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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
2
A chaotic column rails against high school gambling on the Pampa Amarillo game while praising Henry Ansley and Pepper Martin. It mocks Oklahoma figures, defends President Hoover, and shares local anecdotes about lost purses, jokes, and a sausage maker, ending with a casual hometown note.
A lighthearted community note recounts neighbors trading services for goods and favors. Sam P. Weedin installs metal weather strips for free in exchange for a write-up about his work. A reader laments space needs at Tack house and jokes about hiring a contractor for more rooms. Other items seek cotton pickers and a lost orange Persian cat named Brownie with a reward offer.
Louise Elliott will rule the autumn fete on the lawn at 2218 Hughes Street sponsored by the Thrift Room Committee of the Amarillo Council of Parent and Teachers. The event features a moonlit canopy, dances by local groups, illuminated lawns, and a 10 cent child and 25 cent adult admission.
The article outlines Mr. Hoover's plan to inject three to four billion dollars in cash and credit into commercial channels as the banking relief program takes effect. It notes discussions on extending the German moratorium and talks with Premier Laval, with Hoover planning further suspension of reparations and war debts when he visits. Congress will implement the next major phase amid close party divisions and cross currents, yet broad support for the president’s objectives is expected.
Jury selection began in Potter County criminal court for R. C. Moss indicted in the Green Lantern robbery on September 16. Moss, dubbed the taped face bandit, and Paul Mitchell are charged after Moss allegedly forced a downtown restaurant cashier to surrender 125 dollars. Testimony expected to begin this afternoon amid public interest in the string of robberies from that week.
A reader from Sunray Texas praises Tack and urges Tack to run for President. They tout Sunray as a growing town with oil, a new school, and a boost to the paper. The letter hints at community pride and requests Tack’s attention in Page 5.
J. E. Goodnight a 55 year old farmer of Happy suffered the amputation of his right leg at St. Anthony's Hospital after a fall from a tractor while turning near his home. He received emergency care in Happy then was rushed to Amarillo by car. Attendants said his condition is not critical.
Tonight's meeting wraps the fall training for Girl Scout leaders held this week at Central Presbyterian Church. Alice Mulkey covers merit badges and completes the advanced course with Scouting ideals. Mrs. W. H. Dowhurst of 1306 West Thirteenth Street finishes tenderfoot tests and discusses higher tests.
Lillian Washington, a Negro woman, faces trial in Potter County court for aggravated assault on Ray Sherwood, a white youth, after a knife attack near Woolworth on Polk Street. She claims the incident followed improper advances and subsequent kicking by the youth.
"Scenes in a Union Station" was staged this morning at the high school with teachers impersonating rural characters. Admission proceeds benefit the social science department fund for beautifying the school building, sponsored by department head Mrs Vara Davis Shinn.
Austin reports State School Superintendent Marrs urges all Texas pupils to salute the flag at 12 30 P M October 19 and sing America after listening to President Hoover s Yorktown sesquicentennial address. The salute will precede the Yorktown program and singing will match the Yorktown exercise. A refinery project of fifteen thousand barrels is under construction near McCamey.
George Munro Smith, a veteran scissors grinder at the courthouse square, boasts years of earnings funded his five daughters. He claims his crop yields and pickle production would feed two Amarillo families, and promises to support his two sons and three daughters with daily work and schooling.
The American Legion Auxiliary presents two hours of top quality variety skits at the Municipal Auditorium on October 14. Local talents from Leslie Nurnie School of Dance KGRS WDAG Amarillo College of Music and others perform. Tickets are 50 cents to 1 and on sale at City Drug Store No 1.
Jimmie Masters appeared before Judge W. J. Flesher in Potter County court-at-law after attorneys Moore and Wilson moved to quash the pistol charge. The judge granted the motion citing a technical error in the complaint which read on or about the person instead of on and about the person.
During Fire Prevention Week McKinley School held a fire drill with a ladder truck on the grounds. Assistant fire chief D Morris and fire marshal J W Dickerson brought the city apparatus for a demonstration before the students under principal J S Evans and the teaching staff.
