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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1931
Page
6
The Prince of Wales escaped unharmed when his car collided with a vehicle carrying actresses the Misses Daphne and Beryl Riggs. The Riggs sisters were hospitalized with injuries and another woman in the party also injured. The purchase price will be about 1,250,000 dollars, pending a survey to set acreage.
The public is invited to a children's opera Hansel and Gretel on the Wilson Studios lawn at 8:30 this evening at 1013 Harrison Street. Proceeds benefit Polk Street Methodist Sunday School. Amarillo children perform with special lighting and costumes. Mary Hope Bussy plays the Witch.
Wellington Kansas reports Mary Collins, who began delivering mail in 1906 on Caldwell route 1, completed 25 years without a day missed. She once walked five miles in 23 below zero to work and has cared for a family including an invalid brother on her Sumner County farm. She plans to continue for at least five more years.
Paris couturiers report a shift in style with three coat lengths. Short fitted jackets knee length coats and wraps end above the hemline to pair with street dresses, heavy wool frocks, and formal afternoon gowns.
The Catholic Daughters of America will host a charity dance at The Nat Dance Palace with Marty Young and His Youngsters providing music. Dancing runs from 9 to 12, and the public is invited. Proceeds go to charity.
Miss Lena Kuykendall, manager of the Ladies Store, has returned from a buying trip to New York and Chicago. She selected desirable models in millinery and wearing apparel for women of discriminating taste in Amarillo and the Panhandle.
In Paris, spray necklaces, a favorite summer accessory, feature a slim back rope of green crystal beads and a vivid front spray of colored bead flowers. The lightweight design pairs with frocks for a festive, garden inspired look.
Hastings Nebraska report notes grasshoppers attacked a salesman L R Jacobson leaving his coat in a car. Upon return the swarm had devoured a large back section of the coat. The item frames a humorous local incident of pests chewing clothing.
Paris reports daytime frocks for early fall display deep color palettes including blue green Bordeaux red and plum purple with white tobacco and wine browns. Fabrics feature Marocains crepe de chine velvets and heavy wools with longer skirts, fur trimmed scarfs, matching jackets, and vestees in contrasting tones.
Seattle July 31 Reports say tailwinds were favorable for Reg L. Robbins and Harold Jones as they prepared final test flights before their second attempt to reach Tokyo in a single hop. Weather was practically clear toward Alaska. A test late yesterday preceded their plans.
An advertisement extols One wonderful beauty aid Nadindla Bleaching Cream promising smooth white skin. It claims quick safe action at bedtime with bleaching of tan freckles muddy dull color pimples and blemishes. Full directions and money back guarantee in each package offered for 50c and $1 at toilet counters.
Democratic leaders in Texas organized a Roosevelt for President Club in Dallas to back Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. The meeting echoed a 1911 Wilson effort, with Mrs. R. F. Lindsay proposing inclusive party membership rules and prohibition not to be a test for office. T. Whit Davidson named president, with Harold Young and Newt B. Williams as vice presidents and Mrs. Frank B. Coffey as secretary. Committees from most districts named to organize in August in Dallas or Waco for sustained Roosevelt candidacy.
A. R. Baker, 40, of San Angelo was killed when a hit and run driver struck his sleeping body in a trailer on Fredericksburg road near Camp Bullis. Baker, a carpenter, was traveling with his wife and three children from San Angelo to Corpus Christi. after a motor trouble pause, he slept in the trailer and died at the Camp Bullis infirmary.
Tourists can ride new aerial buses from Chamonix for an hour and a half sighting flight around Mount Blanc. The 15,782 foot peak is circled during the trip at a cost of about $20.
Reported by fliers who tested the craft with its original motor, the Fort Worth plane cruised at 138 miles per hour and used 21 to 22 gallons of fuel per hour. They anticipate a takeoff tomorrow morning.
The article notes a fad as girls embrace derby style hats with small round crowns and narrow brims in fall headpieces. Men show little interest and cattlemen fear derby styles may spread to men, swearing they won’t wear them if that happens.
Amarillo car dealers will close all sales and service operations on Sundays starting the day after August 2. The Amarillo Automobile Dealers Association announced a unanimous decision with J N Riggs, its president, stating no new or used cars, parts, or servicing may occur on Sundays.
Reports in Wall Street say Atlantic Oil Producing Company, a subsidiary of Atlantic Refining, has practically decided to exercise its option to purchase the Cranfill Reynolds Oil Company properties in East Texas. Negotiations are likely to be completed Monday.
Oliver Drug Store introduces do Tell a guaranteed preparation claiming to relieve pains cramps and headaches associated with menstruation. The ad asserts full effectiveness and offers the product for sale to consumers seeking relief.
A car turning out of a driveway at Sunningdale Golf Club yesterday afternoon collided, injuring several people including two women who were taken to a hospital. The Prince, driving a chauffeur that day, stopped, assisted, and later checked on the patients at the hospital. One victim lost his teeth while the others sustained injuries described as not serious.
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