Window designs and city echoes in Saks Fifth Avenue
A reflective essay by Charles B. Driscoll from York on April 1, 1938 surveys Saks Fifth Avenue window design and the Broadway scene. It paints a portrait of theater folk, impresarios, writers, and a monkey dealer, with scenes along Fifth Avenue at dawn and notes on cultural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Driscoll
York
Times Square
Harlem
Saks Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Julie Haydon
Norman Ason
Westport
Longchamps
Harry Hershfield
Harry
Fifth Avenue
St. Patricks
McNaught Syndicate
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Reviews 1937 Progress
Program review meetings led by Walter Barlow J E Cunningham and M C Burton today at Amarillo Hotel cover 1937 activities. West Texas State College status, U S Highway 60 paving, Fort Worth to Amarillo airway, Bushland station designation, 83 trade trips, and the Sales Army drive are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Barlow
J. E. Cunningham
M. C. Burton
West Texas State College
Mrs Rockne Returns From Kansas Memorial Visit
Mrs Knute Rockne widow of Notre Dame coach returned from Bazaar Kansas where she visited the memorial on the crash site where he died. She was accompanied by her son Jack and Dr D M Nigro president of the Rockne Memorial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Bazaar
Kans
Jack
D. M. Nigro
The
Rockne Memorial Association
Report proposes 25 percent cut in telephone rates
FCC Commissioner Paul Walker releases a three year inquiry into AT&T alleging high costs and political pressure. He asks Congress to grant prudent powers to regulate the Bell system, including rate setting and intercompany transactions, while AT&T President Gifford calls the proposal absurd despite low existing prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission Today
Congress
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Paul Walker
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Committees
Full Communications Commission
Commission
Walker
Bell
Western Electric Company
Roosevelt
FCC
Bell System
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone &Telegraph
Gifford
Crippled Children Easter Seal Sale Opens in Amarillo
The opening day of the Easter Seal sale in Amarillo reports about 50 dollars in advance sales. Seals cost one penny each and may be bought in any amount. Local firms including Amarillo Gas Co and Borden’s will place seals on bills and statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crippled Children
G. A. McCullough
Crippled Children’s Council
Amarillo
Amarillo Gas Co
Borden's Co
J. Levy
Avery Rush
Ciy
KGNC
Lost Courage Restored as Loyalists Press Front Lines
Loyalist soldiers stranded in southern France clamored to rejoin the Catalan front after a brief safety period. Franco forces and International Brigades clash near Caspe Alcaniz as Garci a Velo and the Black Arrows push toward Gandesa and Zaragoza. Barcelona prepares with volunteer youths and veteran trainers amid a widening Franco drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
France
Foreign Office
Pyrenees
Zaragoza
Loyalista
Lerida
Teruel
Barcelona
Changes Made In Several City Positions
Amarillo city administration saw several changes effective today. Harry M. Warren resigned as city engineer and building inspector, replaced by W. P. Hazelwood. Florence Pittman resigned as city secretary-treasurer, replaced by Katharine Burwell. W. R. Russell became foreman of the water department service division, with G. M. Bumegarner as assistant foreman. W. A. Brand and John Poe were appointed new pumpers at city water plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Harry M. Warren
W. P. Hazelwood
Florence Pittman
Lynn Miller
Miss Pittman
Katherine Burwell
W. R. Russell
Water Department
Service Department
G. M. Bumegarner
W. A. Brand
John Poe
Palo Duro-McDonald
Louis Pounds Louis Thomas in Chicago Title Fight Weigh-In
Heavy weight Champion Joe Louis weighs 202 pounds toHarry Thomas of Eagle Bend Minn at 196 for their 15 round title bout at Chicago Stadium tonight. Louis holds a six and a half pound advantage heading into the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Joe Louis
Harry Thomas
Eagle Bend
Minn
Louis
Thomas
Belgian Substratosphere Plane Crashes on Maiden Flight
A ten ton substratosphere plane built by Renard crashed near Evere Airdrome during its maiden flight. The pilot was killed in the hermetically sealed cabin. The tri motor craft, with a 77 foot wing span, was designed for a crew of three and 20 passengers at 20 000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Evere
Renard
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a low around 30 degrees. Saturday remains partly cloudy and cold across West Texas and New Mexico with local frost in Panhandle and northern portions. snowfall up to 19 inches by noon and temperatures range from 30 to 34 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandie
New Mexico
Election Day in Amarillo School Board Race
Three men vie for two vacancies on Amarillo’s Board of School Trustees. Incumbent Ben Manning seeks reelection to the seat filled after a mid term appointment. Emmett Galloway and John Armstrong contest the other vacancy left by Walter Barlow’s retirement. Dr. R P Parcells urges all eligible voters to participate as Amarillo’s schools face a pivotal year and a new building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ben Manning
John Armstrong
Emmett Galloway
S. A. L. Morgan
Walter Barlow
R. P. Parcells
Gulf Coast
Texas
Railroad Commission
Allison
Earle Mayfield
O. B. Colquitt
Pat M. Neff
V. Terrell
State Department
Terrell
Ernest Thompson
Lon Smith
Smith
Thompson
Crowley
Senate backs RFC powers expansion in Glass bill
The Senate approved by voice vote a measure to extend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation powers to aid business and political subdivisions, sending the bill to the House for action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Burleson Narrowly Escapes Death in Bull Attack
A Pinkney Packing Co. worker, A. C. Burleson, was gored by an angry bull while driving it toward the killing chute. The bull missed his jugular by inches. Burleson was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital by N. S. Griggs & Son's ambulance and described as in fairly good condition.
