Poem Fragment on Power and Peace by Edgar Guest
A short literary verse questions who can sustain joy amid fear and panic that could shatter calm. It reflects on tyranny and the fragility of inner peace under pressure.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
2
A short literary verse questions who can sustain joy amid fear and panic that could shatter calm. It reflects on tyranny and the fragility of inner peace under pressure.
Amarillo stands fourth in the state for building permits as the first half of the year ends. Houston leads with 6.59 million, Dallas 5.24 million, Fort Worth over 3 million. Amarillo shows 1.74 million with Galveston and Tyler also above 1.5 million. Other cities like San Antonio and Austin exceed one million.
Congressman Marvin Jones of Amarillo says the Federal Farm Board may withdraw its offer to sell old wheat to compete with the new crop. A statement from Chairman James C. Stone is expected tomorrow as White House pressure grows and two vacancies loom. Farmer advocates urge immediate action to prevent speculators profiting.
Superior Judge William C. Doran set August 3 for the trial of David H. Clark charged with the May 30 slayings of political figures Charles H. Crawford and Herbert Spencer in Los Angeles.
Letters discuss summer scholarships for three college students and the Good Housekeeping publicity plan. They praise Tack’s cooperation, note a company emblem for solicitors, and mention a July issue photo. The second letter comments on the Hoover plan, farm debt relief, Farm Board wheat, and travel to California with reference to road conditions.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, amid minor accidents, completed a 12 000 mile surge in six days with a near miss 36 miles from Nome. They planned to refuel in Edmonton before continuing toward Cleveland on their pioneering Pacific crossing.
Grief over the accidental death of his infant son is blamed for the suicide of L. P. Hammond, prominent West Texas oil man, rancher, and air enthusiast. He left a wife and two children in their Dallas hotel suite room after the pistol shot. Hammond, 45, was visiting on business. his home is in Wichita Falls.
Will Winch of Par amount Publix theaters proposes accepting one bushel of wheat as admission for a farm family to aid Panhandle farmers. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors will discuss expanding the plan, which begins next Saturday with farmers delivering a sacked bushel grown on their own farm at theater doors.
The New York Stock Exchange has changed its method of monitoring bearish activity for the third time since the bear hunt began. It moved from daily short interest questionnaires to a weekly report and removed seller identities. Brokers see this as evidence officials are wary of abuse but still tracking bearish activity.
Forester Robinson states Cytospora disease has left most trees with widespread discolorations making removal impractical. Citizens are advised to burn all dead wood for sanitary reasons. Dr. Long and the forester surveyed every city section. Long, based in Albuquerque, is a Cornell and Texas University alumnus.
The embassy asked the department for a thorough investigation and promised information forthcoming. The government has not commented on the Ardmore case and will wait for the investigation and trial details. Ambassador Teller also did not comment.
The first jubilee honoring Sisters M. Thomasine and Seraphia was held at St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo. The event marked 25 years of charity work with Seraphia in Amarillo seven years and Thomasine four, both starting in San Antonio. Very Rev. Thomas D. O'Brien of Slaton led the mass with priests from over a dozen Panhandle and New Mexico churches attending.
Madrid reports post election disturbances and labor strikes paralyzed business as election clerks continue counting complicated ballots from Sunday voting. General results are known. detailed tabulations drag in Granda Salamanca and Malaga where martial law-like conditions are reported.
Violent communal clashes between Greeks and Jews erupt in Salonika. Ten killed and 50 wounded as the Jewish quarter is set ablaze at four points with about 200 houses reported burned.
Joe Cook, Broadway comedian, won an uncontested Newark New Jersey divorce from his estranged wife Helen Beatrice Cook. He is in Chicago with a musical comedy while she remains in New York. The couple share three children.
The article reports stalled German reparations talks amid Hoover moratorium proposals. France demands that Germany remit the Young plan annuity to the bank for use by Central European aid recipients, with a five year payoff, and to be treated as an ordinary annuity to back a world bank guarantee. President Hoover’s revival of wartime debt postponements faces French insistence on preserving Young plan integrity.
A Bronx County Supreme Court jury retired after over two weeks of testimony to decide if Harry Stein and Samuel Greenberg murdered Vivian Gordon whose body was found near Yonkers five months ago with a rope around her throat, fur coat removed and rings gone.
The government bulletin says the military rebellion that began days ago affects only Cuzco and Puno. The uprising centers on electoral law changes and opposition to the return of deposed president Luis M. Sanchez Cerro.
In Shanghai pirates still roam the seas near the city and collect protection tolls from Yangtze Delta villages. Bandit chief Zoong Dah-Kwei rules the brigands and each village pays about 120 dollars annually. The gang is said to number around 11. Turkish newspapers are now printed in Latin characters.
Kansas City livestock quotes show 140-250 lb cattle around 6.50 to 6.00, steady to lower on most classes with steers up to 7.00 and cows weak. New Orleans cotton opens irregular, prices easing mid-session then stabilizing as stocks improve. New York stocks open down with United States Steel near 99 and several majors trading lower before partial recovery.
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