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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1940
Page
12
Local ads showcase irrigation land near Highway 66 at eight dollars an acre with half cash, and varied farms, tracts, and utilities. Auto listings include 1936–1940 Chevrolets, a Packard Coupe, Plymouths, and a Ford, with prices, trades, and contact numbers from multiple dealers.
A Japanese army spokesman claimed the Chinese winter offensive at Nanning failed. He said 50,000 Chinese troops were surrounded west of Pingyang and attacked to be wiped out, with 150,000 more within a larger cordon in the same area.
Clean used vehicles with low miles and options such as radios heaters and new tires. Listings include 1939 OLDS models 70 80 and 64 1938 OLDS 6 and 1937 OLDS 6 Club Coupe 1934 CADILLAC 1936 CC 8 Coupe 1934 FORD Tudor and other makes with varying finishes prices from 95 to 845 dollars. Sale by owner and dealership in Tyler phone numbers provided.
Fort Benning Ga February 5 The U S Army uses the tortoise and hare fable to guide tank design with 260 tread track vehicles from regular army units nationwide except one company at Fort Lewis and Schofield Barracks Hawaii Brig Gen Bruce Magruder commands the tank concentration as part of a centralized training program begun last September
Eleven hundred eleven people toured the new brick home of the Social Center for Girls at its Sunday open house. Miss Ingeborg Kilstofte and the board praised the opening day, noting the building was given through contributions. The committee heads included Mrs. Arthur Ware and Mrs. H. E. Smith with floral tributes from local citizens and merchants. Transportation and storage were donated by Armstrong Transfer and Storage Company.
Amarillo optometrists attend the Southwestern Congress of Optometry and Conference on Reading Disability in Fort Worth. Dr. J. M. Hyden Dr. T. M. Montgomery Dr. W. G. Martin and Roy Super present. Theme Adapting the Visual Apparatus to Meet Modern Education and Industry. Conference runs four days with three national authorities as guest speakers and ends Wednesday afternoon.
Zanuck telegraphed an offer to star John Barrymore in The Great Profile a film about a famous actor whose recent marital troubles mirror Barrymore’s with Elaine Barrie Barrymore and Diana Barrymore. Elaine and Diana may join in a nightclub scene and stage play. Illeana Laurel lost $20 on an intoxication charge after a police arrest and jail stay.
Deeds transferring property to and from H C Willis, Roy Driscoll, Ima Wales, Edith L Johnson, Mary and Maloney, Beverley, Equitable Building and Loan, and P H Building and Loan. Car registrations, Olds and Buick vehicles. District Court divorces filed: Warren v Warren, Squyers v Squyers, Surf v Surf. Marriage licenses issued to Van Zandt Buford, Henson Chance, Perry Leslie.
Classified notes reveal numerous workers seeking employment in diverse roles from dishwashing to farming. Applicants include a married man with wife and baby, a middle aged colored man seeking hotel or restaurant work, a young colored boy for driving or cleaning, and several women offering housekeeping, laundry, and child care services. Several notes request referrals, offer rewards for lost items, and provide contact details for further arrangements.
The ad touts Resinol Ointment as effective for itching burning skin and irritated spots with active ingredients used by many doctors. It urges readers to get Resinol at the druggist and keep a jar handy, plus Resinol Soap for daily cleansing and free samples by writing Resinol Dept. 1 Baltimore MD.
The advertisement extols Black-Draught as a vegetable laxative with proven efficacy for relief from constipation and associated discomforts. It attributes the product’s effect to a mix of vegetable ingredients and its principal ingredient as an intestinal tonic laxative, noting gentle action when taken at bedtime for a restful morning.
The Mississippi River’s worst ice jam of this century loosens its grip on steamer traffic as vessels resume cautious movement after sixteen days. A jagged ice ribbon runs along both shores from St Louis to Friar Point with crushed wharves and punctured boats left in the wake of the shift.
The notice details show showtimes for SFATS with 8 P.M. evening, 2 P.M. Sunday matinee and weekday matinees at 10.15 and 2.15 P.M. Prices are revised to 1.20 including tax for 8 P.M. and Sunday matinee, with 75c for weekday matinees.
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