 9, indicating ongoing correspondence and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Army of Fobless Maces on Capital
A starving crowd of 12,000 men led by Rev James R Cox marched from Pittsburgh toward Washington seeking aid. They bivouacked near Huntingdon with fires and worn tents, asking for food as they pressed south. Local churches provided sandwiches and coffee, while many soldiers faced delays and hunger along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntingdon
Washington
James R. Cox
Old St. Patrick's Church
Pittsburgh
O. B. Poulson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Huntingdam
Poulson
Altoona
Salvation Army
Johnstown
Travel Weather Bites: Roads Closed Amid Snow in Texas
A cold snap across Texas slowed travel with many routes shut. Federal 60 east to Enid and Highway 5 north opened slowly. Federal 66 west improving. Amarillo reports over 2 feet of snow. El Paso and North Plains hit by snowfall. Rivers rise but flood fears ease as weather clears. Power lines briefly out then repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal 60
Enid
Federal 66
Hereford
Lubbock
Southwestern Public Service Company
Texas
Dallas
U.P
West Texas
Amarillo
North Plains
Panhandle
el Paso
Trinity
Fort Worth
Paris
Nueces
Corpus Christi
Criminal Appeals Court Proceedings in Austin Jan 6
Proceedings before the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmations and reversals listed by case and participant. Names include T J Turner Jefferson Lee Yarbrough Cottle Buford Armstrong Dawson Roy McLendon Ben Hogge Swisher Thomas Harper from Morris Charles Orr from Grayson Clint Spruell Erath H D Thompson Milam Ernest Bridwell Cottle J E Castoria Hemp hill Ansley Wooldridge Brown Thomas Armstrong Limestone A H Stolte Guadalupe B McBride Callahan Tom Hardy Wichita T E Hunter Demetrio Torres DeWitt Billie Henderson Palo Pinto G W Jenkins McLennan Tommie Jones Grimes Sam Williams Wichita ex parte V Martin Taylor King Norris Wichita J L Shelton Jefferson Jack Darling Midland Sam Thomas Erath ex parte H Kirkpatrick Rusk Erwin Smith Upshur Will Craven Angelina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
T. J. Turner
Jefferson
Lee Yarbrough
Cottle
Buford Armstrong
Dawson
Roy McLendon
Roy McClendon
Ben Hogge
Swisher
Thomas Harper
Morris
Charles Orr
Grayson
Clint Spruell
Erath
H. D. Thompson
Milam
Ernest Bridwell
J. E. Castoria
Hemphill
Ansley Wooldridge
Brown
Thomas Henry Armstrong
Limestone
A. H. Stolte
Guadalupe
B. McBride
Callahan
Carl Sims
H. Kirkpatrick Et al
Rusk
Appellant
Erwin Smith
Upshur
Will Craven
Angelina
Senate delay sparks budget reform push by Democrats
The Democratic Congressional Policy Committee announced plans to back a revenue raising bill from the House Ways and Means committee to help the administration balance the budget. Grosvenor Jones testified that Bolivia’s $26 million loan was approved reluctantly due to strained diplomatic relations and concerns the country was overborrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Congressional Policy Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Government Department
Senate Finance Committee
Grosvenor Jones
Commerce Department
Bolivia
Jones
State Department
Organized farmers gather at capital
Organized agriculture met in Washington to present a united front before Congress. Presidents of the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Grange and the Farmers’ Union, with their legislative committees, outlined proposals for agricultural aid including the equalization fee and export debenture plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Farmers’ Union
County Tax Assessor Marries in Kansas City
County Tax Assessor H. E. Pete Kinkead wed Mamie Joe Owens in Kansas City on December 22. He left December 20 to spend the holidays with relatives and returned with his bride. The couple and Mr. and Mrs. Kinkead reside at the Blackstone Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E
Pete” Kinkead
Ocean wealth and capital loss fears overshadow talk of taxes
The piece argues against capital gains tax and predicts losses will shape 1931 income tax collections. It notes an Irish scientist’s silk imitation from sea kelp and the ocean’s vast untapped wealth. It also mentions Walter E. Pruzan’s collapse and suicide after wealth, plus a Japanese assault on US vice consul Culver B. Chamberlain and questions Japan's moral responsibility and future stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Mr. Mellon
Hoover
Newfoundland
England
China
Garner for President rally planned February 22
