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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1938
Page
1
B C D Bynum will meet Mrs Avery at The News Globe office to recover keys bearing his name. A $5 and a £1 coin purse, last Monday, missing from the Oliver Eakle building or Silver Grill Cafeteria, with no ID, is sought. A $5 reward is offered for its return.
Gov James V Allred wired Mayor Ross Rogers urging redouble efforts in Amarillo to secure Colorado flood funds. He cites acute flood distress affecting hundreds of families across 12 counties and appeals for rapid, generous response to the Red Cross state-wide flood campaign.
Twenty boys from Traincraft Boy Scout Troop of Winter Haven Florida travel by truck returning home from a 6000 mile trip visiting Yellowstone Grand Teton Salt Lake City and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. They left July 18 and expect to arrive about August 20 with camping under the stars each night in route.
Station employees of the Texas Company will meet at 7 30 this evening at the Capitol Hotel for a safety meeting. J B Leftwich safety division representative will head the session and Elmer Kohlhoris of the Maryland Casualty Company will also speak to the group.
Routine business on the city commission agenda includes several rezoning petitions a paying petition and the purchase of a truck load of gasoline to be discussed in the regular session.
A collection of classified notices seeking work and housing. Entries include Tack Tam seeking permanent farm work, a married woman seeking waitress or housekeeping jobs, Calvin Stapp seeking general labor near Tulia Texas, a reader seeking a rental home with rent on bills, a reader offering yard work for rent, a Christian woman offering child care, nursing and housekeeping, and a brief note for a girl seeking employment.
Dalhart sees a thousand dudes and many gals flood in for the Will Rogers XIT Reunion. Amarillo showcases a grand arrival with bands, cattle train, and branded Dalhart XIT reunion signs, as city officials and locals prepare a festive celebration.
The article details cattle movement on a specially organized train to Dalhart with guards, hostesses, and Maverick Club stands aboard. It notes no shrinkage, a weight gain, a parade in Dalhart, and a Round-up for loading before returning to Amarillo. The piece also covers economic outlook quotes from Assistant Secretary Patterson on recovery, consumption, and rising trade.
The W. Lee O'Daniel family will spend a night in the Texas governor's mansion as part of a pre inauguration visit. Governor James V. Allred invited the Democratic nominee and his family to stay, then they will tour Camp Bullis to watch Texas National Guard maneuvers with Oklahoma's Leon Phillips also visiting.
The long feature lists contestants from Amarillo and nearby areas including Miss Smith of Talmage Apartments and Miss Whisenand of Amarillo High School, highlighting their backgrounds in sports, education, and dance. MGM arrangements for the visiting candidate include rare studio access and potential publicity support.
E Byron Singleton was granted a permit to build a $6700 brick veneer residence at 2405 Lipscomb yesterday by Wallace Hazlewood city building inspector. Neill Singleton is the contractor for the new structure.
In Canyon the 47th District Court recessed with three defendants facing prison terms. M. H. Shook received two additional years for theft in Randall County, on top of a four year sentence for burglary and theft in Farwell. Jack Babb of Dallas was sent to Huntsville for two years for forgery. L. T. Bruner got a two year suspended sentence for cattle theft. The court will reconvene August 29 in Canyon.
Jack Frye president of Trans continental and Western Airlines and John B. Walker vice president in charge of traffic will arrive in Amarillo Sunday to attend the Will Rogers Memorial Pageant. Both are pilots and have not announced arrival on a regular liner or a private plane.
The Globe News announces want ads for the Big 50th Anniversary Edition. Deadline is 12 o'clock noon Saturday. Advertisers are urged to call Cort Center for last minute rush. no rate changes and thousands of extra circulation at no extra cost. Dial 6242 Globe-News Want Ads.
After World War II, a former wedding gown fabric brought to Amarillo by Mrs. Jeanette Hammer lay unused for decades. At about age 87 she washed the Nile green and pearl grey striped material, had a nurse friend fit it into a simple dress, and wore it to a primrose party, hoping to wear it again.
Mrs Walter P Chrysler wife of the automagnate died at their Great Neck New York home last night from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 66. Former Della Forker of Ellis Kansas she supported Chrysler during his rise from rail worker to financier. They wed in 1901 when he was a station mechanic in Salt Lake City and started life with $60. All her children were at her bedside Byron C Foy Edgar Garbisch Walter Chrysler Jr and Jack Chrysler listed among the mourners.
Frieda Mierse, Miss New York 1927, says she wants night life and gaiety while separated from Ed Wynn who is 52 and she 27. She is recovering from a nervous breakdown at Gotham Hospital and describes a gigolo aiding her recovery and blisters on her toes from dancing.
Soviet artillery pummeled the Tumen River area north and northwest of Changkufeng for hours as Russian forces fortified border hills since July. Japanese reports claim fresh Soviet reinforcements and vigorous attacks while casualties include a section hand killed near Rashin railway. Korean villagers suffered numerous casualties.
Japanese warplanes bombed Kwangtung province cities causing at least 102 deaths and 159 injuries with 121 dead or missing previously. The raids targeted industrial districts and railways, demolishing hundreds of homes and damaging utilities amid intensifying bombardments by the Japanese Naval squadron.
Chicago August 9 James G Dungan 36 business agent and czar of the Chicago Painters Union was shot dead by gunmen believed to be rivals seeking control of the union treasury. He was killed in front of his home as neighbors watched after leaving his car. An armed group, including a masked shooter, fled in a car after four rifle shots hit him. Dungan died two hours later.
The weather bureau forecast more sizzling heat across the Midwest with a slight chance of scattered showers. In Kansas City hundreds of fans slept in parks along parkways, in cars, and on lawns amid the heat.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports about 929,477 people worked for class one carriers in July, up from 914,765 in June. The July figure indicates roughly 14,712 more workers returning to rail jobs nationwide.
The piece recalls old cowhand life with creaking legs and late night toasts. Dick Pincham recalls a 19th century shooting and notes that despite change, the real things persist, including paying the fiddler when you dance.
Report describes attendees wearing Heavenlapel buttons bearing Father Divine likenesses and tie clasps and pins spelling God in rhinestones. Zealous women flaunted large Father Divine portraits on black ribbons as a man with a placard proclaimed his love for Father Divine while the leader remained quiet in grey worsted and suede shoes.
In Briancon France on August 9 military maneuvers along the Italian frontier grew in importance with plans for President Albert Lebrun to interrupt vacation. The Alpine war games expanded beyond regional exercises as France responds to the deteriorating Italy Germany situation after Hitler visited Mussolini. The exercise focuses on a counter attack against an eastern invader, identified as Italy, per general staff planning.
The state comptroller’s office announces the merchantile and chain store license tax must be paid by midnight August 31. The Oliver Eakle Building district office will accept payments. penalties apply at 25 per day for noncompliance. Tax required for all firms selling tangible goods based on distributing units.
Weather expert Coleman says there will be no cooler weather soon and no measurable change for the next day or two. The expected maximum today remains around 97 degrees, similar to yesterday’s reading.
Chairman Dies of Texas said the Special House Committee to investigate unamerican activities will inspect income tax returns of individuals believed to have obtained funds from abroad for propaganda purposes. Washington note dated Aug 9.
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