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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1940
Page
8
Tokyo Feb. 12 The foreign office said Japan will terminate the 1918 arbitration treaty with the Netherlands effective Aug. 11 due to Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations. Tokyo also asked The Hague to begin talks toward a new pact addressing technical reasons for the lapse.
An alka line powder Sprinkle on plates allows dentures to feel firmer and more comfortable. Soothes gums with cooling effect, reducing embarrassment from loose plates. Available at drug stores.
Public records show several transactions including warranty deed from J. M. Petty to John E. Hill in Lot 27 Block 5 Bivins Estate valued at 297.50, Memorial Park Cemetery transfer to Mrs. Noah Taylor Graves, and various vehicle registrations and transfers including Ford trucks and Mercury, Packard, and Chevrolet cars to listed buyers in Russellville and nearby. The notices include owners such as Lee Way Motor Freight, Guy Barnes Jr., Byron L. St Clair, Clyde Wheeler Post, Sydney H. Watson, and The Borden Company.
War in Europe and the albacore rebound boosted prices and returns for Santa Cruz fishermen. Last year they netted about $250,000 in fish value as albacore rose from 90 to 135 dollars per ton and shark liver oil spurred price gains from 20 to 5750 dollars per ton due to its high vitamin A content.
Authorized sources said a new, broader Soviet German trade agreement is ready for official release within a day. The accord reportedly builds on the Aug 20 friendship pact and the $80 million barter framework, expanding beyond prior terms and aligning supply needs of both nations.
A yellowed medical diploma dating to March 13, 1827, conferring an honorary doctor of medicine on Dr. Gain Robinson of Wayne New York, has been returned to the State Board of Regents as a gift from Joseph Gavit, the great grandfather and acting director of the State Library.
Mrs. Carrie B. Jones of Tampa amasses a large button collection, about 60 000 buttons valued at $10 000, started 14 years ago after her son’s death, drawing interest as a profitable hobby. A separate item notes a 25 000 year old tree fragment found in New London Wisconsin, identified as spruce, preserved in clay.
A fire at the Colonial Kitchen on West Tenth Avenue caused damage early morning as firefighters tackled an oven refrig eration blaze. The station logged an extensive daily schedule with KGNC and NBC programs across dayparts from dawn to late evening.
Miss Ozella Aishman joins the staff at 1909 West Sixth Street to oversee all gym classes at the Carbonic Hydrotherapy Baths. She brings a strong record in physical education and will direct activities as physical director of Amarillo’s social center for girls and Potter Co. school nurse.
The Employers Casualty Company reported 1939 premium income of 2 666 355 41 up 10.6 percent with assets at 3 528 197 90 and capital plus surplus of 1 050 30 96. Dividends on fire and auto policies totaled 25 and 15 percent respectively while other lines paid 16 to 25 percent. The Dallas home office supports 17 district Texas offices and expansion plans include more newspaper advertising.
An old advertisement promotes BLACK-DRAUGHT as a vegetable laxative. A quarter to a half teaspoonful on the tongue with water is advised for a thorough next‑morning relief from constipation and related discomforts. The product is praised as economical and toning to lazy bowel muscles, with 25 to 40 doses priced at 25 cents.
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