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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1931

Page

4

County Farm Sale Considered to Fund Courthouse

Commissioners plan to discuss selling the county farm to furnish the new courthouse and avoid warrants for furniture purchases. Critics warn a forced sale would sacrifice value, while supporters note warrants up to 15 000 to 17 000 could fund construction without debt. The Coast Guard fights rum runners as gas hides pursuit off Nantucket.

Commissioners’ Court Notime Court Potter County Coast Guards Nantucket Island Coast Guard

Stephen Moulton Babcock and the Babcock Test

Stephen Moulton Babcock died quietly and was buried as he wished. He invented the Babcock Test enabling dairy farmers to measure butterfat in milk, a gift given gratis. In 1888 at the University of Wisconsin he solved a crippling creamery problem by providing a simple test used worldwide.

America Stephen Moulton Babcock Babcock Germany Cornell University University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture Wisconsin W. A. Henry Dean Henry Young Babcock McClure Newspaper

Bank Cashier Murder Clash on Mother Mountain

Pierre Donovan pursues Bruce Carey who robs a Camden bank and leaves a dying cashier and Martin the bank clerk in jail risk. Bruce seeks water and safety while Donovan presses for flight to Dripping Spring Red Butte. Bruce resists and threatens, while Donovan drives toward a desperate desert decision.

Pierre Donovan Bruce Mother Mountain Pierre Ann Donovan Bruce Carey Orchard Hill Bank Dripping Spring Red Butte Hell Gold

How It Began Feature Probes Common Sayings

The Globe invites readers to suggest how a custom or saying began and to propose topics for future illustrations. Russ Murphy and Ray Senusky will illustrate the origins in the How It Began series.

Russ Murphy Ray Senusky

Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed With Historic Themed Entries

A dense list of crosswords clues across horizontal and vertical entries, including terms for assumed name, sneaky, relief measures, minerals, tools, and zoological references, with scattered references to places and objects like cantaloupes, ember, and alphaline solutions, all formatted as puzzle prompts.

MEN IN PARIS DRESS POORLY, WRITER THINKS

O. O. McIntyre departs from praise of Paris style noting French men are poorly dressed apart from Peruvian dandies and English and American visitors. He praises Parisian ladies and midinettes' design influence, cites Chanel and Schiaparelli, and recounts dining at Tour d Argent where staff was off. Bread is praised despite dirty stalls.

Paris Luza la Webster Midinettes Chanel Schiaparelli Tour d’Argent Mons Frederic Avenue de la Observatoire

Transatlantic Liner Rex Christening Broadcast Planned

The first fully described relayed coverage of a liner launch will air tomorrow afternoon at 4 PM Central over WEAF NBC from Genoa Italy for the Rex christening ceremony. Also listed are radio program notes for Kate Smith Frank Luther Singing Sam and other programs on WABC WJZ and WEAF NBC through the evening.

Associated Press New York Atlantic Genoa Italy WEAF NBC Kate Smith Wabc-Cbs Frank Luther Carson Robinson Nat Brusiloff Wjznbc Sam the Eskimos Raymond Knight Harry Reser Francis X. Bushman Koestner WJZ Victor Arden

Last Drink Turn Standoff Sparks Violence

A tense sequence unfolds with a claim of last drink and a demand to drop a weapon as Donovan wields a gun. The scene hints at a gun in hand and a confrontation ready to erupt, while a character named Pierre prepares his cue. A former Amarillo resident, Mrs. B M Matthews, returns from East Texas to work in her father’s office, Dr Penglérgraft.

Amarillo Texas Donovan D. Appleton and Company B. M. Matthews East Texas R. L. Penglérgraft

Flip the Terrier Faces Fear After Coyote Chase

Flip the Terrier boasts of speed and plan to trap Speedfoot the Coyote. The chase shames him, leaves him frightened and hiding from friends. He learns to fear, then slowly regains nerve while the others notice his change. Copyright 1931. The next story follows.

Flip the Terrier Speedfoot Flip Coyote T. W. Burge

Parisian musings mix food and folly in travel notes

The writer recalls morning bread versus corn pone, visits a French toy store, and buys dingbats and a Paris view stereoticon. Gilbert White sails from London amid harsh British conditions, Billy the Boston’s single view dominates, and O. O. McIntyre visits town with little offered by nightlife guides. The piece reflects humorous, expatriate observations from a 1931 column.

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