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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
8
The Amarillo Better Business Bureau has saved residents and merchants $10000 in eight months from rackets and false donations. Gordon Morrison outlined the bureau’s work to the Amarillo Rotary Club with slides showing common scams and noted the alliance with Rotary’s second objective. Bert Levy and Irving Toizien participated in the luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel.
War relief drive reports 4184.67 raised with 2585.93 still needed to meet the 6770 quota. Donors include Internation Harvester Company employees 47 American Express employees 7 Hollywood Dress Shoppe employees 12 and many individuals with smaller gifts.
Sheriff quips about returning the Indian goodwill delegation tee pees to Indians after they pitched camp on the courthouse lawn. He jokes that they are giving the outfit back to the Indians as the story unfolds.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kidd wife of Eugene Kidd died after a long illness in a local Amarillo hospital. She had lived in Amarillo for many years. The family home is at Otis Apartments 2306 West Sixth Avenue. The body lay in state at the N S Griggs and Sons Chapel with funeral arrangements pending.
The 1940 Tri-State Fair catalog and premium list are advancing satisfactorily at the Amarlio Hotel lobby offices. Regular patrons are being solicited by mail and telephone, and the budget is over half subscribed. President Ray Pinkney is due back this week from California.
Chinese seniors embrace sea cucumbers as a traditional remedy to regain vitality and youth, turning to the peculiar edible creatures for presumed rejuvenation.
Mayor Rogers expected to return home tomorrow evening after attending a municipal officials convention in Ottawa with Mayor La Guardia. He is in Washington to present a gold invitation to President Roosevelt for the Amarillo Jaycee barbecue.
W H Mason has been elected noble grand of I O O F lodge No 410. The only other newly elected officer is B N Partain as vice grand, succeeding Jim Crystal.
Akron University offers a courses on meeting mingling and marrying the opposite sex. The university program, run by the women's league, has evolved from grooming to personality to mating clinic in recent years.
Chicago report in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes infants from six days to five months may cry aloud at night due to sudden fright rather than cold. The piece warns against pacing the infant and mentions England facing large annual damages from robberies.
A large chamber of commerce delegation sails to Pampa for the Coronado celebration tomorrow. Sam Elkins was named yesterday as goodwill chairman and will lead the 10 oclock trip. The Golden Sandie Band joins the Pampa parade tomorrow afternoon.
An area one mile square can be scented by three drops of skunk musk. More plate glass is used by auto mobiles than by the building industry.
Dr. L F Sheffy head of West Texas State College history spoke to the Optimist Club at the Capitol Hotel. He said Coronado created The Great American Desert legend to excuse his failures and that the Quarto Centennial Expo aims to dispel it to improve U S Mexico relations. Guests included Dr J D Wrather and Boy Scout Executive Will J Hiatt with Dick Bivins presiding.
Amarillo and the Panhandle residents can swim free this Saturday at Thompson Park pool on opening day. City hall announced no admission on the first day and Percy Gibbs said the pool is in good shape and ready for a large turnout.
J. F. Kirkland, Townsend national representative for Dr. Francis Townsend, arrived in Amarillo early today. He predicted a record turnout for the Panhandle meeting with Townsend to speak at a Sunday night rally in Municipal Auditorium.
Hogs totaling about 2000 head sold slowly with declines to 5 15 cents. top hog price 5.10 with ranges from 4.95 to 5.10. Cattle and calves showed mixed movement with a small fed steer supply and steady calves and vealers while cows and bulls lagged. Sheep offered 3500 head with slow sales and lower bids. lambs opened around 25 cents lower though best native spring lambs held above 10.50. Also notes on securities and odd, unrelated trivia follow.
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