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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1931
Page
2
A chatty Amarillo column laments indifference in U S public life and Chicago crime costs while praising Pinkney Packing Company and a neighborly hunger relief plan. A widow with seven children could receive a half steer through a charitable effort, highlighting housing and nourishment struggles. Telephone 2-2833 for references to Albuquerque travel.
The Amarillo planning board rejects Roy Lindsay's filling station permit at Thirty six Avenue and Harrison Street under new zoning rules. The city commission will decide Tuesday night. A separate $125 000 wholesale bakery permit at 1500 4502 West Tenth Avenue was granted after objections faded and landscaping was added.
Air Mail Pilot James D. Cleveland died when his plane crashed near Seven Pilots of Nittany Mountain en route to Bellefonte Airport. The burning wreckage sparked flames seen by airport workers awaiting his landing. The fuselage tore apart after tumbling 500 feet through rocks and scrub. 1,000 pounds of mail were consumed in the blaze.
Enthusiasm was sent to the good will excursion Friday on the new Santa Fe line to Boise City as 24 News- Globe members reserved seats on a special train to Mexico. The 7:00 am departure returns at 8:10 pm with a 100 passenger goal. Round trip fare is 7.45 dollars and reservations are at the Chamber of Commerce offices ahead of an afternoon meeting with Chamber members and Santa Fe officials.
Amarillo health inspectors under the Amarillo-Potter County Health Unit stringently enforce the city standard milk ordinance. Bacteriologist Jack Wyatt warns summer heat raises milk bacteria unless dairymen comply. Milk inspector T M Shorts says bootlegging ungraded milk continues after inspections, with several dairymen arrested and one fined fifteen dollars for selling ungraded milk in fruit jars.
Note seeks a passenger for a Denver trip with Belle Kniffin of Canyon who plans to drive through on Saturday May 30. She seeks one or two reliable travelers to share expenses. Reward offered for a return of the tricycle from 3102 Harrison Street. Williams home. Contact 5318.
The May 19 Amarillo Globe-News editorial opposes the city commission condemnation actions against the Gas Company. It questions the legality and necessity of the proceedings and urges restraint and reconsideration by officials.
BUCHAREST May 25 Queen Helen estranged wife of King Carol and mother of Crown Prince Michael has been expelled from the royal family. A decree is drafted to confirm her exclusion and strip royal rights. War Minister orders observance of her saint day banned and parliament is to approve the measure. Helen will leave the country permanently.
Panhandle Chamber of Commerce hosts a chicken barbecue at The Panhandle Inn Monday night with Col. E R Tack of the Amarillo News Globe as principal speaker. Henry Ansley serves as toastmaster. program includes invocation, introductions, remarks by Gene Howe, music, and reviews of recent chamber achievements.
About 1,200 sightseers visited Palo Duro Canyon Park Sunday according to Ray V. Davis official photographer and park custodian. The park thirty miles southeast of Amarillo has a new rim road and free admission. Large picnics welcome with advance notice to ensure water supply. Nearly 25,000 visitors came on opening day May 17.
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment claims Americans drink 2.848 billion dollars worth of intoxicants annually, a figure the Temperance Board disputes, arguing consumption under prohibition is lower than under unrestricted trade.
Police Chief W R McDowell is invited to send all Amarillo’s big shots to El Paso June 15 17 for the state convention of police chiefs and city marshals and a pistol team competition on the program. It is not yet known if Amarillo will enter a team. The Amarillo department previously entered two teams in the pistol shoot at the Northern Texas and Southern Oklahoma Peace Officers convention held here.
Judge E C Nelson in county court at law to name three appraisers for the Amarillo Gas Company distributing plant as part of the condemnation suit. Objections to suspending the case pending referendum petitions were overruled. A list of about 50 probable appraisers is under study by counsel.
The column notes a surge of babies and young workers in Europe and Central America, recaps Toscanini’s Italian exile and Mussolini’s protection, and muses on possible government ownership of railroads and utilities. It cites Diesel-powered German ships and compares engine weights to U S cruisers, suggesting lessons remain.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon for Mrs. Nancy Melvin al Young 86 who died last night in a Dallas hospital. A Missouri native she had lived in Dallas 82 years with five sons Franklin A M Ernest Clark and Hunt Fleming and four brothers A W and O H Britain in Dallas Bert Britain Cisco and E C Britain Amarillo.
