Pep squad hopes ship out to Pampa with volunteers
Old Tack seeks at least 20 boys who cannot afford the trip to Pampa, covering their expenses and meals, and offers one dollar rental per Sandy sweater loan among 13 or 14 items. He invites bus or train transport bids, mentions White Deer and Borger stops, and urges quick contact through Miss Howell at The News-Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Pampa
Miss Howell
News-Globe
White Deer
Enochs
Borger
LeBarge
Pioneer Eastern Star Leader Remembered for Shrine Work
Mrs. George, a Pioneer Eastern Star member and former grand chaplain of Texas, served as district deputy and grand representative for Kentucky. She supported the Shrine Crippled Children program, transporting children to Shrine hospitals. Survived by husband, two daughters Edyth May George and Mrs. Hamrick, three sons Ted Ren tie and Sam George, and three sisters Mrs. C. E. Fyfe Mrs. Sam Lewis Amarillo and Mrs. W. C. DeFrees Los Angeles. Funeral arrangements by Blackburn Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Eastern Star Grand Lodge
Order
Texas
Eastern Star of
Kentucky
George
Women's Benefit Association
Shrine
Amarillo Hotel
Edyth May George
Hamrick
Ted
Rentie
Sam George
Amarillo
C. E. Fyfe
Sam Lewis
W. C. DeFrees
Los Angeles
Cal
Blackburn Funeral Home
Texas Commission Authority Debated Over East Texas Drilling
The Texas Railroad Commission faced questions on its authority under state conservation law to restrict drilling in the East Texas oil field. Chairman C. V. Terrell doubted the commission could implement penalties for unnecessary new wells, warning such action could be discriminatory and beyond its powers, as discussed in Austin on October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
G. S. Rollins
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Railroad Commission
C. V. Terrell
Supreme Court Proceedings in Texas Motions and Mandamus Actions
October 12 Texas Supreme Court actions include overruled motions for rehearing in several cases such as Houston Printing Company v Tennant and Bell Higginbotham Cattle Co v Whaley et al. A mandamus and cost related actions are noted with multiple parties and counties. A case hearing is reset for October 26 1931 with Associate Justice Pierson disqualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Supreme Court
Houston Printing Company
Roy Tennant
Bell
Higginbotham Cattle Company
Whaley and Lewis
Lubbock
Mabel
Calvery Et al
J. H. Calvery Et al
Limestone
Texas Indemnity Insurance Company
Dan McCurry
Bowie
W. A
Fred S. Rogers
Moore Lynn
Dwight Brightman
George H. Sheppard
L. H. Marshburn
J. H. Walker
Pierson
Alex M. Ferguson
Alva H. H. Ferguson
Haskell
Grocery Entered by Amateur Burglars
Burglars, apparently youths, broke into the R L Williams grocery at 611 Fillmore Street Sunday night and stole about $2 in merchandise and 30 cents in pennies. The next morning cakes gum cigarettes and soda bottles lay scattered as if a small banquet occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Williams
Fillmore Street
Mr. Williams
Robber Binds Theater Employees in Denver Heist
A masked robber bound three theater employees with wire and escaped with about $3000 after forcing the safe to be opened. The incident occurred in Denver on October 12 as police investigated the daring theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Alenius Florist Opens New Shop With Free Flowers
Alenius the Florist opened his new shop at 511 Polk Street Saturday. More than 2,500 roses and carnations were given to visitors at the opening. Alenius said he was pleased with the reception Amarillo gave and hoped customers would return to visit or buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alenius
Polk Street
A. Alenius
Amarillo
Dear Tack Letter Seeks Solid Black Turkeys
A reader asks Tack to help locate solid black turkeys, not sure of breed or name, noting they have tried other breeds and prefer black birds. The request appears in Tack letters on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Klein Postpones Radio Address on Hoover Prosperity Plan
Dr Julius Klein assistant secretary of commerce postponed his radio talk on President Hoover s plan for improving business conditions. No reason was given for the delay and the address by Klein was indefinitely postponed in Washington on October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Julius Klein
Hoover
Gold Standard Suspended by Bank of Finland
Helsinki reports the Bank of Finland suspended the gold standard joining a Nordic move. The action aligns Finland with other Scandinavian nations amid financial shifts in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Finland
Bank of Finland
Amarillo Friends Plan Banquet For Nellie Timmons
Amarillo friends plan a dinner in honor of Bascom N. Timmons known as Nellie Timmons a Washington news writer and vice president of the Press Club. Mayor Ernest O. Thompson says he invited Timmons to set a date for a home-coming and notes his support for Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarilo Friends
Bascom N. Timmons
Nellie Timmons
Washington, D. C
Press Club
Ernest O. Thompson
Timmons
Washington
Nellie
Amarillo
Thompson
Hellum Heights
Admiral Moffett
Ernest Lee Jahncke
David
Ingalls
Daily Panhandle
Globe and News
Chest Drive Budget Reveals Agency Allocations for 1932
The American Legion ends its Chest Drive with a final clean-up starting Wednesday. Donors may designate funds to specific agencies. Budget figures show Welfare Association 34239, Day Nursery 4975, Junior Red Cross 308.78, Salvation Army 9277.22, Girl Scouts 4200, Boy Scouts 7500, 1932 administration 5590, revolving fund 9000, total 75000 reduced by 10000 for donated supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
DeCoster
Welfare Association
Junior Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Civil District Court Adjourns for Day
