16 Nov 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1937
Page
1
Readers receive a jumble of weather lore and personal anecdotes from Amarillo. The column recalls first killing frosts on the high plains, cautions about lightning and safety, praises Walter Barlow, and roles for census work and employment debates, interleaving jokes and curiosities.
Salaries of 144500 for Owen D. Young and Gerard Swope led a public list of 1958 operation salaries released today by the securities commission. Young as chairman and Swope as president topped the list in Washington.
GMC Family hosts a Parade of Progress in Amarillo this week featuring local dealers. Key operations include Glen L. Casey Motor Co at 909 Tyler with 25 workers, Amarillo Oldsmobile at 810 Tyler with 28 workers, G C Odom managing 408 Polk distributing Frigidaire, Edgar S. Seewald at Western Light and Supply with eight GMC products since 1935, Cowie Electric at 700 Van Buren with 15 staff, Frost Motor Co at 507 Tyler handling Buick with 21 workers, Mrs M Wallace Amarillo Brake Co employing 14, and Plains Chevrolet at 214 East Fourth Avenue with 60 employees under Jesse Rogers.
The Globe receives a Santa letter from four children Dick Jerry Gail and Rita Ann at 1931 Harrison Street asking for a drum cap gun toolbox wagon football and more. They request a plane real dog tennis racquet and ball a doll dog dress a Shirley Temple doll and wind up walking dog among others to be delivered down the chimney.
Dear Tack seeks a mild fresh goat within 10 days for milk for health. Include age breed and milk yield in first reply. Mrs W McKee Tulia Texas asks for contact details and prices.
Visiting Texas specialist Dr Rea brings a medical exhibit to the Amarillo hotel on November 20 and 21 from 9:30 AM to 4 PM. The list of patients cites diverse conditions including Pellagra stomach ulcers gall bladder cancer and asthma with names such as Mrs Ida Davis Mr W H Baker and Grace Marie Brown. Dr Rea and Rea Bros Medical Laboratory based in Minneapolis note the event has historical roots since 1838.
Dr H N Wheeler chief of the education department for the United States Forestry Service will address a joint meeting of the Amarillo senior and junior chambers of commerce at the Amarillo Hotel tomorrow noon. He has a long forestry career, left a university post in 1905 to become a forest ranger, and has spoken to large audiences across the United States. His talk will be illustrated and presented in a rapid, humorous, dramatic style.
Reserved seats for the May Peterson concert at Tolzien's Music Store this Friday are on sale. Balladers and Balladettes of Amarillo College may exchange tickets for reserved seating, and unreserved tickets will be mailed to homes by the college chorus volunteers. Proceeds go to the Philharmonic Orchestra Association.
The 9,000 ton cruiser Birmingham the first British warship built for anti aircraft combat was commissioned for China service today. It will depart Plymouth on Thursday for the Far East. The vessel carries 12 six inch guns eight four inch anti aircraft guns and cost more than 6 million dollars.
30 year old seeking a housemate near my age to share living space in Odessa Texas. Must be healthy and able to help with housework. Will provide a good home to the right person. Contact Mrs Sam Webb Box 45 Odessa Texas.
A family asks for help finding their yellow cat with white throat that escaped Sunday near the bus station. The note mentions two worried boys and requests any information.
In Amarillo 24 GMC trucks led the Parade Of Progress. Local dealer Childers Perdue Truck Co at 504 Harrison St hosts GMC displays including pickups panel trucks trailers and moving vans. Bill Perdue notes GMC models suit farmers and stockmen with wheelbases longest in the industry and power from 60 to 220 HP, plus affordable finance plans through the firm run with J N Childers.
Chinese residents in Amarillo under city approval collect funds for refugee relief in China. Led by James Fong and Joe Wan the money will go to the national finance minister via the Houston consul for civilian relief. Sealed cans are at Canton Cafe Asia Market and Texas Club. There are 26 Chinese in Amarillo.
Fort Worth workers moving the city jail to temporary quarters in the old federal building discovered the women’s cells locked on the inside causing embarrassment. The item notes the T'ang dynasty as a golden era of Chinese poetry.
Potter County commissioners report about 500 dollars of the 1300 raised for the state convention of Texas county judges and commissioners was left over after expenses. County Judge J Newt Riggs said the surplus will be prorated back to contributors. The Amarillo gathering drew the largest attendance in the history of the annual meeting and was deemed the most successful ever held by the association.
President Roosevelt cancelled all appointments after a painful infected tooth kept him awake at night. Vice President Garner also had a toothache and underwent a dental extraction but resumed business as usual after the procedure. Dr. Ross T. McIntyre advised rest for Roosevelt.
The S. S. Cardium, a British vessel, sent out an SOS for international patrol assistance after being attacked by pirates between Ibiza and Alicante. The report comes from Barcelona dated November 18.
Mrs Agnes Jones of 305 Arthur Street reports her daughter Charlene Scott 12 in Amarillo is late returning from Memphis after visiting her father. Charlene is described as weighing 115 pounds with dark eyes and dark curly hair.
The U S S Wichita, a 10 000 ton treaty cruiser, was launched at the Philadelphia navy yard. Miss Margaret Ayers daughter of W A Ayers chairman of the federal trade commission and former Kansas congressman christened the ship before it slid into the water.
Mrs Pauline Norris shook her pillow out of a window and later recalled she had shaken money from a window. Police investigated the incident in Baltimore on November 16.
Edward Hofler, ten, located a pillow slip containing 165 dollars during Christmas gifts search and handed the funds to police. North China is cited as having some of the coldest winters for its latitude.
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