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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1942
Page
12
An ordinance amends permit and inspection fees for electrical wiring in Amarillo with detailed fee schedules for outlets, fixtures, neon and incandescent signs, motors, generators, motion picture machines, temporary clearances, and reinspection charges. It also updates penalties for ordinance violations up to 200 dollars and designates enforcement dates.
Ordinance 1604 designates lots abutting Sixth Avenue from Georgia to Forest Streets to D Area Retail District. City widens Sixth Avenue by six feet each side and authorizes map changes and condemnation if needed. Emergency clause, immediate effect upon passage February 10, 1942. Mayor Joe Jenkins. City Secretary Katheryne Burwell.
More than 100 organizations back creating a state by state farm safety director as part of a national drive to cut farm and home accidents. The National Safety Council conference urged the agriculture secretary to develop a program coordinating safety work across state institutions and groups.
J J Oedman announced production halts starting Feb 28 in Victoria and South Australia on non essential items. Jewelry will be restricted except wedding rings. Divorces rise in Allegheny County wartime pressures drive 1941 suits to 3051 vs 2587 in 1940.
The Amarillo City Commission introduces and passes in 1942 an ordinance repealing Section 24 of Ordinance 1133 which deleted occupancy tax on cigarette dealers. The measure, introduced January 13 1942 and finally passed February 10 1942, preserves all other provisions.
Mr W P Lovelace of 1409 Boulevard Fort Worth testifies after twenty years of indigestion constipation and gas pains Hoyt's Compound improved his appetite reduced bloating and sour stomach eased nervousness and restored rest He notes the remedy is sold at Cretney Drug Store and by local druggists in the area.
A tense scene unfolds as Jennie, Asey Mayo, and others hunt for a missing tomato pincushion once believed to belong to Miss Olive. Suspicion shifts between guests while Jennie insists she found the item, and Asey links the clue to a possible intruder before a dramatic car pursuit ends the fragment.
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