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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1938
Page
1
A nostalgic column blends weather notes with farm life jokes and long reflections on farming economics. It touches on inflation, farm prices, and public policy while sharing quirky anecdotes and celebrity notes, including Robby Taylor and a firemen’s benefit in Amarillo.
Theodore S. Garrett a 36 year old copy writer for Young and Rubicam won a 500 dollar prize from the New York Sun for the best promotional campaign on Father's Day. His four ads titled The Time the Old Man Licked Me To the Man I Called a Tightwad My Father is Funny About Presents and When Pop Was 21 were judged best among 69 entries.
The United Council for Civilian Relief in China plans 2000 Chop Suey dinners in U S cities on June 17 to raise funds for non combatant relief in China. Tickets for the Bowl of Rice Party cost 50 cents, directed by Theodore Roosevelt Jr and local council chair Melburn Easum. A committee meeting is set for 8 PM Wednesday at Parlor A Amarillo Hotel.
Former Oregon governor Pierce, 77, proclaims victory in a milk contest sponsored by the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation. He recalls milking cows and criticizes Democrats as hampered by Republicans over 12 years. The event features Holsteins and Guernseys on a Maryland farm as the contest runs ten minutes.
Robert Nixon an 18 year old Negro confessed to killings and assaults in Chicago and Los Angeles over the past two years. His latest confession concerns attacks on Alda Deery and Virginia Austin. Police had known suspect Thomas McCall 39 was convicted in the Austin case and in Joliet penitentiary awaiting further action.
In a contentious scene, Gillette defends a state party plan to nominate delegates, arguing it threatened voters’ constitutional right to choose their congressional representatives. Senator Burke of Nebraska calls the renomination proof that national politics abuses relief funding, while Rep. Maverick of Texas weighs in on the Iowa race between Gillette and Wearin.
Funeral services for Buck Talley of Monahans and his relatives are set for 3 PM Wednesday at the Pampa First Christian Church with Rev. John Mullen officiating. Surviving relatives include two sisters Mrs C L Thomas of Pampa and Mrs Lila Preslar of Houston, and two brothers Carl Talley of Pampa and Harley Talley of Miami.
A big German police dog on a farm near Beardstown Illinois killed a mother squirrel and its owner Mrs C A Vallery rescued the baby. The dog now treats the survivor as a companion. Asia contains half the population of the world.
Three men held up the Bradley bank at 9:10 A M and fled after a fusillade of shots. They escaped with 4685 dollars and 25 cents, over two dollars short of the amount. Assistant cashier Jack Meek said the bandits headed south on the Shreveport highway in a maroon two door sedan of 1938 model with Louisiana plates.
Gorge Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty in county court to theft of property valued over $50. He was sentenced to 6 days in jail and court costs.
Farmers and ranchers of the Texas Panhandle and Northeastern New Mexico call a grasshopper control meeting in Dalhart at 8 tonight. Albert Mitchell of New Mexico and R R Reppert of Texas will attend, joined by Fred G Butcher of the federal grasshopper control office. Infestation across the region is at least three times worse than last year and worsens as the long winged migratory hopper nears wing formation in ten days to two weeks, after which poisoning is nearly impossible.
Hermon C. Pipkin Jr returns to Amarillo from Austin after five years at the University of Texas. He graduated Amarillo High School with highest honors in 1931, attended Kemper Military Academy, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, and completed his law degree this spring and passed the state bar. He plans a California vacation before August 1 and will join the law firm Adkins Pipkin Madden and Keffer.
Texas can still boast of having the littlest treasurer for the biggest state if either of two candidates for state treasurer are elected. Charley Lockhart, 45 inches tall, seeks re election. Lewis C Foster of Fort Worth is almost as short and uses crutches. He is a wholesale hat salesman and stacks hats on his head to astonish customers.
L D Heyser told his office today that his son C H Heyser the Potter County treasurer is showing gradual improvement while being treated for a throat ailment in a Dallas hospital. He had been critically ill.
In Yucatan state, Mexico, authorities announce the creation of work camps as part of a criminal rehabilitation program aimed at reducing recidivism and aiding reintegration into society through structured labor and oversight.
In Indianapolis on June 7 a youthful stranger bragged about knife throwing. Eleven year old James Down stood with his back to a barn as the stranger tossed a blade. the boy was injured and police provided first aid at the scene.
A report notes Jimmy sustained a knife imbedded in his shoulder and authorities searched for an expert but could not locate one. The fragment hints at an investigation or medical attention but provides no further names or outcomes.
The queen is reported to have a slight cold and remains at the Royal Lodge Windsor as a precaution. The report notes no serious illness and says she will resume duties after recovery. In 1937 a separate note mentions 51 airline stewards in the United States married.
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