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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1937
Page
3
New York February 26 Aided by early Easter promotions retail trade moved forward this week according to Dun and Bradstreet. Retail distribution stepped into the spotlight as pre Easter promotions lent impetus to the widening consumer buying trend. The review estimated retail sales 4 to 8 percent ahead of the prior week and 14 to 22 percent better than the same week last year.
In PECS Hungary on February 26 a hunger strike by 250 miners collapsed as they staggered from a 656 foot shaft. Wives and relatives greeted them while some carried the weak. Strikers had eaten grain meant for ponies and many ponies perished from gas or drowning.
The Senate approved a three year extension of the reciprocal trade agreements law by a 58 to 24 vote, clearing the way for the President to seek pacts with Great Britain Australia and other nations. The act allows tariff reductions up to fifty percent in exchange for comparable concessions by other countries.
A reader argues cab drivers deserve higher wages and calls for better pay for city workers doing hard labor. A young woman seeks room and board near business college with work overnight hours and a contact number. A note complains of a slight newspaper error.
An advertisement touts Black-Draught as high quality yet affordable. It emphasizes the plant leaves as principal active ingredient sourced from 10000 miles away to ensure reliable laxative action. Each 25-cent package contains about 25 doses and warns against substitutions.
The article compares Texas and Tennessee laws on marriage ages with a Tennessee case where a 9 year old was wed to a 22 year old. Texas allows girls to marry at 14 with parental consent and boys at 16, with many licensed marriages by mothers. It notes penalties for false age claims and cases of false swearing leading to jail and delays.
J H Webb of Route 3 Box 237 questions a February 24 column claiming the greatest distance measured. He suggests light speed 186360 miles per second yields a vastly different figure but admits he cannot read either number and asks for clarification.
Naomi Rowell of Summitt School reports losing a red purse with a chain during a puppet show matinee at the Auditorium and 8 cents inside. Also missing is a Hamilton wrist watch with a wide leather band found on the way home. contact the station if recovered.
A reader offers a $5 reward for return of a Christmas present and asks for information. The message seeks work in a motherless home and lists contact details for Louise Thompson care of Lois Fritts in Shamrock, Texas.
A widow with an eight year old daughter requests help finding employment. She is ready to work and asks for any references or leads to suitable positions.
A homeowner reports a break in last Friday in which an intact white gold diamond ring and a white gold wedding band were stolen. Police are investigating and seeking information.
In Chicago on February 26 Governor Henry Horner commuted the death sentence of Mildred Bolton known as Marble Mildred to 199 years in prison just hours before her scheduled execution. Clemen cy also spared two others while two died. Bolton had earlier said she deserved death after her trial for her husband Joseph Bolton’s murder. She remained calm and expressed no fear of death.
London report says Soviet Russia pulled out of the planned six power neutrality patrol for Spain. Ambassador Ivan Maisky signaled Moscow won recognition of its right to join, though the move should not derail the scheme to keep foreign men and arms from entering Spain.
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