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A. C. Burleson
Pinkney Packing Co
Burleson
Norn
Northwest Texas Hospital
N.S. Griggs & Son
Finklen Receives Car Plates After Theft Recovery
A car stolen from Louis Finkien while he was at Charcei Wednesday night was recovered in Pueblo, Colorado. A 16 year old, Lorenzo Taft, was arrested on a car theft charge. Sheriff Billy Adams will return the youth to Amarillo to face the charge. Finklea had obtained 1938 license plates but had not attached them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Finkien
Charcei
Pueblo
Colo
Lorenzo Taft
Billy Adams
Amarillo
Finklea
Sam Vaden Fatherhood Error Corrected
The News apologizes for a misreport that Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vaden were the parents of a son born yesterday. It states that Mr. Vaden is not married and provides the correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Vaden
Therm
Mr. Vaden
Stokowskis Arrive in Unis with Garbo on Steamer
Greta Garbo and conductor Leopold Stokowski arrived today in Unis aboard the steamer Oitta Di Palermo.
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Stokowskis
UNIS
U.P
Greta Garbo
Leopold Stokowski
Oitta di
Palermo
Little Eva Constrictor Ends Stay at Ritz Towers
New York April 1 guests at the Ritz Towers Hotel heaved a sigh of relief when Robert L Hague Standard Oil of New York VP disposed of an eight foot boa constrictor sent as a gag. Little Eva wandered to a drinking party causing several guests to faint before being removed to a 200 room.
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New York
Ritz Towers
Robert L. Hague
Standard Oil Co
Eva
Hague
PTA To Select Site Officers At Panhandle Conference
The Eighth District PTA meeting in Childress gathers 350 delegates from 26 Panhandle counties to elect officers for the two day session and decide the 1939 conference site. District president Mrs. T. Hunkapillar reports 127 units with 8,900 members.
Snow Blankets Panhandle With Heavy April Fall
A surprise April snow covered the Panhandle, with Dalhart receiving four to six inches by noon and nearby towns reporting three to five inches. Moisture totals reach about a quarter inch, aiding crops but risky frost possible as temperatures fall toward 30 degrees.
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Mr. Collman
Amarillo
Dalhart
Texline
Hartley
Channing
Tascosa
Romero
Stinnett
Sunray
Stratford
Dumas
Boise City
Okla
Clovis
N. M
Woodward
Mexico negotiates cut rates on oil sales in crisis talks
Mexico City April 1 The government and foreign petroleum brokers report negotiating oil sales at cut rates as part of President Lazaro Cardenas efforts to resolve the crisis caused by the foreign oil expropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Lawsuit Over Missing Lottery Ticket Rewards Big Prize
Adam Lucas sues The Big Prize Company for 50000 alleging negligence for omitting duplicate ticket No. 73621 from the drawing. The prize went to holder of ticket No. 27631. The issue is what Lucas can recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Prize
Adam Lucas
Big Price
Big Prize Company
Texas political winds stir as old guard lingers
Gov. James V Allred cites Texas political traditions tracing to Jim Hogg. Karl Crowley enters race pledging to expose policy on predatory corporations. The rail regulation push traces to Hogg era with the railroad commission shaping Texas oil and utility oversight. With Crowley’s bid and others looming, the race remains quiet but active into Sunday.
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Lewis Nordyke
James Stephen Hogg
Texas
James V. Allred
Hogg
Allred
Karl Crowley
Jim Hogg
Crowley
Post Office Department
Port Worth
Moise
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the Algonquin
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Mary
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Henry Trefflich
Fulton Street
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Don Herold
Don
Waldo Sexton
Vero Beach
Florida
Trefflich
Bellevue Hospital
Kansas
Gen
Phil Sheridan
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ulysses S. Grant
Teddy Roosevelt
Abe Lincoln
Napoleon
A. S. Grant
Cofc
Crippled Children’s
Barcelo
Catalonia
Nationa Black Arrow
International de
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Finklen
PTA
Bill McCraw
Fergusons
Richard B. Hubbard
U. S
John H. Reagan
Cleveland
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