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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1931
Page
2
A Panhandle columnist announces plans to travel to New York with O W and Lollapalooza to gather first hand economic and political material for daily columns. He notes mixed talks, hopes for readable dispatches, and jokes about Hoover ham recipes while forecasting spring and May rainfall patterns.
Pablo Martinez, a Mexican, stabbed Enrique Alvarado near a pool hall at 105 Lincoln Street after Alvarado called him billy goat. Martinez is jailed. Alvarado suffered a deep back wound and was treated at St. Anthony’s Hospital, condition not fatal. Detective John Snider witnessed the confrontation.
A man planned a motor trip to Colorado, a card game at a house led to youths losing money in a confidence game. Pablo Martinez, Mexican, is held in the city jail after a stabbing left Enrique Alvarado wounded Thursday night. Alvarado is in St. Anthony's hospital.
Clarence O Huls 34 from Amarillo said the shooter was justified after he was shot in the shoulder and wrist in Oklahoma City on January 28. He declined to name the assailant and said the dispute involved another couple. Carpenters Union officials denied Huls membership and stated they knew of no such man.
Governor Sterling names FE Tobey of Freeport to fill Fred Horton’s seat on the prison board. Horton’s nomination was rejected by the senate yesterday. Horton is from Greenville.
Petty burglaries have been reported with most loot recovered. Car thefts dropped to three on Thursday night versus over a dozen the prior Friday and Saturday. Pencils stolen from Summit School near North Florida were recovered near the playground, a briefcase from a General Motors Acceptance Corporation representative was found in an alley, and nearly a dozen hardware store locks were recovered.
A dog with one ear damaged and a bushy tail belongs to JaVonne Farnsworth at 313 Louisiana Street, offering a reward. Old Tack adds $2. Also a church clothing drive at First Christian led by Mrs. H B Wade seeks children’s wear 8 to 12 years old. In Canyon, Dr J A Hill, president of the college, joked about a Tit Pullers orchestra mispronunciation, noting the word is actually teat.
In a letter to Tack, a correspondent argues the million bushel elevator is grand yet too small to store future wheat. The writer urges reconsideration of scale and invites further discussion on Page 23.
Mild weather spurs renewed work on several Amarillo projects. Paving crews restart after Christmas layoff under city engineer E N Stanley. Concrete slope walls for the west approach of the Fast Third Avenue subway begin, Santa Fe Railroad supplies material, and city crews continue the white way lighting installation west from the underpass.
A young girl was assaulted yesterday at her mother’s grave in an exclusive cemetery near Brownsville. Doctors say she was not criminally attacked but remained hysterical with minor bruises. Police withheld her name though Edinburg reports identify her as Pauline Lane. Rumors swirl about the attacker’s location as anti black sentiment lingers since the 1908 Browns ville massacre. Brownsville and Hidalgo Willacy counties assist in the search. the city has about 22 000 residents.
The text recalls Pavlova born in Russia began ballet at age ten and achieved early success. It notes later periods of Communist influence led to resistance to annual $500 contributions to other Russian dancers.
Theodore Kosloff, Dallas dancing teacher and Pavlova’s first professional partner, mourns her death at the Hague. He recalls their 1901 Krasnoe Selo czar performance, disputes her reported age, and notes her immigrant childhood and long friendship with his wife.
Ebenezer Baptist Church presents a 75 voice Negro chorus at Municipal Auditorium next Sunday at 3 30 pm. Lenora Shorten and Jimmy Dickson lead the program with spirituals. Rev W L Williams delivers a special address. A silver offering will be taken.
A 10 year old Mexican boy Cruez Domingurez of 1545 Cleveland Street was bitten by a vicious dog. His right leg is torn and lacerated. Police and health unit authorities search for the dog owner.
Lubbock residents observe a voluntary fast day with meals skipped in restaurants and cafeterias. Milk bottles and donation boxes appear in stores offices and schools as citizens contribute funds to feed the less fortunate.
The Stars column notes Earl Sande’s early riding in Prescott and Mergenthaler’s linotype in town. It describes a large Western Fruit Jobbers convention in the region with railroad leaders, praises Arizona’s irrigation wealth, climate, and opportunities, and invites readers to visit Prescott, Phoenix, and Nogales with Grace Sparkes and W. W. Knorp, ending with a sales pitch for relocation.