Sunday reached 91 degrees at 4 pm, the hottest so far this year, with 60 degree lows Sunday morning and 62 today. A 1 pm reading showed 82 degrees as relief appears in a forecast of partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Judge James C Wilson, back from Fort Worth, resumes his Amarillo session with Mrs Wilson and their son Jimmie, an assistant county attorney.
Laura Luedking 64 a Amarillo resident for ten years died at noon Monday in a local hospital after a two year illness. She was born in Germany and wife of Fred Luedking. Survived by two stepsons Henry Detroit and Ted New York City and a step daughter Mrs. Russell Condon Montzuma Ohio. Also surviving two brothers C G Fechner St. Louis and William Fechner Dallas and two sisters Mrs. Jordan Brown Sayre Oklahoma and Mrs J W Armes Hartley Texas. Member of First Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements by N B Griggs & Sons at relatives convenience.
A. L. Cox of Collins Music Company says Amarillo may become the firm’s headquarters. J. L. Collins Sr., president, is in town to advance the plan, which would bring four to five families and require a large stock of pianos. Collins started the Greenville business in 1903 and now runs Texas’ largest piano and music house.
Investigators say three jurors were acceptable to the defense as the Marco case faced a second trial. Judge William C. Doran noted discomfort with the proceedings and escorted the panel to a different courtroom before a conference with Clark and White. Officials suspect possible pressures involving Crawford and Spencer and the Critic of Critics publication.
Dogs arriving in Amarillo face rabies vaccination before release from the city pound. If owners fail to claim, most released dogs end up put down after the required hold period. The Amarillo Potter County Health Unit handles daily complaints of bite incidents and recalls an owner who released all dogs from the pound.
Ordination rites were held Sunday at the First Fundamentalist Church for twelve elders led by Dr. George W. Westberg of Dallas. The vows were taken by J. J. Stanley H. M. Cone J. A. Slider J. J. Ott L. D. Warren J. E. Stubblefield M. Allen W. C. Eppentodt R. F. Stokes H. H. Honeycutt C. Verplank and C. C. Jacks. A revival by Westberg proceeds for another week with nightly 8 o'clock services and the sermon The Glorious Conqueror tonight.
Amarillo police said the weekend was quiet with only seven people in the city jail after Monday morning's corporation court session. No robberies or burglaries were reported.
A poem reflecting on folly and mercy. It notes that ignorance hides gentleness and warns against judging those who seem forlorn. The diamond only shines when its value is revealed, urging kinder treatment of overlooked people.
Markets wire reports show Kansas City hogs 10,000 head down 10 to 20 cents with top around 86.26 for 160 to 210 pounds while cattle 10,000 head mostly steady to lower. Chicago hogs 40,000 steady with tops near 6.80. cattle 18,000 and calves 2,000 weak. New Orleans cotton opens quiet with May deliveries falling and July at 8.81 and October 9.17. Stocks in New York finish heavy and dull with declines in major names including U S Steel and several rails.
Excellent cooperation from Amarillo area counties is noted by The Panhandle of Texas Inc. General Manager Howard Ferguson says the effort aims to attract settlers as a record wheat crop and cattle conditions emerge. Hutchinson County leads in overing its quota while Gray and Gray counties map ad campaigns. A July completion target and August exhibit shipments to fairs are planned.
The U S district court begins a three week civil session as the federal grand jury reassembles after idle time since May 15. First case on the civil docket is M B Armstrong and R G Byrd vs Skelly Oil Company over two leases on the Armstrong Byrd ranch. Representing Armstrong Byrd are George W Armstrong Fort Worth. Skelly Oil is represented by Joe B Dooley Amarillo Alvin F Molony Tulsa and W P Z German Tulsa.
A stream of testimonials lauds Konjola for digestive and liver relief. Mrs Edna Barnett of Dallas reports relief after four bottles, while Mrs T G Moore of San Antonio and Mrs Emily Kimes of Houston praise improved health and weight gain after weeks of use. The ads claim 22 herbs back the remedy and urge buying only Konjola.
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