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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1936
Page
5
Dallas police chief Robert A Stewart ordered an expulsion of beggars and mendicants from downtown streets as part of a post drive to end gambling from dice games to bookies. Captain Max Doughty of the vice squad would enforce the order amid complaints from downtown businesses.
Hoover argues cutting crime fighting funds would cause a kidnapping wave but senate committee trims 225000 from a 6025000 request. House had approved this 1937 Justice Department investigators funding. Present year budget stood at 5 million. Hoover sought 1 025 000 increase for identification work and more field agents.
Professor Edward Bartow reports a new corn derived explosive at the American Chemical Society meeting. The process yields a solid insulation from inositol and promises cheaper extraction, with potential uses in construction quarrying mining and oil wells, moving beyond liquid nitroglycerin and reducing need for inert additives.
A reader from Chicago697 praises Kellogg's ALL-BrAN for relief from constipation. The letter notes two tablespoons daily and mentions muffins, vitamins B and iron, and that bran provides bulk and gentle cleansing beyond fruits and vegetables.
The Lenehan family’s ride ends near a railroad crossing when a train forces a car into a ditch after a failed stop. The column argues drivers must treat crossings with railroad discipline, use a safe speed, and ensure sightlines before crossing.
Drs Joseph and Samuel Seifter of the University of Oklahoma report a potential antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning. In rat tests hexahydroferric chloride achieved 75 percent recovery after CO exposure, though too harsh for higher animals. Researchers seek milder variants for possible human use and broader applications.
In Brady Texas on April 17 the Bulletin notes a topical ointment called Blue Star Ointment that melts into the skin to treat itch rash eczema and similar conditions with a money back guarantee on the first jar if relief is not achieved.
A man identified tentatively as Wal, about 40, was found dead in his room at a Taos, New Mexico house. Officials listed the cause of death as a heart attack, with Jace Wauson noted in the report.
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