08 Aug 1940
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
1
A reader urges citizens to curb youth misbehavior by strengthening home training and adding local YMCA and possibly YWCA facilities. The writer recalls stricter upbringing, promotes organized activities at the YMCA, and suggests a coliseum and youth engagement to steer youth toward constructive pursuits.
Funeral services for Ralph Keith 19 son of Mr and Mrs O F Keith will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o clock from Blackburn Shaw Funeral Chapel with Rev J C Sizemore officiating Pallbearers are Jack Rose Z G Weaver Billy Crouch Davie Hughes Clyde Veal and Billy Meeler He is survived by four brothers Edward Milton Harry and O F Jr all of Amarillo and two sisters Leora Mae Keith of Amarillo and Mrs 8 T Couch of San Diego Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
In NEBRASKA CITY Nebraska a five year old girl Barbara Jean Bates received a full set of false teeth after a preschool health checkup showed decayed baby teeth left only roots. The new teeth improve health and weight as she awaits growing second teeth and future fittings.
Mr and Mrs Jack Stoker of El Paso visit Mr and Mrs W T Stanberry at 1717 Tyler Street. Stoker, Mrs Stanberrys brother, recalls Amarillo growth since 1904 noting Third and Polk once housed the old Amarillo Hotel and the union depot appears moved forward on the ground.
A humorous reminiscence traces Tack’s hunting trips with Tex Howe in Amarillo and New Mexico. The narrator claims rain follows Tack’s absence, and shares anecdotes of powder burning, deer sightings, antler trophies, and Tack’s modesty about big game, horse riding, and future tales.
Eighty volunteer painters applied a coat of paint to Brooklawn Methodist Church New Jersey in eight minutes. The men positioned on scaffolds around the building and, at a signal, each covered his allotted section of the 2 862 square yard surface.
The writer urges immediate weed and grass control on vacant lots and alleys to prevent vermin, trash buildup, fire hazards, and dust. He criticizes waiting for Clean Up Week and calls for civic pride and action by homeowners to keep Amarillo tidy and safer.
Dr. Joseph Griffis, 90, a Panhandle author and former scout who fought near Adobe Walls, told San Jacinto Kiwanis that Quanah Parker did not lead the Indians and fled after a failed attack. Griffis traced his life from capture as a child to ministry and lecturing in Indian lore.
A Philadelphia survey of eastern Pennsylvania Quakers shows 98 percent of draft age youths would not volunteer if war is declared. Seventy seven percent oppose volunteering even if invaded, fourteen percent would enlist in case of invasion, eight percent undecided, and under one percent would refuse to serve in any capacity.
In Brockton Massachusetts Officer Ernest R. Blood confronts a locomotive engineer who habitually drives with one hand on the wheel and his head protruding from the window to watch the tracks. The habit persists despite cold weather as the puzzled officer seeks a remedy.
A live defense discussion airs on KGNC from 8 30 to 9 00 PM featuring William Knudsen Edward R Stettinius Sidney Hillman Harriet Elliott Leon Henderson Chester Davis and Ralph Budd in the Federal Reserve Building board room NBC commentators Earl Godwin and H R Baukhage will introduce and Fulton Lewis Jr and Albert Warner will pose questions on defense preparation topics.
Mrs. D. F. Garner of 616 North Taylor Street is resting well at Northwest Texas Hospital after a fall at home last night caused a broken hip.
Mrs. Burks wife of Perry Burks city tax assessor collector underwent a major operation this morning at General Hospital with condition not stated.
Doctors note kidneys contain vast networks of tubes that filter blood and support health. Fatigue and nighttime urination signal possible kidney or bladder issues, with backache and swelling as side effects. Seek relief with Dean's Pills, advertised as helping flush toxins from blood.
Members of the John P. Golding Post and Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars plan a basket picnic at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in Ellwood Park. All post and auxiliary members are invited.
London reports convoys now protected by barrage balloons with RAF fighters patrolling above. The new sea defense adds aerial obstacles to enemy approach as ships move in formation.
A regular Townsend Club meeting will be held in the district court room at the county courthouse at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon. A report of the club public relations committee will be discussed.
Hugh H. Waldron, postmaster at Froid, Montana, has gained acclaim as a violin maker. In three years he has completed five violins, turning a hobby into local renown for the northeastern Montana community.
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