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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
13
In San Leandro California Walter Norman aged 70 died with six loyal chow dogs by his side. Neighbors and Public Administrator Albert Hill arranged a proper burial after discovering Norman’s finances were exhausted. The dogs’ mournful howling prompted action to ensure a dignified funeral.
The Amarillo Globe notes a report on the highway fund showing two appropriations of 523,870 dollars. One vetoed appropriation would roll into the highway system fund to cover salaries and other expenses. Mann explains the rider applies selectively to department appropriations.
The Dies committee pressed Fritz Kuhn and the German American Bund for links to U S groups while Kuhn testified of a fair hearing and a brief Hitler audience. In Texas Gov W Lee O Daniel vetoed 327 highway jobs and a travel expense item, with attorney general ruling the funds were double appropriated and the balance untouched.
Capitol manager Charlie Snyder suggests the catch phrase Well Movied to complement Well Read, urging readers to submit it as a national movie slogan. The piece highlights Fitzpatrick’s Travelog, classic literature, and global cinema as examples of engaging visual media for public taste.
A dense word puzzle listing across and down clues covering astronomy geography and language. Entries include terms for celestial bodies, verbs and nouns, European languages, and common objects, with references to earth day and solar system components.
A collection of brief items follows youths on summer travels. Sistie Dall, 12, visits a Montana dude ranch near Seattle. Prince Edward plays in Kent. King Feisal II heads to Lebanon mountains. Vanderbilt twins Ann and Elsie, Rhode Island, surf at Bailey's Beach in Newport.
Atty. Gen. Gerald C. Mann states Texas is in the inquiry phase over possible anti-trust law violations by Humble Oil. Officials sent lawyers and auditors to Houston to review records, with two assistants already to Washington, as the department gathers data to determine if illegal practices occurred and potential suits follow. The Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel in Colorado now carries motorists 9,600 feet through the Rockies.
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