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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1937
Page
6
Grand Island craftsman R. E. Davis completes a .22 caliber rifle with a telescopic sight that pierces a half inch steel at 300 yards and a homemade 38 caliber pistol from auto parts. He uses a hollow point 132 grain bullet at 1600 feet per second. Wisconsin experiment station promotes alfalfa silage preservation with molasses spraying.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest about a mother telling of a nine year old needing shoes. The speaker defends a boy’s rough use of footwear and the expense as part of growing up.
Globe-News editors judge the Why You Liked This Poem contest with Cecil Browsher from Umbarger and Mrs W A Delano of 44 Crockett Street Amarillo Texas named among winners.
A Los Angeles pet cemetery holds the remains of prized movie stars and ordinary owners. Graves are marked with plaques, many owners believe in an afterlife for animals. Hearses transport the pets and coffins vary in cost, with a minimum burial fee of 27.50 dollars. The largest interment so far was a girl’s riding horse in a metal coffin.
Kansas City livestock market reports top loads and prices for cattle calves and sheep with 1,000 head traded and values listed. New Orleans cotton markets show early gains with Dec near 7.99 and March 8.08 amid narrow trading and demand.
General Iwane Matsui, head of the Japanese army, pressed international authorities to cooperate with Japanese forces in the Shanghai international settlement. He warned that failure to aid could lead to a Japanese takeover as troops near completion of the conquest of the city.
Billy Rose declares engagement to Miss Brice while Miss Holm confirms plans to retire from film and swimming and marry Rose. Holm, a former backstroke champion turned movie star, traveled with Rose as they discuss publicity and possible Reno divorce.
In a dialogue about relationships within a show business circle, Fannie Brice is noted for saying farewell with humor while personal ties remain strained. The article recounts Brice's 1929 City Hall marriage to Rose, her past split from Arnstein, and his 1924 bond theft conviction.
Reports indicate Britain and Italy will hold a series of conferences through Lord Perth ambassador to Rome to mend an old breach dating back to the Ethiopian war. In a separate note a string of animal name origins is cited, including Arctic seal from a rabbit and Isabella fox from a dog.
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