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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
2
The old saying stone-broke derives from a craftsman failing to pay, where his stone bench was broken as a debt-collection ritual. The phrase reflects historical debtor consequences and local custom.
A series of readers respond to Tack about Amarillo taxi drivers road manners and speed, with criticisms and calls for enforcing traffic laws. The page also notes interest in Australian war brides seeking community contact in Borger and Amarillo, plus brief digests of other letters on trains, Texas pride, and Indigenous bridge builders in Canada.
The author vented about poodle clipping trends in Paris and argues clubs should ban shaving. Discusses poodle types, weights, coat textures, and origins, noting toy poodles under 12 pounds and all colors, including new apricot shades.
Local column carries notices and requests including lost items in Claude and Amarillo areas, a housekeeper ad, a dog to give away, and yard work offered. It also adds Hollywood spoof and society chatter about censorship, Mae West, Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, and other film figures.
Tomorrow marks run off primaries for three U S Congressional seats and state posts. No candidate cleared a majority July 22 prompting the votes. Winners advance to the November ballot with many local races also listed. Districts 7 17 include Patton Pickett Mansfield Sulak Russell Garrett Carney among others.
Testimony of more than 10 men was heard this morning at a public hearing called by Col. F. J. Wilson to consider flood control along the Canadian River. Most witnesses supported a dam near Sanford, with Amarillo hearing the last in a trio. attendees included county officials and business leaders.
A large white rabbit was found in a yard Saturday morning. The owner may claim it by contacting at 608 Mississippi Street.
A notice announces a reward offered for information leading to a resolution of a matter set for Tuesday morning August 8. Details are sparse in the fragment but emphasize compensation for assistance.
In Texas district 21 incumbent Karl Lovelady faces challenger Buster Brown of Temple with Ed B Levee Jr. of Texarkana also named in race coverage.
The German commander of Paris surrendered to Brigadier General Jacques Le Clerc and the Paris Forces of the Interior after a radio broadcast reported by CBS. Navy Secretary Forrestal disclosed 231 American ships touched southern France in the invasion, with sixty warships among about 1,000 Allied vessels crossing the Mediterranean.
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