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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
1
Eddie Johnson recounts a severe horse accident and urges grand reception for President Roosevelt in Ellwood Park. He stresses safety, large turnout, and disciplined behavior, noting armed guards, parade routes, and crowd control measures as Amarillo prepares for the major stop.
Amarillo Day Nursery staff plan a special Monday President's Day event inviting care for non-regular children until 8 30 pm. A 6 pm light meal is set, with a trained supervisor and a per hour nominal fee. Children must be clean and adaptable to care from others. Arrangements via Amarillo Day Nursery 9643.
Two colored women offer care and housekeeping services with references at 203 Van Buren Street and 1906 A Johnson Street. A widow seeks domestic work at La Verif Price 901 North Pierce Street, with experience in laundry and house work. A 14 year old girl requests domestic work with references. A 37 year old meat cutter with chain store experience offers gas engine, mechanical work, double entry bookkeeping and typing skills.
The Historical Committee of the Will Rogers Memorial Celebration expands with new appointees including Royal Pendleton Stratford J M Noel McLean I D Shaw H W Jennings Clovis N M Roy Williams Clovis N M Judge KB F Lakey Farwell P A Lyon Spearman A F Barkley Spearman Clyde T Price Clarendon Bill Shirley Larbuddie R H Kinsley Friona J W Jersig Bovina John Aldridge Farwell Frank Lobate Ft Sumner N M Jesus Silva Ft Sumner N M Mount Kilimanjaro British East Africa noted as Africa’s highest peak at 19321 feet.
President Roosevelt urged voters to elect forward looking representatives as about 100000 gathered in Muskingum Park. He praised Senator Robert J Bulkley for safeguarding reforms and pointed to the contest with George White in the Senate race.
W J Tindale of Slocum British Columbia was bruised as a Zephyr type plane on the Northwest line crashed near an airport after takeoff. Other onboard included P S Bris lawn Wallace Ida C V Gary Chicago W C Billinger Bremerton G B Tessum Billings and L Dean co-pilot. Inspector Niemeyer said tail flutter hazard prompted grounding last winter and the accident remains under investigation.
Mrs. Sadie Leslie Monssen of Brooklyn, widow of Lieut. Mons Monssen, learns HOLC plans to sell her home while the Navy intends to name a destroyer after her late husband. Sale halted by court order as details unfold amid a broader string of personal intrigues and public notices.
Rebels advance toward Almenara, the Key to Valencia, as columns surge across the broad Mediterranean coastal plain of eastern Spain toward the frontier town of Hendaye near the Franco Spanish border.
The writer Erich Maria Remarque and 68 others were stripped of German citizenship today, most of them Jewish. In the United States accidents claim 11 lives and 1,100 injuries hourly, with U S death from accidents ranking second after heart disease and cancer.
The Texas Machinery Company was awarded a bid for a one man motor driven road maintainer. The Gallon 1938 hydraulic tandem drive machine will cost the city 5049 dollars plus 250 dollars for a scarifier attachment. City manager H R Smith announced the figures. Also at a city commission meeting, the independent audit of city books by Dempsey A Wynn Co. was accepted.
Former Amarillo mayor leads ticket efforts as Thompson rally draws Panhandle interest. Editors from Fort Worth to San Antonio cover the event while polls differ on state sentiment. Bob Alexander leads for speaker amid general land office race. Canyon rally hosts Randall and 47th judicial candidates with Potter County gathering for mingling and pie.
In Shanghai on July 8 Japanese authorities protested to U S Marines over the eviction of Japanese gendarmes and plainclothes police from the International Settlement defense zone. The protest followed 20 hours of anti Japanese terrorism on the war’s first anniversary, with eight Japanese dead and many wounded. Chinese assailants were involved. police rounded over 1,000 Chinese suspects. A British soldier was among the injured. A separate note stated married middle aged women reportedly live longer than widows or spinsters.
The Texas governor race heats up as W Lee O Daniel enters the contest challenging Bill McCraw and Jesse Thompson. Reports from Amarillo and nearby areas suggest O Daniel’s growing threat, with supporters noting Thompson remains the longtime favorite while McCraw’s faction shows concern.
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