West Texas Hospital Saturday
West Texas Hospital event noted for Saturday at 3606 Van Buren Street.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1940
Page
9
West Texas Hospital event noted for Saturday at 3606 Van Buren Street.
A list of social notices includes a wedding in Clovis for Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Earnest and their two week honeymoon abroad, plus multiple family and friend movements and medical updates across several addresses and cities. Names include Mrs. Beck Atkinson, Mrs. Kay Cathcart, and Mrs. Lillian Vaughn with associated locations like Hughes Street and Line Avenue.
E. T. Dusty Miller, congressional candidate, will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday in North Amarillo Park at the tennis courts. Residents are invited to drive out to the park for the rally. Miller will also attend the Canadian rodeo Wednesday and the Clarendon Coronado celebration Thursday after treatment for an injury.
Ernest O. Northcutt of Amarillo, an attorney with 20 years in the county, declares his bid for Potter County judge. He cites probate, civil and criminal experience, plus his teaching and coaching background to address juvenile issues. He pledges economy, efficiency, courtesy, and fairness in service to all, asking for votes.
Amarillo plans no organized delegations to Fourth of July events in the Panhandle. The Chamber of Commerce says the good will committee cannot cover every celebration, though Amarilloans are expected to attend some events.
Four teenagers and a young woman charged with murder in the exposure killing of Charles Sanders, 48, a Yale Idaho retiree. The suspects George Sanders 16 Joseph Sanders 20 Florence Phillips 18 and Chester Phillips 22 allegedly lured Sanders for a ride, tied him, and left him abandoned in the desert. Sanders died after a long exposure period.
The Santa Fe system shows 24 777 carloadings for the week ending June 29 1940, down from 27 124 in 1939. Receipts from connections total 5 188 versus 5 410 in the prior year week. Total cars moved reach 29 965 compared with 32 534 in 1939. The preceding week this year saw 25 736 cars handled.
Courthouse records list transfers including many house lots in Wolflin Ridgemere and Roberts areas with prices mainly 10 dollars. Several vehicle trades are named such as Oldsmobile coupe Buick sedans Desoto and Chevrolet models exchanged among buyers and sellers.
The largest bass taken at Fiiffalo Lake Thursday in the Annual Fourth of July Fishing Rodeo will win five dollars, and the angler may keep the fish. Concessionaire Jim Golding posted the cash prize yesterday with preparations underway at the lake for anglers.
Amarillo merchants warned late yesterday that Fourth of July shopping should be completed before tomorrow night as the Amarillo Retail Merchants Association and many grocery stores will close at regular time tomorrow and stay shut all day Thursday. Downtown stores also indicate closures. Grocery chains named include Harris Food Stores and Furr Food Stores among others. Red and White stores list many locations such as John Barton and Bordwell's Table Supplies.
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