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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1939
Page
6
Markets report from Kansas City on Feb 1 shows cattle and calves trading with top cattle at 7.55 per cwt and bulk shortfed steers at 8.50 to 10.00. Sows around 6.25, medium to good yearlings 10.40, heifers 7.54 to 8.90, butchers about 5.75 to 6.75, and sheep 8,000 with fed lambs early at 8.25 to 8.60.
A pamphlet gathers opinions from experts on whether epilepsy is hereditary and if it can be cured. It features reader inquiries to the Educational Division and outlines positions from the department in New York.
FBI inspector Major W H Crane Lester outlined a triangle of local, state, and federal enforcement with a third side of citizen cooperation. He spoke to Amarillo officers and 1600 students detailing criminology trends, fingerprints, and interagency cooperation.
In Austin, February 1, two Texas bills target pest birds. Rep. Rose Reader seeks a 10 cent per buzzard bounty paid from the livestock sanitary fund, with heads delivered as proof. Rep. C. M. McFarland proposes unprotecting the starling as a song or game bird, joining other species deemed nuisances.
Washington February 1 Approximately 45 000 federal employees gained civil service status under Roosevelt's June 24 executive order. The move covers about 610 000 of 865 000 executive branch workers, with large numbers in Washington and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation affected. The order places most merit rules on previously exempt or policy making staff.
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi announced January postal receipts at the Amarillo post office totaled 30313.03, up from the previous January’s 28317.16. The gain is 1995.87 over last year’s month.
Two Waco deputy sheriffs came to Amarillo to arrest Loren Crawford on a cattle theft charge. Crawford was located in Amarillo by Texas Rangers and detained. A separate item notes Edna Edwards served as a sign interpreter for the Gage marriage in December 1934 and again at their divorce nearly four years later.
Building permits for new homes in Amarillo exceed one daily since January. A five room frame house at 905 Kentucky Street was issued this morning, bringing the year's new residence total to 33 with an estimated cost of 147 796. The Kentucky Street permit names James Morris as owner and O A Pitt of Amarillo Lumber and Supply Company as contractor with a 3500 estimate. Mercantile permits total 14500 and repair permits lift the year’s overall value to 171 940.
Reservations for the Rebekah Degree team sponsored bridge tourney at the Herring Hotel are pouring in Tonight. Mrs Hattie Bliss will direct and play under pair rules with an entrance fee of 50 cents. Prizes have been chosen by chairwoman Mrs T H Rodgers. Funds raised will send the degree team to Fort Worth for state competition.
George E. Broome announces the third out-of-town meeting of Voiture No. 689 Forty or Eight will be in Memphis tomorrow night. The auxiliary of the Memphis Legion will serve supper and attendees must leave Legion Hall in Amarillo at 5 o'clock to arrive on schedule. Contacts: Roy R. Beard or Miss Jones at Broome Electric Company.
Police Captain Sid Harper reported that nine persons were injured last month in Amarillo traffic accidents and none seriously hurt. The traffic squad noted 66 car crashes in January, while the police department’s weekly report to the city commission showed 152 alleged violations of all classes.
Pot ter County's automobile business improved over January of last year with 169 new motor vehicles registered last month vs 153 in the same month a year ago. 1939 license plates are now on sale, and W C Stubblefield won the first to obtain new tags.
The survey data show Jacksonville Florida 99 of 100 respondents helped by CARDUT and Oklahoma City 82 of 100 said yes while Dallas reported 88 of 100 helped. CARDUS is promoted to relieve functional dysmenorrhea from malnutrition irritability restlessness and low mood with larger doses advised during painful periods.
A crochet rug pattern uses two colors or black or white and single crochet from a clear chart. The 1968 Pattern Number includes directions and a stitch illustration plus color schemes and materials. Send ten cents with name and address to Amarillo Globe Needle craft Dept for the pattern.
In Albuquerque on February 1 the government pressed its case in a 35 defendant trial over alleged WPA fraud and political manipulation in New Mexico. Witnesses described a Rio Grande Social Club linked to Senator Dennis Chavez aims to seize city hall and influence state politics as the government expects another week of testimony.
A letter writer asserts a wild fishing tale from Arkan saw with dramatic detail. He describes a drought dust filled lake, oversized fish, and gear failures, insisting locals seek strange explanations from carp to rural programs while joking about a mirage origin.
Globe-News invites readers to mail entries to the Liars' Con test with prizes of five dollars for first place and three dollars for second place. The contest offers cash and movie dinners, and only one week remains after this edition.
The first agricultural conservation checks for 1959 were received yesterday in Amarillo. County agricultural agent Ted Alexander announced the initial total of 10,299.99 dollars and said remaining checks for the year should arrive within the next six weeks.
Amarilloans are invited to a big rabbit drive and barbecue on Sunday at Endee New Mexico. The event, promoted by Wellington Johnson and endorsed by Dr. J W Hendrick, starts around 10 o'clock at Johnsons ranch five miles north of Endee. Texas residents may participate without New Mexico licenses.
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