17 Jan 1931
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Newspaper
Pampa Morning Post
Location
Pampa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1931
Page
1
A bill to restrict grain exports gains support as a representative plans to present the measure in the lower house. The move seeks to aid farmers by stabilizing prices and ensuring supply amid market pressures.
North Dakota Republican Burtness outlines a temporary embargo on cheat, feed grains and butter to shield American producers amid low world prices. Legge supports swift action, citing ongoing distress and urging passage before adjournment. The plan covers wheat, corn, barley, oats, bran, mixed feeds, screeching and related products, with duration to March 1932.
Mrs. F Wilson suffered nonfatal shotgun wounds to the face and neck on the Mobetcia highway east of Pampa at 5 30 yesterday. She walked into Pampa Hospital with powder burns and a facial cut requiring six stitches. Her husband Chuck Wilson, a local shop proprietor, is jailed on related charges after a previous incident. police say the couple have a history of trouble and separation.
A readied collage of zingers and sketches from the era notes Judge Braly’s quips about newspapers shaping opinions, locals discussing weather forecasts, and public concerns. It includes remarks on crime figures, oil employment, and a missive from the Pampa Spanish club named Los Buscadores, with George Keahey as president.
The fire department expects to receive 1,000 feet of fire hose from Eureka Fire Hose Manufacturing in Dallas. This shipment will raise total hose to 3,800 feet as workmen clear debris from the old fire station and city hall, with over three quarters of the structure torn down.
A US delegation set forth objectives including restricting imports via special act. The plan aims to curb external supplies and protect domestic markets, signaling heightened policy focus on trade controls and regulatory measures.
Independent oil producers plan to press Congress for a partial embargo on crude petroleum and ban refined products from abroad as a secondary push for tariff relief. They blame four big firms for their plight and seek a 20 percent import cap, with a delegation staying in Washington to push the petition and brief President Hoover on the issue.
Mrs. BE A Gorenfto, 60, who disappeared Monday afternoon, was found visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Berry at 826 West Foster. She had been the subject of an extensive search after being seen at the courthouse and later on North Cuyler. County officers were alerted when she failed to return to her room.
City manager F M Gwin announced a contract to mark curb inscriptions on every paved street in Pampa. The system uses orange and black signs with two coats of paint as the backdrop for stencil markings. Gwin argues curb markings are superior to metal signs on poles, which quickly became misaligned and dilapidated.
Clara Bow temporarily out of a film role as Daisy De Boe, former secretary, testifies in court about Bow's lifestyle including poker, liquor purchases, and jewelry to men friends. De Boe faces 35 counts totaling about 15 300 after two grand theft counts were dismissed. Sylvia Sidney to replace Bow in City Streets. Bow’s continued status remained doubtful. De Boe confirms secretary duties and payment structure.
The 414th court panel indicted Fred Myers for possession of intoxicating liquor for sale. Trial likely next week in 31st district court. Myers was arrested Thursday afternoon by sheriff's deputies and had been acquitted on a similar charge a month ago.
Austin will continue to claim Governor Dan enette his term expires Tuesday. The Governor said he had opportunities to go to Dallas Houston and other cities but preferred to remain in the section in which he had lived all his life. His old home is Taylor 35 miles north of here. For the past six years he has been in Austin as attorney general and governor. He also was here as a student in the University of Texas. Officials stop here a group of Santa Fe officials headed Amarillo on a business trip.
Judge Clifford Braty spoke at the Kiwanis Club meeting held in the Schneider hotel lunch room yesterday. His address emphasized the value of more sincere friendship among community members.
Dallas and Corsicana district officials announce grand juries in Navarro and Dallas counties will probe the Robert Cerf kidnapping and the $15,000 ransom payment. Judge Hawkins Scarborough will convene a Navarro County grand jury to review the case, while Dallas DA William McCraw will subpoena Cerf and witnesses. A separate Wichita Falls drizzle remains light, with only a few hundredths of an inch of rain reported across the region.
Keene motion of Capt. Frank M. Hawks from aviation superintendential aeronautical advisor of the Texas company was announced today. The promotion would give the speed flyer more time for flying. J. McEwen of Amarillo, traveling freight agent of Missouri Pacific, was a business visitor here Friday.
Jan 16 Chicago street violence injures two women as machine gun fire shatters storefronts along Howard Street. A man identified as a potential target flees down an alley while police note 72 bullet holes in one car and 55 in another. witnesses report panic and a notes of kosher meat dropped by a fleeing suspect.
Construction updates indicate brick and terracotta work on the Combs Worley building will begin after steel riveting on the first two floors is completed by Thursday. Brick work lead Art Jaynes, who finished the courthouse brick, will manage the project. An important meeting of the local group is planned for February 12 with national officers D. E. Perry and C. W. Ardrey as honored guests.
Panhandle Association directors and officials will meet in Pampa on February 9 as guests of the Chamber of Commerce. The gathering follows a lunch in Amarillo where lawmakers and committee members discussed a proposed $150,000 experiment farm bill to be introduced in the lower house by Canyon's Clyde W. Warwick with Senator Clint C. Small guiding the measure.
Max Baer, rising California heavyweight, KOed Tom Heeney in the third round at Madison Square Garden. Heeney, knocked from the ring and unable to rise, failed to beat referee Jack Dempsey’s ten count.
Paul D. Hil president of Pampa Kiwanis and H. Thompson secretary and M. Downs head of the program committee attended the Panhandle Kiwanis district meeting in Plainview yesterday. Downs gave a speech on club finances.
Austin reports the forty second Texas legislature adjourned until Monday after a busy week. Senate debated prohibition, Miss Margie E. Neil of Carthage proposed a commemorative resolution, and several amendments were discussed. The house introduced 29 bills including a tenant-farm loan fund proposal by Geo B. Terrell. Senate approved 54 Governor Moody appointments and discussed court and education posts. Parrish of Lubbock offered a repeal of three day notice for marriage. the move aimed to ease marriage.
Registrations at the employment bureau in the basement of city hall totaled 80 dollars yesterday afternoon. Two women found work as housekeepers yesterday and one man was employed loading tanks on a truck. Thursday seven men received cards for the Heaton LeFors railroad construction job. ballast work may begin Monday as the bureau hopes to place more men on the line. Eagles Beat Abilene Denton. Denton Texas January 16 The Denton Teachers college Eagles defeated Abilene Christian college 33 11 in the first of a two game series. Douglas center led with 14 and Cummings forward had 10 points. Reynolds for Abilene had eight.
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray told the Oklahoma Press Association that enemies seek to unseat his administration and may try impeachment or even assassination if other methods fail He said he would rally 100000 supporters if needed and claimed to have saved the state from oil proration driven anarchy He praised the state weekly press while accusing metropolitan dailies of bias toward advertisers
The Magnolia Petroleum company in Dallas Texas announced new crude oil prices effective yesterday for Clay and Mottague counties. Prices reflect reductions from two to 28 cents per barrel with gravity based brackets ranging from below 29 degrees to 40 and above.
East Oklahoma and east Texas expect rain with cloudy conditions Saturday. Sunday should be partly cloudy with cooler temperatures. Fresh southeast to northeast winds on the coast likely increase Saturday. West Texas foresees partly cloudy skies Saturday and Sunday with a cooler north section.
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