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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1931

Page

4

Taxpayers urged to meet October 15 moratorium deadline

The county commission warns taxpayers to pay 1930 taxes by Thursday night October 15 to avoid penalties. A proposed moratorium extending to January 31 faces court scrutiny as Attorney General Allred questions its constitutionality. Collectors say interest is set aside if the law stands, but late payments could incur 5 percent penalties if struck down.

Commissioners Court Uary James V. Allred Supreme Court J. W. Collins

A Shack in the Back Yard

Glenn Frank writes of a two-week project to build a backyard shack with his twelve year old son during an infantile paralysis epidemic. The boy’s creation brings joy and purpose, though interest shifts once the structure is finished. The essay reflects on creation as a source of lasting satisfaction.

Chartres Taj Mahal McClure Newspaper

Money and Marriage Ties in Sam Sherrill Story

Sam Sherrill refuses Freddy Munson for money happiness and Peak Abbott’s business marriage offer. Nelson and Martha Givens drama surface as Fourth Aldersea settles mortgage and Sam foresees a bleak future amid class conflict and family duty.

Sam Sherrill Freddy Munson the Express Freddy Peak Abbott Sam Peak Nelson Fourth Aldersea Aldersea Frye Fourth Martha Chicago St. Louis Kansas City

How It Began Series Seeks Reader Suggestions

Readers are invited to suggest ideas for the How It Began series. Send proposals to Russ Murphy and Ray Senusky at The News Globe. The paper will illustrate chosen origins or customs in forthcoming installments.

Associated Press Russ Murphy Ray Senusky News-Globe

Lou Holz Breaks Rialto Box Office Record On Broadway

In a season of theater decline Lou Holz, a dial ectic comedian discovered by Elsie Janis, delivers the Rialto’s best box office run. His Palace engagement grows from a master of ceremonies stint to a record setting run with weekly pay rising from 4260 to 6500 dollars. William Gaxton is a close rival, noted for high energy songs. Burlesque at Proctor's Fifth Avenue shifts to rowdier acts with salaries ranging 40 to 60 dollars weekly, principals 75 to 125, amid vivid backstage bustle and American showmanship.

O. C. McIntyre New York Wall Street Rialto Lou Holz Elsie Janis San Francisco Palace Holt Wm. Gaxton The Holz Broadway Lower East Side Ghetto

Radio schedule reports Mrs Hoover speaking to Girl Scouts

New York dispatch notes Mrs Herbert Hoover will address the Girl Scouts via WEAF NBC from Buffalo at 10:00 AM. Also listed are CBS and NBC radio programs and a new $1,500,000 sponsorship for a CBS contract set to begin November 2 with five nights a week airing.

Associated Press New York Herbert Hoover Girl Scouts Buffalo Weaf-Nbc Wac-Cbs CBS Amos Andy

Crossword Puzzle Disaster Question Arrives in The News

A reader’s crossword puzzle appears with clues spanning from geography to law terms. The grid includes references to a hurricane damaged city in Central America and a range of across and down hints such as surface measure, carnine color, and League of Nations topics.

British Honduras Union

Kid Surefoot in a Hunter’s Narrow Escape

In a peaceful rock ledge scene Kid Surefoot faces a hunter with a firestick. Nanny and Billy Surefoot fear for him as gunshots echo. Billy risks a long shot to distract the hunter while Nanny carries Kid to safety. Billy is wounded but survives, and the family climbs to safety away from danger.

Hunter Kid Surefoot Nanny Surefoot Billy Surefoot Nanny Billy

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