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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1931
Page
6
N B McCreery of the Great West Sugar company tells about beets receiving frequent irrigation producing higher tonnage and sugar content. He cites experiments from Agakura College and fields in Greeley Eaton Windsor and Fort Lupton with multiple irrigations boosting yields and sugar percentages.
Assurance that the Weld County library will serve summer readers without delay. Roggen branch led by Miss Loux Hallen to operate with 53 and 89 volumes for rural children, plus adult volumes. County system with Gr eely Public Library HQ expanding to about 600 volumes, 120 borrowed from Colorado Library Commission, and new district and school memberships planned for fall.
Premier Perra Laval wins credit for sustaining government after cabinet resignation. Dovmer’s formal succession allows continuance. Briand remains foreign minister as new decrees are signed. A stray item notes a dog with 150 flight hours, then police fines list speeding and license violations.
Oil news from Colorado reports Johnson Well near Fort Morgan reaching a mile deep with a predicted strong production as crews work on multiple tracts. Drilling superintendent Lundders and partners in Denver announce new wells, lease deals, and rotary tool plans, aiming to drive depth past 6,220 feet by Sunday and set terms for additional leases at $16,000 contingent on production.
George Olmatead of Dox Maines was chosen president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce during a base convention session. Vice presidents elected include William D. seat and I. Piven, with June 13 noted in the report.
Improved men's shirts at Jose feature better material and workmanship than prior years, with price indicators reflecting a time to buy. Blue work shirts listed at 6.00 dollars, cheaper options at 2.60, and a note of 1922 context appears among the figures.
June 1 report notes bad weather hampering U S Pigson and other surface vessels in salvage of the Poseidon submarine sunk after a collision with a Chinese merchantman. Pigeon crew used compressed air to pump water from the hulk while escapees praised Micera for calm leadership and organized evacuees.
Police warn that Ninth Street stop signs across from Fourteenth Avenue and extending to Eleventh Avenue are now enforceable. Violations will trigger arrest and prosecution in police court. Stop signals were recently installed on Fourth Avenue at Eighth Street and the access road to Charity Carlson place at Eighteenth Street.
Kiwanis members organize a community picnic at Island Grove Park next Thursday featuring sports for children and wives, with lunch served by the club. Dr David Cargon Bayless of Denver, director of the Humphreys foundation, urged active youth programs and emphasized mentoring away from youth through De Molay.
N R McCreery Colorado Manager for the Great Western Sugar company spoke at Haton Friday praising Dr. Frank C Jean of Teachora College for his irrigation research on pilots. He said Jean is among the tent authorities on irrigation angles and water words for pinta.
Students crowded the campus for summer term registration at Colorado State Teachers College. Morning and afternoon slots were announced for the first time this year, with many arriving by train and arranging lodging as campus housing lists filled.
In a Saturday district court session Nixon represented by L J West seeks payment of an $8,000 attorney lien tied to services for the estate of Maury and Thomas Doherty and the Doherty will. Denver and others testified the services could be worth $2,200 to $3,000. defense seeks fee reductions. Judge C O G Caftin to render judgment on a case paused for deliberation.
Claude Newton, deputy in the undersheriff’s office of Weld County, is noted for a factual aspect of his lineage. Across three generations there were five children: three girls and two boys, with Georga H Newton as grandfather and Byron Newton as father, a real estate man in Greeley and Port Collins. The children listed are Stanley, Jean, Fetty, Olvo, and George. The oldest child across all generations was a boy.
L Smith from Maplewood Mo won the national prep 100 yard dash at the University of Chicago meet in drizzle. Other event results include 80 yard dash won by Quan of Ludington Mich and 320 yard high hurdles won by Ol yer of Dayton Ohio.
New York June reports Captain Lindbergh and wife aim to crash at sea during a projected flight to the Pacific. They will inflate a collapsible rubber boat with a compressed air bottle, carrying a mast, wall, emergency rope, and a radio set capable of long range communication. They will test a second emergency set and practice wireless code with Pan American Airways liaison EL G Lueteritz.
In Fort Lupton a 30 year old woman, Mrs. Liebfried, died in Denver Presbyterian Hospital after an Hudson-Port Lupton road crash Friday. She suffered a broken spine in four places, a broken ankle, and other injuries. Her sisters Evelyn and Vivian Haynes survived with injuries. Evelyn had a scalp wound, Vivian long-bruised limbs, and none of the passengers had broken bones. Mr. Liebfried, owner of the Brewster Motor company, and the Haynes family are identified in the report.
Berlin reports Chancellor Bruening returned from President Hindenburg's summer retreat with blanket powers to oppose any call for an extra Reichstag session. The president expressed full confidence in Bruening's handling of talks with Macdonald and his stance against summoning parliament. Bruening plans meetings with his centrists, cabinet updates, and a late night caucus as ambassadors prepare for Paris and Rome talks.
Twenty Grand, fresh from the Kentucky Derby, clinched the American turf championship by winning the Belmont Stakes by ten lengths at Belmont Park. Sun Meadow, trained by Catherine E. Hitt, started seeded and led for portions of the race before Jamestown faded.
A false alarm on Fourth Street between Tents and Eleventh Streets at 10:30 p m led to speculation by Chief Carl Anderson that a prank triggered the alert. The Associated Press Detroit dispatch notes the incident as a practical joke outcome.
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