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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1931
Page
7
Amarillo prepares for the Tri-State Fair with events spanning rodeo acts featuring Leonard Stroud and a caravan of famous horses. The program includes Indian vaudeville, rodeo thrills, and carnival attractions across the Midway. Road rates drop for guests rail travel, while workers report fairground improvements and community support.
Notice to paying contractors dated September 29 1931 for curb drainage and excavation work on Twenty-first Avenue North Fillmore Street widening Eleventh to Twelfth Avenue and Twelfth to Fifteenth Avenue bids due with bonds from a Texas surety. City reserves right to accept or reject bids.
The Star claims its long tenure under a single owner makes it the oldest in Texas. Albuquerque hosts a New Mexico Federation of Labor convention with 60 delegates to discuss labor legislation, shorter work days, and wage adjustments. Abilene calls for 1,000 cotton pickers at 40 cents per 100 pounds. New York City allocates 8 1/7 million for unemployed relief. Mr and Mrs J L Green return to Amarillo from Longview after four months away, living at 810 West Fifteenth.
Potter County will not exhibit in the agricultural division of the Tri-State Fair this year due to limited space. The 23 Texas and New Mexico counties plus a New Mexico regional exhibit and a Panhandle of Texas exhibit fill all space. County Agent P. C. Bennett and Frank Ford prepare for the South Plains Fair in Lubbock.
To whom it may concern we will not be responsible for any debts incurred by our employees or truckers on Texas State Highway job No. 767 on Federal Highway No. 66 in Potter and Carson Counties unless authorized in writing by our Superintendent Clyde Wallen. We will not accept batch tickets from any person or firm except the Service Station at Yarnall and Royal loading plants and truckers who receive batch tickets for hauling. Highway Construction Co. Tulsa Oklahoma Local Office 9098 Pierce Amarillo.
Amarillo police warn pedestrians to walk on the right side facing traffic and not with vehicles. The program expands from motorists to all road users after a pedestrian injury and ongoing motor car accidents. The speed limit in school zones remains 10 miles per hour as part of safety efforts.
Detailed descriptions of three fugitives from Briscoe County circulated by Amarillo police. Each carries a $25 reward as announced by Sheriff N R Honea of Silverton. The men are A M Mulkie Hickman, Fred Grimland, and J M Castell. Hickman once lived in Hico and Plainview. Grimland is a former Hamilton County resident and Castell long worked as a steel worker in Dallas.
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