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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1936

Page

5

Two youths held after 180 mile chase across New Mexico

Howard Carr of Richmond Virginia and Fred Smith of Roanoke Virginia were jailed after a 180 mile pursuit starting in Lordsburg and including Las Cruces and Hatch New Mexico. Smith was wounded in the leg and Carr was captured near Hatch after the car overheated. Police found four license plates four guns and a pouch with ten cents in the vehicle. Theodore Roosevelt aged 43 remains noted as the youngest U S president.

Smith Carr Hatch N. M

Chamber to Invite TOC Meeting in Amarillo

Amarillo Chamber highway committee led by Wade Brymer plans to invite TOC to hold its annual meeting in Amarillo. TOC covers Texas Oklahoma and Colorado and seeks to improve Highway No. 9 through Dumas Stratford Boise City Okla Lamar Colo. Governor of Colorado pledges paving to the state line.

Amarillo Colorado Carl Hinton Chamber of Commerce Stratford Boise City

Air Crash Kills Guard Captain Near Itasca

Capt W K Ennis of Houston dies when his national guard plane crashes in a field near Itasca. The body hurled over 50 feet from wreckage. parachute found unused. Investigators from Houston planned to examine the scene as farmers report hearing the crash.

Itasca W. K. Ennis Houston Ennis National Guard Fort Worth

Crochet Your Summer Beret And Bag Pattern 5597

Send 10 cents to The Amarillo Globe Household Arts Dept to obtain pattern 5597 with complete instructions, illustration, stitches, and materials. Include name address and pattern number for delivery.

Amarillo Globe Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y

Amarillo Philharmonic to Close Season With Free Concert

Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra will present a free public concert at the Municipal Auditorium Sunday afternoon conducted by Duncan Stewart. Soloists will be members of the Amarillo College Balla ders and Balladettes. Dr. Lloyd E. Robinson notes the program includes Galon works and familiar pieces by Berlioz, Tschaikowsky, Smetana, and Elger. Doors open at 2 50 p m with the concert beginning at 3 p m.

Amarillo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Municipal Auditorium Duncan Stewart Amarillo College Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestral Society Lloyd E. Robinson

Oklahoma Death Claims Fred B. Horne At 45

Fred B. Horne 45 died early today in Oklahoma City while seeking heart ailment treatment. He worked for the Santa Fe Railway Bridge and Building department. A San Jon New Mexico native and 15 year Amarillo resident, he lived at 303 Virginia Street. Survived by wife, three children Lorraine Billy Lois, mother Mrs. R. M. Horne of Amarillo, three brothers and three sisters.

Fred B. Horne Oklahoma City Blackburn-Shaw Funer Mr. Horne Bridge and Building Department Santa Fe Railway San Jos N. M Amarillo Virginia Street Lorraine Billy Lois R. M. Horne H. M. Arnett W. W. Bennett J. P. Davis Hillsboro Tom Horne San Jon Horace Horne Bard, N. M Hugh Horne el Paso

Rains Spur Business in Amarillo Shifts Freight Activity

Amarillo business activity surges after recent rains with Universal Carloading and Distrib uting manager Roy Long noting overtime and higher rate calculations as large shipments flow in. He says orders increased promptly following rainfall, boosting freight demand in the Panhandle.

Panhandle Amarillo Roy Long Long Universal Carloading and Distributing

Turnabout Petitions Court for Alimony Order

In Aurora Illinois on May 21 the husband Matthew Kersch seeks a court order directing his wife to pay temporary alimony after she sued for divorce and obtained an injunction preventing disposal of his property. His lawyer calls it serious business.

Aurora, Ill Matthew Kersch Kersch

Counterfeit snake horn prank ends in confession

In Stuart Florida W G Meredith admits he grafted a rooster spur onto a rattlesnake to fake a horn. He said he hoped the horn would grow. The incident was reported alongside a separate note of a fatal gas explosion injuring Wesley L Mathews in San Antonio.

Stuart, Fla W. G. Meredith San Antonio Wesley L. Mathews WPA Grand Saline

Walter Irvin Employes Given Banquet At Amarillo Club

The 101 Walter Irvin Inc employees and about 150 guests attended a dinner and dance at the Amarillo Country Club Wednesday night. Ford officials and company staff joined in the 18th year of Mr Irvin’s operations dating back to 1919. Speakers included toastmaster Harry Gardner and guests such as Louis Lee of Ford Oklahoma City, Bill Mowery Universal Credit, BE Williamson Commercial Credit, and L C Becker road superintendent.

