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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1931
Page
2
Twenty contest entries will earn ten writers two tickets to Dracula at the Fair Theater next week. Entries must be 100 words or less describing a frightening career moment and include name and address. Contest closes at noon Saturday. open to Amarillo area residents 15 and older.
The Scandals show, funded by merchants and volunteers, plans traveling performances after strong Amarillo turnout. Delegations from Vega Panhandle Pampa Borger Hereford Lubbock attended. Attendees and prize donors named include L N Pittman E E Finklea Hurst Jewelry Irving Tolzien Santy Runyon. Donations totaled about $1,000 from school-child ticket sales.
The page lists radio programs and orchestras with time slots including Freddie Rich's orchestra 9:00 pm and an interview with Sir George Hubert Wilkins about a north pole submarine trip on March 18 at 9:30 pm on WEAF. Also notes other networks and programs, plus Majestic radio ads and a quip about midgets’ weight.
Dear Tack letters describe the Lighthouse Mission at 613 East Fourth Avenue offering a listening ear for troubles and heartaches. The letter writer, with his wife, notes they have little to give beyond experience and a willingness to help anyone in need, inviting all regardless of background.
A note from C F Merithew seeks a ride companion to Oklahoma City. The writer will travel alone, has one passenger seat, and will not entertain nonessential travelers. Contact at 6291 between 6 and 7 PM Thursday.
The narrative blends scenes of courage and cruelty from history and fiction with commentary on population growth under British rule in India, modernization efforts, and looming fiscal policy. It notes Joe Crosson’s Arctic flight aiding diphtheria relief, hints at Russia policy questions, and references veterans’ loan expectations under General Hines.
Investigation into a alleged girl bazaar that led to charges against five people including Alexander Pantages moves to Los Angeles. San Diego deputies travel to the city to gather information for prosecution of Pantages and four others, and to seek re arrest of Olive Clark Day.
A House discussion covered irregularities at trial and a proposed hunting law making hunting with headlight a felony. Tax bills include setting 59 percent rate-value for property, moving to 40 percent, valuing university lands, and monthly boards of equalization. A DWI conviction reform would ban driving for two years after any offense. The chamber opposed new district courts until redistricting is addressed, and a Bexar County court proposal was dropped amid opposition.
Tulsa police reported a man connected to a garage robbery was seen on Tulsa streets with a 10 year old girl shortly after Virginia Brooks vanished from her California home. Blown stained clothing matching Virginia’s description was found in the suspect Davidson’s possession. Detective Sergeant Sanders said Davidson had recently been in California.
In San Diego on March 12 the investigation pressed to identify the killer of 10 year old Virginia Brooks. A plaster tire track cast and two hair strands were key clues found near Camp Kearney Mesa, where the girl’s decapitated body was recovered in a sack Tuesday.
The O. J. Foster retrial in criminal district court for driving while intoxicated began juror selection about 10:30 this morning after both sides rested. Witnesses testified Foster pursued a negro in a car with a crank, while Albright and Sparks described intoxication. Jury selection also started for Edis Putman on a separate charge of cutting a telephone wire.
Early Tripp, described as a Negro, was taken into custody on a liquor charge after an incident in which he was said to trip by the law. He was first sent to the city jail and then transferred to the county jail where he remains in custody. He remarked he was due at work and that the job would have to wait.
Chicago March 12 United Press Sergeant James McBride, twice wounded by gangsters, testified that a Capone follower on trial fired the first shot in a 1925 Mannheim Tavern gun battle that killed two men. He identified William J. White as the shooter who wounded him.
The Kansas State Senate approved 28 to 11 the Muir bill establishing the electric chair and life imprisonment as alternative penalties for first degree murder. The measure now goes to Gov. Harry H. Woodring for action.
James Stephens aged four died in Nacogdoches Texas after his curiosity led him to strike a match in a barn. His clothing ignited and flames spread despite his mother dousing the fire, leaving her badly burned.
Number 2 was taken before the grand jury while Register denied giving Barr information and was told to appear. He said he leases a building to the Ku Klux Klan but would not confirm membership. Barr cited Klan in the flogging and kidnapping of Hurst and Cotler. Attorney George Clifton Edwards said he and his clients were abducted from city hall steps after securing police release, later released unharmed. Coder and Hurst have not been seen since. the attorney did not appear before the grand jury.
A New York petition labeled flippant attitude and wisecracking as issues to authorities, urging an investigation of Mayor Walker's administration. The Society for the Prevention of Crime sent the appeal to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New York Legislature, seeking Samuel Seabury to lead a wide inquiry.
Police seek two armed men accused of assaulting a 27 year old woman who accepted a ride. They boasted of Chicago connections and displayed a machine gun and shotguns during the alleged attack reported to authorities.
Washington March 12 Chairman Stone of the Federal Farm Board estimates the domestic wheat carry-over on July 1 at 275 million bushels, unchanged from last year.
Secretary of War Hurley, guided by the army engineers chief, announced a nationwide river and harbor development appropriation of 52,819,245.75 dollars. The funds cover numerous sites across the United States.
Funeral services are being arranged for E. Pruett of Moss Bluff an oil field worker wounded fatally in Wallisville Tuesday night by state ranger Allen Wheat. Pruett died in a hospital last night after being shot in the shoulder and the side.
The Progressive conference in Washington on March 12 debated unemployment and industrial stabilization. Senators Norris and LaFollette urged a concrete legislative program covering tariff, power, agriculture and government reform. George E. Soule proposed a general staff to craft a national economic policy.
The Panhandle Auto Club notes good road conditions for travel from Amarillo to Fort Worth via Wichita Falls on U S 87 and U S 66 routes to Oklahoma City and Roswell on U S 366 and U S 66 to Tucumcari and U S 60 to Clayton New Mexico on U S 385 with the Oilfield Highway paved and Amarillo to Lubbock on U S 885.
A Jugoslav immigrant Vazil Rasko Ferarravwait, who others call Vazil Rasko, cannot have his name pronounced by naturalization examiner Ted Manning. The scene occurs in Detroit on March 12 as Manning tries to spell the unusually long name during the inquiry.
Bert Allen a 43 year old glazier fell from the tenth floor while fitting glass at the Republic Bank building annex in Dallas. He died instantly on the main street entrance. Ray Eisele plans to open a Packard automobile agency in Dallas.
A home treatment suggests mixing 2% ounces of Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup or honey to soothe inflamed membranes and loosen chest phlegm. It claims quick relief for bronchial coughs, chest colds, and other illnesses, with a guarantee and refund if unsatisfied.
Hogs at Kansas City 4 000 head fairly active prices up to 10 cents from Wednesday. Top 7.66 for 170 220 head. Cattle 8 000 with calves, steers 600 900 pounds 7.75 410.50, heifers 660 860 pounds 6.75 9.00, cows 4.75 6.50. Sheep 8 000 lambs 10 16 lower, top 8.55. Chicago sturdy hogs 28 000 head. cattle 5 000. Fort Worth hogs 1 200. cattle 1 200. East St Louis hogs 12 000. cattle 1 600. New Orleans cotton, New York stock tour mixed.
A narrator watches busy streets filled with children at play, mometum and playmates, while weary adults seek fame and endure disappointments. The poem draws parallels between the burdens carried by children and those carried by the aging, suggesting life’s story binds generations.
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