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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1934
Page
2
Potter County officials plan an indoor stairway and shelf installation in the county library basement to create a junior department for students ahead of final exams. They seek a $20,000 general obligation bond to back a possible PWA loan for a library wing, contingent on voter approval if the grant is allowed.
A collection of short help wanted notices from Tack column letters. listings seek day or hourly work by an 18 year old girl, housekeeper and nurse positions, companion roles, a dog for adoption, a permanent housekeeper job, a blue love bird miss, farmhand work for a couple, and a teenage boy seeking any work to support his mother.
A young couple ages 22 and 30 request immediate help with baby clothes sheets pillowcases and gowns plus clothing for older children as they seek ranch or farm work. Edd Hill in Dalhart Texas offers potential contact. A 12 year old reports losing glasses while selling magazines between Glenwood and unspecified area.
Amarillo area Boy Scouts opened a leadership training school at the high school armory. Mayor Ross D. Rogers spoke as a bell rang to mark the start. Herman Pipkin noted bells signify good speeches, while the mystery bells tied to class periods by the night CWA schedule. The 223 attendees formed 11 patrols and will progress through Tenderfoot to Second Class ranks with staff including Joe Dooley Arthur Graham and Paul as chief. Meetings run 7:30 p.m. nightly.
Dr. Roy Snodgrass of First Christian Church separated facts from legend in a Kiwanis talk on St. Patrick. He noted the saint did not drive snakes from Ireland but advised courage and religious pioneering as timeless examples. Two new members joined, bringing total inductees to fourteen in recent weeks.
A collection of requests and notices seeking help and jobs. A man reports lost glasses calling for a call to 7076 offering a reward. Several individuals offer mending, rug donations, and various employment needs in Amarillo with addresses and names such as Andrew Hester and Dora Cobb.
Samuel Eugene Davis aged 50 died at 709 North Lincoln Street at 5 am after a brief illness. He resided in Amarillo 29 years and worked as a tailor for 14 years. Survived by his widow Mrs. 8. E. Davis, three daughters Dena Mae Doris Dawn, two sons Eugene and Sammy, and four sisters Mrs. Zack Oswalt Fayette Ala Mrs. Jimmie Howell Dallas Mrs. H. H. Moore Texarkana and Mrs. Leslie Moore Texarkana. Services 2 pm Wednesday at Pierce Street Baptist Church Rev. J. D. Horton officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home in charge.
Infant Pauline Beard daughter of Mr and Mrs O C Beard of East Sixth Avenue is to be buried at Llano Cemetery after death at a local hospital. Rites to be held at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home at 3 pm conducted by Rev J D Horton. Survivors include four brothers and a sister John William Sonny Boy James Dora Lee. The Beards recently moved from Vernon.
A stream of personal notices seeks support and work. Contains appeals from Mrs Blake and Mrs Townsend offering services, seeking employment, references, and even bartering for a radio. Also includes a ranch and dairy hand request from H Alter of Canyon Texas and notes about community aid and moral spirit.
Community Chest directors approved a resolution to prorate all pledges among participant agencies. Some agencies exhausted their shares early while others spent little. officials urged the public to fulfill pledges promptly to support ongoing operations.
The Shirley Ann Fund contributions continue to rise and now total 637.17. The list includes News-Globe subscribers, local residents, businesses like Phillips Petroleum and Amarillo firms, and multiple individuals from Clarendon to Borger. Several entries mention specific small gifts and organizational backers, reflecting broad community support.
Dr Francis F Lucas of Bell Laboratories reports to Franklin Institute on ultraviolet light analysis of living cancer cells. The study shows cancer cell membranes differ from normal cells, with nucleus shells absorbing energy at distinct rates. Findings trace the destruction potential of specific ultraviolet wavelengths on malignant tissue and align with Penn and Illinois team efforts.
Kansas City markets show 3,500 hogs fairly active at top 418 dollars per 170-200 pounds, cattle 6,500 calved, steers and cows steady to higher, sheep strong with lambs around 8 to 9 dollars for 90 pound quality. New Orleans cotton opens firmer with May at 12.34 and July 12.44, stock market sections note a steady to stagnant session with limited turnover as labor hearings loom and currency expansion fears persist.
The program will replace CWA on many jobs as 19 counties including Dallam Sherman Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb Hartley Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill Oldham Potter Carson Gray Wheeler Deaf Smith Randall Armstron Donley move to the new plan. Elrod says demobilization of CWA lowers county quotas and the new setup will maximize employment and allow up to 24 hours where full time is needed.
A Lakeville Indiana mother praises Nujol as a natural regulator that helped her and her two daughters achieve daily regularity after years of illness. She urges readers to publish their own Najol stories and buy it at drug stores in plain Najol or Cream of Najol flavors.
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