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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1938
Page
14
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A near miss story from Bis Nanay Rican highlights quick actions and local response. Authorities report a close call with minimal injuries and emphasize safety measures for residents and visitors.
President Roosevelt departed Washington without acting on the Veterans Bureau’s Texas hospital location recommendation. Marvin H. McIntryre said the key papers accompanied the President, and no announcement date was given.
Dallas report says one of two suspects in the killing of Adolph Laake a Texas filling station operator has been identified as the driver of the car seen at Laake's station. Marion Lusk of Paige identified the driver. Deputy M B Perkins photographed the two suspects to aid identification. Police also sent a .32 caliber bullet from the suspect's car to Austin for ballistic matching.
Mrs. Ed Pittman remains critically injured at St Anthonys Hospital after a Monday night collision that left her with two broken arms a broken leg and severe head and chest injuries. Two men Harold Shelton of Amarillo and W W J McClellan face drunken driving charges with bond set at $3000 as investigators note the other vehicle occupants.
The tramp of hob nailed boots nerves Europe as 2,000,000 men test modern war machines in Europe. Germany's maneuvers alarm chancellories of smaller nations while other war games rise or end, swelling armed forces within a fortnight.
Hollywood writers worked on lines for Douglas Corrigan’s picture My Flight to Ireland. RKO executives announced Corrigan will be technical advisor and lead actor while receiving likely between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars after turning down an earlier offer from Warner Brothers.
The county school board meets Friday at 1 30 PM at the county superintendent’s office to set the 1938 39 budget. President W Cheney presides. The final board meeting of the 1937 38 year sets the coming term’s finances.
The Townsend Club will sponsor a candidates rally Friday night at 8 o'clock in Townsend Hall at the Municipal Auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
Market notes show cattle and calves active with higher demand at Kansas City and regional markets. Live cattle prices range 15 to 35 cents higher with top around 890,70s. feeders and fat cows steady to strong. hogs, sheep, and grain-fed cattle quoted with gains and varied prices. Also includes grain futures and stock quotes from New York exchanges and utility stocks.
In Toledo the U S Government emerges as a major player with 7.5 million dollars in postal savings, ownership of 400 AO homes, mortgages on 8800 dwellings, large job in unemployment insurance, and over 500000 dollars invested in banking and industry.
In Laclede Missouri Dr William F Lamance a former boxer turned osteopath is charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife 29 year old Fila Lamance found beaten to death in a vegetable cellar behind the doctor s home Police say she vanished last Tuesday and a coroner s jury found foul play Deputies accompanied Lamance in a funeral procession to Williamsburg Kansas for the burial and prosecutors allege motive and actions are under investigation
Mrs. Cecelia Dempsey, mother of former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey, said he will not relocate to Utah to escape kidnap threats against his daughters. She had invited him for a visit this fall and denied plans to move from New York.
In Fort Gelknap Montana two Grogs Ventres pipes are slated for fireproof molding to preserve sacred objects. The flat Pipe dates to the world's creation myth and the feathered Pipe from an ancient chief. With keepers dead, superstition keeps tribe members from handling them, while museums and collectors have offered money.
The Panhandle Parade cast rehearses Wednesday for the third KGNC program at the State Theater Friday at 8 PM. Stars include Harris Ordell Joan Ryland Roy Diven Kay Irving Lucky Clarence Carl ton Seales and Orchestra with Dick Breen as scriptwriter and Bill Wilson hosting. Margaret Sillavan and James Stewart star in Shopworn Angel on the State screen.
State Theater hosts a late evening sneak preview of an unreleased Hollywood film to gauge audience reaction to final edits. Patrons may also view the regular program and the preview in the same night. A second Amarillo sneak preview is planned after the strong reception of The Rage of Paris. No ticket prices will change.
The Jones family from a 20th Century Fox series appears as camera enthusiasts in real life. Kenneth Howell shoots eight millimeter film and marine scenes along Southern California shores, while 13 year old George Ernest often uses a candid camera around the set. The Rex Theater features Love on a Budget with Jed Prouty Shirley Deane Spring Byington Russell Gleason Kenneth Howell George Ernest and others in their familiar roles.
J W Triplett received a $3000 permit from city building inspector Wallace Hazelwood to remodel several tourist cottages at 801 North East Eighth Avenue. The cottages will be frame and stucco structures. The article notes a regional rise of over 500000 in farmers cooperative association memberships in the past decade.
The Board of Trustees of the Amarillo Independent School District and Amarillo College District will hold an open meeting on Arguat 19th at 7:30 P M 1938 in the Senior High School auditorium to approve budgets for the 1938 39 school year and 1937 38 supplements. Taxpayers may discuss or protest items in the presented budget. Signed George M Waddill secretary
Roy Diven, violin virtuoso, has earned the title The Panhandle Rubinoff after two KGNC Panhandle Parade appearances from the State Theater stage on Friday evenings. His programs feature symphonic arrangements of modern music and his upcoming solo is to be announced.
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