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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1938
Page
2
Madrid reports two raids by insurgent warplanes on Valencia early today causing unspecified casualties and damage. Valencia has been the government’s main port since Barcelona was isolated by the insurgent advance to the Mediterranean.
The Ama gilio High School senior banquet is tonight at 7 at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel with a short program and dancing to Billy McEachern's orchestra. Commencement is Thursday at Municipal Auditorium with Dr. Co Q Smith of St Louis delivering the address, beginning at 8 o'clock to accommodate a full house.
Dewey Reed district manager of the Social Security Administration explained provisions of the act to the Lions Club today. Frank Lawler of Russell Stationery Company gave a classification talk and Jack Pittman entertained with the song I'm a Specialist.
Jimmie Venturi aged 37 died after an explosion on a highway project 19 miles south of Canadian. His sister Mrs. G Hatfield of Amarillo was at his bedside. Venturi was fatally injured while handling dynamite fuses during blasting on U S Highway 63. Four sticks exploded prematurely, catching him in the blast. Venturi's home was in Strong. He leaves a wife and one child. The body was sent to Amarillo this afternoon by Boxwell Brothers ambulance.
The fragment notes a large U S tobacco use figure around 106 million cigarettes annually, reflecting broad smoking habits. It references national consumption figures without specific dates, locations, or organizations.
Hogs 1,500 head down 10-15 cents, top at 8.40 with small lots at 8.45. 460-260 lb range 8.30-8.40, 270-315 lb 8.10-8.30, sows 7.25-7.50. Cattle 3,500. calves 800. fed steers and yearlings slow, several loads at 9.50-10.00, most sales up from 8.00. heifers 8.75, fat cows 6.50 down. light feeders 9.50. Sheep 1,100. clipped lambs steady to strong. Texas grass lambs 6.49-5.15? some held. native spring lambs above 9.50.
David Bletner chief passenger agent for TWA Amarillo told the Amarillo Real Estate Board at their luncheon that safety and new equipment will drive air travel growth. He cited a 9 million dollar airways aid appropriation and planned lighted routes plus 30 to 40 radio beam stations. He noted Boeing 307s are in production with tests due before late summer service. He predicted larger planes will boost ridership, with crews expanding to captain first officer flight engineer steward and hostess. A new 42 passenger Douglas DC-4 is in development and expected next year.
Government help to buy or build a home is advertised in today’s Globe News Want Ads. The message promotes ownership with no rent increases or displacement fears, urging readers to invest in a home for themselves and their families. Dial 6262 for Globe-News Want Ads.
The grasshopper menace was set for a KGNC broadcast from 4:30 to 3:45 o’clock this afternoon. Chansler Weymouth, of the local grasshopper committee, and an expert with years of grasshopper control experience were to discuss the issue.
Six members of a St. Louis church choir and three altos from the Brandt Memorial Presbyterian choir announced engagements to bass singers, with names and affiliations implied by the OCR. The item blends multiple ads and unrelated lines, but highlights romance in a church music setting.
R Eduardo Santos a 50 year old publisher and League of Nations delegate from Colombia is named the new President of the Republic after a landslide, uncontested election.
Mary O'Dare and husband Raymond Tilghman faced a federal narcotics trial after pleading innocence and requesting a jury. The government rested its case at 2:30 p.m. following testimony from Mary's brother, a former robbery with firearms convict, who said the couple supplied him drugs to sell in Amarillo. The grand jury adjourned after issuing several indictments as others received suspended or modest sentences in related cases.
Bert Levy of J. Levy's mens store displays an 80 inch waist pair of shorts borrowed from Goodnow Textile Co. Made for a Beaumont Texas resident, the 30 inch long garment required five and a half yards of cloth. The oversized attire, capable of circling Dutch Mantell twice, will be shown in the store window.
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