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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
3
The Texas House passed a bill waiving penalties and interest on delinquent taxes until November 1, 1940. The measure, approved 170 to 20, was authored by Rep. Pat Dwyer of San Antonio who urged tax relief to help Texans keep their homes.
Dean Sheldon 40 died suddenly at 2 AM in his cafe on Tenth Avenue due to heart disease. He was survived by wife Mrs Stellan Sheldon sister Mrs W D Jones and three brothers J K Sheldon Wyo W W Sheldon Upton Wyo H C Sheldon Los Angeles. He moved from Iowa ten years ago and was a Methodist. Funeral services likely tomorrow.
C C Shaller of 2102 Taylor Street was injured yesterday in a crash on Canyon highway. His car collided with a vehicle that had slowed after a previous collision during the dust storm.
Members of Amarillo's building code committee plan to submit the revised ordinance to coreon counsel for approval and present it to the city commission.
Reader advisory on kidney health citing backache leg pains and swelling as warning signs. Warns that poisons build up if kidneys fail to filter waste, suggesting Doan's Pills for relief and to support kidney flushing.
Pierre reports highways cost South Dakota taxpayers more than any other item in 1939 expenditures. About 6 million dollars were spent to build and improve roads, with social welfare at 3.795 million and financing the state debt at 3.429 million.
Muskegon officials announce a new rule allowing adults to skate on city outdoor rinks on designated nights. The plan bars youngsters from the rinks to reduce traffic hazards and ensure adult skating opportunities.
Senior Scouts of the Amarillo District will meet at 7:30 PM in the Polk Street Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The Sea Scout program aims to acquaint 15 plus Scouts with activities offered by the senior organization, directed by Bob J. Johnson. Refreshments to follow.
Fire caused slight damage to a car at the Frost Motor Company at 9 50 this morning. This followed an earlier blaze discovered at 7 50 last night in a clothes closet at 2444 North West Thirteenth Avenue.
Public salesmanship sessions end tonight in the Herring Hotel led by Byron E. Lopp sales engineer. He said the open classes have been satisfactory and he will continue with private sessions afterward.
Nearly 100 golfers already hold 1941 cards at the Ross Rogers memorial golf course. The links, which had 162 members during the first three months of operation last year, have shown a profit.
Amarillo officials estimate the water test at Coun try Club Terrace will be finished by Saturday with results available shortly after.
The war department orders all June graduates of Texas A and M College to be summoned if they complete R Co T C training and are over 21. Lt Col James A Watson says seniors hold 467 contracts though some are underage or may miss graduation. Notable name Jarring John Kimbrough, an all America fullback, listed among those to be called if he finishes military and scholastic work.
H C Pipkin Jr Amarillo attorney will be principal speaker at the South Ward School Parent Teacher Association Dalhart meeting. He will address Boy Scout program activities assisted by Howard Ferguson assistant Scoutmaster of Troop No 10.
A truck driver in Raton New Mexico presented with a stiff neck at a local hospital. Doctors found fractures of the sixth and seventh vertebrae from a slam door ten days earlier. He was warned a neck movement could have been fatal.
Mrs. Rosina Checketts 53 a Bristol widow with 19 children and an air raid warden adopts a 13 year old orphan boy. The boy, a school friend of one of her children, was found sleeping on a bare bed where his deceased parents had lived.
Switzer says a 300 pound bear charged him during a Pennsylvania hunt but he did not shoot because bear season had closed. He used a club to subdue the animal, receiving minor scratches and admitting he was scared. The piece notes there are 33,188 licensed civilian pilots in the United States.
A oil field driller known as a roughneck ordered a meal in a cafe, asked for ketchup and found none. He moved to a second cafe where ketchup was available. After running out of bread and butter he phoned the first cafe, had the dishes carried back, and paid his bill.
A permit for a six room frame home valued at 4500 dollars at 2005 Monroe Street was granted today to the Oliver Eakle Development Company.
The U S Weather Bureau began using balloon launches over Spokane to gather meteorological data, ending Roy Shreck’s risky nightly flights. Balloons reach up to 75000 feet and relay continuous data to Felts Field, following successful trials in Fargo. Shreck, famed for a crash during a weather mission in the Coeur d Alene Mountains, then endured a days long search before crawling to civilization.
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