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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1940
Page
11
State Theater to show the Crime Does Not Pay short Know Your Money. Fred Patterson of the State invites large Amarillo firms including Woolworth to bring employees to view the film about counterfeit detection, hoping many merchants will attend.
The city adopts Ordinance 1561 prohibiting selling or offering for sale from trucks or vehicles parked on streets or alleys within a limited area. Exceptions are granted and penalties prescribed for cattle feed, produce, and other merchandise sold retail or wholesale. The measure cites dangerous crowding and traffic hazards in the inner city limits.
A review notes Pinocchio as a wooden puppet who longs to be alive with Geppetto’s wish and the Blue Fairy gift. The story follows temptations, a villainous coachman turning him into a donkey, and a perilous voyage to rescue Geppetto from a whale’s belly.
In Toledo Charles Harrison a languid relief client phoned police for transport to relief headquarters to place an order. Judge Paul Alexander sentenced him to five years with suspended sentence after he pledged to collect groceries and stop requesting police transport.
The 1940 city ordinance defines penalties for violators and sets a $200 fine per offense. Vehicles left at a location beyond one day are deemed parked and each day counts as a separate offense. The measure was introduced March 12 and adopted March 19, 1940, by Mayor Ross D. Rogers and City Secretary Katheryne Burwell.
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