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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
4
A damaged item describes a St Louis incident where Cecil Hurley of Charleston Missouri allegedly shipped a lighted cigarette to a lion named Bill. The blaze caused a three inch burn on Bills left shoulder before staff doused it. Hurley, a painter, was fined $100 for cruelty to animals.
The Amarillo Globe notes the drive-in opens at 6:30 with first show at dusk. Admission is 44 cents for adults and 9 cents for children, tax included. Bearden aims for family friendly films with Technicolor color pictures as the rule at the Trail. Bookings for the theater are being made.
Rain blanketed Amarillo delaying the Trail Drive-In Theater east of the city. Grading and parking were nearly finished and 400 car speakers installed before showers washed away graded ramps. Owner W O Bearden expects a new opening next week with LaRoy Doyal as active manager. plans call for a 400 car capacity and potential expansion if needed.
Seventy delegates from the Panhandle region registered this morning for the Royal Neighbors of America semi annual convention at IOOF Hall in Amarillo. Ritualistic activities were set. Reports from Claude Borger Phillip Pampa and Panhandle chapters were presented. Luncheon for district representatives completed morning events with Amarillo officials Mrs. Darnall Mrs. Mellor and Mrs. Stidger in attendance.
Yesterday afternoon rain forced the cancellation of Amarillo College and Texas Tech tennis action. No rescheduling is set. The Badgers head to Brady for an invitational track and tennis meet with John Allen Pat Garvey Dick Hardin Hayden Hardin Ernest Northcutt and James Saunders among those traveling.
In Everett Massachusetts a husky collie named Skipper, owned by Police Lt. Frea H. Gillis, is the town’s only dog with a charge account. The dog visits a Broadway drugstore daily for ice cream and the owner settles the bill weekly.
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