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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1945
Page
7
Captain Charlie Alford of Pampa described a 32 year old Moroccan sultan visiting a golf course with five caddies and a 150 man guard in three Rolls-Royces. He recounted Arab dining etiquette, long meals, mint tea, and rugs, noting the guard and impressive mounts.
All unpaid county and state taxes become delinquent on June 30 with 11 percent penalty and 1 dollar per rendition. Current taxes past due incur 7 percent penalty. Taxes collected last month totaled 4133.92, with current payments 1063.85 and delinquents 1809.03. Highway fees 6999.19, passenger licenses 4065.94, trailer licenses 1091.48.
The article explains how teeth function in chewing and details meat supply sources in the United States. Sixty seven percent comes from federally inspected plants, twenty one percent from plants without federal inspection, and twelve percent from farm slaughter.
The report notes trouble with people tapping lines and stealing gasoline. It claims that Arabs have learned this trick, using gasoline to fuel fires for cooking and to stay warm at night.
A drug claims to destroy intestinal germs and worms in chickens when given in water or feed. It keeps fowls free of blood-sucking insects, improves appetite and egg production, and costs little. Money back if unsatisfactory. Cretney Drug 600 Polk.
Amarillo has contributed one third of the $11,000 Potter County quota for a cancer campaign. Willard W. Phillips says more solicitation letters go out this week to Amarillo residents as part of a Texas wide effort. Contributions may be mailed to Charles A. Fisk, treasurer.
Five thousand years ago Thuban marked the celestial pole during pyramid construction. Now the wobble has shifted it far from the pole to a position between the Little Dipper bowl and the middle star of the Big Dipper’s handle.
In Boston the Catholic Archbishop Richard J. Cushing faced a practical request from a Sister of Mercy celebrating her 40th anniversary. She asked for a potato masher as a simple, useful present, a gift that reportedly cost about 600 dollars in total.
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