Amarillo gas rate cut praised as city claims victory
City officials celebrate lowering Amarillo gas rates from 45 to 27 cents for domestic users. Officials credit the Huber pipeline deal and city actions for reduced bills, while noting past criticisms of Prairie Oil and Gas and urging meter and BTU checks. The piece also covers economic hardship, Salvation Army hunger aid, and local chatter about the weather and a two legged chicken tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Thompson
Amarillo
City Commission
Gas Company
Huber Pipeline
Huber Company
Huber Ink Company
Huber
Uber
Local Woman Details 1930s Bus Hold Up On Route to Texola
A passenger on a westbound Rock Island bus describes a 2:30 to 4:15 a m robbery by three masked bandits near Texola. The leader wore a face covering. passengers were searched and money stolen, with one woman briefly fainting and others terrified. The bandits paused to advise victims about sending money home and then fled after a passing train.
Four Lose Lives In French Range
In the Bella Donna Range of the French Alps four people died while attempting to rescue others after snow collapsed into crevasses. Polish student Hanka Art2 and fellow student Biandicci attempted to help a Polish youth and a man, both pulled into a thousand foot fall. Jeanne Gaillard slipped on La Pr Mount and perished as an unidentified youth died aiding her.
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Grenoble
France
Bella Donna Range
French Alps
Hanka Art2
Grenaden Glacier
Biandicci
Jeanne Gaillard
la Pra
Marvin Jones to Speak at Littlefield Banquet
Congressman Marvin Jones departs tomorrow to Littlefield to deliver the principal address at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night. Large delegations from other cities are expected to attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Jones
Littlefield
Chamber of Commerce
Two Lost Dogs Reward Offered by H. E. Savage
H. E. Savage offers a reward of 1 for the return of his two dogs, a male liver-spotted pointer with a collar and lock and a yellow eight month old setter, missing for three weeks from 901 North Buchanan Street. Old Tack will pay the reward. Amarillo welcomes the return of Mr and Mrs Joe Ellis from Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Savage
North
Buchanan Street
What They Write Tack What They Write Tack In Defense Of Ducks
A reader defends ducks Buck and Sam in response to Tack letter about bad luck with the birds. The exchange appears in Tack Letters on page li, urging readers to consider the ducks' fate and the author’s view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Buck
Sam
Ducks
Potter County Tax Collection Totals for 1931 Announced
State and county tax collections for 1931 reached 440 459.62 in ad valorem and 9 431.75 in poll taxes. The Potter County Commissioners Court approved the annual settlement, with J W Collins, tax collector, completing the report last week and submitting it for signatures. County receipts include ad valorem 229 407.62 poll 1 346.75 redemptions 17 929.28 penalties and interest 2 616.76 depository interest 702.95. State receipts show ad valorem 211 052 poll 8 085 redemptions 16 505.39 penalties and interest 2 399.61 depository interest 646.24 occupation tax 1 973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County Commissioners Court
J. W. Collins
State Profits on Graduates at Texas Commencement
Dr. H. B edict president of the University of Texas told about 600 graduates that public funds spent on their education are wise if graduates benefit the people. He noted some may misuse education, but most act as leaven toward a happier, nobler commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
H. ¥. Benedict
University of Texas
Benedict
Commonwealth
Ernest Conrad Dies In Hospital Here
Ernest Conrad aged 69 a gardener died in a local hospital at 9 this morning after several weeks illness. He lived in Amarillo 20 years and is survived by a daughter Mrs C M Howard of Amarillo three sons H E Bowie E H Tulsa and George W Fredricktown Mo a brother H E Waurika Okla also survives. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and the Security Benefit Association. The body is in the care of N S Griggs and Sons pending relatives arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Conrad
