23 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1937
Page
1
A big Christmas check for the Children’s Home comes from Albert Combs of Pampa, 500 dollars. The note also mentions a high speed rifle gift from Dick Coon of Dalhart and various local town gossip about hair dye, real estate plans, coaching transfers, and stolen billfolds. The column mixes weather, social antics, and odd anecdotes from Amarillo and surrounding towns.
A collage of quirky facts and anecdotes including debates over the turkey as national bird versus the eagle, population and dairy notes, holiday clerk kindness, Washington teeth, radio satire, Einstein energy, etiquette on titles, 1933 birth rate lows, Boston to Albany railway skepticism, Newton’s calculus at two, the Tregon Theater fire aftermath, and a Philadelphia dance hall collapse aftermath.
In Boston a parachuting Army air corps Santa Claus drowned after being swept into the sea by a strong wind while en route to a children's Christmas party at the air base. Police, coast guard, and Navy searched the harbor for the body as 100 children awaited gifts from a substitute Santa.
Hollywood reports James Dunn and Frances Gifford flew to Santa Barbara to apply for a marriage license and hinted a January 1 ceremony in the area. The note follows other odd items and trivia scattered through the page.
A garbled note describes a job ad seeking a dependable young man named Tack Tam, listing traits like hard work, cleanliness, fair education, and truck driving experience. The text appears as a misread ransom of phrases about payment and duties without clear details or dates.
New York report cites Yale psychologist Dr. John Dollard describing a cross section of the 21 traits of the typical American male. He notes physical features of wartime veterans as flat chest and rounded shoulders and highlights traits like individualism, wariness to aggression, social ascent, belief in democracy, and trust in newspaper reports.
In Greenbelt Maryland a town council election saw 276 ballots cast by 200 eligible residents, setting a high turnout record. The leading female candidate was defeated amid a late surge of male voters.
Loren Petersen of Dodgeville Wisconsin reported two suits missing from his car after a visit to Amarillo near Seventh Avenue and Tyler Street. Police arrested two young men in a cafe on Fast Fourth Avenue as the case unfolded. One suspect wore trousers matching the other’s coat and vest. The suit matched Petersen’s description and bore a tailor tag from Madison Wisconsin after being linked to a Denver purchase. The suspects remained in police custody for questioning.
Westfield Mass. 11 year old Betty Frances Washburn top student among 1,200 Westfield High School pupils. started at age four, skipped third grade, and earned honors at Montgomery's Corner. travels 18 miles daily from a Montgomery farm. Includes note that Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11, 1847.
The U S Department of Labor released a film titled Whats in a Dress. It covers historical and present issues in the dress trade, legislative changes, sweatshop conditions, seasonal unemployment, chiseling, and speed‑up work, urging cooperation among manufacturers workers retailers and consumers to improve the industry.
The 68 page boys in Congress are the only capitol employees paid by the day and they collected $12,784 for running congressional errands during the latest special session. Each boy earned about $4 per day. their ages range from 12 to 16.
United States mills produced about 1,219,846 tons of steel rails in 1936 marking a major level of rail equipment output for the year. This figure reflects heavy industry activity amid national infrastructure demand and supports strong transportation sector performance.
Police accompanied by health unit representatives began inspections of Amarillo dance halls to check seating capacity floor space proprietors names and general conduct. The move aligns with possible licensing legislation and follows recent violent incidents in local halls.
A Chicago relief agency letter replies to a Black applicant asking for clothes with a note saying funds are scarce and the request cannot be met. The man asks why the simple word No was not used and leaves after hearing scarce funds.
The Texas Highway Patrol had a good year with a first issue of a DPS newspaper received by Captain M. L. Berry in the Panhandle district. The front page drawing shows patrol developments including four new recruits, new cars motorcycles badges pistols uniforms and a new Austin home. Austin AP correspondents named the Department of Public Safety the outstanding department of the Texas government this year.
Babies and pre-school children from the health unit's care were treated to a Christmas party this afternoon at Polk Street Methodist Church parlor. Dr. B M Primer, health unit director, acted as Santa Claus and distributed toys bought by the clinic sponsors. The Monday morning clinic serves children dependent on the unit for medical care.
A doorbell rang in the middle of the night waking Frank Palmer and his family, allowing them to flee their burning home. Investigators believe a shorted wire caused the bell to sound.
A Turkish blizzard driven by north winds, described as a black breath, struck Istanbul causing unknown deaths. Ships were wrecked and thousands faced misery from the storm.
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