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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1931
Page
2
A reader reflects on general rains across the plains and forecasts moisture through October. The piece previews a football game in Pampa against the Sandies, mocks a harsh defeat prediction, and urges local support while criticizing contractors hiring out-of-state workers. It ends with calls for a small band, barbecues for charity, and local job offers near Amarillo.
David Goldstein, Boston's apostle of the man in the street, will speak on The Credentials of the Catholic Church from the courthouse lawn at 7 30 tonight. He cites Franciscan origins and historic street preaching, drawing praise from the San Francisco Monitor Leader Pontiac and Providence Journal for his clear, fact driven talks.
Oklahoma City reports Governor W H Murray pressed President Hoover to publicly disclose in detail what was done with wheat and cotton bought by the Federal Farm Board and the Stabilization Corporation. He sought transparency on wheat held by the Stabilization Corporation and any loans to millers.
Oma Blattenburgh, a Santa Fe stenographer, returns from New Mexico while Walter Allen and Fred Little also travel for business and vacation. The column features exuberant talk predicting an epic Pampa game, urging attendance at the county fair and praising the town’s bright prospects.
A letter from a couple requests employment on a ranch for cooking, animal care, and chores. They have four children lacking school and church clothes and ask readers to contact Tack Letters on Page 3 with any help or clothing assistance.
The News-Globe reports the third annual Master Dairy Farmers Banquet moved from Herring Hotel to Amarillo Hotel. The 7:30 p.m. event will include dairymen contestants, their families, and invited guests focused on dairy development.
Jed Adams, Texas Democratic committeeman, calls the proposed light wines and beer plank in the party platform "very foolish" while backing unemployment relief, farm board dismissal, tariff revision, a five day government workweek, and local power company control. He supports some merger oversight but questions a veteran tribunal idea.
Wealthy Pampa oil man and Gray County rancher Joe Bowers showed improvement this morning at St. Anthony’s Hospital after a serious relapse Saturday. He was taken to the hospital two weeks ago, and relatives were summoned to his bedside Saturday.
Pat Nash 69, a Fort Worth and Denver Railway employee, died at 5 AM in a local hospital. A longtime Amarillo resident, he had a brother John Nash in Ireland. The Griggs Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
Attorney General James V. Allred and Rep. J. B. Ford will attend a mass meeting in McGregor to protest rising utility rates. It is estimated that about a quarter of McGregor’s cotton crop would be needed to pay gas, light, power, water and telephone bills in the city.
Periodical pains vanish in minutes with B-C, a formula from two North Carolina druggists sold at drugstores. It claims to relieve headaches, neuralgia, and periodical pains in 3 minutes, stopping pain and quieting nerves, with no harm. Ask your druggist for B-C.
A powerful earthquake struck Tokyo and surrounding prefectures at 11:20 AM, causing at least twelve deaths and about forty serious injuries. It damaged telephone lines and disrupted communications while fissures appeared in streets and panic spread through Tokyo and Yokohama.
A large Ohio and Indiana tremor last night rattled more than a dozen cities from Zanesville to Richmond. Anna, Ohio suffered the worst effects with every house damaged and a $10,000 loss. Buildings swayed in Springfield, Columbus, Lima, Cincinnati, and Dayton as plaster fell in Anna High School.
Slaton Texas endured a violent wind storm last night uprooting trees and blowing down power and telephone lines. The storm damaged buildings and was followed by a light rain as temperatures across major Texan cities ranged from 87 to 97 degrees.
A motor car struck a parked trailer three miles from Amarillo along the Canyon highway injuring Mr and Mrs Ben Henson of 1001 Sunset Drive and their son Bo 15 Sunday night. The trio sustained minor injuries and were treated at Northwest Texas hospital before returning home.
Thieves broke into Frost Motor Company at 511 Tyler Street early Sunday through a rear window. They took two diamond rings valued over 300 dollars and about 200 dollars in cash, reported by William Frost, the company head, to police.
Stock markets across Europe mostly closed with Berlin following London as Paris stayed open. The New York Stock Exchange kept trading but imposed restrictions on short selling to prevent a market collapse.
J P Morgan told the Associated Press in London that Britain's move to suspend the gold standard is a hopeful, not discouraging, step. He described it as the second stage in government work after balancing the budget and said restoration of trade would be the final outcome. He praised England's character and stability.
Preparations were made at city hall for one of the longest commission sessions in weeks. Bids for contracts, including 15 paying projects and materials for the West Eighth Avenue viaduct, are to be opened Tuesday night. A West Eighth Avenue permit was issued last week. estimated cost ten thousand dollars. Additional routine matters will be considered Tuesday night.
Amarillo police reported a quiet week end with only three men jailed Monday for drunkenness. The docket for the corporation court was light and only a few minor grievances were recorded, according to headquarters.
In Kilgore Texas on September 21 a burlesque show was halted by Constables led by A P Farrar. Imprimario Bennie Kirkland and eight performers were served with a warrant for indecent exposure and jailed briefly before each member posted $100 bond. Brig Gen Jacob F Wolters denied cavalry involvement.
A poetic tale of a boy who wins by deceit and faces truth. He learns that earned glory cannot survive cheating. An upright rival closes in, the cheat loses the title, and honor yields the ultimate victory.
Sept 21 Kilgore New proration orders cut oil per well from 225 to 185 barrels daily in the East Texas field. Officials estimate a reduction of about 75 000 barrels daily, with total production dropping to 350 000 to 375 000 barrels daily under the 185 barrel rule.
The New Orleans cotton market opened feverish and active following the suspension of the standard in Britain and the Bank of England rate rise to six per cent. Early declines gave way to gains as hedge buying and stock recoveries supported October and December contracts, with prices fluctuating and then rallying mid-morning. The New York Stock Letter noted a brisk rebound on the exchange as shorts covered and key names like A. S. Steel and Allied Chemical moved up.
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha D Alexander 20 wife of I E Alexander died in a local hospital early Sunday morning were to be at 4 o clock this afternoon from Griggs Chapel and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Rev J C Sisemore pastor of Tab ernacle Baptist Church officiated Pallbearers were Les Beaman H Dyer Jack Williams T Huskey Henry Craig and Jim Howard She is survived by her husband a daughter Johnnie Fay 2 years old her parents Mr and Mrs J E Hurst a brother Ernest and four sisters Nettie Eunice Pauline and Edna Hurst all of Amarillo Oren French 1315 Jackson Street left Saturday for Lawrence Kansas to enroll in Kansas University.
A vintage medical ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as safe for babies and children. It claims quick relief from feverish upset, bilious or congested bowels, and says the medicine sweetens and stimulates digestion with a tasty syrup.
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