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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
5
A fragmented Amarillo to Denver rail note describes tax changes amid a steam locomotive debate. It compares fuel use and stops of a new streamlined engine versus a conventional steam locomotive on the Fort Worth to Denver line. Local interest in the train’s arrival and potential service expansion is noted.
Amarillo Bar Association adopts memorial resolutions for Judge A B Martin who died last week. The tribute highlights his humble origins, public service, judicial career across Civil and Criminal Appeals and Supreme Court, and his character. The memorial notes sorrow, asks copies be sent to family and courts, and preserves his legacy.
Radio guide lists day and night power for GNC 1410 and KFDA, with a dense lineup of NBC shows from The Telephone Hour to War News, Eddie Gibbons Orchestra, Fred Waring, and more. Afternoon and evening segments feature sports, news, dramas, and music, noting changes for Monday June 24 CST due to network corrections.
An anonymous cowpuncher laments murals in the new federal building poster. He notes details such as cattle being driven to a car, a left side rope, a right hand bridle, a snaffle bit, lack of spurs, hornless cows weighed with iron, inner fence posts, no brands, no gate at the chute, soft saddles, and missing Will Rogers references.
Fort Worth physician Dr. F. A. McKee was elected president of the Chiropody Society of Texas on Sunday, succeeding Dr. Marshall Harvey of Lubbock. The next state convention will be held in Harvey's home city. Other officers named include Dr. M. F. Or of Austin as second vice president.
The Amarillo Air Service now operates at Municipal Field under the Civil Aeronautics Authority with 60 students, planes, and instructors. Ernest Batson, manager, urged students to report on time for their lessons as the service takes over from former manager Charlie Boyd. The field features three runways.
A dense list of 1930s and 1940s radio programs, stations, hosts, and time slots. Notable entries include Paul Sullivan News repeats, Dancing Music Orchestras, The Green Hornet Drama, Blondie and Dagwood, Amos and Andy repeats, Guy Lombardo’s Orchestra, and nightly news and talk segments across NBC CBS WGN WJZ WABC.
Washington reports Mr Citizen with a $3 000 income and a family of three faces higher federal taxes as Congress adds a 10 percent surcharge and cuts exemptions. Calculations show taxes rising from 27 to 49 70, with extra costs on cinema admissions alcohol gasoline radios and tobacco. Citizens expect higher March payments and broader excise hikes in autos tires oil and refrigerators.
The Fort Worth and Denver station draws 50 to 250 spectators nightly to view the 9 45 oclock Burlington diesel electric streamliner. The new engine features a horn on top of the cab and a front nose with a six engine power plant. Taxes loom as income tax changes raise rates and reduce exemptions, with other levies hitting tobacco and liquor after July 1, 1940.
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