The
Lutheran Church and the Security Benefit Association
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Funeral Rites for Don Constable Held Today
Funeral services for Don Constable 27 a truck contractor who died Sunday from injuries in an accident will be at 4 pm at Griggs Funeral Chapel. Rev R E McCain will officiate burial in Llano Cemetery. He is survived by his widow his parents Mr and Mrs George W Constable Amarillo two brothers Donald and Marion Constable Pasadena and a sister Mrs George McCabe Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Constable
Hobbs
N. M
Griggs Funeral
R. E. McCain
the Nazarene Church
Llano
George W. Constable
Amarillo
Donald
Marion Constable
Pasadena
Calif
George McCabe
Death Claims Alex Fartheringham at 33 in Amarillo
Alex Fartheringham 33 a filling station operator died this morning at his sister Mrs Jack Younger home 2909 Polk Street in Amarillo He is survived by his widow Ona Fartheringham a daughter Betty Jean mother Grace Fartheringham brothers Thomas and Robert and two sisters Mrs B M Puckett and Mrs Younger all of Amarillo He had lived in Amarillo 11 years The body is in the care of N B Griggs and Son awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Fatheringham
Jack Younger
Polk Street
Ona Fartheringham
Betty Jean
Grace Fartheringham
Thomas
Robert
B. M. Puckett
Younger
Amarillo
Fatheringham
N. 8
Griggs and Son
Deputy Day Administrator Visits Men on Job Here
Claude Cooper of Dallas deputy administrator of the prohibition unit department of justice for the northern district of Texas is in Amarillo for a visit with his men working out of Amarillo. Mr. Cooper is making an inspection of conditions in this district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Cooper
Dallas
Department of Justice
Texas
Amarillo
Mr. Cooper
Fire on Norfolk waterfront flames devastate hotel and wholesale district
A three million dollar waterfront fire in Norfolk was sparked by an explosion on an oil barge at the Buxton Line piers. Wind drove the blaze along 200 feet of wharves damaging a hotel and threatening the retail center as firemen searched for the explosion's cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Buxton Line
Fincher Funeral for Pioneer J W Fincher Held Sunday
Funeral services for J W Fincher 90 pioneer of the Southwest were conducted Sunday at Griggs Funeral chapel. Survived by four sons R R Fort Worth Joe Floyd Amarillo Paul Slaton and daughter Mrs E G Whitson Ajo Ariz. Pallbearers L W Speer J A Campbell M L Robinette John F E Lemon Joe Brown and Frank Gamblin. Burial in Llano Cemetery with Rev E B Fincher officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Fincher
Southwest
Slaton
N. M
Griggs Funeral Chapel
R. R
Fort Worth
Joe
Floyd
Amarillo
Paul
E. G. Whitson
Ajo
Ariz
L. W. Speer
J. A. Campbell
M. L. Robinette
John FE. Lemon
Joe Brown
Frank Gamblin
Llano Cemetery
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
Picnic plans for 40 8 and Shrine patrol July 4
Committees of the 40 and 8 and Shrine patrol will meet at 8 oclock Monday night at Khiva Temple to plan a public July 4 picnic at Jack Hall ranch. The event aids charity funds of both groups. Sergt Ira Barend will preside for the 40 and 8 and I H Anderson for the Shrine patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine Patrol
Khiva Temple
Jack Hall
Sergt
Ira Barend
I. H. Anderson
Melvin Gray Faces Burglary Charge in East Amarillo
Melvin Gray, charged with burglary for allegedly taking a box of tools from the Foran Warehouse in East Amarillo on March 19, is on trial today in Potter County criminal district court. He had previously been tried this term, received a two year penitentiary sentence, and a new trial was granted after he pleaded his case pro se before Judge Henry S. Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Gray
Foran
Amarillo
Potter County
Gray
Henry S. Bishop
Maid Stabbed to Death by File in Chicago
Rose Kuber a 20 year old maid was stabbed with a file in a Chicago basement apartment while bending over a tub of clothes. Found by another resident the victim died within minutes. Police suspect a jilted suitor and L D Smith could offer no motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Rose Kuber
