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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1941
Page
12
London reports that Buckingham Palace endured an air raid with bombs landing in the courtyard and a lodge house hit killing a policeman while incendiaries burned nearby. Royal household members were unharmed.
Cleveland defense industry officials urged rush use of existing machinery to speed defense production. George T. Trundle Jr. said delays occur when firms wait for new machines, noting half of a contract could be completed with old tools. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers session discussed expediting tanks planes and ammo, and workforce needs.
Police in Amarillo solved a quirky case when an aluminum contraption resembling a typewriter end yielded sunflower seed and a parrot cage. Mrs Francis Abella of the Hollenden Hotel Cleveland identified the box as hers, noting she misplaced it around March 4 while traveling.
A historic ad touts BLACK-DRAUGHT as a leading laxative selling for years. The copy cites gentle relief from constipation headaches bad breath biliousness and lethargy and credits a tonic laxative to tone lazy intestinal muscles. It promises 25 to 40 doses for 25c with a yellow box branding.
Four permits issued by city hall raise Amarillo's 1940 construction total to $422,427. Amos Park, 2622 North Fant Avenue, receives a $3,000 frame addition to a mercantile building. Three dwelling permits follow, including Hugo Loewenstern for a $5,400 residence.
The record notes transfers of a room brick veneer at 1913 Madison Street to A. B. Guynes for 2000 and a five room frame at 219 Prospect Street, and to C. A. Bridges for 2900 and a four room frame at 717 North Cleveland Street. It also mentions that the boomerang was first used by Australian aborigines.
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