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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1931
Page
2
Residents discuss wartime payments and forthcoming snow as wheat and cattle face weather concerns. A bigamy trial ends with acquittal. Amarillo sets prizes for the Junior League, hunts for three missing dogs, and editor Charley Guy notes Lubbock's strong farming outlook. Pershing's height and weight query prompts a call for facts.
A severe tide at Hampton Beach New Hampshire wrecked cottages and amusement stands. Coast Guard crews rescued five residents from isolated homes. Across New England sailing and rail service faced disruptions as water undermined tracks near Mad den Everett. Further south storms hit Long Island and Atlantic City damaging boardwalks and ferries. Names of writers King Lardner and Grantland Rice appear among the damaged homes.
Police in Amarillo rounded up twelve alleged vagrants and several others charged with drunkenness in a late night drag net.
Pete Moore was shot after a dispute at a hotel led to claims of being beaten with a hotel register. Sheriff moved the accused man to another county as sentiment rose, with Negro residents seeking safety guidance. Moore’s body to be sent to Brinkman Oklahoma for burial.
A veteran conductor discusses the in tense life of show business couples and his own failed marriage. He recalls constant travel, lack of a stable home, and the difficulty of maintaining happiness while being famous. The interview notes his wife Van quit dancing after their wedding and their son Paul Junior was born.
The Amarillo city commission held a Thursday session to adopt notices and resolutions before the election. A key measure fixes the filing deadline for mayor and commissioner candidates and requires tree-planting petitions signed by 5 percent of last general election voters. City Hall will accept filings by 6 PM on March 1. The panel also authorized bidding for a pump and pipe contract for City Section Park to supply water for 10,000 trees planted by students.
A notice from a resident seeking cash sale of equity in a two and a half acre tract with a five room house and outbuildings on Skyline Drive. The seller also offers to work as a combineer or tractor operator and references past employment with J S Café Company while inviting inquiries.
On Thursday morning after a special session recessed, Col. Ernest O. Thompson mayor J N Vernon and H Ernest Smith commissioners, joined by the city manager, visited City Section Park to observe a tree planting ceremony.
Jack Kinzer wins grand champion calf and a large silver loving cup from the Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association. Auctioneer Col Earl Gartin reports brisk bidding with buyers from local markets and chambers of commerce backing the boys and girls. The sale includes the famed steer Much Anxiety and will wrap up today as bids continue.
The Standard Oil Company of Kansas announced a price reduction on crude oil effective immediately, ranging from 22 cents for low gravity oils to 40 cents for higher gravities, to meet competition. The Kansas refinery is located in Neodesha.
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray pressed to halt Standolind Crude Oil Purchasing Co action lowering prices 36 cents per barrel. He said Paul Walker of the Corporation Commission promised to withdraw an oral order raised Oklahoma City field production to 150,000 barrels daily.
The Black and Gold Revue with Ruth Laird and her Rockets departed for Pampa for one performance this evening. They then head to Ardmore Oklahoma and finally Dallas.
Mrs. Sam Heyman of Dallas lauds California Fig Syrup for her son Lee Boyce aged with whooping cough and colds. She says early doses regulated bowels, eased coughing, and boosted his health, noting physicians recommend it for bilious or constipated children and to keep bowels open during illnesses.
Brisk bidding marked the morning sale of 4-H Club baby beeves at the Amarillo Fat Stock Show held at the Fair Grounds. The first 31 sales listed buyers and prices per pound led by Jack Kinzer to Pinkney Packing Co at 1.00, with many purchases by Amarillo area firms and chambers of commerce.
The column surveys Einstein's view of religion from fear to morality and the cosmic religious sense, noting Democritus Saint Francis and Spinoza as aligned figures. It contrasts anthropomorphic God with a nonpersonal cosmic sense and recalls 1931 Wall Street jitters and a gasoline price drop signaling industry upheaval.
Houston hosted the Southwest Shippers Advisory Board quarterly meeting led by Mayor Walter E. Monteith as A Leffingwell of Dallas presided. John W. Daniel presented the executive committee report while S J Cole of Amarillo and Joe Morris of the Grain Dealers Association arrived with a bid for Amarillo to host the June spring meeting.
The First Christian Church plans a drive starting Sunday to raise 4000 for the pension fund of retired ministers and missionaries. The church’s three year goal is 12000 to be paid by members.
Saturday night radio guide lists Ted Hus ing sports slants on WABC and multiple music programs on WJZ WEAF and other stations. It promotes Majestic Radios from Amarillo Electric Co with contact details for superior reception.
The text notes Driscoll Sevier of Austin and Jed Adams of Dallas backing the prohibition stance and party enforcement. Senator Tom Connally joins the group as Jouett Shouse leads the meeting with Ras Kob appointing Bert New as secretary. The roll call shows 45 votes cast by 96 committeemen with proxies from all states and territories.
A .30-30 slug struck Walker in the left side and through his spine. He died about three hours later at 8:30 PM. A county attorney statement says Walker denied insulting Belflower's wife and claimed he did not know Belflower planned to fire. Walker, 55, had lived in Locust Grove. his wife and four sons survive, with his daughter and eldest son due from Oklahoma City today.
Driving winds and heavy snow sweep six Rocky Mountain states in the year’s severest storm. Snow spread from Montana across Wyoming into Colorado and moved toward New Mexico as cold fronts bring sub freezing temperatures. Relief agencies in Oklahoma City prepare to house the needy in vacant buildings and at Fair Park.
Pampa cattleman Mel Davis addressed the House common car riers committee, arguing against oil company power in retail trade. He claimed meat prices reflect wholesale fluctuations, not oil prices, and suggested cattlemen could control meat prices if oil firms control gasoline prices. Wolters said he was misquoted by King.
Howard Lynch line coach of the Sandies is improving after two weeks of illness and is expected to return to the school next week.
Hogs and cattle trade at Kansas City and Fort Worth shows slower demand with slight price drops. Hogs top at 7.20 for 180-220 lb, cattle mostly steady, light-weight steers and vealers firm, stockers and feeders scarce. Sheep show gains in lambs, ewes steady, New Orleans cotton opens steady then eases with May around 11.42 and October near 11.96.
Fragmentary lines describe a scene of drama unfolding despite light and shade. Children’s shouts punctuate a moment where theater-like action plays out in everyday surroundings.
A doctor notes a sequence of events in a waiting room where a mother brings a child with an earache while a nearby bride, a dying neighbor, and a man who helps others intersect. The doctor reveals the man will soon be dead from cancer, underscoring fragility and shared fate.
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