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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1941
Page
2
Amarillo readers urge Rock Island to cut trackside weeds threatening safety and property values. The column catalogs local concerns from weather notes to garden bloom lists and hints at an oil-well celebration near Sixth and Polk while noting civic pride and community quirks.
Serena Walter, 22 months old, narrowly avoids severe harm when knocked down and run over by a car driven by her father as he backfired into Hap's Garage. She suffered bruises and scrapes, with X rays showing no fractures or internal injuries. The incident occurred around 11:30 am on North East Eighth Avenue.
A collage of classified requests as readers seek housework baby care and part time mornings afternoons and summer employment. Entries include teen girl 14 seeking housework or child care references provided and phone numbers for contact. a colored young woman seeks morning hours 7687 call mornings. a 29 year old non-drinker seeks companionship and employment. a Amarillo woman Miss Jane Flick seeks summer housework child care or elder care. a plainview Texas woman seeks afternoon work and references. a mother with a small son requests regular afternoon work and house duties. a reader requests help locating a lost bluish gray Persian kitten with limp. notes about used oil barrels from Western Auto store via John Pool manager. several other personal job requests including yard work cooking and Christian home housecleaning.
Ross Rogers former mayor turned the first shovel to launch the $234 000 improvement program at English Field Amarillo airport. City commissioners city manager H Ernest Smith former commissioner Thornton Oxnard port operator Lee Moor of El Paso and government engineers attended. Equipment to build the two long runways was moved to the port yesterday by the contractor.
John FE Hill, head of the Amarillo based Hill Investment Co, was injured in a motor car accident near Dexter New Mexico. He was transported to St Marys Hospital in Roswell with a hip injury described as not serious. Hill was alone on a business trip and departed Amarillo yesterday. Mrs Hill was notified by long distance telephone at 9 30 this morning.
Chevrolet truckmen from the Panhandle region gather at the Herring Hotel for a training session led by Ward Watson zone truck manager and L. F. Stangel assistant zone truck manager both from Oklahoma City. About 40 truckmen attend.
Lyndon Johnson trails Gov. W. Lee O Daniel in U S Senate returns and conducts a county by county survey. He telegrams Potter County Clerk Hubert Cole to report county results to the election bureau and the secretary of state.
Atlantic City on July 1 the American Optometric Association urged vivid vehicle colors to improve visibility. The motor vision committee proposed white for trucks and aluminum green yellow and orange for cars to reduce highway crashes.
The article notes unofficial returns showing Governor W. Lee ODaniel with a 379 vote lead in the United States Senate race over Lyndon B. Johnson. The Oklahoma governor Phillips congratulated ODaniel on the lead as the Texas Senate adjourned after a brief morning session. A road bond surplus question was discussed with Sulak seeking authority to instruct the committee to report.
Livestock: hogs salable 3000 total. prices steady to 10c lower. Cattle salable 4000 with calves 450. fed steers and yearlings active and steady to 15c higher in spots. Sheep salable 4500. native lambs weak 25c lower. Texas wethers $5.75. NoteJune 30 lambs born 1940 classified as yearlings. Financial Security Fund liquidating at $1.47 and offering $1.62.
The Maverick Club clubhouse got a new roof donated by Amarillo roofing firms with labor from Texas Roofing Co. Materials came from numerous lumber companies aided by Coca Cola Bottling, and Mavericks Oscar Robbins W T Stevens and Ed Phillips helped. Ralph Dykeman thanked all contributors. August Kotter of Nuremberg is credited with inventing the first rifle in 1500.
The Senate unanimously confirmed Clyde Q Eastus to be U S Attorney for the northern Texas district. North Carolina produced 600000000 pounds of tobacco in 1940, the state’s largest crop ever.
A swarm of bees took shelter in the walls of the Ra residence in Niles and have extended their presence into a bedroom, music room, and living room. Richard Rapp and family cope as the buzzing intruders occupy their home.
Col. E. A. Simpson announced the resignation of N. F. Nelson as assistant manager of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. The lettered resignation takes effect July 15 and Nelson plans to enter private business.
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