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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
2
A local writer discusses unseasonal weather and predicts a sharp warm spell. The piece notes O. W. planting carrots in May to secure next winter harvests, jokes about job security, and recalls encounters with Mayor Ernest Thompson and the start of The Amarillo Globe. It closes with anecdotes about kerosene tonic ideas and a keys find at the Amarillo Building.
Sam R. McKelvie of the board explains that acreage adjustment seeks domestic consumption in the face of export needs. He notes U.S. gains from Chicago to Liverpool price gaps and argues export of surplus is essential while maintaining stable domestic prices.
Miss Eva Hare visits Amarillo with her mother and aunt. She left a tan flat pocketbook in a car. the thief may have kept $10 to $12. A reward of $1 is offered for its return with possible extra pay if money is included. The writer urges its recovery and condemns the theft.
A reader recalls a May 5 1885 gathering in Waco where 40 to 50 men pledged to remove saloons from politics. Joseph Weldon Bailey and Charles Boyinton led the effort with Bailey offering cautious support for prohibition as a noble experiment, while opposing external dictates.
Betty Ann Holloway 11 returns home Thursday from Austin with her father Ed Holloway to Buchanan Street School friends after a year of seven major operations for osteomyelitis. Surgeons say crutches may be discarded soon. a surprise dinner awaits at a downtown cafe with classmates.
A Texas Panhandle wire from Perryton reports 1.17 inches of rain as a tornado moves from Texline to Hartley. Wheat damage rises with wind and dry weather. AAA notes Highway 385 to Clayton and other routes nearly impassable while some major highways remain in fair condition.
A fifty mile swath around Pampa received three quarters of an inch of rain last night. Fog and cold followed the shower making roads slick. Wheat crops are believed to have benefited from the moisture.
A general rain covered Southwest Kansas West Central Kansas the Oklahoma Panhandle and Southwest Colorado last night and continued today. A light snow fell this morning at Sharon Springs Kansas.
Liberal Kansas May 21 relief came as the southwest Kansas and northern Oklahoma area received over a half inch of rain last night. The moisture easing parched wheat fields and benefiting crop prospects in the famine-struck region.
testimony showed beer delivered to officers apartment causing halted trial as Judge Wilson orders production of state arrest records. Dixie Gray, a confectionery operator in Amarillo’s negro section, fined 500 for possessing multiple whiskey measures. Wormly also fined 500 for whiskey. O Neal plead guilty and fined 25 for whiskey possession.
The piece defends Clara Bow amid press attacks and notes her rising popularity. It compares European and American fears of Russian competition, arguing that nations must compete in manufacturing and prices. It highlights Edward F. Harkness's philanthropy to Columbia University and contrasts prudent giving with others who squander wealth.
The fourth gallon of wine was mentioned and charges against George W. Brown in connection with the same charge were dismissed.
Violent earth tremors shook Marseille France with intervals over 49 minutes, seismographs recorded the activity and officials disclosed the finding.
The Globe previews a simple cipher message as a precursor to harder cryptographs. The text references state and federal border patrol activity to curb smuggling and lawlessness.
Tulsa hosts 41 bands and 3,000 high school musicians for the National High School Band contests. Class A finals Saturday night with prizes, broadcast on NBC via Station KVOO. Last year’s champions from Penn High Chicago and Hobart Indiana arrive to defend titles. West De Pere Wisconsin leads Class C. Amarillo High competes in Class A.
A large shippers convention opens at 9 AM with a joint session of the Panhandle Grain Dealers Association. Leaders from Tex and Okla report record oats and barley crops and a surge in acreage, while rail and trucking issues dominate discussions on moving wheat efficiently.
A poem about garden mistakes with yellow clay failing roses. The speaker recalls digging out rich soil and buying topsoil, only to see blooms die. A gardener explains yellow clay is the key, revealing a reversal of expectations and the couple’s costly error. Edgar A. Guest.
Market report from Kansas City shows hogs 6000 head steady to 10c lower with top 6.50 for 200-225 lb, cattle 2200 calves weak, yearlings at 7.76, cows 4.25 to 5.25, sheep 11000 native lambs steady to strong. Fort Worth: hogs 700 steady early then down, cattle and calves weak to lower, sheep steady to lower for fat lambs and yearlings.
Minnesota records show the number of farms increasing by about 7,000 between 1920 and 1930, reflecting growth in agricultural activity and land use across the state.
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