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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1940

Page

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Oil gas boom fuels Amarillo public fund drive

Local column reports the MUk Fund surpassing $1,000 with many donors including Mrs. Sue Mitchell and Tex McIlroy. The piece praises public spirited giving, notes upcoming oil tests near Amarillo, and adds anecdotes about local society and politics.

Muk Sue Mitchell Tex McIlroy McIlroy Plains Southwestern Public Service Company Amarillo Gas Company R. E Red R. E. Wertz D. Mellroy Oevicdenste Bodo Anonymous Reir Margaret Wills P T. A John Arnot N B. Armstrong Woman's Auxiliary No. 79 A. T. U. Vopa Junior Welfare League Bricklayer's Union No Rock Barn John Fullingim John McCarty Ester Jennings W. E. White J.P. Black Mason King C. F. Underwood Charley Keffer Hugh Norman Archie Goldfine Levine's Ben Lipshy Zale’s Jack Ackins Herman Pipkin Wales Madden

General Motors Plans 25 Millionth Car Celebration

General Motors reaches 25 million cars with an afternoon assembly line milestone and tonight’s NBC Blue program from Detroit features the Detroit Symphony directed by ErnÌc Rapee with Jan Peerce and a GM employees chorus. Charles F. Kettering will give a brief talk.

General Motors Detroit NBC Blue KGNC Detroit Symphony Ernc Genta

Dear Tack seeks work and house help in city ads

A series of classified notices seeks workers and helpers. A woman wants light housework for a four room home with night shifts and references. A young man offers mechanic and service station experience. A man seeks any honest work with references. A reader asks for a 35 to 45 year old woman for home care of a child and light chores. A Williams asks for baby beef turkeys on shares.

Tack Tam Leigh Harrison Street Pleasant Valley School

Market Averages and Stock Listings From New York Exchange

Market section reports at 1:00 P.M. prices from the New York Exchange with a long list of listed securities led by Allied Chemical, American Locomotive, General Electric, General Motors and Sears Roebuck among many others. Grain and livestock quotations follow with Kansas City Livestock News noting higher hogs and steady cattle demand and a summary of grain futures for May July and September.

Allied Chemical & Dye Allis Chalmers Allied Stores American Cansavesee- Als American Locomotive American Power & Light American Rolling Saul American T & To Anconda Copper Armour & Co Sheter Oss Atchison Top Pstychiveney Atlantic Refining Ervey American Smelt Aviation Corpse Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Engineers Flintokte Eee Freeport Sulphur General Baking General Electric General Foods General Motors Gen Pub Service Gillette Safety Razor Gimbel Bros Ever Goodrich Googoar Kee Nee Ceeene Great West Sugar Sags Great Northern Rapid General Tire & Rubber Barnadall O Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Steel TA Boeing Airplane Borden & Co Borg-Warner Briggs Mfg Co Budd Mfg Yeas Burroughs Bridgeport Brass Mla Callaham Calumet & Heelanime T Case J 1 & Co Celanese Corp 2A Chicago Chrysler Columbia Gas & Electric ATG Commercial Solvents Commonwealth & Boushess Wy Consolidated Oil Dupont de Nemveoee 1Lacte Deere & CO Gessesvese Eaton Manufacturing Msty Electric Power & Light Hecker Products Houdaille Hershey Houston Ol Painiteee Howe Sound Hudson Motors Industrial Rayon International Harvester Intl Johns Manville Kennecott Copper Lockheed Aircraft Marshall Field Martin Glen L Miami Copper Mid-Continent Petroleum Minneapolis Moline Montgomery Ward Murray Corp Wii Eeseeeee National Dept Stores Nash Kelvinator Nat'l Biscuit Nat'l Dairy Products Nat'l Distillers Nat'l Power & Light Ay New York Central Ee Nort York Ship Building North American Aviation North American Co Northern Pacific Ohio Otis Steel Packard Motors Paramount Pictures Penney Co Penneylvania RR Petroleum Phillips Petroleum Pullman Cess Radio Keith Orpheum Remington Rand Reo Motors Wa Republic Steel Reynolds ‘Tobacco Schenley Distillers St. Joseph Sears Roebuck Server Inc Simmons Company Skelly Socony Vacuum Southern Pacific RR Southern Railway Standard Brands Standard Oil of Cal Standard Oil Ind Stewart-Warner Bo, Stone & Webster Studebaker Texas Corp Texas Tee Texas Gulf Texas Pacific Coal Bly Texas Pacific Land Trust Thompson Products Tide Water Asso Oil Trans-America Corpola Transcontinental & West Air Union Carbide Ees United Aircraft Cwwtsea Ae United Air Lines United Corporation United Gas Improvement US Steel Warner Bros Pictures Western Union Westinghouse Electric Wilson & Mos Plue Sly Woolworth Walworth Co Zenith Radio NEW York Curb Exchange Fenner & Ben Amarillo Arkansas Natural Gas Fish Rubber jGulf Oil Corp Hecla Mines Humble Oil Sone Niagara Hudson Power Pantepec Oil Co Sunray Oil United Gas Corp

Backache Cured by Kidney Health Marketing Claim

Ad urges sluggish kidneys as cause of backache and suggests keeping kidneys active like bowels. Promotes a 25 cent Bukets box from local druggists with a claim of relief in four days and references a local drug store.

