10 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1941
Page
1
A collage of notes and anecdotes covers Mata Hari’s mythic flamboyance, social rituals in Mexico, golf tips, historical German rulers, electrical invention, advertising sayings, and oddities from headlines and culture. It mixes wit with brief cultural lore and trivia from the era.
The Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Robert Louis Barron will perform on Monday evening February 10 at the Amarillo Auditorium. Soloist Ester Jonsson will play Chopin's Second Piano Concerto, with a program including Schubert Unfinished Symphony Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave Overture and works by Nevin Bach Reiser Hollywood composer Friml and Gounod. Tickets go on sale under J. R. Pendleton.
A reader reports a gray plaid overcoat for a small boy lost at the Rex Theater on a Wednesday night and asks the finder to call 2 1188. The same notice notes the loss of an Alpha Xi Delta sorority pin with Greek letters.
An archival ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for constipation and sluggish bile flow. It claims the tablets stimulate liver bile, aid digestion of fatty foods, tone intestinal action, and improve elimination. Available in 1d, 3d, 6d quantities at drugstores.
Amarillo High will add golf lessons to its spring physical education curriculum in response to rising demand. Principal R B Norman said the program uses 68 clubs bought from the student activity fund and includes an indoor driving range in the girls gymnasium.
Amarillo moves bus stops to the far corners of intersections. City manager H. R. Smith said painters have started designating new stations after Safety Council recommendations. Change, delayed for holiday traffic, aims to ease congestion at the downtown terminal Seventh Avenue and Polk Street.
Draft boards ordered not to select men who cannot understand English enough to comprehend commands. Deferment for those who lack English will be temporary as language skills are required for service.
Ed D. McKenzie, 37, was sentenced to 20 years for highway robbery but the prison board reduced his term to 19 years one month and 17 days. The decision reflects a minor reduction in the original punishment.
Mrs C E Smith a Amarillo resident for 14 years died after a brief illness at a local hospital. She was 43. Survived by husband three daughters and two sons. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 30 P M Blackburn Shaw Funeral Chapel Rev E R Foster officiating burial Llano Cemetery.
Local draft boards issued official orders limiting a soldier's belongings for training. Recruits may bring a small hand luggage, one pair of comfortable shoes, and select athletic gear or certain small musical instruments. No trunks, no guns, no liquor, and only small photos of a girlfriend are allowed. Officers supply firearms. any gun must be shipped home at personal expense.
County commissioners authorize buying a new bull for 75.00 from A. B. Brooks after previously selling the old bull for 87.50, securing a 12.50 saving. The court also buys 10 pigs from James Walton at 5.00 each to dispose of garbage.
The Union Label League will host Amarillo union workers at a games party Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Card and domino games are planned with attendees asked to bring tables and games and the ladies to provide pies. Many attractive prizes will be offered. A separate note mentions a shark caught off Florida weighing 26594 pounds in 1912.
The executive committee of the Will Rogers memorial celebration will meet tomorrow at noon in the Amarillo Hotel. Wade Brymer chairs the group with members Ed Hardin George Autry Roy Cullum and O H Hargett. The chamber of commerce plans a mid season event tied to the Will Rogers park dedication in north Amarillo.
Yeggs operated last night in Claude and a safe in a lumber yard was cracked. The Amarillo Police Department identification bureau chief and superintendent searched Claude this morning for clues.
State Senator Grady Hazlewood announced he could not depart for Austin and the legislative session until Sunday. He had planned to leave today. The legislature convenes Jan. 14, Rep. Jack Little and family departed for Austin.
President Roosevelt used a proclamation to require strict export licenses for copper brass bronze zinc nickel and potash, tightening controls on strategic metals during the war effort.
County commissioners took over the county zoo saving about 1000 dollars a year. Elmer L. Gray will be keeper at 75 dollars monthly, feeding at 30 dollars monthly. Ruth Frazier named secretary to County Judge Northcutt at 75 dollars monthly. O W Pto probations officer gets 125 dollars monthly. Auto expense allowance set at 26 dollars monthly. P W Gibson reappointed park keeper at Tri State Fair grounds at 75 dollars monthly. Small raises approved for four tax office deputies and three in the county clerk’s office.
Mrs Harriet W Kingsley aged 101 in Northampton Massachusetts continues working by teaching music despite her advanced years.
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