20 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
1
Weather shows fog with clouds as Amarillo residents discuss health through daily walking and fitness. The column promotes used car bargains, notes local bus issues, and highlights Helen Keller's auditorium appearance with affordable admission.
Amarillo reports 12 measles cases last year with one augmented by complications resulting in a death. Health officials note measles is reportable but not quarantinable and emphasize contagiousness and higher impact on adults amid a nationwide epidemic.
Lost big brown mixed breed dog with Newfoundland and German police markings last Saturday. Reward offered, call 2-2122. Also missing a white gold wrist watch with plain design in uptown Amarillo, last Saturday. Reward offered, no other details.
A lighthearted poem-satire about an oil rig and contractor Bill before Christmas. It humorously chronicles equipment failures and decay on Tack No Two, ending with a hopeful note about forthcoming production despite the rig’s woes.
A reader letter from Chester R. Hook of Amarillo recounts a 1934 Dallas trip and a geologist's tip about oil near Amarillo. He suggests drilling west of Country Club Terrace to find rich Texas oil and notes concern over a potential oil boom disrupting the town.
Huntsville prisoners resume daily work and meals after a radio celebration marking the third anniversary of "Thirty Minutes Behind the Walls." Gov. O Danie l participated from Austin, amid large audience involvement and telegrams requesting a longer air time.
Washington reports the War Department will demobilize national guard units after one year of federal service barring a grave emergency. The policy applies to inductees under the selective service act and aims to maintain full land forces at about 1,418,000 through new selective service quotas and three year enlistments. The breakdown plans for June include roughly 500,000 regulars and 600,000 or more selectives with 300,000 to 375,000 guardsmen.
Mrs Esther Baker of Ty ler Texas says Gly-Cas eased a year of dizzy spells gas pain headaches and digestive troubles. She reports improved digestion elimination of impurities better sleep and renewed strength after using Gly-Cas. Fox Drug Co sells Gly-Cas locally and in surrounding towns.
Chiropractor Roy G. Moore was acquitted by a county court jury after a swift deliberation. A prior trial ended in a deadlocked jury.
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