SAN ANTONIO January 6 UPI Political leaders from Texas cities will be invited to meet February 22 to form a state wide Garner for President Club Mayor C M Chambers said Thirty Democratic leaders will be invited Conference plans are being worked out by H P Hornby of Uvalde Dallas Houston Fort Worth Beaumont Austin Corpus Christi Galveston Amarillo and other cities will be represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
U.P
Texas
C. M. Chambers
H. P. Hornby
Uvalde
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Austin
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Amarillo
Police seize burglary kit after Am arillo chase
Police stopped a car on Panhandle highway after a morning chase ending in a snow drift. Lester R. Giles of Big Spring was arrested for investigation. Officers recovered burglary tools, a rifle and pistol, dynamite caps, a torch, a sledge hammer, an acetylene tank and ammunition. No charges were filed for possession of the tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Lester R. Giles
Big Spring
Giles
Panhandle
Fillmore Street
Pierce Street
Eighth Avenue
Pampa
Civil Appeals Proceedings in the Seventh District Court
Proceedings at Amarillo court session include motions granted and overruled, rehearings set, and cases from Potter Randall Hutchinson Lubbock Donley Cochran Lamb etc. listed for submission March 2 1932 with numerous parties and insurers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Thomas A. King
E. Hayes Sieber
A. J. Melton
Will H. Locke
Western Union Telegraph Co
Rosa Mae Scarborough
H. C. Ragland
Et al
M. C. Overton
J. D. McAdams
Plemons Independent
Stinnett Independent
Hutchinson
J. W. Zempter Construction Co
W. A. Rodgers
Lubbock
Nunn-Warren Publishing Co
Hutchinson County
Texas
American Nat'l Insurance Co
W.N. LaBlue
Dallam
C. L. Dickson
Waples-Platter Company
Hockley
Pair Plead Guilty To Theft Charges
Des Moines Iowa resident Jack Carter and Atlanta Georgia resident H Muntz pleaded not guilty to two theft charges in Potter County court at law. They were sentenced to five months in county jail on each charge, to run concurrently, for stealing 17 cans molasses from West Texas Wholesale Grocery and 49 cans coffee from Armstrong Transfer. Deputies arrested them Monday night. merchandise recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Jack Carter
Des Moines
Iowa
H. Muntz
Atlanta
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Rhea C. Myers
West Texas Wholesale Grocery Company
Armstrong Transfer and Storage Company
Carter and Muntz
Sheriff's Department
Court of Civil Appeals Opens in New Courthouse
The first session in the new courthouse was held this morning led by Judge Walter Strong of Dalhart. The initial case, Southwestern Drug Corporation v. First National Bank, was affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Civil Appeals
Walter Strong
Dalhart
Southwestern Drug Corporation
First National Bank
Lightning strike kills woman in Texas ranch blast
One woman died and another was in critical condition after being struck by lightning at a ranch near Fredericksburg. Mrs. Alfred Kramer, 36, was hospitalized in critical condition. Marie Mata, 48, a Mexican national, was killed when lightning struck Tack RB Marro Darérema’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Jan
Alfred Kramer
Fredericksburg
Marie Mata
Tack RB Marro
Darérema
Recreational Class Continues Sessions in Texas
Recreational classes supervised by Texas A and M College continue with county agents and adult club members from Potter Carson Hemphill and Gray counties. Sessions increase to three daily with a new night meeting led by district agent Minnie Mae Grubbs and national instructor W P Jackson from Washington D C guiding folk dancing and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A, & M. College
Potter, Carson
Hemphill
Gray Counties
Minnie Mae Grubbs
College Station
W. P. Jackson
Washington, D. C
Rural School Teachers Attend Special School in Canyon
Potter County teachers will attend a special school of instruction Saturday in Canyon. Miss Laura V Hamner, county superintendent, announced the event featuring demonstration teaching methods and a demonstration for visiting teachers. All county teachers hold degrees or near completion of required work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Canyon
Laura V. Hamner
Hamner
Time and Fate as Friends of Victory
An Edgar A. Guest poem reflects on time as judge of fairness and success. It suggests disappointment may seed future gains and today’s loss could yield tomorrow’s victory, noting the future remains mysterious and sometimes heavy costs precede gains.
