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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1939
Page
2
The piece blends weather lore with a round of local notes. It mentions wet-season patterns, rainfall forecasts, and Indian summer sayings, followed by economic tidbits about Amarillo including highway traffic, dam spending, and a postcard trade. It also covers minor crime, lost and found dogs, and assorted local gossip and ads.
Bozo the white and tan collie pup entertains Globe News staff with mind reading tricks. Capt. F C Lower directs the acts including counting cards and coins, identifying dates and serial numbers, and choosing challenge numbers. He will appear at Amarillo businesses and school playgrounds soon.
A collage of curiosities and quotes spans loan sharks in Kansas City paying 189 in interest on a 25 loan, pulp magazine economics, Great Salt Lake chemistry, Roman pepper value, Cornell milk canning, Tunney and Britannica, Mount Vernon neutrality, and varied notes from science, aviation, and culture.
At the University of Chicago tennis courts a young man, identified as David Rockefeller, lacked student ID and money. He was offered to play after filling out an identity slip, noting his grandfather was the late John D Rockefeller Sr. and founder of the university.
A mixed set of reader notes describes items and requests: a man offers a financial incentive to recover stolen glasses from his car in Amarillo College exam period. a personal ad seeks a farm-dwelling single man 35 to 45. a minister seeks pastoral opportunity and mentions seminary. a young woman seeks part time homework help and childcare. a colored girl seeks work with references. a lost dog named Popeye is described with distinguishing marks.
Amarillo resident Robert Dennis pleaded guilty in the 47th district court to drunken driving. Judge E C Nelson imposed a 30 day jail term and a $50 fine after a crash on Highway 66 east of Amarillo that injured five people. Dennis was arrested April 25 for driving on the wrong side of the road.
In Austin on May 24 the Senate approved a bill to limit public school funding by tying the property tax rate to provide 22.50 per scholastic pupil. The measure directs the automatic tax board to set a rate aligned with the apportionment set by the state board of education, with an amendment by Senator John Redditt of Lufkin ensuring a maximum of 22.50. The per pupil allotment is funded by a 7 cent state property tax and other sources.
The Senate banking committee unanimously approved the nomination of Leon Henderson to the Securities and Exchange Commission to succeed Williams Douglas.
An official notes that demand for snake and lizard skin shoes raises problems in several countries. In India and Java the killing of reptiles reduces their prey insects, risking a surge in pests due to shrinking lizard and snake populations.
A Bombay report says a process for manufacturing radio sets costing not more than fifteen dollars has been perfected. The cheaper radios will extend mass education to millions of poor families in India and make daily life more interesting.
Cleveland father Thomas A. Hughes designs and builds a non wiggle cradle for baths. After six months of experiments with rubber and metal he perfects a suction cup anchored cradle with a safety belt to hold a 19 month old baby in place during bathing.
The Texas House voted 86 to 38 to begin floor work on the sales tax constitutional amendment. The measure, needing 100 of 150 votes to reach voters August 19, would impose a 2 percent tax on retail sales and utilities and raise natural resource levies by 25 percent.
Amarillo city commissioner Joe Jenkins returned by air from Washington after conferences with government officials. In the capital he attended a banquet with Southwestern senators and congressmen as guests. Officials included Secretary of War Harry Woodring General Yount Harley Branch Clinton Hester and other Civil Aeronautics Authority members.
Meadville Pa May 2 The commonwealth seeks to compel Andrew Wisniewski on relief rolls at Titusville to take WPA work while facing charges of neglecting wife and six children. District WPA officials say he refused six jobs offered in a year stating he would rather beg. Investigator Maude Stewart notes the case is the first of its kind prosecuted in the state.
Texas senators paused legislative work to receive a portrait of U S Sen Tom Connally by Howard Chandler Christy. Former Gov Dan Moody presented it, and Sen Clint C Small of Amarillo accepted on behalf of the Senate. The arrangements were led by W A Keeling.
Washington May 2 Senator Bankhead of Alabama proposed that Congress fix June 15 as its adjournment deadline. The motion reflects ongoing talks on the legislative timetable and possible end of session timing.
A second $5 contribution from Bert Levy brings the prize fund to $10 for a glider flight from Wichita Falls to Amarillo. The prize, funded by Amarillo business houses, supports the Second Annual Southwestern Soaring Meet in Wichita Falls from June 4 to 11. If pilots do not reach Amarillo, funds are returned. donations support national aviation publicity via the Globe-News.
The notice details street and alley clean-up routes for several additions and blocks. It lists the affected avenues and streets, including San Jacinto Addition areas, Van Buren to Jackson alleys, Fillmore and Pierce alleys, and Adams Street segments. Specifics cover blocks from First to Twenty-fourth avenues and Washington to Travis streets.
Daily service will cover Stree First to All of Old Town area Madison to Washington street Thirtieth to Twenty-fourth avenues and extends through multiple additions including Country Club Terrace Roberts Place Buchanan Lincoln alley East Side north of Fifteenth Avenue Smelter Addition Pierce Fillmore alley Eable Addition Country Club Addition Jefferson Washington alley to Eleventh avenues San Jacinto Addition Maryland to Western avenues Lincoln to Grant streets Glenwood Addition Fifteenth to Twenty-eighth avenues Edgefield Addition and Harrison to Fillmore streets First to Eleventh avenues plus all apartment houses and outlying stores.
The Ball Health Clinic invites the public to visit during Dr. Ford of Chicago’s visit for free consultations. View X Ray, Short Wave, Diathermy, Detoxifier, Chrome Therapy, Infra Red, Cold Quartz, and laboratory services and ask past-patient testimonials. Located at 216-24 Blackburn Building, Amarillo, Texas.
Six coupons each with a different number entitle one volume of the 15 volume Standard American Encyclopedia at the Globe-News. Price 59 cents per volume in Popular Blue binding, 69 cents in Red DeLuxe binding. Mail orders add 10 cents per book.
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