Omy Drug Store Drun

Hester to Speak at Panhandle Dealers Association Meet

Dr. George C. Hester, professor of government at Southwestern University, will address the Panhandle Hardware and Implement Dealers Association during its thirty first annual meeting January 28 to 30 in this city. Secretary treasurer Clarence Thompson announced Hester will speak Monday January 29 and may also speak at a civic club or public meeting.

George C. Hester Panhandle Hardware and Implement Dealers Association Clarence Thompson Canyon Hester Southwestern University Georgetown Texas Legislature Washington Federal Power Commission American Academy of Political and Social Science American Association of Political Science Texas Academy of Science Thompson

Navy High Official Hints That Japan May Seize U S Island

Washington January 11 A naval officer Lieut Commander Frederick J Nelson warned that Japan could seize Guam to pressure the United States over its Guam defense issue He suggested a temporary occupation akin to France's Hainan might occur if steps are not taken soon.

Washington Japan Guam Pacific Island Frederick J. Nelson Nelson Hainan

Edison Confirmed as Secretary of the Navy by Senate

The U S Senate confirmed Charles Edison as Secretary of the Navy after Senator Borah protested a bill Edison backed to grant the President peacetime power to order confiscation of naval factories and supplies.

Washington Senate Today Charles Edison Borah Edison

Divorces Granted in 108th District Court

Alma George Darnell and W W Darnell are divorced. Nona I Wilcoxson and David A Wilcoxson are divorced. Elsie Washington seeks a divorce from Harry Washington. Eugene W Joyce seeks divorce from Marian Beaver Joyce. Bertha Ruffin seeks divorce from Marvin Ruffin.

Alma George Darnell W. W. Darnell Nona I. Wilcoxson David A. Wilcoxson Elsie Washington Harry Washington Eugene W. Joyce Marian Beaver Joyce Bertha Ruffin Marvin Ruffin

Cattle Market Steady With Some Weakness Noted

Cattle activity fair to mostly steady with dealers steady and stockers and feeders weaker. Early sales show fed steers at eight to forty nine dollars. light yearling steers around nine fifty. heifers seven fifty to eight seventy five. fat cows five fifty to six fifty. canners four to five twenty five. odd bulls up to seven twenty five. dealers good to choice eight ninety to eleven dollars. Sheep market with about five thousand head. scattered opening sheep sales and fed lambs around eight four to eight forty eight fifty, best above eight seventy five. fed fall shorn seven forty.

Fed Texas

Henry L Doherty Fortune Bequeathed to Widow

New York January 11 Henry L Doherty's great fortune is left entirely to his widow with no estate value declared. The will was filed for probate today and reports suggest a paper value originally over 100 million dollars, though later figures were far lower but still in the millions.

New York Henry L. Doherty Cities Service

Senate Subcommittee Okays Appointment of Frank Murphy

A Senate judiciary subcommittee recommended confirming Attorney General Frank Murphy as an associate justice of the Supreme Court after he appeared before the group.

Senate Frank Murphy Washington Supreme Court Murphy

Irving Ellis Granted Permit for $7,200 Home

Irving Ellis was granted a city permit for a $7,200 six room brick house at 1500 Parker Street by the city building inspector.

Irving Ellis Parker Street

Carl Hinton to Speak at Canyon Chamber Banquet

Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager Carl Hinton will be the principal speaker at the Canyon Chamber of Commerce annual banquet tonight.

Carl Hinton Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Canyon Chamber of Commerce

Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed by Mrs Vickery

Mrs Elizabeth Vickery says the medicine strengthens her against colds and keeps them away. The ad touts appetite stimulation, digestion support, and nourishment to boost resistance, claiming 30,000,000 bottles used and urging readers to buy today.

Elizabeth Vickery Pierce Dr. Pierce

Amarillo Milk Talk Highlights Underconsumption Issue

Amarillo Rotarians heard Ted Ratcliff urge higher milk intake, noting an average daily consumption of a half pint per person. The dairy inspector outlined milk’s vitamin A value, local industry figures, and the 40 mile by 60 mile Amarillo milk shed with 80 dairymen and 500 workers.

America Mr. Ratcliff Amarillo Dairies Boston Jim Jackson Fay Nicklaus J. J. Fite Amarillo Hotel

Sheppard and McReynolds Visit Amarillo District Office

State Comptroller George H. Sheppard and J W McReynolds director of the motor fuel tax division arrived in Amarillo for a periodic tour of district offices. They will confer tomorrow with Amarillo district director John Wilson and other officials.

George H. Sheppard J. W. McReynolds The Comptroller’s Office Amarillo John Wilson

Red Cross Meeting Set for January 22

Potter County Red Cross chapter chair H. G. Hamrick announced the annual meeting for January 22 at 7 30 pm in the county courthouse chapter office. A 21 member board will be elected, with the new board selecting officers including executive secretary to replace Mrs. Arthur W. Ball who resigned January 1. All dues paying or life and patron members are urged to attend. E. L. Hunter vice chairman, Tom Seay secretary, George Hammock treasurer.

H. G. Hamrick American Red Cross Potter County Hamrick Arthur W. Ball Hamrock E. L. Hunter Tom Seay George Hammock

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