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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
9
A delegation from Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce will travel to Perryton for the seventeenth annual birthday celebration. The group departs 9:30 AM from chamber headquarters, joined by Dixie Dice and Paramount Theater entertainers leaving at noon. A street parade and evening floor show are planned.
Social notes report frequent travels and visits of area residents and guests. Roy Cullum, I. J. Tolleson, O. L. Taylor and families toured New Mexico with stops at El Pouvenir Santa Fe Taos Red River and Eagle Nest Lake. Dr. C. W. Kerr and family visit Amarillo while Kerr preaches in Tulsa. Mrs. Rix of Lubbock travels to Amarillo for shopping and piano recital plans in Dallas. Virginia Hooks ill at Melrose Apartments. Irene Finley named secretary at Polk Street Methodist Church succeeding Mrs. Harris. St Mary’s Academy art class returns from an outing with Sister Maria del Socorro.
The column lists dozens of residents and visitors to Amarillo over recent weeks. Names include Mrs. Jack Edwards and son John, Mrs. Bertie Lockard now at 1400 Van Buren, Miss Connie Baird from Holly Springs, Mr. and Mrs. George I. Adams of Austin, and many others visiting or returning from trips to New Mexico, Texas and beyond. A life saving class is announced and community events tied to the Community Chest are planned.
Gov Alf Landon opens his maiden seven day stumping tour covering Colorado Nebraska Iowa Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania New York and Missouri ending in Topeka Kansas August 27 The trip includes more than 30 rear platform appearances and stops at Omaha and Keystone State venues amid campaign logistics and local notices
An advertisement urges readers to use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to flush kidneys and reduce nighttime awakenings. It markets a diuretic stimulant as a remedy for weak kidneys and irritated bladder with symptoms such as back ache puffy eyes cramps moist palms and scanty urine. The pitch emphasizes purchasing from Haarlem in Holland for authenticity.
Dallas August 20 Lon A Smith member of the Railroad Commission denied in a radio speech that he wrote a letter to a utility company asking the firm to back Frank Morris of Dallas in his race against incumbent F O Thompson Thompson is a great friend of the utilities not I Smith is actively supporting Morris against Thompson the incumbent
Clark Gable and others star in multiple films including The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo and The Garden Murder Case while Girls Dormitory draws criticism for weak plot. The Texas Theater launches a children matinee Happy Hour with free admission. Wyoming reports 40 full-time beekeepers and 320 part-timers in honey production.
Boston August 20. Dr Clinton Wunder ousted Townsend plan official proposed saving the movement from within triggering East rebellion claims. Wunder had been removed August 8 after a dispute with Dr Townsend and now leads insurgent campaign while Gilmore Young reports 300 telegrams and hundreds of letters from dissatisfied members.
Harry Nevers of El Paso Texas admits to 40 burglaries and safe cracking in six Wisconsin cities. About $2,500 in loot, mostly jewelry, found in his room after arrest in an attempted robbery. He also tried to saw his way out and recruit a jail trusty, who alerted authorities. Vatican rejects reports Pope Lius XI suffers rheumatism at Castel Gandolfo as ridiculous and false.
In extreme heat the digestive organs may slow and cause gas nausea and dizziness. A national ad promotes Calotabs as a improved calomel compound tablet with fast relief, offering trial and family packages at drug stores.
Mr and Mrs R J McGowan of Texline traveled to Amarillo to file a federal death benefit claim for their son killed in action August 8 1918. The soldier volunteered to go over the top and was fatally struck by machine gun fire after enlisting in Amarillo August 2 1917. The Hanson Post American Legion noted his heroism and the Texline post was named for him in 1920.
Marie Isabel Boyd, 3, died in Fort Worth after being barred from a local hospital due to no isolation ward. She had measles five days and a throat infection. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boyd were advised to seek hospital care, but no bed was available.
Several hundred men women and children attended the Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association barbecue and picnic at the D L McDonald ranch five miles north of Bushland. John Snider led the barbecue with salads pies and cakes provided by members wives. Officers Julian Bivins and W M Gouldy were thanked as Marvin Jones spoke.
An old newspaper advertisement promises rapid kidney cleansing with Cyntex or Cystex, claiming to remove acids and toxins via kidney filers. It warns against harsh drugs and offers a guaranteed 44 hour vitality boost and a money back guarantee if the package is returned empty.
The report notes that acceptance could be arranged at a different hospital for her care.
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a simple morning remedy to slim down and feel younger. It claims no drastic laxatives, offers a money back guarantee after one jar, and notes millions of jars sold worldwide.
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