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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
5
A curious scene at W. M. Sherill farm in Concord shows a cat with four kittens nesting with laying hens. The unlikely alliance underlines farm life quirks reported in the local notes.
If you take one half teaspoonful of Kruschen Salts in hot water each morning and reduce pastry and fatty foods you may see fat loss in three weeks. Users report more energy clearer skin sparkling eyes and a youthful feel while prices are low for a 402 bottle available in drugstores worldwide.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth begin a day of service with their two daughters aboard Buckingham Palace. State papers await, a dinner at 8 30 p m and a coronation ball follow. Across Britain workers hammer out arms for a 7 5 billion rearmament program in arsenals yards and factories from Cornwall to Scotland.
Crowds gathered in London as coronation events drew to a close with the King and Queen retiring at 11 20 pm after a night of bonfires, singing, and dancing. Newsreels were censored by church and nobility, while transport strikes left streets crowded and taxis scarce.
Phillips Petroleum Company donates 25 for a 4-H Club wardrobe contest in the Panhandle district. Miss Ruby Mashburn notes girls from 10 counties compete this year with work aimed at the state contest on August 18. Mark Taylor, district manager, arranged the prize.
Rolfe Stanley, 39, a Houston coin machine operator, died when his car overturned on a curve between Linton and Odom while returning to Houston from Corpus Christi. He was alone in the vehicle.
A nuisance case involving several dogs in a neighborhood was settled out of court after nearly a score of witnesses were subpoenaed. The dogs were vaccinated and licensed amid a dispute over whether vaccination would dull their hunting sense of smell. Health official Dr. E W Little consulted experts F G Harbaugh and Charles E Salsbery, who noted vaccination does not impair scent before rabies development.
Former police officer McGough, after three months in South Texas cities Hempstead Houston and Uvalde, says the Uvalde country is beautiful yet dislikes many areas. He declares a fondness for the Panhandle and its wind despite its intensity.
Pioneer Panhandle school leader and writer Laura V Hamner is in Alabama drafting Life Began in the Seventies a history of Panhandle ranches. The projected 300 page cloth bound volume will sell for 3 dollars with Mrs Carl Hill 828 Maryland as sales agent. A pre publication sale was used to secure publication due to limited territory.
An old health ad touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a kidney and bladder aid. It claims cleansing benefits, urges use for backache moist palms leg cramps and puffy eyes, and promotes the product as the original genuine kidney stimulant from Haarlem in Holland.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce is mailing membership cards by the hundreds. Each card bears the signature of Carl Hinton as vice president and manager. The chamber, echoing a campaign by the American City Bureau, continues to add new members.
John W. Finney a veteran Santa Fe conductor of Belin New Mexico made his last run May 6. He died in Santa Fe Hospital Albuquerque after a five day illness. Finney born Wheeling West Virginia came to this area 26 years ago and worked many years out of Amarillo where he had many friends.
Right principal maritime nations now own 29,500,000 gross tons of vessels engaged in international sea borne trade. Great Britain leads with 13,000,000 tons while the United States has slightly over 3,000,000 tons.
Anne Adams pattern 4415 offers a back buttoned sporty frock with a row of buttons from neckline down. Features a pointed yoke Peter Pan collar short sleeves and full pleat, in vivid cotton crash or linen. Sizes 12 to 40, with illustrated steps, 15 cents single pattern or 25 cents together, order from Amarillo Gieb New York.
In Monts France on May 13, the Duke of Windsor urged the government to let him publicly marry Wallis Warfield and to officially recognize her as Duchess of Windsor. The royal family supports his demand, while the cabinet pushes for a private ceremony with no royal attendance. The dispute between the House of Windsor and the cabinet remains unresolved.
Seven year old Douglas Stone, son of Mr and Mrs W A Stone, was hit as he stepped from the curb at Tenth and Roberts Street. He sustained bruises a forehead cut and a burned shoulder but is reported improving at St Anthony's Hospital. The driver L C Boyd stopped and followed. the family notes the corner marked a past tragedy when his brother Gordon was killed there in 1926.
Tourism inquiries about Amarillo and nearby attractions persist, including requests from corporate entities such as Texaco for guidance on local sights and amenities.
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