Market snapshot across grain livestock and stocks
Markets from Amarillo to Chicago show hog and cattle quotes with gains and steady classes. Cotton futures in New Orleans rose, while New York stocks rallied with notable advances in Auburn Allied Chemical Consolidated Gas and other blue chips amid easing money rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Auburn
Allied Chemical
Consolidated Gas
American Telephone
American Can
Eastman
Santa Fe Rosa
U. S Steel
Case
Northern American
National Biscuit
du Pont
Man Fatally Shot by Police at Bank Vault in Detroit
In Detroit on January 6 a man was shot and killed by police after being surprised in a vault of the First Wayne National Bank. He was identified by fingerprints as Harry Bolton, a former Kingston Ontario prison inmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Jan
First Wayne National Bank
Harry Bolton
Kingston
Ont
Lenz Happy as Lead Faces Culbertson Bridge Match
Sidney Lenz felt hopeful as he trailed in the contract bridge match against Ely Culbertson, with 13 rubbers left. The eight rubbers last night saw Lenz and Winfield Liggett win six, tightening expectations of Culbertson’s victory as the match nears Friday night’s conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom O'Neil
New York
Sidney
Lenz
Winfield Liggett, Jr
Oswald Jacobus
Liggett
Michael Gottlieb
New York Realty
Culbertson
Gottlieb
McKenzie Dies in Dumas Hospital at 54
James Ettoile McKenzie 54 wife of W P McKenzie of Dumas died in a local hospital at 11 15 last night. Surviving are husband a daughter Velma Green Amarillo a son Ed L McKenzie Houston four sisters E H Watt Giles E W Brumley Clarendon W S Raines Hedley W D Shelton Borger. She was a Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star member. The McKenzies ran a Dumas hotel 16 years. N S Griggs Sons in charge of the body Funeral arrangements not announced at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ettoile McKenzie
W. P. McKenzie
Dumas
Velma Green
Amarillo
Ed L. McKenzie
Houston
E. H. Watt
Giles
E. W. Brumley
Clarendon
W. S. Raines
Hedley
W. D. Shelton
Mantippe Tickets Selling Fast for College Show
Tickets for the second performance of Believe Me Mantippe by the Amarillo College Band, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, are moving quickly. Shows at the Senior High School Saturday night with admission 29 and 50 cents, available at the Chamber of Commerce Fifth at Polk or at Amarillo College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantippe
Black Mask
Chamber 0 Commerce
Amarillo College
Chamber of Commerce
Polk
Amendyvillo College
Depression blamed on foreign loans and wealth gap
W H Brymer told Lions Club at noon Tuesday that concentration of wealth in New York and large foreign loans driven by Americans as they spent 17 million dollars buying German bonds. K S Loving led the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. H. Brymer
Lions Club
Greene announces birth of daughter at St Anthony's
A daughter was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Robert O Greene of 2222 Ong Street at St Anthony's Hospital. Mr Greene represents the Schilling Coffee Company in this territory. Mother and daughter are doing fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green’s
Robert O. Greene
Ong Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Greene
Schilling Coffee Company
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Tye
Tack
Wilbur Hawk
C.C
Allred Asks
The
Chicago Tribune
Donald Bennett
WDAG
Robert Fuller
Plains
Puller
Prairie Dog
Criminal Appeals Court
Senate
United States
Kansas City
Walter E. Pruzan
Warni Eg
Culver B. Chamberlain
Japan
Southwestern Drug Corp
First Nat'l Bank
Potter
W. L. Corn
Walter W. Wilmeth
Con Rust
Geraldine Rust
R. W. Carter
W. R. Patterson
Terry
Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance Co. Ltd
Marion Wood
Edgar A. Guest
Kansas City Livestock
Food and Choice
Jno. F. Clark
Yscteses
James McKenzie
Abcs
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