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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1931

Page

2

Auto Finance Firms Sued Over Breach of Contract and Character

Duke Cullum a Borger automobile dealer filed in Potter County civil court a two count suit against General Motors Acceptance Corporation Amarillo alleging breach of contract and damage to character. He seeks 26 000 actual and 20 000 exemplary in the first count and 40 000 actual and 30 000 exemplary in the second, arising from alleged contract breach and letters to customers after termination urging payments to GMAC or its agents.

Potter County Duke Cullum Borger General Motors Acceptance Corporation Amarillo Cullum Chevrolet Motor Company General Motors, Acceptance Corporation

Mussolini and shipping lines in Italy cited as model

The piece argues Mussolini's policies show how to care for a nation and notes Italian steamship lines are crowded while others are hard up. It mentions visa and ticket barriers for Italians, Dawes predicting trade recovery and optimism in the United States, and ends with an ad for Amazone Wa pr health drink.

Mussolini Italy Masagolini Dawes Lowon United States

Charity Wheat Donations Near Goal

Donations reach 4372 bushels toward a 5000 goal, leaving 628 bushels remaining. Yesterday gifts include J N Beasley Elevator 500, George Fess er 35, J E Griffin 50. West Mill and Elevator Co offers milling services. Walter Irvin will haul donations. Report gifts to Mason King at the Chamber of Commerce.

J. N. Beasley Elevator Company George Fesser J. E. Griffin Walter Irvin Ford Mason King Chamber of Commerce

Reward Offered for Lost Pocketbook in Woolworth Store

Mrs. Lee Sullens of Dumas lost a small red coin purse at or near the lunch counter in Woolworth. It contained $17 in cash. A $5 reward is offered for its return to Miss Howell at The News-Globe office.

Lee Sullens Dumas Woolworth

Would Serve Nice Home Dea Tack Letter

A reader writes seeking employment and housing help, noting they are middle aged and in need of work. The letter appears in the Dea Tack letters section and references page five for full context.

Dea Tack

Two Pairs of Baby Shoes Lost at City Park

Old Tack offers a $1 reward for returning two nearly new pairs of baby shoes lost by children at the city park on Wednesday. Mrs. Gay Newman, mother of the youngsters, lives at 1004 Monroe Street and can be reached at telephone 7609.

Old Tack Gay Newman Monroe Street

Rock Island Sued For Death Of Man

Loreta Samores, mother of Hysa Samores, filed a $27,500 lawsuit in Potter County civil district court against the Chicago Rock Island Gulf Railway Company. The death followed an accident July 10 when Samares was struck by a moving freight car in Rock Island yards while attempting to cross a yard track during a flying switch.

Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company Potter County Loreta Samores Hysa Samores Rock Island Samares

Underpass Dedication Marks Amarillo Progress Ceremony

The North Amarillo underpass nears completion as Mayor Thompson and city officials praise Rock Island cooperation. A bronze tablet is unveiled, costs total about 180000 with 60000 from the state highway commission, and traffic resumes after a concert by the 142d Infantry Band.

J. 8 S. Huckabee North Buchanan Street Methodist Church Hulen Thompson General Hulen Amarillo North Grover Hill E. N. Stanley State Highway Commission Emma Jean Beard Vernon Ernestine Smith Smith 142D Infantry

Mrs Anna Rose dies at 70 in Pleasant Valley home

Mrs Anna Rose 70 a longtime Amarillo resident died at 2 45 Friday morning at the home of her son R M Rose in Pleasant Valley Surviving are her husband William and another son Raymond Rose of Colorado Springs R M Rose works in the Santa Fe civil engineering department Funeral services will be at 10 Saturday morning at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev Ira F Key Polk Street Methodist Church officiating Pallbearers are Quincy Ford Fred Gleason John Arnot J M Webb G A McCullough and John Rushmer Interment will be Memorial Park Cemetery.

Anna Rose Amarillo R. M. Rose Pleasant Valley William Rose Raymond Rose Colorado Springs Civil Engineer Santa Fe Griggs Quincy Ford Fred Gleason John Arnot J. M. Webb G. A. McCullough John Rushmer Memorial Park Cemetery

Rabbi Holden to Conduct Service and Lecture in Dallas

Rabbi Hyman Holden of Dallas will conduct services at Temple B'nai Israel and give a lecture at 8 tonight. All congregants are invited by the committee in charge to attend.

Hyman Holden Dallas Temple B'nai Israel

Air Mail Link Connects Amarillo to Brownsville Route

The air mail line from Pueblo to Amarillo will link Amarillo with Brownsville and gain international connections to Central and South America. Tri motor planes will run the inaugural Saturday, with Fokker planes on regular Amarillo Dallas service, and a brief 1:30 PM airport reception planned. Officials, including C R Smith and Julian Lyles, arrive to oversee the opening at Municipal Field.

Amarillo Brownsville Central South America Mid-Continent Air Express Pueblo English Field Dallas Municipal Airport American Airways Cheyenne Denver Wichita Falls Fort Worth C. R. Smith Southern Division Raymond Buck Sam Gaines Eleventh City Chamber of Commerce W. C. Kenyon Julian K. Lyles J. L. (Dee) Graham, Jr Municipal Field

Senate delays action on railroad commission reform

In Austin on July 31 the Senate postponed indefinitely a resolution urging Texas railroad commissioners to resolve intra-commission animosities or resign. Sen. Pink Parrish led the debate with a 15 to 9 vote to delay, while Sen. T. J. Holbrook and Archie Parr urged correction. The measure warned that personal animosity and jealousy have degraded the commission’s usefulness and risk paralysis if unchecked.

