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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
5
Mrs. Robert C. Walker visits Dallas with new granddaughter Mildred Sharron. Amarillo residents travel to Oklahoma City and Lynchburg while others host guests from Japan and Canada. Oldest citizens share tips for staying young, and a moving-into list tracks recent relocations around town.
Mrs. Mary Rhodes of Amarillo reports a dramatic improvement after using Hoyt's Compound. She describes long sleepless nights and digestive distress easing, with sleep now lasting eight to ten hours and kidneys and nerves steadier. Sold by Cretney Drug Stores in Amarillo and other towns, $1.25 per bottle or two for $2.00.
Racing driver Wilbur Shaw was reported safe in a northern Sonora village after an overnight missing flight. Mexican informants said Shaw arrived about 10:30 P.M. and was unhurt, while earlier radio updates described drifting, following a railroad track, and seeking landing lights near a town. Shaw departed Love Field, Dallas, at 2:58 P.M. aboard a Beechcraft from Firestone Rubber Company.
Father Thomas M. Kennedy reports unusually large audiences at Sacred Heart cathedral missions with Sunday and Monday crowds possibly the largest ever. Extra chairs were needed as overflow filled aisles and vestibule. sermons titled The Difficult Commandment and The Greatest Love Story Ever Written are planned for upcoming evenings at 7:30. Morning masses at 6:30 and 8:00 complete the schedule. public invited by Rev. Drury, rector.
A 30 year old Black man admitted fatally striking Willis S. Jones, 25, a filling station attendant, during a robbery in Dallas. The suspect, a part time employee who slept in the attic, said he took a jack handle and fled with $24.80. Jones died last night after being found unconscious. The suspect was bound for army training camp.
Oklahoma City University president Dr A G Williamson resigns effective June 1 after leading the college since 1934. Dr Cluster Quentin Smith, former McMurry College president, named to succeed him. Smith previously served as SMU vice president and has roots in Stephenville and the Panhandle.
Mrs Z Fogerson age 71 longtime Amarillo resident died yesterday in Clovis New Mexico where she had lived four years. Funeral services were conducted at 2 30 this afternoon at the Silverton home. She was mother of Mrs Alma Whitman and Mrs W N Garrett of Amarillo. Mr Fogerson died here five or six years ago.
HUNTINGTON Ire U P Ralph W Sheetz began mink farming as a hobby three years ago with seven adults. He now owns 63 males and 1338 young aiming for 150 females and 40 males to yield about 500 kittens annually. Pelts fetch 10 to 20 dollars each as stock sales improve with dwindling wild mink supply.
Radio listings detail KGNC with 2500 watt day and 1000 watt night. programs include News by Air, NBC shows like The Aldrich Family and Xavier Cugat. late-night music by Don Colbern and Russ Morgan. Friday schedule features regional hosts, NBC and MBS network shows, and many musical performances.
Property deeds include Lizzie Austin Howard to Maud V. Cook for lot 9 block 126 Plemons valued at 650 dollars. W I Clifford et al to M C Ashley for multiple described lots in G S valued at 525 dollars. Saline Nunn Gooch et al to Tarlton B Townsend for lot 11 block 7 Lakeview valued at 350 dollars. Vehicle registrations list various 1941 model autos including Chevrolet Packard Dodge Plymouth Pontiac Buick Nash Cadillac with owners and companies such as Magnolia Beer Co Danube Oil Corp and Goodyear Tire and Rubber.
Mrs. Joseph S. Mocjar of Lorain receives a letter from her aunt Mrs. Johanna Monadry of Klu knava Slovakia that arrived after a span of sixteen months, illustrating wartime mail delays.
The listing shows programs including Mr Keen Dramatic Serial Lanny Ross Morgan program Xavier Cugat Orchestra Tom Powers Vox Poppers Burl Ives Arthur Hale H V Kaltenborn Baby Snooks Aldrich Family Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and more on NBC CBS and other networks with times from 6:15 to 8:30 PM. Names span hosts performers and sponsors across music drama and talk formats.
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