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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1940
Page
5
Cleveland reports on doctors presenting elastic belts as a preventive aid for coronary thrombosis and heart disease. They cite cases where waistline or midsection support helps raise the diaphragm to improve breathing and oxygen delivery, delaying heart failure.
R A Selby of Amarillo city schools spoke on Education for Economic Efficiency to the Amarillo Council of Parents and Teachers at Central Junior High. He urged valuing every child and described the work ethic and balance of producer and consumer knowledge.
Charles Belfi was named publicity director for the Amarillo Safety Council, of which he is a member. The council, with ten members from civic groups, plans a Panhandle safety conference in Amarillo. The meeting is set for 7:00 PM on April 9 at the Amarillo Hotel.
The regular weekly session of the West Texas State College Tri State Association of Credit Men will be held tonight at 7 30 at the Capitol Hotel.
Several Amarilloans will travel to Hereford tomorrow night to hear Julian Montgomery state highway engineer address the annual chamber of commerce banquet. Four Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce officials Sam Davis Gordon Gill Binford Arney and Tom Wingate plus Representative Jack Little A B Meredith Gordon Morrison James G Lott and P B Bailey plan to attend.
Arthur Turner a 15 year old Amarillo boy was released from St Anthony's Hospital after a bicycle crash that broke his leg yesterday. He swerved to avoid an oncoming car and was taken to the hospital by an N S Griggs and Sons ambulance. He returned home at 1713 East Twenty fourth Avenue this afternoon.
Mrs. Cyril Luker will review The Nazarene by Asch on a Wolflin PTA program at the school building Wednesday at 2. Tickets cost 25 cents and may be reserved by calling Mrs. Robert Houck or bought at the door. Proceeds go to the school library.
Amarillo school board candidate W F P Nix says no high school for San Jacinto at present citing cost and travel burdens. He notes four candidates from the west end, hopes west end gets representation, and plans to abstain from voting as he will be out of town.
Bob Bell started his first night of duty with the Amarillo police department filling the vacancy from the resignation of Red Moore. Moore was a letter carrier temporarily appointed from civil service and Bell takes over a scout car assignment from the traffic squad.
Three new home permits issued in Amarillo with construction costs pushing toward 550000. Clifford McMurtry gets a 4000 five room frame house at 2503 Polk Street, C E Bray a 4500 six room frame concrete and tile house at 1121 Avondale, and Paul Hamrick a 4500 six room frame house at 918 Fannin Street.
In Amarillo, 34 patrolmen and 12 firefighters await FCC radio operator exam results. Miss Katheryne Burwell supervised the tests with Malcolm Clack, city radio technician, and sent papers to the Dallas regional office weeks ago. Officers need FCC licenses to operate the department's two way radio system.
Four persons suffered minor injuries in an automobile crash this morning at the four-ways highway intersection about ten miles south of Dumas. A Boxwell Brothers ambulance from Dumas responded. Names of the injured were not learned.
Members are requested to attend a called meeting at 2:30 p m Wednesday afternoon at the Rose Bowl Tea Room. President Mrs Wales Madden announced the gathering for the Amarillo Junior Welfare League.
A man described as tall with a long black beard and a kindly face was seen in Raleigh on April 2 walking along a street dropping coins into parking meters where owners had left cars overdue. He did not give his name and said he hates to see people get tickets.
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