Childress County will send a full teachers representation to the 53rd annual state teachers convention in Amarillo on November 26 to 28. County superintendent Claude W. Crosslin informed Chamber of Commerce manager O V. Vernon that teachers plan a county meeting during the event and requested a local venue.
The Wheeler Woolsey team presents Half Shot at Sunrise with Dorothy Lee at the Rex Theater in San Jacinto for a final performance. The comedy promises a fast moving show with no dull moments. Nearby Fort Davis road plans drew state inspectors to review the Davis Mountains highway route.
The National Workingmen's Benevolent Association formed four months ago at a public mass meeting in Potter County courthouse seeks to connect employers with laborers in Amarillo. The group, with 469 members, aims to create work for the unemployed and provide a relief fund from members’ daily wages. It operates from 308 Arthur Street and invites skilled and unskilled workers to join as it pursues charter approval and statewide growth. Directors and officers named, with contact via dial 2-0892 for work requests.
E S Thurston of Ysleta Texas holder of a special deputy sheriff commission at El Paso will leave Friday noon after attending the funeral services for his mother Mrs Carrie L Thurston 67 of Santa Rosa New Mexico Mrs Thurston died Sunday at a local hospital The family here for the funeral plan to depart soon for their homes Mrs Thurston a former Amarillo resident widow of Charles B Thurston who died eight years ago Surviving are five sons three daughters two grandsons Carl A Horn San Francisco and Charles Hanson Pawhuska Okla Also two Amarillo residents Charles and J B Thurston and daughter Mrs George Wortham Funeral services for Mrs Thurston were held Tuesday and E S Thurston will return to Ysleta after the services.
Mrs. M. L. Fuller of the local American Legion Auxiliary appointed four members as troop committee members for the White Rose Girl Scout troop meeting at San Jacinto Methodist Church. Mrs. Glenn Foy was named troop captain with Mrs. Fre Herzinger as first lieutenant and Leslie Mae Tolleson as second lieutenant.
Three men robbed the Gorham State Bank in Gorham Kansas early today and fled with about $1,200. A local patrol later found signs of the crime and police search continues. The incident marks a bold daytime style robbery in a small Kansas town.
Leavenworth Kan Oct 8 Federal prison authorities blame Amos n Andy for a convicts riot that ended early after jeering catcalls and smashed window lights The disturbance coincided with the abandonment of daylight saving time which delayed the Fresh Air Taxi Company broadcast by 45 minutes per prison rules.
A humorous verse recalls evolving women’s fashions from corsets to long skirts, kep up with changes in hairdos and hats. The speaker reflects on steadfast love despite shifting trends and jokes about modern dress. Edgar A. Guest notes fashion cycles and lasting affection.
Amarillo wheat and milo prices listed with oats barley and fodder. Kansas City reports hogs and cattle trading higher with steers and cows varying, hogs up to 10-15 cents. Chicago market shows hogs and cattle mixed with modest gains and declines. New Orleans cotton dips then recovers after government crop estimate, census figures show running bales 5.4M to 6.3M year over year.
Burglars last night took 30.50 in cash a suit of clothes half a dozen neckties and cigarettes from the Jordan Lord store at 500 North Polk Street. The break-in occurred when T. Jordan discovered the theft early Thursday morning. Entry was gained by removing a screen and prying open two doors. The safe was unlocked and ransacked. Police investigated.
Delegation from Amarillo and Panhandle plans travel to Roswell for Amarillo Day and Old Timers Day. Eastern New Mexico State Fair group left Amarillo at 1 30 PM and expect to arrive about 6 PM. Parade to start at 11 o clock with leaders Wilbur C Hawk Mason King and O L Taylor among the organizers.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective laxative proven by 47 years of practice. It claims broad suitability from children to older adults, promises thorough cleansing without discomfort, and urges readers to buy a bottle at their drugstore for family use.
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