Walter Irvin, Inc Amarillo Country Club Ford Motor Company Walter L. C. Becker Commercial Credit

Revival Meeting at Fundamentalist Baptist on Monroe Street

A revival begins Sunday at 11 AM at the Fundamentalist Baptist Church at Monroe Street and Eighth Avenue. Preacher Rev. Rolfe Barnard of Tulsa will speak. he has pastored in New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma and recently led meetings in Detroit and Jackson Michigan. Music directed by Ralph Stone and Rev Sumrall with Mrs Harold Smith and Mrs Rolfe Barnard on two pianos. Day services at 10 AM and night services at 4 PM.

Fundamentalist Baptist Church Monroe Street Eighth Avenue Rolfe Barnard Tulsa Okla Barnard Simmons University Southwestern Baptist Seminary New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Detroit Jackson Michigan T. D. Sumrall Harold Smith Ralph Stone Rev. Sumrall

Final Round-Up of Cattle Brands Probe at Texas Exposition

Gus L. Ford, supervisor of the cattle brand exhibit, seeks a representative sample of brands from counties. In a letter to Mason King of Globe News, Ford says the effort targets brands that reflect the general cattle industry, not just unusual or leading ranches.

Gus L. Ford Ted Blackburn Ford Mason King The Globe News

Men’s Class Party At San Jacinto Methodist Church

The Men’s Class of San Jacinto Methodist Church will host a party in Fellowship Hall tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. Earl Shelton said those in charge announced it will be the last event of this season and inviting all interested attendees.

San Jacinto Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Earl Shelton

Quakes Kill Hundreds in Central China Spreading Fear

Reports from Shanghai say earthquakes killed and injured hundreds in Pingshin Szechuan with sixty percent of buildings leveled. Similar quakes struck Chungking and Lanchow, triggering mass panic and ritual responses as locals sought to appease imagined subterranean monsters.

Shanghai China Pingshin Szechuan Province Chungking Szechuan Lanchow Kansu

Mothers Voice Objections to Ince Marriage

Hollywood May 21 Richard K Ince son of film producer Thomas H Ince and Charlotte Buford wed in a desert ceremony at Yuma. Richard 20 and Charlotte 18 face parental objections as Mrs Buford plans an annulment action amid concerns they are too young. Ince is a motorcycle racer and cartooning student of Walt Disney. the bride previously acted in westerns and resigned from a classified advertising post.

Hollywood Calif Richard K. Iace Thomas H. Ince Charlotte Buford Yuma Aziz Young Ince Richard Buford Ince Walt Disney

Walgreen Levine building under construction on Polk and Eighth

Concrete pouring for the basement of the Walgreen Levine building at Polk Street and Eighth Avenue is complete and ground floor framing has begun. A. S. Lambie & Company builds for J. Ray with completion aimed at September 1. Walgreen Drug Company and Levine’s Department Store will occupy the building.

Walgreen-Levine Polk Street Eighth Avenue A. S. Lambie & Company J. Ray Walgreen Drug Company Levine's Department Store

Health official Herb Hargis visits Amarillo on sanitation drive

Health official Herb Hargis assistant state director of community sanitation and malaria control arrived this morning in Amarillo from San Antonio. He reported progress in the Texas rural sanitation program after conferring with local health unit officials. Mr and Mrs EB M Blackburn Jr returned from a vacation trip to South Texas where he attended the Texas Embalmers and Funeral Directors Association convention in Houston.

Herb Hargis Amarillo San Antonio Texas Hargis EB. M. Blackburn, Jr South

Postmaster Petitioned to Double for Cupid

Knoxville Tennessee report shows a widow seeking a husband through the postmaster H Woodruff Booth. She is 39, childless, middle aged, 5 feet 5 inches, blue eyed, 135 pounds and not a drinker. Nearby note mentions birds preying on the cotton boll weevil.

Knoxville Tenn H. Woodruff Booth Booth

Governors Invite San Antonio as Conference Meet Site

May 21 report that Gov. James V. Alf red will invite governors from all states to choose San Antonio as the meeting place for the annual conference. The invitation lauds San Antonio as the most charming and interesting city in the United States.

Austin U.P James V. Alfred San Antonio United States

Woman's Club Entertained by Junior Club at Amarillo Country Club

The Junior Woman's Club entertained Tuesday afternoon at the Amarillo Country Club with Mesdames John Boyce Gerald Blackburn Norwood West Bond Burgess Jack Rogers W A Stanley Samuel Sullenberger and J H Adair as hostesses The decorated rooms showcased spring flowers and mock orange blossom centerpiece with silver tea service A 42 game and piano selections by Lucille Palmer followed The gathering included numerous Woman's Club members guests and junior club participants with festive blue rose and green accents in food and decor.