Senate Austin Senate Today Texas Railroad Commission Pink L. Parrish Lubbock T. J. Holbrook Galveston Archie Parr Benavides

Panhandle of Texas plans fair exhibit tour

Final plans for the 1931 Panhandle of Texas exhibit were approved at Amarillo Hotel. The display, covering nearly all Panhandle products, debuts in Topeka on September 14 and will tour Kansas, Oklahoma and other states. President Sam Braswell was absent. Dr J A Hill presided.

Panhandle of Texas, Inc Amarillo Panhandle Topeka Kansas Oklahoma H. M Lune J. A. Hill Canyon West Texas State Teacher’s College Sam Braswell Clarendon Fred Wortham O. H. Lloyd Vega J. W. Stevens Tulsa C. R. Stahl Borger J. T. Page Claude T. W. Cotten H. W. Clutter H. M. Luna Howard A. Ferguson T. E. Johnson

Damage Suit Filed After July 1931 Car Collision

Ruth A. Siegel and husband Joe of Amarillo sue Coe and Parks Lumber Company and Henry M Beverley and wife Florence for 20000 damages in Potter County civil district court claiming injuries from a collision on July 25 1931 at Ong Street and Wolflin Avenue involving Mrs Siegel’s car.

Potter County Ruth A. Siegel Joe Siegel Amarillo Coe and Parks Lumber Company Henry M. Beverley Florence Beverley

Market reports from Amarillo to New York and Chicago

Grain and livestock prices move across markets with hogs and cattle in Kansas City and Chicago, cotton in New Orleans, and stock shifts in New York. Notes include wheats and milo prices, cattle steer ranges, lambs and ewes, and brief stock index shifts amid light trading and weather factors.

Kansas City Chicago Livestock Chicago U. 8 D. A

Pleasure is Only Pleasure When Work Returns

A compact excerpt from Edgar A Guest dated 1931 reflects on how joys, tastes, and leisure lose luster if extended too long. It argues that comfort fades at extremes and that the true value of pleasure lies in the return to work and daily routines.

Federal agencies wage drive against Capone

Four federal agencies have reopened investigations into Capone. Over two score special investigators operate in New York under U S Attorney George Medalie tracing gang profits and narcotics and liquor links. Director Woodcock has 65 new dry agents in New York and 57 in Chicago plus 300 total agents nationwide under local U S attorneys.

Capone Justice New York United States George Medalie Woodcock Prohibition Bureau New York State Chicago Justice Department Bureau of Investigation Philadelphia St. Louis Cleveland Detroit

Murray Likely to Order State Oil Shutdown

Oklahoma City July 31 Gov William H Murray is expected to issue an order to shut down all oil fields in the state unless major oil buyers raise prices to one dollar per barrel. The move aims to back the price by noon Saturday and precedes August proration schedules taking effect at 7 AM Saturday. The order could allow mobilization of state guardsmen to guard the fields by tomorrow.

New Orleans Liverpool Oklahoma City Wm. H. Murray Capitol Murray

Sister of Amarillo banker dies in Colorado Texas

Mrs. Della Ware Carter, 64, sister of B Tol Ware, president of the Amarillo National Bank, died at her home in Colorado Texas after weeks of illness. Funeral services were held there. The Amarillo National Bank closed at 2:30 in respect. Mr. Ware and his sons were in Colorado at the time. Survived by husband M Carter and three sons. Pioneer resident of Colorado for more than 40 years.

Della Ware Carter B. Tol Ware Amarillo National Bank Colorado Texas Carter Ware Arthur

Record Flight Sets New Distance Benchmark to Turkey

The Boardman-Polando flight, aiming beyond the Winnie Mae record, was officially named by the International Aeronautic Federation as covering 8,045 kilometers (4,995.9 miles) to Turkey, surpassing Coste's 4,912 mile mark by 62 miles. The slower plane promises a longer range with fewer stops, despite not beating the eight days and fifteen hours record.

Moscow New York Winnie Mae Post and Gatty Paris U.P Boardman-Polando Turkey International Aeronautic Federation Dieudonne Coste

Borrowed Clothes Aid Turkeys Flight Across Istanbul

In Istanbul on July 30, Russell Boardman and John Polando press on after spending a night in borrowed pyjamas and American coffee, courtesy of the American ambassador. They arrived pennilessly dressed in new suits, having traveled without luggage as their historic flight from the United States continues.

Turkey Istanbul Russell Boardman John Polando Lindbergh Ameri

Elston Shot. Amarillo Officers Charged in Carson County

Elston, a Carson County surveyor, died after a Sunday night shooting. Potter County and Amarillo officers face murder charges filed Wednesday, with both men released on $5,000 bonds. Elston’s family was with him at death.

Carson County Elston the Panhandle Boxwell Funeral Home Potter County Amarillo Sid Harper E. R. Murr

Turkish president seeks meeting with New York flight heroes

In Istanbul hundreds of telegrams awaited the fliers this morning. Mustapha Kemal Pasha, president of the Turkish Republic, sent the most important message, requesting a meeting with the men who flew from New York in 49 hours and 20 minutes.

Can Feet Istanbul Mustapha Kemal Pasha New York

B C Stops Headaches and Relieves Nerves

An old advertisement touts B C a new preparation by two North Carolina gists sold at drug stores for 10c or 25c. It promises fast relief from headaches sciatica neuralgia and female pain with no after effects, claiming to work in minutes where other formulas fail within 1 to 3 hours.

North Carolina

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