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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1936
Page
2
The forecast notes a persistent drouth across the Texas Panhandle with rain expected Tuesday in the eastern half while the west remains dry. Tex Thornton claims a new nitro glycerine method to induce rain, with reports of limited success in New Mexico.
A long Amario era item endorses joining West Texas Chamber of Commerce registrations with a one dollar fee for access to events and meetings. The piece blends local weather, fires, horse racing notes, community appeals, and tributes to Amon G Carter of Fort Worth Star Telegram, alongside scattered anecdotes and notices.
Hundreds of visitors toured the Rexall special exhibit train at the Santa Fe depot as United Drug Company executives estimated 15,000 viewed it over the weekend. The 12 car exhibit train travels 29,000 miles in an eight month tour with Rexall dealers meeting aboard at stops across a wide territory led by Louis K. Liggitt.
Funeral services for Burton Ford 41 of Pampa were held at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home this afternoon. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Rev. C C Grimes of Polk Street Methodist Church led the service. Ford died at his temporary home 410 East Ninth Avenue Saturday night. His wife and a step daughter survive.
June 1926 Amarillo edition recalls the West Texas convention with Oliver Fakle and Amarillo Building progress, Wichita Falls bid for the event, and a 10 day Tri State track. The Cowboy Band from Abilene toured, Col R Q Lee presided, and Mildred Marshall won the My Home Town contest with finalists from Cisco Electra and other towns.
A mix of quirky observations spans Neon Kentucky glasswork tips with ammonia rinses, a Seattle high school grammar gong that once rang up to 30 times daily and now four to five, imperial geography trivia about the sun never setting, and pet lifespans from dogs to parrots.
Fragmentary page note references letters to the editor on page 14. It lists sections titled What They Write and See TACK LETTERS, indicating a compilation of reader correspondence and editorial responses. The exact contents and names are unreadable in the fragment.
A list of senoritas and their maids spans multiple Texas towns led by Marjorie Neely in Amarillo. Names include Mary Wilkinson in Amarillo and friles across Clarendon Canyon Crosbyton Lubbock and Fort Worth with numerous attendants like Frances Snyder Lena Dean Opal Carter Irene Cluck Ruth Elliston Dessie Key Verna Crump and Julia Brown among others.
A plea from Quads seeks to present the four Fis issue to the Legislature in Trenton tonight. The effort aims to secure formal consideration and potential action by lawmakers.
The Associated Press reports a league delegation left discussions with Ethiopians stating they cannot talk on the Italo Ethiopian issue. Selassie’s agent Wolde Mariam demanded invitation to every council session discussing the matter as the question was considered liquidated.
West Texas farmers urge continuation and strengthening of seed and feed loan programs and call for expansion of Bankhead cotton allotments. They propose underground water surveys, small dam projects, and federal support via the Resettlement Administration to aid irrigation, colonization, and farm relief in the Panhandle and South Plains.
A West Texas convention urges Congress to curb Federal Land Bank foreclosures and coordinate aid to farms in drought areas. It also critiques school funding by attendance and opposes highway commission changes. Caldwell resigns as West Texas Chamber president. Jarvis of Fort Worth and others discussed as future leaders amid bids from Brownwood and Wichita Falls for the 1937 convention.
A long roster of local directors and officials is presented, naming individuals across Texas towns and cities from Abington to Mullday with roles and affiliations implied by the listing. The compilation includes communities such as El Paso Dallas Denton Lubbock Abington Hereford and many more, reflecting a broad directory of local governance and civic leaders.
Mr. R O Murphy of Stillwater Minnesota offers free guidance to relieve hay fever symptoms. He invites readers to write with name and address for advice as hay fever season begins and treatment tips are shared.
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