L. D. Smith
Miss Kuber
Smith
Engine Missing Detected On Stranded Bus Near Denison
A grimy bus driver told a farmer the engines missing as a stalled passenger bus sat with its hood raised on the highway near Denison. The farmer noted the gas tank was missing and pointed to where it lay about a mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
U.A
Beecher critical on government and business system
The statement cites Henry Ward Beecher calling government and business a failure, claiming Christianity has not been tried and noting social and religious systems are sound yet humans are imperfect and dull. It highlights vast money unused for distribution and mentions Mellon with large loan offers amid Wall Street momentum and a mass market buoyed by uncertain gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Alleged Wirt shootings link Davis boys to Wichita gunfight
Deputy sheriff Don Keirsey died and deputy Ver non Cason was wounded in a Wirt Oklahoma gun battle. Police trace a driver with the Davis group to Wichita Kansas December 12 where D I was mortally wounded. Taylor, Colquitt, and others face arrest and identification tied to the case. Witnesses in Amarillo and Wichita Falls support the driver known as Pecky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
D. I
Colquitt
Oklahoma
Hereford
Taylor
Wichita Falls
Pecky
Zoning Hearing Postponed to Thursday in Amarillo
The Amarillo City Commission postponed the public hearing on the proposed zoning map and ordinance to Thursday morning at 8 oclock in the city hall commission chamber. The delay was due to Amarillos special train to Boise City for a railroad celebration. The hearing, part of the city planning boards final report, remains open to all interested residents who may appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Boise City
Okla
City Commission
Commission
City Planning Board
Amarillo Sunday News-Globe
15 on Docket in Corporation Court
More than a score of names appeared on Monday's docket of corporation court at city hall. Drunkenness vagrancy disturbing the peace and traffic violations formed most charges. A motorist fined $15 for staging a race on Polk Street. E M Watley, arrested by police, was transferred to county authorities on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Polk Street
E. M. Watley
Sterling undecided on special session
Governor Sterling said in Houston he has given no assurance to call a special session and has not decided what he will do. He will not call a session unless absolutely necessary and rejected a Lan caster representative’s quote as mistaken regarding pror a tion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Governor Sterling
Sterling
Ray Holder
Lancaster
Austin
Holder
Belasco Remembered by Edgar Guest in Poem
Edgar A Guest commemorates David Belasco in verse, noting the late playwright's gentleness and genius felt from afar. The poet laments Belasco's absence and his enduring impact on art and shared joy.
Markets Rally and Fall Across Cattle Hogs and Cotton
Kansas City reports strong hogs with top 6.25 and cattle up to 9.00 while Chicago hogs rise to 6.60 and cattle around 9.50. New Orleans cotton opens easier then rallies with July near 8.88. New York stocks drift lower on rail weakness as Atchison and Pennsylvania move.
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Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
Liverpool
New York
Atchison
New York Central
Pennsylvania
American Telephone
United States Steel
Server Oil
California
Slaying Near Ardmore Draws Mexican Officials Into Case
In Ardmore Oklahoma two Mexican students Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Gomez were killed after a car stop on U S Route 77. Crosby and Guess clashed with youths. Crosby disarmed one, Guess fired later amid gunplay. Mexican president’s relatives are tracked as the case draws national attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
Atchison, Kans
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Manuel Gomez
Ardmore
Oklo
Atchison
Mexico City
Fernando Ortiz
Guillermo Ortiz Rubio
Texas
