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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1945
Page
9
Mayor Joe A. Jenkins issues a proclamation designating Friday May 4 1945 as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Day urging contributions to a memorial fund for an Infantile Paralysis and Crippled Children’s Treatment Building in Amarillo with a Friday deadline for donations.
A Texas House bill to modify and limit corporal punishment at Gatesville State Training School for Boys passed and moved to the Senate. It allows whipping only as a last resort after medical examination, with superintendent and chaplain ordering it, in their presence. The punishment limits to ten licks with a light strap and prohibits skin breaking.
The State of Texas issues a citation by publication to Geo T Johnson and unknown heirs of Geo T Johnson deceased. The 108th District Court in Potter County, Amarillo, requires appearance by the first Monday after forty two days, June 18, 1945, to answer a trespass to try title action seeking title and possession of Lot 5, Block 86, San Jacinto Heights Addition in Amarillo. The plaintiff J W Lawrence alleges ownership and unlawful entry by the defendants. The clerk is Ben Smith, 108th Court, Potter County.
Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma will be principal speaker at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on May 8 in the crystal ball room of the Herring Hotel. Tickets cost 1.50 a plate with a May 7 reservation deadline and sales limited to 350 tickets.
A two day public school band clinic opens with D O Wiley of Texas Technological College directing. Tonight the Band Parents Association hosts a band banquet at the Country Club, with John Westley as master of ceremonies. Tomorrow night a free concert at the Senior High Auditorium features three members from each band and a 100 piece combined orchestra, directed by Clyde H Rowe. Joe L Haddon serves as guest conductor at the clinic aiding performances and inspections across participating schools. A Regional Music Festival trip to Canyon concludes Friday with bands judged against performance standards.
The high school division is projected to enroll about 500 students this summer with around 150 in elementary. May 30 marks the start of a 12 week term. Fall enrollment may exceed prior years with more than 1800 students expected in the Senior High. Open to district and adult learners, summer classes include a full science schedule for the first time. Mrs. Green visits from Dalhart to see her daughter at Hevering Hotel.
The note recalls Henrik Ibsen's early career role as a theater manager in Christiana, Norway, highlighting his background before he became a renowned playwright.
An advertisement touts St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10¢ per tablet, offering 100 tablets for 35c and arguing it is faster and better than competitors. It urges readers to demand St Joseph Aspirin and questions why pay more.
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