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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1941
Page
3
Uncle Sam ships about 3 300 tons or 82 carloads of stamps annually. LaGuardia Airport in New York, the world’s busiest, employs about 4 500 people.
The county faces an off year voting period with city and school measures on the ballot. About 3 000 have paid poll taxes. up to 10 000 may be qualified if payments come in by Friday. You must pay your own poll tax or your spouse’s. paying for neighbors is not allowed. Friday is the deadline.
Amarillo merchants sponsor a "Who's Got It" contest asking entrants to find the oldest photograph or bill. Edwards Studio has many tin-type memories. Southwestern Public Service offers a $10 prize for the oldest light bill. Blackburn Brothers challenge includes an overcoat bought January 1909 by Earl Prosser of Slaton.
At 1 PM the Dow Jones averages show Industrials at 129.20 up 20, Railroads 29.74 up 15, Utilities 20.34 up. Listings include Nash Kelvinator Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Pr New York Shipbuild North Amer Co Pac Gas & El Packard Met Paramount Pix Penney Penn RR Phelps Dodge Phillips Pet Plymouth Oil Rem Rand Reo Motors Sears Roebuck Shell Union Oil Simmons Socony Vac Sou Pac Stand Brands Stan Oil Cal Stan Oil Ind Stan Oil N J Stewart Warn Studebaker Tex Gulf Prod Tex Gulf Sulphur Tide Water Oil Tex Pac Coal & Oil Trans & West Air Tex Corp Union Carbide.
Judge E C Nelson renews attack on night spots as potential crime breeders. He urges the 47th court grand jury to indict for forgery and perjury if clear cases arise. Weekend reports note drunken driving arrests in Amarillo and nearby areas with named suspects and charges.
Rio Grande Valley hosts a cooking contest with 50 year veteran Garwood and wives, Jenks Mode and Mason King showcase exotic dishes like wop salad, caviar on rye, and a ship shipped fish. Fred Short’s baked ham and Tom Dearen’s biscuits win praise as judges sample upside down cake and chop suey.
Mrs Peak praises flavor as Lee Bivins earns honorable mention for enchiladas that have judges mouths watering. Mrs Short exclaims excitement and novelty in the show, noting the fun and sincerity behind the contest beyond the $50 prize. Do contestants plan another event next year.
Speaker Sam Rayburn and Majority Leader John W. McCormack forecast an overwhelming House vote for the Britain aid bill as hearings wrap in the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens. McCormack said he would be disappointed if the measure is not reported in time for House action next Monday.
Mr. Collman forecasts a cold wave miss for the region with partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. He expects little moisture and a high around 50 degrees. Tonight's low near 25 rural, 31 in town, mirroring last night, with a light north breeze. Massachusetts bought Maine for 5334 in 1652. New York City employs over 21000 postal workers.
Advert shows Aspironal as a fast remedy for cold misery. It warms, relieves nose streaming and eye irritation, and eases nasal congestion. It claims gentle bowel movement and offers a money back trial, with a half dollar family size price at drugstores.
A charity event in Amarillo splits proceeds between local Crippled Children's Council and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The plan includes four venues the Nat Amarillo Hotel Aviatrix Club and Mayfair Night Club with tickets sold at local drugstores and clubs. A Negro basketball game at Cathedral Hall also benefits the fund.
A compact weather data note cites a large global feature and mentions the St. Lawrence River origin in Minnesota. The text combines bureau data with unrelated facts about telephone counts and river sources.
Amarillo Potter County families on the Food Stamp Plan will receive the same foods in February with the removal of fresh cabbage from the list. Surplus foods available include grapefruit, oranges, apples, pears, onions (not green onions), potatoes, butter, raisins, rice, pork lard, all pork except preserved in metal or glass, corn meal, eggs, dried prunes, hominy grits, and dry goods.
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