Salvador Cortes Rubio
St. Benedict’s College
Oklahoma
Fatal crash kills child and injures six in Texas
In Greenville on June 8 a gas leak death left Annie Mae Williamson dead while her mother and five others from Dallas were injured when their automobile plunged from a highway embankment. The victims include Mrs Carter Williamson and Doran Parrish. the party was en route from Dallas to Texarkana. In Paris, Tom Manuel and his wife were found dead at a filling station from pistol wounds, neighbors say they had been separated for months. No witnesses identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumrnibe
Rolla
Missouri School of Mines
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Ardmore
Oklah
Rubio
Morelia
Mexico
Manuel Cortes Rubio
Greenville
Tex
Annie Mae Williamson
Dallas
Texarkana
Carter Williamson
W. O. Williamson
Doran Parrish
Nora True
True
Carl Williamson
Parrish
Paris
Tom Manuel
Manuel
Vernon Heads to Houston for State Chamber Meeting
O. V. Vernon manager of the Chamber of Commerce departed last night for Houston to attend the State Chamber of Commerce Secretaries Association session. The meeting runs today Tuesday and Wednesday with his return planned for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Houston
O. V. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce Secretaries’ Association
White Succeeds Smith at Broadway Baptist Church
Rev W R White secretary of the General Baptist Convention of Texas will succeed the late Rev Forrest Smith as pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth. White conducts revival services at Atlanta Texas and has not yet notified churchmen when he will assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. White
Smith Fort Worth
W. R. White
General Baptist Convention of Texas
Forrest Smith
Broadway Baptist Church
White
Atlanta
Texas
Western Union and Westhouse Companies Listed in Trade Notes
fragmented OCR lists multiple company names and numbers including Western Union Westhouse Elec Westhouse Air Br White Motor Co Willys Overland Woolworth and Yellow Tr & Coach all appearing with stray figures unclear context or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Westhouse Elec
Sereveses
Westhouse Air
White Motor Co
Willys Overland
Woolworth F W Co Csseeoe
Yellow Tr & Coach Asaume Me
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Salvation Army
Evhere
M. J. Smith
C. A. Woods
Mr. Smith
Pandit
Trammell
Mr. Woods
Joe Ellis
Humble Oil Company
Sally Phipps
Mogieland
Benedict Gimble, Jr
Burnece Bentler
Constable
Fincher
Mellon
Pope Pius
Vatican
Wall Street
Amazone
David Belasco
Belasco
Edgar A. Guest
Union Oil of Cal Vseseeeeere
Warner-Quinlan
Ccscesseeee Aeteeneeee
Ohio Oil
Jno. F. Clark
Benbeesen Ce
NEW York Stocks Co
Jno
F. Clark Brewerees
Allied Climb
Allegheny Corp BM
Allis-Chalmers
Amerada Precey
Am & Forn
Alco
Smite & Re Oon
Tobacco B . Eee
At&sf RR
Auburn Auto
Aviation Corps
Baldwin
Oly Rit & Ohio RK
Bendix Aviation
Ereesee & Co
Bohn Alum Teeenews
Borden Co Oa
Briggs Mfg
Borg Warner
Bucyrus
Bulova
Byers
Cseser
Cate J ! Co
Canadian Pacific
Calumet & Fleclass
Chesapeake Corperrs
Chespeake Ohio
CM & St
Chrysler Corpereee Os
TM Coty Inc
Aee Crucible Stee
Dupont
Gr Northern Ry
Western Ugat
Hahn Dept Stores
Hudson Jotors
App Motors
Industrial Rayon
Inter Nicke
Inter Cement
Inter
Harv
Tel & Tel
Jewel Tea Co Oe
Johns Mannville
KC Southern R
Kayser Julius
Kelvinator Corp
Kelsey Hayes
Kennecott Copper
Kresge
Sseesers Lambert Co
Liggett Myers B
Amer Austin
News Loew
Ark
Nat
Ry AG
Louisville G & BE
Deere & Co
Hieson Ee Bane
DeForest Radio
Let & Pwr
North America
Oliver Farm
Paramount Publix
Pathe Exchange
Packard Weweeee
Penney J Cc. Ae
Maracaibo
Gulf of Penns
Seene
Eeewnee - Myarensewe
Imperial Oil, Ltd
Radio K
Wee O
Remington Ran JY
International Pet Cesessees
Mid
Trans American Simms
Timken Rol Bear
Sinclair
Eereee
Union Pacific Nee
Skelly
Omy Unid Arerft & Tot
I So Penny Uni Corp
St'd
N. J
United Carbon
UN Gas
U .S
NL Y
Indiana
Union Carbide
Sunray Oil Corp
Superior Oil Sete
Texas Corp
Venadium Corp
Tex Pac Ld & Trt
Warner Bros Pic
Warner Bros Co
Texan Md
Wes Maryland
West Pac
Crosby
Guess
Marvin Schilling
Law
Salvador
Baby
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