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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1931
Page
2
Sir Philip Ben Greet and his English troupe bring Shakespeare to Amarillo College on December 3 in the Senior High School auditorium. The tour is praised for drawing crowds and marks Greet’s 50 years on stage. Admission ranges from 15 cents to 1.25 dollars with no reserved seats.
A prisoner at the city jail asked for a needle and black thread after tearing his pants. Jailers noted various requests from inmates as they pass the jail, but this one surprised staff and elicited comments about the unusual appeal.
Amarillo butcher Dave Moorhead is taken to Albuquerque to face trial for a post office robbery at Tolar New Mexico. Federal inspectors accuse Moorhead and an accomplice of battering the safe. no money was stolen. Moorhead denies the charge and his companion has been jailed in Albuquerque for weeks.
Hanson Post of the American Legion and its Auxiliary host a social at the Legion Home tonight at 8 30 oclock. All World War veterans and their families are invited. Refreshments entertainment and details prepared by house committee with Otho K Parrell as chairman Henry I Pond and John Cornyn as members.
Texas county tax collectors await the state supreme court ruling on the recent tax relief act passed in the last special session. If upheld, property owners can pay delinquent taxes with the usual interest and penalty.
Warranty deeds list transfers from Archie Tyler to A E Weathers for cash and various parcels in San Jacinto Heights Plemons area. Ed Manning transfers to Rogers Asbestos through a constable deed. Ferguson to Amarillo Investment Company with $1 133 35 for a Plemons lot. Vehicle registrations include Shelton Scarborough Amarillo Oil Co Waples Platter City of Amarillo and others. Fire at Grand Saline destroys three business district buildings with $20 000 loss.
A reader writes that Amarillo should begin tree planting efforts now to capitalize on a favorable season. The letter notes a past planting of 20 trees twenty years ago and calls for proactive community action.
Tra A King and John Weber both suffered long hiccough bouts. King, after gall bladder removal, had not hiccoughed since Sunday and was considered on the road to recovery with good condition. Weber may undergo a second operation to sever diaphragm nerves to stop spasms after eight days of hiccoughs.
The piece argues Japan may dominate Manchuria and Asia as Russia accepts a Japanese empire on its border. It warns that the United States should heed how Japan is learning modern warfare, citing planes used against China and the risk of aerial invasions reaching North America and Europe.
In a suite reception room Billie Burke discusses family and career, noting her Broadway years before Patricia's birth. She comments on Dempsey, sports interest, and supports a stronger legitimate stage revival while praising theater-conscious audiences in various cities.
Former interior secretary Albert B. Fall faces a potential eight month extension as the federal parole board weighs his parole request from the New Mexico state prison. Fall became eligible November 20 after applying for parole following news of a $100000 bribe related to oil magnate Edward L. Doheny. The board has requested case facts.
A night moonlight flight ended in tragedy at Latrobe airport when Pilot Lou Strickler 18 guided a plane that struck a group. Victims include Robert Pescatore 24 and Phillip Duffy 23, both of Latrobe. Allen Feather 21 sustained severe injuries including a broken back and fractured skull.
Seventeen thousand new green and white 1932 automobile licenses have been received at the offices of J. W. Collins, tax collector. Plates and related tags will be delivered beginning December 1.
A surge of storm activity moved through Texas and Oklahoma with delayed arrivals. Dallas saw a fall from 46 to 40 degrees between 7 and 8 AM with a lower 28 to 32 expected tonight. Houston reported 1.01 inches of rain between 7 and 8 AM flooding streets and halting traffic while temps fell from 72 at 7 AM to 52 by 10 AM. Oklahoma City logged sleet snow and subfreezing readings, 27 at Woodward and many areas under 32 overnight, with clearer skies possible later.
The record shows high November heat in the East and heavy rain in the Midwest while cold and snow reach the East. Flowers bloom in Cleveland as a second fruit crop ripens nearby. Smudge pots blaze in California citrus belts amid freezing risk. Mary Snow, 13, dies in a Montana blizzard. Children enjoy a sunny Rochester beach day.
A severe snow storm swept northwestern Minnesota and northeastern North Dakota causing highway blockages. In Crookston, Fargo, and Grand Forks, traffic was largely halted as winds up to 44 mph drove heavy snowfall across the area.
