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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1940
Page
4
Invitations are being sent to Texas Welfare Association members to hold the 1941 convention in Amarillo. Letters signed by Rosalind Giles Bishop E Cecil Seaman and Miles Bivins state Amarillo is ready with hotels and facilities and urge support to bring the meeting to the city.
Hal Cromer, former Indiana University star and White Sox outfield recruit, had five other major league offers when signed by the Comiskey club last fall. The competing teams were the Cubs Giants Cleveland Red Sox and Cardinals. Kansas City livestock and market notes follow with prices for hogs cattle calves and sheep.
Funeral services for Mrs Zera Wiggins were held this afternoon from Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel with Rev E B Fincher officiating. She died yesterday after a short illness. She is survived by daughters Ruth 15 and Jeanette 16. Burial is in Llano Cemetery.
The Pirates roster includes seven B starting with Bowman Butcher Brown Bauers Bell Brubaker and Berres, with Bill Benswanger as chief.
Oran Thomas, district manager for Southwestern Bell, told Amarillo Rotary Club that dust dirt dandruff and bullets are major causes of service interruptions. He noted 113000 local calls per day rising to 200000 in storms with peak 10000 per hour between 9 and 10 am. The company employs 158 workers and 12800 telephones in Amarillo. He cited the first Texas telephone in 1877 and said a modern Amarillo network would need 82000000 wire pairs. bullets mainly puncture cable jackets and rain after drought worsens leaks. He demonstrated the automatic system during the talk.
Judge Newt Riggs dismissed a county court jury as two defendants pled guilty and two cases continued. Frank Pinkard admitted stealing tires and batteries and got four months. E. J. Cravens paid fines and costs for a stolen spotlight. Rasberry Richmond was acquitted on an assault charge. Cecil Hodges and L. T. Fletcher faced fines for fraud and aggravated assault. Norman Elmer Mason received a heavy fine for negligent homicide in a highway crash that killed a person.
Bill Stevenson was named Junior Rotary of the month while Cc. T. Crowe led the program held at the Amarillo Hostel. The speaker discussed preventing instrument damage by keeping instruments in washed air rather than sweeping.
A brief note mentions local youth William Doris Mendenhall on December 19 1939 referencing his activities or recognition.
John Fullingim was elected president of the Optimists Club at their regular session in the Capitol Hotel. Other officers elected were Ray Pryor as first vice president and Dick ...
Bivins serves as second vice president and F Q Kelleam George McGrath Wayne O Keeffe and Ralph Wood are elected to the board of governors. Installation party for the new officers will be held Saturday night at 7 o clock at the Amarillo Country Club.
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