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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1931
Page
2
The Boob Oil Company and The Big Boob Oil Company are in liquidation. Each has cash on hand and to be distributed to shareholders, with specific per hundred share payout figures. Mr Camp of The News Globe handles certificates and checks.
The article describes a daring Wilkins North Pole expedition with Dr. Villinger as physician in charge. It notes the safety of under ice travel for scientific aims and the potential for Arctic meteorological stations. A steel ice augur bore 100 feet through ice, raising fears of currents moving the vessel and severing the bore.
The body of Felisia Nane Boone, 48, who died at the family home on Monroe Street, will be sent by N. S. Griggs & Sons to Jackson Mississippi, accompanied by her brother R. P. Boone. She leaves two sisters Mrs. R. E. Davis of Los Angeles and Mrs. W. E. May of Stallion Arkansas, and a brother R. P. Boone of Amarillo.
J W Crudgington writes to Amarillo newspapers condemning their neutrality on the city owned gas system. He urges support for the city commission’s effort to harness the nearby gas field, arguing it benefits the community and opportunities should be seized rather than opposed.
Clyde Renfro of Hereford pleaded guilty to possession transportation and sale of liquor in federal court. He received 30 days in Deaf Smith County jail on transportation, $500 fine on possession, an 18 month suspended sentence on sale, and the airplane valued at 2500 may be forfeited to the prohibition department. Several witnesses vouched for his prior good conduct and he plans to reform.
A reader argues the North has better citizens and institutions due to unity and opportunity while recounting the brutal history of slavery in the South. He questions how Southern states can prosper if access to privileges is denied and notes the ongoing harms against Black and poor white people.
Melvin Gray was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary after a Potter County trial for burglary and theft of a carpenter's tool kit from the Foran warehouse at 500 Parker Street on the night of March 19, 1931. He appeared without an attorney, pleaded his own case, and was advised on jury selection. The tools belonged to O F Lee and were found at Gray's uncle's house. Witnesses included James Foran, O F Lee, James Lee, Clark Cain, and D E Dunlap.
The Texas Senate debated a bill to legalize amateur boxing and impose admission charges, with House timing issues delaying action. Senator Poage proposed interim adjournment through May 22 and June 22, arguing elasticity in the constitution, while other senators discussed delaying work and funding tuition for transferring high school students.
Burial services for Billy Lee Roach, who died at Northwest Texas Hospital last night, will be held in Texhoma Wednesday afternoon. The body was transported by N. S. Griggs and Sons. Survived by his parents and sister Rita May.
A Pasadena man bedridden three years with arthritis says a prescription restored him to activity. He shared the formula with others suffering from arthritis neuritis lumbago gout sciatica and rheumatism and they found relief. He offers to send a trial supply with full details to anyone who writes Renton Desk 193 Station C Pasadena Calif today.
A juror resists the majority in a 1931 poem by Edgar A. Guest about a jury deadlock. Eleven to one insist on acquittal while one holds out, delaying verdict through a noon hour and jokes about lunch. The piece reflects conscience and courage amid a trivial case.
Kansas City livestock show 3 000 head mostly steady with top 6.50 on 1700 pound cattle. diverse cattle and sheep values listed. New Orleans cotton opens active but eases with July around 9.30 and October near 9.64 amid weather fears and shorts covering.
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