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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1939
Page
11
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Hollywood enters a period of transition with shifting standards and expanding horizons. Prominent figures like Ouida Bergere and Basil Rathbone describe a town moving beyond old caveats while parties and social scenes evolve, from Trocadero to Grace Hayes Lodge, as gambling and elite culture mix with new independence.
Maury Maverick a former congressman challenged incumbent mayor R. K. Quin in San Antonio with four other candidates. Maverick labeled Quin as part of a rotten machine while Quin defended his record. Police patrolled voting sites as Will Wood pledged deputies to maintain order. labor groups mostly backed Maverick while business leaders leaned to Quin.
A San Angelo resident, A. D. Spencer of 222 West First St, describes four years of back pain nerves and weight loss improving after Gly-Cas use. He reports better elimination, quiet nerves, returning appetite, weight gain, and renewed energy, calling Gly-Cas a medicine with merit. Fox Drug Co. and local druggists sell Gly-Cas.
A detailed broadcast grid lists programs by time from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM on Tuesday, including Sons of the West, Benny Carter Orchestra, and Malcolm Claire on NBC, followed by 5:45 PM world news and late-night NBC orchestras and talk segments. The schedule continues through 11:30 PM with multiple NBC programs and regional station notes.
James McGregor will spread poison along Rock Island right of way in the Panhandle Kansas and New Mexico to kill grasshoppers. The poison bait will be applied from a flat car as trains run from Amarillo to Liberal with at least three appplications planned to prevent farm and range infestations.
Frank Hamer former Texas Ranger long noted for the Barrow and Parker case faces an aggravated assault charge. Seaman R J Kennedy alleges Hamer beat him at the Texas Company docks while two others threatened pickets with pistols. Also named are Clint Hamer and Roy Rogers. Kennedy, a National Maritime Union member, led a shift of 37 pickets during the strike.
Courthouse notices list multiple 1939 warranty deeds including H A Daniel to Reddings Live and Let Live for 5409.16 and Mary E Bivins to R M Kelly for 10, with parcels in Holland Quincy and Bel Park Annex. Also names district court divorces Anna Smotherman versus Dick Smotherman Hazel Satterwhite versus Archie Satterwhite Robt Bruce versus Nel Bruce.
A dense catalog of radio offerings features Oscar Shumsky, Vivian della Chiesa, Edward G. Robinson, and Morton Gould among others. Programs include orchestral dances, dramas, quiz shows, and variety acts with a long list of time slots and network designations.
The Amarillo Public Schools host the annual Spring Style Show Friday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Homemaking students from Amarillo High, Central Junior, Horace Mann Junior, and Sam Houston Junior High will model garments from preschool to street wear with music by the Amarillo High School orchestra led by Oscar Wise. Performances include various musical and dance numbers, and admission is 10 cents for students and 15 cents for adults.
Applications for civil service exams for apprentice engineer draftsman at Soil Conservation Service Amarillo and senior machinist at the local helium plant are invited. Files due by May 15 with the Manager, Tenth United States Civil Service District. Health and qualification requirements apply. Information from the Amarillo post office secretary of the United States Board of Civil Service Examiners.
Hollywood presents its first openly pro American anti dictatorship film Confessions of a Nazi Spy directed by Anatole Litvak from a script by Milon Krims and John Wexley. Edward G Robinson leads a strong cast including Francis Lederer George Sanders Paul Lukas and Dorothy Tree. The film uses March of Time style narration and news reel cuts to expose the Nazi spy ring in New York and the Bunds activities. It opens at the Paramount and promises controversy and momentum for more anti dictator pictures.
Government experts estimated nearly 65 percent of U S crop land was affected by some phase of the agricultural adjustment program in 1938 totaling about 282 65 million acres were impacted nationally with broader implications for farming.
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