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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1939
Page
2
Local column sketches panhandle activity from hemp of sorghum popping ideas to oil prospects near Amarillo. It highlights Les Whitaker’s rig near town, potential wells, cattle feeding trends, and Karakul sheep imports while mixing in health notes and Roosevelt gossip.
A woman who fled a reformatory with others to California recounted a torn life of love and danger. She later killed her husband after quarrels, then drove to a Cleveland suburb to attend a bridge party. She pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received life imprisonment on March 6, 1928.
Amarillo business outlook is upbeat with optimism for a strong fall season. RuDell's owner-manager George Rudelson predicts high demand, especially in ladies ready to wear, linking success across all lines. He notes Los Angeles conditions are improving but Amarillo still shows faster growth for its size.
Amarillo Bus Company officials seek a 60 day delay to add a second bus by Oct 1 after strikes delayed delivery. The hospital petition asks for service on a 20 minute schedule, but re routing north Fillmore Morningside could disrupt the existing 15 minute loop. City leaders will allow petitioners to be interviewed before action.
More than a thousand lessons were given over six weeks at the Red Cross swimming school at Gem Lake directed by Mrs Lois Snow. Weekly attendance ranged from 569 to 20 with only nine of twenty last-week students passing all tests as the Red Cross tightens qualification for life saving certificates.
The piece names leaders like Clarence Thompson Wes Kleinschmidt Art Hawks and Dr H A Brown in planning a Golden Anniversary event. It notes their effort cost less than a shell from a 16 inch gun and mentions novelty wool suits made of fish alumnen cellulose casein and beechwood. Harold Ickes criticizes journalism as Public Enemy No 1. Jack Garner jokes about Congress adjournment and Texas pecan chards.
Nadine Corley offers reward for return of a gold Banner watch with a diamond on each side lost at Fillmore Park last Tuesday around 4 o'clock. Contact 1019 Johnson Street or dial 6613. Practial nurse ad by Mrs. T. M Roop seeks con finement nursing work with references available from 1909 Buchanan Street.
Postmaster W D DeGrassi invites bids to paint 106 small letter boxes and 29 large storage boxes. Bids must be filed by 2 pm on August 4. The post office will provide paint. bidder supplies brushes and scrapers. Eligible applicants may bid.
Rev. Gerould Goldner described his abduction by Arab kidnappers in Jerusalem after a week in a bed as he waited for release. His father Dr. Jacob Goldner paid between 1300 and 2300 dollars directly to the gang, and the preacher planned an escape with hidden stones and a hat under the bedding.
A constituent letter urges Senator Lee to halt federal spending but asks not to cut any local projects. The Oklahoma Democrat responds in a July 26 dispatch noting concerns over national expenditures and home-ward priorities.
District Clerk Ben Smith started a new fee book today and a divorce petition Pearl Neal versus Rufus Neal was filed. The record book notes parties, attorneys, and the cause of action, with most filings in the old book being divorce petitions.
A car stolen from D. I. Barnett of Miami Texas at Third Avenue and Polk Street in Amarillo on July 16 was recovered in Waco. Police notified local officers and a man was arrested. Sheriffs expect felony theft charges to be filed.
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce canceled its weekly luncheon due to the Golden Anniversary Celebration at Canyon. Many Jaycees attended the Canyon and Randall County birthday party while committee reports led the meeting at the Capitol Hotel. Tom Wingate announced a directors meeting for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Southwestern Public Service Company offices.
A three page note from Mrs West to Superintendent Marguerite Reiley preceded her escape from the reform school with other detainees. The manuscript explains the plan and the use of entrusted keys to exit the facility.
Mentholatum soothes irritated nasal membranes and moisturizes dry nostrils for easier breathing. It also helps sunburn windburn and cracked skin with a simple application at drug counters in jars or tubes for 30 cents.
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