13 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1938
Page
1
Weather and rural notes describe heavy rains from the Dig cycle in the wheat belt driving up prices, and Amarillo hosting a large volunteer firemen convention with 3000 attendees. The piece champions volunteers, hints at flirtations with local girls and publishes several telephone numbers for dating. A fire at a hospital triggers a $100 reward for information, while a safety committee investigates a shop accident.
The page blends local anecdotes and miscellaneous notes. Reports include a cinema patron’s praise for Taylor film Three Comrades and manager Tucker’s sold-out run extension. a glove found near First National Bank. a Good Samaritan Woodrow Guthrie returning a purse. boy shooting incident near Seventh and Folk streets. wildlife concerns over prairie sparrows. public commentary on traffic light standardization. varying tastes in radio program popularity among Columbia University students. naval costs. insights on British stage virility. global iron production losses. fashion purchasing habits. saccharine facts. Francis X. Brahman’s Hollywood sandwich stand. venom safety myths. tennis racquets from sheep sinew. yacht dock fees. historical death by revolver at St Peters Ark Club. Mexico City altitude. British banquet etiquette. California divorce notes. Tin Pan Alley lyric habits. misquoted Christmas traditions. diamonds maintaining brilliance. car theft arrests and related charges in Amarillo.
Sidney Kring of Harlingen leads a 50 man Rio Grande Valley group to the volunteer firemen's convention. Kring aims to host next year after noting a narrow four vote loss last year.
Funeral services were held in Lubbock for Bradford Knapp 68 president of Texas Technological College and former president of Oklahoma A M College and Alabama Polytechnic College He died here Saturday born in Vinton Iowa He formerly led the states relations service for the U S Department of Agriculture and was dean of agriculture at the University of Arkansas.
The Amarillo Recruiting Station reports strong interest after enlistment applications were reopened last week after a January 14 closure. Four recruits were sent to Fort Warren Wyoming for training in various branches. George H Majors of Plainview joined field artillery at Fort Warren. Infantry recruits James R Jackson White Deer Joseph W Hamlin Pampa Cecil C Slayton Amarillo Carl Summers Childress Robert L Virden Plainview and Edward L Kelly Amarillo were sent to Fort Logan Colorado. Bobby L Watt of Amarillo was sent to the Medical Department at Fitzsimmons General Hospital Denver Colorado.
The Amarillo Globe reports preparations for the state firemen convention at Municipal Auditorium with Governor Allred sending greetings and invitation notes. Old volunteer firemen, including former chiefs, are invited to take seats on the opening program stage. Mayor Rogers and Ed Fisher will welcome attendees, with speeches by Marvin Hall and H. B. Satterfield addressing pension law details.
In Austin the state democratic executive committee meets to certify a long ballot for July 23. Amarillo contenders include James Cade opposing Marvin Jones, and Ernest Thompson contesting bills with Vernest Thompson and Attorney General Bill McCraw’s Panhandle visits. Thompson headlines events at a firemen’s convention KGNC and Elwood Park as campaigns roll through the Panhandle and Potter County. A joking quip labels federal aid as "poil-priming."
Collier led a search party to the crash site and counted eight bodies. a ninth may be inside the plane. The recovered items included a brief case with the initials of Hervey M. Salisbury, a 31 year old passenger. Authorities coordinate the scene under Yosemite Park superintendent L A Merriman. The plane carried Pilot Graves and Salisbury along with co pilot C W Wallace 29 J Tracy Dirlam 22 his sister Mary Lou Dirlam 19 both Stanford students Mr and Mrs L B Waltz Victor Krause and Martha M Wilson 23 stewardess.
A five county group led by Albert K. Mitchell and including commanders and commissioners rode from Amarillo to Santa Fe to seek 25 500 dollars to fund a campaign against a severe grasshopper invasion in northeastern New Mexico. W. J. Van London inspected the area yesterday as the group pushed toward a conclusive war.
Mitchell says private funds exhausted and levy increase needed for next fiscal year to cover a 1065 daily expense for two weeks plus about 15000 for cleanup until fall. About 960000 acres remain infested and a two week campaign to control insects before flying will cost 10500.
Captain Line announced that the Department of Public Safety safety experts are on the road to set up safety lanes with one to be in operation in Amarillo within weeks. The district patrol chief said the force is cooperating with police and sheriff departments to combat traffic accidents and urged citizen cooperation to save lives.
The Senate Appropriations Committee reported the last supply bill of the session totaling about 278 million dollars for miscellaneous purposes including 35 million to start naval expansion. It added about 1 million to the second deficiency bill but could not give exact totals due to last minute changes.
Toronto dispatch reports Heywood Broun president of the American Newspaper Guild declares the union seeks peace and unity within the labor movement but not at the cost of industrial unionism. He says the guild will push for unity between the AFL and the CIO while preserving core union principles.
County Judge Carroll Pearce of Falls County was bitten by a black widow spider during a Bayside fishing trip. His lower body was paralyzed and he was admitted to a hospital in Woodboro where physicians reported he was somewhat better.
Ray Lee faced Justice of the Peace H. W. Duke after entering a store to meet a complaint over a worthless check. He pleaded guilty to swindling by worthless check and promised restitution, with sentencing deferred until payment is made.
The article outlines wage scales rising to 40 cents an hour over seven years with exceptions. It sets 44, 42, then 40 hour max weeks, time and a half for overtime, and specific exemptions for seasonal, fixed agreements, and perishables. An independent administrator in the labor department would enforce the rules.
Mabel Howell faces charges of assault with intent to kill in the knifing of H. B. Mitchell. Justice of the Peace B. W. Duke sets bond at $2,500.
The Potter County commissioners court and the hospital board meet at 9 am to discuss collaborating with the federal government on a $250000 Northwest Texas Hospital improvement project. The plan would double capacity, with the county to raise about $138500 via bonds. The meeting was delayed from this afternoon due to board members' workload.
A tremor was felt across Belgium for the third consecutive day on June 13, with reports of repeated earthquake shocks throughout the country. No major damage reported as residents brace for possible aftershocks.
Fire Chief George B. Cooper reports a three alarm blaze but also notes a huge convention in the works. He says hotel reservations include twelve tourist cabins for the Austin delegation and six for El Paso as bidders prepare for next year’s event. Galveston and Harlingen expect active campaigns for the sixty third annual convention. Special invitations with cartoon covers were sent to four state governors, though none will attend.
A man on vacation near Yosemite ventured toward Buena Vista Park hoping to locate a missing airliner. After slipping into a stream and returning for snowshoes, he reached the Buena Vista area and found wood debitage it led to the downed craft twenty yards away.
Any person can have his car tested free of charge. Brakes the horn steering gear lights and other equipment on the car will be tested for safety and compliance.
An advertising claim promotes Leto's gum remedy with a money back offer if the first bottle fails to satisfy. The notice appears as a drugstore ad from City Drug Store.
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