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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1940
Page
9
Numerous short notices seek work or housing help from individuals and couples in Amarillo. Entries include a 21 year old waitress, a 17 year old caregiver, a colored couple seeking farm work, a 16 year old boy seeking any job, a widow with two children seeking farm or other work, and various contact details across addresses and phone numbers.
George Herron faced two charges after a Saturday morning incident at the county clerk’s office. He was arrested for passing a forged instrument a felony and is to be arraigned on a theft by bailee charge for pawning a radio entrusted to him for repair. Herron is jailed in Potter County on a $1000 bond set by Justice Charles Carder. Arraignment on the theft charge will occur in county court when Judge J N Riggs returns.
Potter County Taxpayers Association members gather at Amarillo Hotel for a budget preview. W R Stubbs says the meeting is open to all and questions may be submitted. a public hearing on the tentative budget submitted by city manager H R Smith is set for 10 am Thursday at City Hall.
CHICAGO August 5. Mike Carrozzo longtime leader of 15 000 street paving workers died at Presbyterian Hospital after kidney ailment operation. As president of the International Union of Pavers and Road Builders and head of Hod Carriers District Council he rose from immigrant beginnings to a powerful labor figure. Pegler labeled him a gangster and labor racketeer.
The city commission will meet twice this week with a Tuesday night session for routine matters and a Thursday morning public hearing on the city budget. The rezoning hearing for 104-10 North Fillmore Street and 105-11 North Pierce Street and a petition for a street light at Sixteenth Avenue and Lipscomb Street are on the agenda, with the tentative budget proposing a tax rate of 1.23 per 100 dollars valuation.
Funeral services for Mrs Ivy Wilkinson were set for 4 p m at the Blackburn Shaw Chapel. Dr C C Grimes of Polk Street Methodist Church will officiate. Pallbearers include Roy Hollingshead Charlie Fyfe F L Hackley Leo Yselding Dick Vaughn J A Kirkman. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died in a local hospital from burns from a flaming gasoline accident seven weeks earlier. She is survived by her husband a Potter County deputy sheriff a son Steve and her mother Mrs Kate Dinnard.
Funeral services for Florence Mattie Harvick 70 retired saleslady will be held tomorrow at 4 PM in Boxwell Brothers Chapel. She died early today after living in Amarillo seven years. She belonged to the Methodist Church. Surviving are two sisters Dana Vaughn and Josephine Hughes, a brother John Harvick, and several Amarillo and Coleman relatives. Interment in Llano Cemetery.
Hanson Post of the American Legion will install a new slate of officers tomorrow night. Lou Roberts of Borger state commander will install John K. Boyce as post commander, succeeding Clay Thornton. Other officers include T. W. Gilstrap Erwin Ochsner Harry Meyers Joe Omler Howard Blackburn Homer Brandt Dr. J. Howard Williams.
Anacin tablets provide quick relief for headache neuritis and rheumatic pain in a physician-like blend. A four tablet pocket pack sells for 10 cents with options in tins and bottles. persistent or severe pain warrants medical advice.
Willkie met with Republican lawmakers from ten Midwest states in Des Moines to gather farm belt views for his acceptance speech in Elwood Indiana on August seventeenth. Art Jordan of McKnight Transfer returned to work after a two week hospital stay following an appendectomy.
The 47th District Court moves its annual August term to Canyon this week. Presiding is District Judge E. C. Nelson with Bob Underwood serving as district attorney directing the prosecution.
The board announced an extra 25 cent per share dividend in addition to the regular 25 cent quarterly dividend. Payment is due September 16 to stockholders of record August 16. New Russian trade pact eyed as Sumner Welles says a replacement for the expiring agreement will likely be completed soon.
A 21 year old colored man requests employment stating experience in yard work and porter duties and can do housework. He lists address at rear of 1401 Van Buren Street. A 16 year old boy also seeks work to afford schooling, noting past drug store delivery job.
A widow reports that a herd of 50 to 75 head, driven through her land, terraced her chained cow into joining the herd and was then moved to Negro Town two miles away. The animal was found starved and requires care, prompting her to appeal for column support to deter such acts again.
Fragmentary item questions unemployment figures and production motives. Mentions Germany and Pampa Texas with vague references to idle workers and necessity driving building. Lacks clear events or people and reads as stray OCR text from page five.
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