Potter County civil district court convened this morning and adjourned until Tuesday morning as no cases were ready for trial. Judge W E Gee empanelled the jury for the week. A number of cases are scheduled for trial this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
W. E. Gee
Grandi to Visit Stimson in New Diplomatic Mecca
Italy's foreign minister Dino Grandi will visit Secretary of State Stimson next month as Premier Laval finishes talks with President Hoover. The article notes Washington becomes a world diplomacy hub akin to London in prewar days, with focus on armaments debt reparations and diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O.S
Italy
Dino Grandi
Stimson
Laval
France
Hoover
London
Moyle and Allen Return Home Amid Troubles
Donald Moyle and Cecil Allen, once stranded fliers, arrived back in Los Angeles as Mrs. Mary Allen announces plans to file for divorce. Moyle faces a 30 day jail term in Superior Court after a deferred sentence for a drunken driving conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Donald Moyle
Cecil Allen
Mary Allen
Japan
United States
Cecil
Supreme Court Rebuffs Review of Indiana Chain Store Tax
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its five to four ruling upholding Indiana's tax on chain stores, challenging independents like Lafayette A. Jackson who operates 223 stores in Indianapolis. The court also denied reconsideration of Wilbur oil prospecting restrictions tied to Hoover era conservation policy, with Roy G. Barton and others failing to overturn the withdrawals near Las Cruces, New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Indiana
Lafayette A. Jackson
Indianapolis
Wilbur
Hoover
Roy G. Barton
Las Cruces
N. M
Freeman Case Set for November 16 Hearing
Amarillo druggist Freeman faces trial postponement after Judge Henry St Bishop delays proceedings to November 16 due to absence of prosecuting witness W J Compton. Compton, slot machine agent, previously fined 200 dollars for missing appearances. Freeman is charged with swindling related to a check cashed for Compton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Amarillo
Criminal District Court
Henry St. Bishop
W. J. Compton
Compton
Bishop
County Commission Holds Brief Session
Porter County Commissioners met in regular session and approved bills before adjourning until Wednesday morning. The adjournment was due to the death of Mrs. Wash George, mother-in-law of County Auditor H. G. Hamrick. The board plans to tackle courthouse matters this week as the new facility nears occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter County Commissioners Court
Wash George
H. G. Hamrick
Levy couple returns from business trip in Kansas
Mr and Mrs Tom Levy of Amarillo Apartments have returned from a business trip in southern Kansas. Mr Levy is associated with the King Candy Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Levy
Amarillo Apartments
Kansas
Mr. Levy
The
King Candy Company
Love and Blindness by Edgar A. Guest
A speaker contrasts age and love with Mary defending William as handsome while the old narrator doubts his charm. Mary’s love makes her see grandeur in William that the prudent, aging speaker cannot. The poem ends noting Mary’s certainty against the speaker’s cynicism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
William
Police Chiefs Convene at St Petersburg Address Glorifies Officers
President salutes delegates to the 38th annual International Association of Police Chiefs convention in St Petersburg. He urges public backing for police, notes the unending war on crime, laments glorification of criminals, and calls for moral community support to stamp out crime worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Police Chiefs
St. Petersburg
United States
Columbus recalls years of ridicule and voyage plans
Columbus discusses years of ridicule from his crew who threatened mutiny when the compass varied. He claims Isabella and Ferdinand agreed on funds on April 17 to Christianize heathens. He mentions pawned crown jewels, plans uncertain, aiming to reach Cuba October 28 and Hispaniola by December 1, with return to Palos by March 15, 1493.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Isabella
Ferdinand
Columbus
Cuba
Hispanola
Haiti
Palos
Price Impeachment Case Likely To Close Today
In Austin on October 12 the impeachment trial of Bastrop District Judge J. B. Price moved toward a close as House authors finished their case. Respondent’s counsel planned to finish their rebuttal this afternoon and a vote by the Texas Senate on the charges could proceed without further testimony. The court recessed at 2:30 PM to set a procedure policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
J. B. Price
Bastrop
Texas
Senate
House of Representatives
R. L. Batts
Price
Markets Ample Grain and Livestock Quotes Across Cities
Markets report grains with No 1 hard wheat and milo prices, plus Kansas City and Chicago livestock results. Hogs and cattle volumes show steady to strong bids in Kansas City, with top hogs at 5.80 and cattle futures mixed, while Chicago lists lighter declines and varied beef and veal quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Kaffir
Sseceeserenee Milo
Psecesesrereee
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Nations urge to rally peace forces in Manchuria
America pledges to mobilize its mightiest forces of peace if needed to end hostilities in Manchuria. It calls on the League of Nations to press its authority and is prepared for independent action to calm tensions among Chinese, Japanese, and Russian interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
Manchuria
League of Nations
Japan
China
Japan opposes US and League intervention in Manchuria
