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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1944
Page
9
Local column lists visits and travel across Amarillo and nearby towns. Residents and families share guests at homes on Hayden and Ong streets, birthdays at St Anthony's Hospital, and moves to military posts and new jobs.
At the Amarillo Will Rogers Range Riders rodeo Ralph and Bill Jones promote 500 wild cows for events on Saturday through Monday. The milking contest uses two handlers and a pop bottle in a timed run to the judges stand. Performances start 2 PM daily with 8 30 PM shows Saturday and Monday, no Sunday night. Admission 1.20 adults 60 cents for military or children.
Mrs. Roy M. Pruit of Adrian is listed as a surgical patient. Ike Johnson of 912 Rusk Street underwent surgery.
Washington dispatch discusses the farm problem as a potential major issue in the upcoming elections. It notes war-time price supports and the risk of a price drop after victory, with Congress and the Roosevelt administration facing pressure to keep farm incomes and markets stable. The piece also mentions a Borger visit by Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Dorsett.
Edgar King of Norfolk Virginia returns home after visiting Capt and Mrs Edward Joe Evans at 2614 Rule Street.
The proposed constitutional amendment would let the Commissioners Court alter county tax rates for state purposes while keeping total county taxes at 80 cents per $100 valuation. It requires voter approval, lasts six years, and allows a supplementary annual ad valorem levy for roads, with conditions and ballot instructions for the November 7, 1944 election.
A Texas House joint resolution proposes adding Sections 51 e and 511 f to Article 3 of the state constitution. It would grant cities and towns power to create retirement and disability pension systems for employees, with voter approval required via an election tied to tax supported bonds. The Legislature would authorize statewide or district pensions for appointive officers and city employees, with funding provisions and an adoption election.
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