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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
10
In early railway days rivalry mattered less than patron goodwill built by prompt courteous service. The column urges employees at every level to actively solicit business, greet patrons with a smile, provide complete correct information, and treat customers intelligently, citing Fred Harvey’s maxim that the customer is always right.
Jimmie Doolittle, famed American flyer, trains like a boxer for Labor Day Thompson Trophy speed contest. He seeks a land plane world record while emphasizing physical fitness, endurance, and instrument flying prowess learned from his career and prior Schneider Cup triumphs.
Beaumont reports a Louisiana tobacco distributor operates as a legal bootlegger by selling tax free cigarets to Texas customers via mail order. The company ships by carton weekly, COD to Texas residents, avoiding peddler tax while Uncle Sam handles delivery. Carton price is about 1.55 dollars, with local taxes pushing prices higher. salesman earns about 7 1/2 cents per carton.
Amite La elder Higgenbotham learns his son is a bootlegger and shoots him dead. John G. Farmer and V. Rumero, Rock Island and Fort Worth agents, conduct traffic business in Amarillo. Farmer recently returned from California after illness. W A Stegall, Denver trainmaster, and Mrs. Stegall resume duties after ranch vacation near Texola. Denver water supervisor Charles Hoge dies in Wichita Falls hospital. R H Spicer and wife return from New York City and Philadelphia trip. J W Mode returns from South Plains. cotton outlook praised and feed crops look strong as carload vegetable shipments move from Northwestern points.
The town of Warrenton connects with Warren Plains via a small line owned by a single locomotive three passenger coaches and a few freight cars. Residents are urged to seek guidance in faith and diligence as developments unfold for regional interests.
A heavy tonnage of 30 to 40 cars daily moves north empty for coal return, while sand and gravel flow south from city sand pits. M. A. Stainer, Denver engineer, and Art Davis, master carpenter, visited Amarillo yesterday to inspect bridges and buildings on the line during a motor car trip.
Potter County court at law sits idle with no trials scheduled as Judge E C Nelson Jr recovers from surgery. Special judge W J Flesher appointed by the Amarillo bar is expected to hear several matters next week.
Potter County criminal district court recessed for the week after Judge Henry E Bishop discharged the jury. A two year suspended sentence for J W Cole on removal of mortgaged property and a five year sentence for John Henry Jones for burglary were handed down. A large amount of stolen goods valued around $1,000 were found in the city’s negro section. The grand jury is at work and to report soon. Jurors for next week summoned to appear September 8 after Labor Day. Answers.
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