This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1931
Page
4
A reader asks for the approximate measurements of General John J. Pershing. He requests help from anyone who knows, offering to contact the office, home, or cowmen’s social welfare committee at the Chamber of Commerce for the information.
The seventh tide at Hampton Beach New Hampshire destroyed cottages and amusement stands. Coast Guards rescued five people from isolated homes. New England shipping halted and the Boston to Portland rail line was disrupted by undermined tracks. Farther south winds and waves damaged Long Island shore, disrupted New York ferries, swept Atlantic City boardwalk, and removed a wooden pier. Writers King Lardner and Grantland Rice reportedly lost their East Hampton houses.
In a citywide dragnet, Amarillo police arrested 12 alleged vagrants and one other person on charges including drunkenness. The roundup targeted public intoxication and related offenses.
Pete Moore was shot after reportedly warning workers to wake others as the shooter claimed he was beaten with a hotel register. Captain Cain arrested the assailant who was taken to another county jail amid rising tension. Moore’s body to Brinkman Oklahoma for burial with services set Friday morning.
The interviewee reflects on the strain of Hollywood life and marriage in show business. He notes two artists rarely share lasting happiness, due to lights, cameras, and constant travel. He recalls personal upheaval, no steady home, and five years on the road, admitting private life failures despite success.
The Amarillo city commission on Thursday adopted notices and resolutions ahead of the election. A key measure sets the filing deadline for mayor and commission candidates at 6 pm March 31 at City Hall. A 5 percent of last general election vote petition is required for tree planting by students with 10 000 trees to be watered by a pumped system. The commission also authorized bid advertisements for a pump and pipe to serve Tree-Planting Park.
Notice from Tack offering equity in a 2.5 acre tract with a five room house, windmill, storage tank, chicken house, garage and new cellar on Skyline Drive Pleasant Valley. He offers cash sale and potential equity in town property and seeks steady work, mentioning past employment at J I Café Company and willingness to provide references.
A correspondent questions why R. may be passing on to another and laments the swift shift from hopeful expectations. The writer urges good sportsmanship and offers congratulations on the rapid development hinted in an earlier letter.
Col. Ernest C. Thompson mayor J N Vegnon and H Ernest Smith commissioners with the city manager observed a tree planting at City Section Park after the special session recessed.
Jack Kinzer’s grand champion calf receives a large silver loving cup from the Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association as buyers flock to the sale led by Col. Earl Gartin. Auctioneers include Henry Ansley Alton Walker and R Peterson. Much Anxiety the steer attracts attention with a $700 past sale and the auction continues today.
The Standard Oil Company of Kansas announced immediate price reductions for crude oil from 22 cents for low gravity oils to 40 cents for higher gravities. Officials cited competition as the motive for the cut. The Kansas refinery operates in Neodesha.
Oklahoma Gov W H Murray pushed Standolind Crude Oil Purchasing Co to rescind an 86 cent per barrel price cut as he secured a promise from Corporation Commission Chairman Paul Walker to withdraw an oral order raising Oklahoma City field production to 150000 barrels daily.
The Black and Gold Revue with Ruth Laird and her Rockets departed this morning for Pampa for a single show this evening before continuing to Ardmore Oklahoma and then Dallas for upcoming engagements.
Mrs. Sam Heyman of Dallas credits California Fig Syrup with easing her son Lee Boyce whooping cough and improving his health. She says early doses regulated bowels and reduced coughing spasms, and notes physicians recommend it for biliousness colds and keeping bowels open in children. The ad touts the syrup’s fruity flavor and urges buyers to look for the California name.
The annual 4-H Club baby beeves sale at the Amarillo Fat Stock Show opened at the Fair Grounds this morning. From 10 o'clock, buyers bid briskly for 31 early sales with prices per pound ranging from 9% to 50 cents, involving buyers such as Pinkney Packing Co. Joe Sneed Mellroy Market and many local entities.
The column surveys Einstein on religious development from fear to morality, introduces the cosmic religious sense, and cites thinkers like Schopenhauer, Democritus, Saint Francis, and Spinoza. It notes public anxieties in 1931 about earnings, Wall Street, and a looming gasoline war amid oil-industry chaos.
Traffic officials from Oklahoma Texas Louisiana and Arkansas gathered in Houston for the Southwest Shippers Advisory Board meeting led by Mayor Walter E Monteith. John W Daniel delivered the executive committee report as Amarillo pledges to host the June spring meeting with representatives from the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and Grain Dealers Association in attendance.
The First Christian Church will launch a drive next week to raise 4000 for the pension fund of retired ministers and missionaries. Pastor Dr Roy C Snodgrass said the church quota is 12000 to be paid over three years.
Saturday night schedule highlights Lawson Robertson of the University of Pennsylvania as a sports figure in Ted Hus ing's Sport Slants on WABC. The lineup includes Morton Downey with Freddie Rich, Del Lampe on WJZ, Harry Richman in Rudy Vallee's hour on WEAF, and Dixieland and musical guests on multiple stations. A radio showcase ends with Dorothea James and a mayoral loyalty promo, plus an advertisement for Majestic Radios from Amarillo Electric.
Driscoll Sevier of Austin and Jed Adams of Dallas backed the unity pledge while Maury Hughes urged enforcement of the prohibition issue. Senator Connally joined the party as Ras Kob appointed Bert New secretary and John Price Jones aided the drive to raise funds. The meeting opened with Shouse and Raskob directing proxies and a roll call showing broad representation from 48 states and territories.
Walker, 55, died about three hours after being struck by a .30-30 slug that hit his left side and spine. County attorney reports indicate Walker denied insulting Belflower’s wife and claimed he did not know Belflower would fire. Survived by wife, a daughter, and four sons. daughter and eldest son travel from Oklahoma City today. He had lived in Locust Grove for years.
United Press reports a severe storm driving wind and heavy snow across six states from Montana to New Mexico. The blizzard began in Montana, spread through Wyoming and Colorado, with the weather bureau predicting further extension into New Mexico as frigid temperatures and hazardous conditions affect relief efforts in Oklahoma City.
A verse piece portrays scenes of light and shade from everyday life. A bride, a dying woman next door, a mother with a sick child, and a doctor reveal contrasts. A passerby in the waiting room offers sympathy but is revealed to be near death from cancer.
Mel Davis of Pampa addressed the House common carriers committee, arguing against oil company control of gasoline prices and likening it to cattlemen influencing meat prices at retail. He claimed retail meat costs rise daily with wholesale fluctuations and questioned fairness of price controls.
The Sandies line coach Howard Lynch has been ill for two weeks and is improving. He is expected to return to the school next week.
Hogs 3 000 head at Kansas City mostly steady to 10 cents lower top 7.20 180 220 pounds. Cattle 3 000 head with calves mostly steady, light weight steers to 9.75, 600 800 pounds 7.75 10.50, cows 4.75 6.00, vealers 4.50 8.00. Sheep 6 000 head lambs 26 35c higher, ewes 2.75 4.25. Fort Worth hogs 800 head fully steady top 7.25, cattle 1 900 head, steady, slaughter steers 4.26 5.50, fat cows scarce around 3.50, stock steer calves 7.25. New Orleans cotton opened steady to higher, May 11.49 to 11.42 later. Oct 12.02 to 11.96.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.