15 Apr 1938
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1938
Page
1
A Plains community forecast looks for bright Easter weather with light winds and sunny skies. The page also covers a message praising newspaper editors, a missing navy blue chiffon Easter dress, local reward notices, and a stray dog alert with contact details, reflecting small-town concerns and humor.
Jacob Shapiro, once among the nation’s most hunted criminals, turned himself in at the federal house of detention in New York after declaring surrender to guard George Seiss. The fugitive, linked to a $4,000,000 dope ring and a $10,000,000 rabbit skin racket, faces federal arraignment as a fugitive amid prior anti trust sentences and ties to Louis Buchalter. J. Edgar Hoover labeled him and Buchalter two of the era’s most notorious criminals.
A collection of paternal maxims about free speech deceit and prejudice paired with a set of intriguing facts: British birth projections future population, film reel length highlights per football season, counts of U.S. presidents and chief justices, tobacco ad spending, and a famous WWI photograph sale price. The tone mirrors a newspaper column blending quips with trivia from the era.
Sunray Pinkney donated bacon while Major Saunders received subscriptions to The Amarillo Globe and The Arugri News. Division leaders Julius Dor enfield and Jim Parnell shared prizes of dinners and cigars for top members. Dick Bivins led the sales army with B. B. Smith succeeding him, as Marvey Allen and Clay Thornton oversaw the activities fund group.
Government construction engineer Quy F. Kuntee reports progress on Amarillo's new post office. Concrete slab work to start next week. basement walls are being poured. He praises the concrete as exceptionally good.
Small black white and tan wirehaired terrier missing. Reward offered for its safe return. Contact Johnson at 1312 West Fifteenth Ave. Also a reader seeks a correspondence with a single female around 40 who does not smoke or drink and desires companionship.
The Amarillo Music Teachers Association met for April at noon in the Winthrop Tiffin Room. President Mrs. G. C. McDaniels chaired a program with Miss Gertrude Eliker and Mrs. B. V. Blackwell as guests. A college credit survey report and high school credit regulation update were shared, and a Potter County Library book shower fundraiser was noted with plans for new books. Attendees included Mary Frances Akard, Hall Axtell, Millicent Lahm, Bonnye Beth Baker, Idelma Conoley, Paul Ellis, Gladys M. Glenn, H. L. Robinson, Grace Hamilton, Lilly Larsen, Mae Beth Lawson, and Helen Strite.
The Spanish American Club convenes to select a full slate for all offices before the July 23 primary. Members, backed by poll tax receipts arranged by Secretary Hernandez, aim to boost candidates in tight races. Amarillo figures Ernest C. Thompson and Morris Browning draw statewide attention as race momentum grows.
Charles H. Tozer 57 a resident here died early today in a local hospital. Funeral at Blackburn-Shaw Chapel at 3 pm with J W Drake officiating burial in Clarendon Cemetery. He lived at 1305 B Johnson St and was a Spanish American War veteran. Survivors include wife two sons Lon and George and sister Mrs Grover Herndon of Clarendon.
The passage notes a recognized surveyor aiming for the land office job and planning an active campaign soon. It predicts political activity will warm up after Easter and mentions likely pie suppers as part of the campaign season.
Reported sightings describe a fringe religious group reenacting crucifixion rituals. Members gather at chapter houses in cotton trousers, whip themselves with stone studded whips, walk barefoot to a hilltop with a heavy cross, bind a man to it for minutes, then replace him with an effigy while torches illuminate the path.
James A. Lawson from the Interstate Commerce Commission Dallas office arrived in Amarillo to inspect how trucks carry explosives. He said containers and loading methods would be investigated and will depart Sunday night for Oklahoma City.
Crawford Causey of the Giles Hotel was fined $100 plus court costs for liquor law violations. Dave Robinson, operator of Dave's Beer Parlor in the flats, was fined $25 plus costs. both pleaded guilty in county court today.
Edna Brown secured a judgment today in the 108th district court against Emma Hicks and the Hammond Cab and Baggage Company for injuries from a cab collision. The award totaled $1,000.
Five piece set includes a 5-quart Dutch oven with Trivat lid for roasting soups roasts and frying, a 4-quart sauce pan for potatoes root vegetables and roasts, a 3-quart sauce pan for vegetables and cereals, a 2-quart pan for greens custards and delicate sauces, and a 10-inch chicken fryer with five Seals for pan broiling frying and eggs.
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