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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1940
Page
2
Weather and community notes recount an early moisture batch affecting wheat prospects by mid April, along with humorous anecdotes about forecasts, local births, a dog reward, and several small town items. The writeup also touches on politics and regional chatter about Roosevelt and a Texas gubernatorial race.
Chicago police bomb squad and state attorney investigated an express package sent to Carl Hare of Nunn Electric in Amarillo. The plain wrapped bundle labeled Do Not Open For Any Reason contained a radio and Chicago newspaper clippings about a mystery package. Zenith official M Cameron explained the prank caused alarm and was mistaken for a bomb.
Howard Woolsey Leslie Post and Billy Gastevens face burglary charges for a theft at a fruit stand on East Tenth Avenue and for rifling an unlocked safe at the R. Beorge Machinery Company office. Bananas reported missing. no other valuables found.
Kansas City cattle and hog markets show 1 500 hogs on sale with prices up to 5.10 and weights 140 170 lbs. Cattle trade slows on killing classes but steady to higher with stockers and feeders active. Prices for bulk fed steers and yearlings range around 8.00 to 9.50, with select Colorado heifers at 9.10 and cows up to 7.00.
Amarillo high will elect cheerleaders for next year this week at the high school. Fifty five candidates remain, with elimination Wednesday reducing the field to sixteen finalists for the final election Friday.
Enumerators of the decennial census began the second week and plan a paced effort to count the transient population. They will visit hotels tourist camps ho bo jungles and other roving stopping places to collect forms from guests and return them to managers for processing. Officials urged promotion of officers after specified years of service.
Dorothy Laughery 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs Mark Laughery died this morning at 2 30 o clock at the family home in Canyon. Survived by parents a brother Robert and sister Annabelle she was a Canyon school student. Grave arrangements are being handled by Grigges Thompson Funeral Home Canyon pending funeral plans.
Horace Griggs of Griggs and Sons departed for Liberal Kansas to assist Miller Funeral Home with preparations for four victims of a head on collision near Liberal. Griggs is regarded as an outstanding mortician and is often called in on difficult cases.
Two drunken driving cases were filed over the weekend. EF M Clem ents was charged before Justice of the Peace Carder with bond set at $750. H R Owen was charged before Justice of the Peace Cazzell with bond at $750. Both men posted bond today.
Secretary Woodring told the Senate Military Committee that Army cattle sales were hampered by slow demand. He noted calves at 10.50 and heifers at 9.50 with slow early bids on fed lambs and springers. Best wooled lambs held above 99.95. overall market uncertainty persisted.
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