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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1931
Page
7
John F. Mead of Amarillo College has been named dean by the board of trustees. He will oversee attendance and course selection while continuing English instruction. A Canyon native, Mead holds a BA from West Texas State Teachers College and an MA from the University of Texas.
Sunday services at the West Amarillo Church will mark the congregation anniversary with a morning worship followed by a basket lunch. An afternoon program features congregational singing a round table and special speakers. Evening services continue the day’s spirit.
Houston March 12 United Press reports Commissioner C D Massey filed suit against County Judge H Spencer for 100500 alleging slander He seeks 50000 actual and 50000 exemplary damages Contractor Fred Wedeger of Benito also plans to sue Spencer according to Massey
Denver Graham a 20 year old Seminole youth was tentatively identified as one of two men who robbed the Earlsboro bank. Graham was shot by a vigilante as he fled the First National Bank of Harrah and investigators pursue his companion. Police note a possible link to Hastings Nebraska robbery suspect Jimmy Creighton. The dead bandit's mother identified the corpse. Berlin cab driver markets music choices under the sign Records on top.
James H. Hudson, British Parliamentary Secretary, says Britain will not pursue a cap in hand approach to debt relief. He notes Britain will honor the Debt Funding agreement with the United States, and recalls Britain's Hague stance against being pressed for more concessions.
An advertisement touts Ironized Yeast as a two in one tonic that builds weight and strengthens skin. It promises 5 to 15 pounds gain in three weeks, clearer rosy complexion, relief from nervousness and indigestion, and better sleep. It cites Mrs. W. Hornbeck and urges readers to buy from their druggist with a money back offer.
The speaker urges Britain to honor debts to the United States while opposing any, even partial, relief. He argues that transferring about thirty million pounds annually disrupts trade channels and endangers the British economy.
Santa Fe March 12 No one has been put to death in New Mexico's $20 000 new death house built after the 1929 legislature changed the mode of death from hanging to electrocution A bill to abolish capital punishment and substitute life imprisonment is before the New Mexico legislators Five men remain under death sentences while the supreme court considers whether those first sentenced to hang can be put to death in the electric chair.
Louis Turner, twenty, was found guilty by a Potter County jury of tampering with a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail after Amarillo police linked him to a broken window on a car near the Amarillo Hotel. the trial concluded yesterday with verdicts returned early this morning.
San Quentin Prison in California reports a sharp rise in young inmates. Of 5015 convicts, 2780 are under 30, 63 percent, up from 51 percent last year. Age groups include 317 under 20, 1196 aged 20–24, and 1267 aged 25–29. nearly half of the 118 women prisoners are under 30.
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