05 May 1938
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
1
The letter column reports Mr Colima predicting fair weather amid a dust storm debate and hints at a May rainy season. It reviews Bringing Up Baby with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, notes tulip thefts and fence debates, a Keck Murder update, and anecdotes about rumor, charity, and a ranch cook hire.
A column mixes social quips and cultural commentary. It references better written contracts, a missionary dinner at Tenth Avenue Methodist Church, and opinions on Japan and China as World War II era topics swirl with humor. Includes gossip about celebrities, a lost collie, and observations on public life and politics.
Field Day at Harding's Ranch will host about 500 Boy Scouts and adult leaders from Amarillo Area Council for the annual Spring Camporee and field events. Scouts will camp Friday evening with a fellowship and technical meeting for leaders, then compete Saturday in First Aid fire making nature study drill camping cooking archery signaling and other skills. Sunday features athletic games directed by Chief C A Clark and head judge John E Ekelund. parents invited.
In Seattle Mayer and his mother described confessions under lie detector tests. Mrs. Smith claimed to have hidden body parts in woods near Seattle location while outlining a novel escape from investigators. Bassett’s history as a World War aviator and Port Deposit coach is noted with his disappearance tied to family tragedy.
Selznick International denied reports Paulette Goddard departed the studio to make a Chaplin film. The studio stated she will co star with Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks Jr in The Young in Heart.
The piece warns Britons fearfully about German spies and Gestapo influence in Britain. It cites emigration, registration drives, and propaganda training of German girls in Britain, with examples from Austria and allegations of spies in Aldershot and Portsmouth.
An old time ad promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets to slim faces and figures without exercise. It claims 4 tablets daily, outlines conditions for safe use, notes the product has sold for thirty years with over twenty million boxes distributed, and emphasizes medical consultation and no cure-all claims.
P D Renfro former Beaumont mayor arrived in Austin to file as a business candidate for governor He claimed he pulled Beaumont out of the red and reduced taxes and said the same approach could work for Texas He emphasized running the state in a businesslike manner.
Amarillo civic orchestra closes its season at Municipal Auditorium with a free 8:30 p.m. concert directed by Dr. H. L. Robinson. Soloist Paul Ellis, a brilliant young baritone, headlines as the public portion fills the hall to assess future support.
State Sen. Morris Roberts of Pettus opened a cost investigation of four state departments assigned to his sub committee of the Senate finance committee. The four agencies check weights and measures and will meet in June to draft a budget aimed at reducing state expenses by about 20 percent.
In Germany about 2000 Americans face immediate evacuation challenges as transport and fuel may be scarce if a mobilization occurs. The German government cannot guarantee adequate transport for all who wish to leave and gasoline for car owners is uncertain. In Czechoslovakia the evacuation situation is described as highly difficult.
A United Press survey finds Americans abroad risk isolation without seaports as nations close frontiers in war. About 2,000 hold U S passports and 4,000 could seek American protection, with 1,000 never having visited the United States. Shipping shortages would challenge evacuation efforts as any involved nation would seize its merchant fleet.
The article explains that a family must locate a child and keep it six months before filing for adoption. The court appoints an investigator to assess parents and the adoptive family, and a judge conducts the hearing where the child's biological parents must consent to relinquish all rights. Judges also handle divorces.
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