The Texas legislature discussed a chain store tax, a defense of the 18th amendment targeting drinking scenes in films, and a resolution opposing repeal. A memorial urged a tariff on oil, while Governor Sterling backed the O Neal tax cut and opposed Weinert’s delayed tax plan. A new judicial district was proposed for Jim Wells, Duvall, and Brooks Counties as senators debated procedural rules.
A Senate Finance committee in Austin reported favorable bills to cover deficiencies in state appropriations totaling 547931 dollars with 885206 dollars sought for judiciary deficiencies from 1923 to 1930. A second emergency bill requested 162725 for school fund deficiencies at Texas Colleges including 12000 for Texas A&M improvements, 810000 for Sul Ross, and 10000 for Texas Tech facilities.
Late wire reports state a bill to impose a $100 tax on each store beyond the first operated by a single person or firm. The measure, similar to a failed proposal last session, was signed by multiple legislators from Texas and Oklahoma. The Senate Banking Committee also named a subcommittee to probe charges against Eugene Meyer Jr. regarding his Federal Reserve Board nomination. The Agriculture Department road appropriation of 213.964 million dollars, including 125 million for immediate road work, passed the Senate and moves to conference with the House.
Will Rogers the humorist breaks from his stage persona to witness poverty in rural Arkansas. After touring England to assess relief conditions, he plans personal appearances to aid drought victims in the southwest, with England, Arkansas about 30 miles away as his base.
Former County Judge A J Hardy asks to be bound over to district court and given a jury trial after defense rests. Hardy testified denying previous allegations regarding the murder of his wife. In Los Angeles, jurors in the Daisy De Boe grand theft case return to court for further deliberation after a long strain since the case began.
Deputies recovered a stolen Ford coupe owned by Walter Blackburn before the theft was reported. D. E. Mason and C. Hayward, both described as Negroes, are jailed on car theft charges after a chase through the city by deputies C. T. Vanderpool and C. W. Farley.
Wayne Colan identified as Demas Birtrong after escape from New Mexico penitentiary on April 9 1927. Arrested January 14 after altercation with a woman, fingerprinted at police HQ, then sent to Potter County jail. Ed Holloway of criminal identification received telegram that Birtrong escaped from New Mexico prison.
The document lists allocations of 2400 dollars for a gym building at San Marcos and 600 dollars for barns at John Tarleton. It also appropriates 75000 dollars to cover deficiencies in summer school funds for multiple state teachers colleges and related institutes across Texas.
Mrs. Jessie N. Ross says conditions improve and winter job relief continues. An honor roll lists local firms and citizens providing odd jobs from Chamber of Commerce to Panhandle Fruit Co and J. B. Sikes, with multiple individuals, including two women, filling roles from circulator to painter.
In this 1921 verse, a man in a small room finds cheer in a young woman’s smile despite sorrow. Gossips note his lively neckties and car visits to a young lady’s door as he hopes life may be worth while again. He asks to call and she grants it, suggesting a cure for heartache.
Chicago hogs and cattle prices steady to lower amid modest demand as lambs feed and ewes show losses. Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans opened steady or higher on covering and Liverpool influences with March and May contracts fluctuating before slight gains.
Radio listings note a 26 weeks series starting February 8 on WEAF. Frances Williams guests with the Chockateers on WJZ at 7. Billy Jones and Ernie Hare headline Coast-to-Coast from WJZ, 9 via New England Conservatory Orchestra from Boston on WABC. Richard Dix Estelle Taylor Floyd Gibbons appear in Theater of the Air from Washington at 9 30. Beaux Arts Ball description from New York by Louis Dean on WABC at 11.
Schedule lists WDAG 8:30 to 9 Plymouth World Tour Program followed by KGRS 9 to 10 The Boy That Made Good a play by KGRS Staff Players then 10 to 10:30 Jack and Mack of Waco hosted by Waco station.
Fifteen children at Senior High received clothing from the Thrift Room after Thursday afternoon. Ten of them were taken to town to buy shoes with Thrift Room funds. The program now cares for about 100 children in two months. Merchants donate discounts and new garments, while cleaners repair items. A February 1 musical at Senior High Auditorium aims to raise more funds with 25 cent tickets.
Hogs 4,000 steady to 1 0 higher top $8.00. Cattle 1,000, calves 200 steady with price ranges across weight classes. Sheep 3,000 lambs up about 25 cents. Prices cover hogs cattle calves sheep and feeders with varied yields and weights.
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