In Palestine Texas John W McCann 42 sits in a jail awaiting transfer to an insane asylum after a county court jury found him insane. He had helped build the coffin for his daughter Doris 17 who killed herself for vanity over clothes. Within hours two boys took their own lives Clyde Kennedy 19 mourned a broken love affair.
Dr. E A Johnston, 81, dean of West Texas physicians, announces the birth of his great grandson. Tom Curtis Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Eli Curtis, arrived at 1405 Jackson Street on Monday afternoon weighing seven pounds. He is named for his grandfather and both mother and baby are reported doing fine.
Hollis Schriber of Amarillo, a Globe-News staffer, leaves Thanksgiving Day for Washington to serve as assistant secretary to Congressman Marvin Jones from Texas 18th district. He is the son of Mrs. Esther Schriber and a former Amarillo High School standout, editor of the Sandstorm, salutatorian, Honor Society member, and UIL extemporaneous speaking representative.
Paris November 24 The Chinese representative Dr Wellington Koo presented a new Manchurian proposal to the League of Nations urging immediate action to stop Japanese aggression. The plan calls for withdrawal of Japanese troops within the railway zone within a fortnight and for neutral supervision during the withdrawal. The council adjourned with no decision and planned a follow up meeting after lunch with Briand and the expected Koo plan.
The report says the Farm Board’s actions added millions to farmers’ incomes and gave agriculture a breathing spell to adjust to lower price levels. It lauds cotton purchases and cites opposition from those against marketing the farmer’s own product while vowing to continue aid to agriculture.
Appeal from a city ordinance cutting gas rates for Community Natural Gas, a Lone Star Gas subsidiary, was filed with the railroad commission. The new 50 cent per 1000 cu ft rate is suspended pending the decision. North Texas Utility also appealed Haskell’s 50 cent rate, bringing total appeals to sixteen.
New York Nov. 24. Train forces of the Georgia and Florida Railroad members of the Big Four brotherhoods have accepted a 10 percent wage reduction, effective December. The road is in receivership.
A masked robber broke into the Bank of Bourbon in Bourbon Missouri taking between 2500 and 3000 dollars in cash along with unknown bonds. He held three employees and a customer prisoner until forced safe openings this morning after entering the bank last night.
Wheat and feeds priced in Amarillo with No 1 hardy wheat around .88 to .44. Kansas City livestock report shows hogs 4,090 head weak to 10-18 cents lower with top 4.30, cattle and calves combined around 1,0000 with steers 600-1600 lbs at 7.00 to 12.00, heifers 550-850 lbs at 6.00 to 9.75, cows 3.65 to 5.00, vealers 4.00 to 7.00, stockers 4.75 to 7.00, and lambs trading lightly with prices down from prior bids.
A nostalgic poem reflects a long lost girl who remains a bright image to mourners while life wears on. The verse contemplates time, memory, and enduring childhood as adults grow weary and gray. It contrasts sorrow with the unchanged innocence of the child.
Betty Jean Bills infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Clyde Bills of Pleasant Valley died at 1 o clock last night in a local hospital. The body is in the care of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
A bandit, claiming hunger for two days, forced Jess Elmick of a Cleburne filling station to drive him to Fort Worth after taking $10 in station receipts. The incident occurred late last night and the robber apologized during the hold up.
A steam passenger launch Ophelia sank after a collision with a ferryboat in the Dutch East Indies. Twenty four people drowned in the tragedy reported today.
Mexico City reports the foreign office urging a full probe into the acquittal of two Oklahoma deputies charged with murder of two Mexican students in Ardmore. Excerpt calls the verdict unfair and questions self defense as a justification, noting witnesses were present but the victims cannot defend themselves.
The city commission will not meet tonight as announced by city manager Bill Durham. Mayor Ernest O Thompson is absent and some members plan to watch Billie Turke in The Vinegar Tree while others attend Khiva's ceremonial. Ed Jolloway of the Amarillo police bureau is a Shrine class novice, with officials curious about his fate.
Seven engineers from Coats Orchard, Chicago, arrived to complete an appraisal of Amarillo properties for Southwestern Bell Telephone. The city commission ordered the appraisal to set terms for negotiating a new franchise as the present expires June 1932. The work is to be finished the week of November 30.
ZEMO offers prompt relief for itching and burning skin with a soothing lotion. Claims include easing eczema rashes pimples dandruff and scalp troubles. Advertises price points from 35 cents to one dollar with extra length option for chronic cases.
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