Junior Woman's Club Amarillo Country Club John Boyce Gerald Blackburn Norwood West Bond Burgess Jack Rogers W. A. Stanley Samuel Sullenberger J. H Adair W. W. Gibson H. W. Galbraith Lucille Palmer Woman's Club Mesdames Cora Beverley H. A. Nobles R. B. Masterson Lee Bivins Tom Turner J. O. Curtis A. G. Stanley J. F. Manning Terry Thompson D. W. Owen C. J .E. Lowndes Walker Hall Wil Herring Frank Wolflin Charles Wolflin B. P. Teel F. P. Works H. Madden Julia Lockett Kathryn Parish Midway Doris Culton Virginia Nobles Mesdames John Ballard John K Boyce M. K. Collie John Cowan Joe Dooley Chad Elliott Neal Hall Harris Kimbrough W. F. Monnine Mack Nobles

St Marys Academy Art Exhibit At White and Kirk Store

Students from St Marys Academy will display artwork at the White and Kirk Store on Sixth Avenue and Polk Street this weekend. Exhibitors include Myra Ruth Stith O Maxwell S Patch G Turnley Lena West Josephine Kuykendall Margaret Jones Bill Nichols Pauline Mitchell Beth Thompson Marie Thompson Helen Martin Elizabeth Campbell Harriett Miller Dorothy Kelly Kathleen Edwards. Handpainted china exhibitors are F Q Kelleam W B Stevenson Jones Vivian Goodman and Mrs Maxwell.

St. Mary's Academy White & Kirk Sixth Avenue Polk Street Myra Ruth Stith O. Maxwell S. Patch G. Turnley Lena West Josephine Kuykendall Margaret Jones Bill Nicholson Pauline Mitchell Beth Thompson Marie Thompson Helen Martin Elizabeth Campbell Harriett Miller Dorothy Kelly Kathleen Edwards F. Q. Kelleam

Amarillo Lawyer Admitted to Federal Practice

W A Askew, Amarillo businessman and Texas Bar member, took the federal oath before Judge James C Wilson after introduction by a friend. The ceremony followed eligibility rules for state licensed lawyers to appear in federal district courts upon oath and directory signing.

W. A. Askew Amarillo Texas James C. Wilson State Supreme Court Federal District Courts

Businessmen warned in Amarillo by Social Center head

Miss Ingeborg Kilstofte, head of the Social Center for Girls, warned Amarillo businessmen to beware of people soliciting funds for the organization. She said no current fund solicitation is authorized and that benefit performances may come later in the year but no contributions are being solicited.

Amarillo Ingeborg Kilstofte Social Center For Girls

Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Fast Fat Reduction

Ad claims Marmola tablets fix obesity by feeding a tiny gland that controls fat burn. It asserts blood flow and a “vital fluid” regulate fat and promotes use by millions, urging readers to buy from their druggist and avoid diets.

Mid-Week Bridge Club Holds Centennial Themed Meeting

The Mid-Week Bridge Club met at Mrs. Leona Streetman's home with centennial motif in bridge accessories. Prizes went to guest high Mrs. William Barrett and high Mrs. Mazzie Snee, guest low Mrs. Thara Hammond, and low Mrs. Laura Harrison. Next meeting is at Mrs. Mazzie Snee's 916 Alabama Street.

Leona Streetman William Barrett Mazzie Snee Thara Hammond Laura Harrison Zeila Mae Nunley Ina Gilbreath Mesdames Virginia Rye Gertrude Vallentine

Happy 12 Bridge Club Meets At Mrs Snee Home

Happy 12 Bridge Club gathered Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Maizie Snee home. Prizes awarded for high Mrs Gertrude Ivie. second high Mrs Ruth Tomberlin. third high Mrs Billy Crotty. traveling prize Mrs Mary Thompson. Other players included Mesdames Juanita Scott Gladys Patterson Ruby Blanton Ella Butcher Lillie Mae Cooper and guests Mrs Streetman and Mrs Harrison. Club will meet next Tuesday.

Happy 12 Bridge Club Maizie Snee Gertrude Ivie Ruth Tomberlin Billy Crotty Mary Thompson Mesdames Juanita Scott Gladys Patterson Ruby Blanton Ella Butcher Lillie Mae Cooper Streetman

Removing Fabric Stains and Snow Removal Costs

The article notes that wine stains on linen can be removed by applying salt then pouring boiling water. Turpentine helps with fresh paint stains but not dry stains. It also reports New York City spends $89,000 per inch of snow fall for street removal.

New York City

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