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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1941
Page
5
Amargold notes a Waynoka railroad worker fatally injured in a Saturday automobile crash while Oma Blattenburg prepares to move to San Francisco. The piece also covers office transfers, awards, a pay day flu, a painting by a horse incident, and staff changes at Amarillo Santa Fe operations.
January deaths in Amarillo average over one per day with 39 deaths this month versus 42 in January 1940. Last year saw 469 total deaths, 108 by heart disease, and several causes including pneumonia 30 and cancer 29. Non-residents accounted for over 100 deaths. February led months with 48 deaths.
The sequence lists monthly tallies: January 42, March 41, April 39, May 38, June 39, July 40, August 35, September 26, October 32, November 31, December 43. No context or labels provided for meaning or trend.
Birth certificates become increasingly essential for citizens in all walks of life as registration backlogs grow. Amarillo police, many born in states not yet registered, face delays seeking citizenship proofs. Georgia Ferlet, deputy registrar, offers help with birth certificates and required records.
Polk County leads the nation in citrus fruit production, surpassing Los Angeles County in 1939. The shift marks Bartow area gains in the industry as described in Globe-News advertising notes.
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