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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1941
Page
8
The Texas Highway Department announced statewide employees should stay alert for sabotage attempts against highways bridges and warehouse properties amid a Texas system of 6 375 miles of the nations designated highways.
The Museum of the City of New York explains that Valentine’s Day on February 14 stems from ancient Roman beliefs that birds begin to mate on that date. The note appears in a New York dispatch dated February 12.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and soothe stomach upset. It claims the combination wakes lazy bowels, comforts the stomach, and has a pleasant taste suitable for children. Buy at your druggist today.
New York and most U S exchanges and many commodity markets closed for Lincoln's Birthday. New Orleans Cotton Exchange also closed for first time in six years. Livestock and Savannah naval stores markets remained open with active hog and cattle trading and mixed sheep and lamb activity at Kansas City.
A bill introduced in the Texas legislature by Rep. Pat Dwyer and Woodrow Bean would legalize mixed alcoholic drinks at restaurants with less than one third alcohol by volume. It imposes a $2,500 annual occupation tax and a 10 percent gross receipts tax, with legalization contingent on local option votes.
A show window on the Eighth Avenue side of Levine's Department Store was crushed by wind this morning. There were no injuries and only minor merchandise damage reported.
The First Christian Church will start a series of Christian Witness meetings at 7 30 p m in ten district homes with the theme Influences Which Brought Me to Christ The program is part of Eight Weeks With God and ties to the national pre Easter effort Dr R C Snodgrass will lead morning sermons on Great Christian Convictions during Lent.
A two year sentence for Gordon Bigham, deputy oil and gas supervisor for the Texas Railroad Commission, was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals. The bribe of five thousand dollars was to refrain from testing Shasta Oil Company wells in the Satan East Howard field so they could continue to pump oil above allowed production. The incident reportedly occurred around March 12, 1940 at Midland with R. J. Kelly testifying.
Police recovered nearly all loot from a burglary at Taylor's cafe 718 North Polk Street. They arrested Robert Post, who claimed 700 North Polk Street as his address, and jailed him on burglary charges. Three gallons of ice cream and six boxes of candy were found. two dressed hens and a ham remain missing.
The report details new raids on Hannover and Bremen with attacks near Rotterdam Kristiansand and Thisted. Germany claims civilians killed or wounded but says bombs were dodged by anti air fire. In Africa, British forces encircle Ger challenging positions near Tobruk and Cheren near Asmara as Mussolini’s units resist.
British motorized troops advanced into Italian Somaliland near Armada 100 miles east of the Kenya frontier and 70 miles from the Indian Ocean. RAF planes bombed Addis Ababa killing nine. South African troops seized two towns near Lake Rudolf. Cairo reports 86 unserviceable Italian and German planes at Benina. Athens reported air raids on Piraeus.
Fort Worth dispatch reports 85 year old R. L. Hamlett of Tennessee regaining sight after seven years of total blindness. He grinned and teased a friend about nurses and pretty young girls while acknowledging his restored vision and continuing interests.
Will be found in the lower left corner of the Classified section of this paper under the heading Who's Who in Amarillo. Globe-News want ads Dial 6262 Want Ad Headquarters.
Manila reports a spontaneous move to evacuate 300 to 400 army wives and children on transports Etolin and Grant. Officials deny an evacuation order but indicate possible official comment within days. The wives plan to sail soon, with no stated return date to the United States.
A gas leak from a cook stove set off a fire alarm at 12 10 PM at 1100 B Fillmore Street. Firemen reported no damage. This marks the second alarm in 24 hours after a shed fire at the River Road grocery yesterday afternoon.
Amarillo High School Glee Club members gave a special exchange program at Pampa High School during an morning student assembly. About 45 choir members toured, led by Miss Mabel, chorus director, with J Wayne Middleton, assistant principal, accompanying. The event marks the second in the exchange series.
A home remedy suggests boiling water and inhaling medicated vapors from Vicks VapoRub to ease coughing, nasal congestion, and throat irritation. It claims deep delivery of relief through the steam and advises rubbing VapoRub on the throat chest and back at bedtime for soothing vapors and poultice effects during sleep.
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