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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
6
A jumble of brief items from Cincinnati Quincy Kansas City Baldwin Clearwater Burlington report petty thefts odd quotes and job hunt quirks. Notable vignettes include a cab thief claim a $5 405 lost by a governor mansion chef and a stenographer job choice based on a letter ending.
Mrs. J W Oakley of Amarillo endorses Gly-Cas as a cure for rheumatism neuritis stomach liver kidney and blood troubles after claiming ten years of suffering. She credits improved sleep weight loss and regulated digestion after using Gly-Cas and urges others to try the remedy at Fox Drug Co where a Gly-Cas representative markets the product priced at 1 00 per box or six for 5 00 with mail orders and postage rules clarified.
A brief fashion item highlights the Marian Martin frock pattern as easy to sew and likely a winning choice for a sewing or fashion contest. The note emphasizes simplicity and a flattering fit for home dressmaking projects.
Pattern 9640 offers a simple roomy frock with varies necklines and front pleats. It suits active women from students to professionals and accepts many fabrics with sizes 12 through 42. Order by mail with 15 cents and request the spring pattern book for styling ideas.
Rites for William Mack Rogers, retired Randall County farmer, were to be said at 2 PM from the Assembly of God Church with Rev. Arthur Simmonds of Pampa officiating. Burial at Wayside Cemetery, Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers named J. W Horn, L. A. Pierce, Oscar Smith, Roy Walls, R. F. E. Pritchard, and Bill Poster. Rogers died Wednesday evening at his Canyon home on his 49th birthday, survived by his wife, five sons, and seven daughters.
The report recounts Tom Porter losing his lunch box and false teeth, while fellow workers offered no food. In separate items, Walton Hail hires bodyguards before a robbery at his store, and a jail escape plot is uncovered in Goodwater. Other notes include jury duties, a prank on a market, Oklahoma State College spirit funding, and a cyclist killed by a dynamite cap in Geneva.
Edgar Tide Beck admiring blooming pansies in his Bucyrus garden amid cold weather. The hardy flowers defy the chill, offering buds as a sign of resilience against the season's harshness.
A tombstone placed over the grave of Bhen Francis on Nantucket, Massachusetts, was built 25 years ago from 20 cement blocks on two large slabs carved to resemble cobblestones and inscribed with his and his wife’s names.
A county jail inmate escaped his cell at midnight and used a window fire to spread the alarm in the county courthouse. He then returned to the jail, gaining notoriety as a local hero for his bold act.
A Sunday Lesson-Sermon on Life in Christian Science will be read in all Christ Scientist churches on January 19. The Golden Text proclaims that eternal life comes through God and His Son. The cited psalm declares the Lord as light and salvation, and the Science and Health passages describe Life as timeless and eternal I AM.
Annual post office receipts in Greater New York exceed 64 million dollars. Daily handling includes over 12 million pieces of ordinary mail, 135 thousand registered items, 300 thousand pounds of newspapers, and 60 thousand parcel post packages by 18 thousand employees.
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a cure for itch and skin conditions like rash tetter ringworm and eczema. It claims tested medicines kill itching and offers money back on first jar if relief is not achieved.
The advertisement touts Phillips 66 Poly Gas as a high test fuel with enhanced BTUs from a POLYmerization process. It claims reduced choking and faster starts, plus improved mileage and less engine wear due to better heat units and reduced fuel dilution of crankcase oil.
Frank L. Lockwood aged 61 died yesterday at his home then was buried today at Dreamland Cemetery. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. O. Quattlebaum of Canyon Methodist Church and interment was by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. He lived eight miles west of town and is survived by his wife two sons and four daughters.
A Kansas reader extols Black-Draught as a family remedy for constipation and associated ailments. The letter cites quick relief after meals, headaches, and colds, praising the product and recommending Syrup of Black-Draught for children.
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