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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1936
Page
5
Walter Irvin Inc local Ford dealer adds a gallon glass jug in the drivers compartment and a Zenith tester connected to the fuel line. It is marked in fractions so passengers may check speedometer readings against gasoline used. Reported mileage results are highly satisfactory.
Paris July 9 armed force will be used with care to oust strikers who refuse to evacuate business places. Salengro said policemen without bayonets will enforce the plan after appeals by mayor, union delegate, and MP fail. Strikes continue in Strasbourg plants and St Nazaire naval shipyards. Souvlaki described as mainstay Greek traveler’s diet uses bamboo skewers for roasted pork and lamb.
Clyde Holtzclaw was elected president of the Amarillo Retail Druggists Association in the annual election. He succeeds J. B. LeVert as president, with Earl Swanner named vice-president and Carl Ray re-elected secretary. Ben Ratliff and Oscar Randall join the board alongside existing members, as LeVert and J. Sam Orr retire. The group met at the Southwestern Drug Corporation with R. H. Epperson as Amarillo branch manager. The new officers pledge greater activity for the coming year.
Walter Woodward of Coleman was elected president of the State Bar Association in Dallas, defeating Joe H. Barwise of Fort Worth, with D. A. Simmons named vice president and George C. Gaines Jr. re elected secretary. A thirteenth juror was urged as an alternate to speed justice. The association endorsed allowing uncorroborated accomplice testimony in fences cases when stolen goods are found with the accused. A proposal aimed to simplify theft related charges to curb evasion through technicalities.
Vincent and Tol Avery of Amarillo play key roles in the Cavalcade of Texas at the Dallas Centennial. Vincent portrays Gaspardo de Anayas governor of Coahuila, while Tol delivers narration. Both are sons of Harve Avery, living in Dallas, with past stage experience. A cancer death toll last year reached 140771, versus 75500 from tuberculosis.
Preliminary plans outline a meeting of druggists from the 31st Senatorial District to be held in the near future. The article notes national telephone penetration at 13.3 telephones per 100 people, illustrating widespread communications.
An advertisement promotes Five Star Ointment as a remedy to rid itch rash tetter foot itch ringworm and eczema. It claims to include medicines that kill itching and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
A demonstration shows that fuel efficiency need not sacrifice power smoothness or pickup. Standard Ford V-8s nicknamed Scottie are being showcased nationally to prove the point, according to officials.
An old advertisement touts Marmola as a simple solution to excess fat. It claims a tiny gland regulates fat burning and that Marmola tablets from a medical lab correct this, offering a painless alternative to dieting and exercise with a guaranteed formula disclosed on the package.
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