13 Jul 1931
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1931
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses Germany's inability to meet Young plan terms and the impact of its effort to borrow 500 million dollars. He notes fears of foreign soldiers leaving Germany, warns against foreign bonds, cites stock market uncertainty, and reflects on crime, Rockefeller longevity, and life extension studies.
The week end brought 12 deaths across the United States and Canada from airplane crashes and one more death from injuries a week earlier. Victims include Chester Bailes and William Warren, both pilots, plus two Arkansas teens and several others in Missouri Ohio and Saskatchewan.
A severe crash injures Tom Triplett and eight others after a late night collision near Amarillo. Triplett, plus Mrs. Joe Morgan and others, suffer facial cuts and minor injuries as cars crash on Gem Lake road and on the Amarillo Canyon highway.
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with generally fair skies across West Texas and New Mexico. Temperature today at 1 pm reached 89 and 70 degrees. emergency contact Griggs ambulance at 4311.
Ama rillo dairy markets cut prices Monday with retail milk at 10 cents a quart and wholesale at 8 cents per pint. Producers' rates drop 16 cents per 100 pounds as raw milk dealers expand. Butterfat testing at 4 percent brings $2.40 per hundred. sweet milk 35 cents per gallon.
Reginald Robbins and Harold Jones head from Fairbanks toward Seattle to retry a Seattle to Tokyo nonstop attempt. After a fog disrupted last week's leg they refueled 175 gallons before resuming the journey toward Seattle with a potential 3 pm arrival, depending on a Yukon stop.
The pilot of Captain Carranza’s plane bound for Brownsville reported a wrecked plane sighting on a beach between Tampico and Brownsville. Two fliers near the crash were seen unhurt. The left wing tip was smashed and the sighting occurred about 60 miles north of Soto La Marina Tamaulipas.
A Mexican university student committee issues a manifesto urging national rebellion against American customs and the preservation of Mexican culture. They condemn jazz and English media as traitorous and call for defending a culture rooted in Mexico’s past and resistance to imperial influence.
In Shamrock Texas the fatal shooting of Dr. W W Guyton an 82 year old retired physician occurred at a filling station. A relative who witnesses say fired three shots is held in jail at Wheeler and county attorney Clyde Fillmore said charges would probably be filed today. The shooting stemmed from a long standing quarrel. Operator J C Czek said he foresaw trouble from the meeting and fled inside before the shots. Dr Guyton was a pioneer physician who retired a decade ago.
A group from Plain cities urged Amarillo to join in opposing a new freight rate schedule on grain from Miami Glazier and Higgins to Gulf ports. The session at 1 30 this afternoon included the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce traffic committee with S J Cole explaining the rate change. Leader L A McAdams headed the visiting Canadian Chamber delegation.
Anthony H. G. Fokker, renowned airplane designer, ends ties with General Aviation Corporation a GM subsidiary and will establish a new company. He keeps a 25 percent General Aviation stake and will manufacture his own planes while becoming a naturalized citizen this month.
Alexander Pantages and three co-defendants were cleared of conspiracy and morals charges in the girl market case by Superior Judge L N Turrentine on the DA’s motion. The San Diego ruling ends the defendants’ involvement in the controversial trial.
A special Texas oil session opens with lawmakers predicting complications in creating a broader oil conservation commission. The Rosser-Collett group proposes the first disclosed oil bill, rejecting Gov. Sterling’s plan, keeping the railroad commission in charge, and aligning with the Howsley bill. Other independent groups plan consultations as leaders from Tyler and Wichita Falls express support for a conservation measure. Senators Small and Parrish arrive from the Panhandle and Plains.
The Texas oil emergency committee executive session forms a bill to strengthen conservation laws and aims to present it to the upcoming special Texas legislature session. E A Landreth of Fort Worth acts as spokesman in W L Todd’s absence with statements expected this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Two French aviators Joseph Le Brix and Marcel Doret fly the Hyphen from Paris toward Tokyo aiming to set a non stop distance record. Sighted over Moscow at 7 30 P M eastward toward Nijinovgorod they target Tokyo in about 60 hours over a 6200 mile route. They had previously set a 6500 mile circuit record in over 70 hours.
Funeral rites for William Woods Ellison age 45 were held at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. R Thomson officiating. Ellison died after a long illness at his home 1619 Washington Street leaving a widow and a son William Woods Jr along with several brothers and sisters. He was president and general manager of the Armstrong Transfer and Storage Company.
The Texas Railroad Commission adopted a policy classifying casing head or natural gasoline as a raw material and granting lower transportation rates than refinery gasoline. The schedule varies from 8 cents per 100 pounds for under 10 miles to 27.5 cents for over 600 miles, with numerous local exceptions and no differentials applied.
Will Rogers, famed humorist and actor, plans a 15 minute stop in Amarillo tonight after arriving at English Airport by Transcontinental Western Air at 5 10. He has wired for a charter to Tulsa to attend the Post Gatty celebration this evening.
After a long conference with attorneys Justice Bailey in the District of Columbia Supreme Court postponed action in Albert B. Fall’s case until tomorrow. Earlier he had refused to suspend the one year jail term for accepting a $100,000 bribe for an oil lease while secretary of the interior, but allowed a consultation to decide adding a day to his sentence to let the attorney general assign him to a western prison.
In Anson Texas July 13 Ralph Shirley 20 died from injuries after an altercation in a North Stamford home. Cecil Hunter 20 was charged with murder. Shirley died in a Stamford hospital from a blow with a stick.
Private Olaf Nelson of Fort Bliss was flown in a large army ambulance plane to Washington after two teeth swallowed at breakfast lodged in his throat. Lt. E Irwin piloted the craft with Maj. Daniel Franklin aboard as surgeons in Washington prepared for the delicate removal procedure.
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