Tokyo reports Japan seeks a quick settlement with China over Manchuria and rejects any intervention by the United States or the League of Nations. Ambassador Debuchi in Washington was instructed to urge Secretary of State Stimson to believe Japan wants no extra privileges and favors early resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
China
United States
League of Nations
Katzugi Debuchi
Washington
Stimson
Manchuria
Judge Hears Motor Theft Trial In Potter County Case
Frank Morris faces trial before Judge Henry Bishop on a charge of stealing a car from Frost Motor Company on January 22 1931. He allegedly took the vehicle to show his wife wrecked it in Dallas and later sold the wrecked car for 50, valued at 500 dollars. Morris pleaded guilty but sought a suspended sentence with defense testimony from attorney J H O Neal of Tulia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morris
Henry 8
Potter County Criminal District Court
Morris
Frost Motor Company
Dallas
J. H. O'Neal
Tulia
Archery School of Scouts Opens Today in Amarillo
Beginning at 5 00 this evening at Ellwood Park the Archery School of the Amarillo Area Boy Scouts opens for ten days under Walter Mellor with Marvin J. Paul and Ed Davis Parsons assisting. The course includes bow and arrow making stringing bows arrow prep distance and flight shooting archery safety and history along with archery games and hunting considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood Park
Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Walter Mellor
Marvin J. Paul
Ed Davis Parsons
Fascists Rally in Berlin Defy Bruening Government
In Harzburg Germany on October first leaders of the National opposition unite for a death struggle in the Reichstag to overthrow Chancellor Bruening. The meeting of Nazis Nationalists and other rightist groups turns Spa into a military camp as leaders demand renewed German strength and warn of war if needed. Adolf Hitler accuses the Bruening government of causing Germanys troubles and calls for a return to national honor amid economic ruin.
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Harzburg
Germany
Reichstag
Bruening
Adolf Hitler
France
Rainfall brings relief with widespread northern rainfall
Rain fell across the north with Abilene 1.70 inches and Gainesville 3.56 as cooler air moved in. Amarillo and Dallas regions saw slow rains while pockets around Wichita Falls and Pampa revived oil work and water supplies improved pasture and wildlife waterholes.
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Abilene
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Gainesville
Brownwood
Archer City
Plainview
Pampa
Cisco
Vernon
Amarillo
Denison
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Clouds Cover Ten States With Scattered Showers
Federal forecaster A. M. Hamrick said clouds bringing occasional showers stretched over ten states including South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Iowa and Illinois. Forecasters expect continued cloudy weather.
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Kansas City
A. M. Hamrick
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Judge Denies Bail in Federal Court Hearing
Judge James H. Wilkerson orders D Andrea held without bail and gives him until tomorrow to defend himself. The court refuses to hear bail motions as an armed man sits beside the defendant and D Andrea requests time to prepare a defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Wilkerson
D'Andrea
D’andrea
Mrs. Amanda Celey Buried in Llano Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Celey 56 of 501 Van Buren Street were held at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev. E B Fincher presiding. She had lived in Amarillo 29 years and is survived by three daughters Mrs L J Johnson Mrs 8 T Coleman and Miss Patricia Celey seven sons Henry Clyde Buster J B Jr Thomas Frank of San Diego Cal and Archie of Albuquerque N M a brother John Walker and a sister Mrs Maggie Blakely Burial was in Llano Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Celey
van Buren Street
Griggs
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Celey
Amarillo
L. J. Johnson
T. Coleman
Patricia Celey
Henry
Clyde
Buster
Thomas Frank
San Diego
Cal
Archie
Albuquerque
N. M
John Walker
Maggie Blakely
Floydada
Llano Cemetery
Jimmie Pasley Held On Theft Charge
Jimmie Pasley was moved from the city jail to county custody on a theft over fifty dollars charge. Police say he attempted to remove a radio from the Moore Hotel lobby at 321 East Sixth Avenue, pulling it through a window when officers arrived. He gave the name J B Berry at headquarters but would not provide an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Pasley
Moore Hotel
East Sixth Avenue
Pasley
J. B. Berry
One Cent a Day Policy Offers 100 Dollar Monthly Benefit
The Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co offers an accident plan paying up to 100 dollars monthly for 24 months for disabilities and 1,000,600 dollars for deaths costs under 1 cent a day. Policy costs 3.50 yearly. ages 10 to 70 eligible. Send name address age beneficiary and relation for 10 day free inspection. no medical exam. Over 86,000 insured already.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Dierks Building
Kansas City
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Panhandle
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Mr. Collman
Mrs. Hill
Blair Cherry
Mitchell
Philadelphia Athletics
West Fourth Street
E. Turner
South Pierce Street
Turner
Mr. Turner
Eph Stevenson
Sixth
Polk
Mr. Stevenson
Jennie H. George
Order of Eastern Star
Georgia Street
Texas Commission
White House
Camp Rapidan
Klein
Civil District Court
Grandi
New
Mecca
Moyle
Allen
HIGH
Hed Hy
Pete
Ann Roth
Lillian Roth
New York
Bride
She
Miss Mary
Edgar A. Guest
League
Archery School of Scouts
Berlin
Judge Flays
Llano
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