20 Jul 1938
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1938
Page
1
The Plains endure a chilly winter forecast while residents press city leaders and game wardens to close City Lake to fishing until crappie reach seven inches. Friction grows as anglers evade rules. debate spans fairness, recreational spending, and lake management.
A local column reports on political whispers favoring McCraw or O Danial with Ernest Thompson boosting one side. It notes Horace Gooch’s appointment as district manager in Amarillo and mentions Starling’s White House visit, plus quirky facts on Socrates, potatoes, and Dillinger lore.
Cross-examination of C L Stokes, patent office solicitor, questions his qualifications to comment on refining chemistry. Gray accuses Danciger of infringing a patented cracked gasoline treatment, seeking an injunction and surrender of gains. Danciger argues their operations fall under an expired Gray patent and that later patents add nothing new.
Funeral services for Mrs Corrine Edwards who died yesterday afternoon in an Amarillo hospital after a long illness will be held at Griggs Funeral Chapel at 10 30 tomorrow morning. She was 55 a native of Mississippi and longtime Amarillo resident survived by husband W S Edwards Dr Pepper Amarillo Bottling Company two brothers William Taylor Houston Samuel Taylor Amarillo two sisters Mrs George C Starner Marion Ohio Mrs George Tobias Memphis Tennessee and Mrs Sue Rowe Memphis Pall bearers Frank Buckingham Mark Harden J N Riggs R G Mills Dean Kirk and W B Patterson Burial will be in Llano Cemetery
Amarillo candidate for Texas governor Ernest O Thompson will address listeners this evening from 6 15 to 6 45 over a mutual Texas radio network including KGNC with about 30 stations statewide. Northwest Texas stations will broadcast the address.
Col E W Starling, White House secret service advance man, spent yesterday in Amarillo meeting Sheriff Bill Adams Chief W R McDowell and Capt Sid Harper. They toured Palo Duro Canyon Buffalo Dam and nearby areas. He praised the orderly crowd and thanked locals for cooperation during President Roosevelt's visit.
Corrigan, the New York born aviator, meets Ireland’s President Douglas Hyde and Prime Minister Eamon de Valera in Dublin after his New York to Dublin flight. He buys two suits and apparel in a Dublin store and plans to fly around the Eiffel Tower on his next trip. back muffler pressure may affect valve performance.
A brief classified item notes refined ladies seeking employment with a call to continue reading on page.
Amarillo committee member George Broome announced available bid forms for the Veterans Hospital site. He urged interested parties to contact him by telephone 2-1109 and noted the $1,435,000 Texas allocation and keen competition as a government representative prepares to inspect Amarillo sites.
Texas game commissioners will align Texas season with federal dates once received from the U S Biological Survey. A commission meeting is set for July 27 as federal dates for hunting span November 15 to December 29. Last year the season ran November 27 to December 26. Federal bag limits will be adopted by the Texas commission.
Attorney General Cummings sues in New York federal court charging eight major film companies with monopolizing the motion picture industry. Principal defendants include Paramount Pictures, Loew's, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Warner Brothers, Twentieth Century-Fox, Columbia, Universal, and United Artists. The claim states major theaters are dominated by these firms.
Grain receipts at the Amarillo Market remained strong after harvest with 55 carloads of new wheat and one carload of rye received today. The Amarillo Grain Exchange inspection department logged the totals as part of a good post harvest period.
The Sun day News-Globe reports prizes for non winning contestants, all based on votes. Each entry adds 1000 votes, with a 500 vote coupon appearing last Sun day. Another coupon arrives next Sunday. Out of town entrants are invited and have equal chances. Clubs enter contestants like Joan Hyland for One Plains Boat Club and Louise Reed for the JBLs. Entries must be completed today.
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