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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1938
Page
2
Amarillo ministers join the city effort for Fire Prevention Week, with Dr. R C Snodgrass on the committee. Fire Chief George B Cooper warns that everyday carelessness fuels fires, noting conflicts between safe toys and hazardous cleaning fluids as examples.
The passage lists names of residents and their movements including Mrs. 8. V. McAdams traveling to Dallas for a ball game, Mr. and Mrs. Cline Small, Mrs. B. M. Puckett and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Epperson, Mc Iver Daniels, Harvey Allen, and mentions Ber nat woven tweeds at the Knitter's Nook. It also notes Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Bauman in Wichita Falls and Electra on business, Mae Smith in San Gabriel Canada visiting her brother Hugh Smith, and Dr. J. F. Crumley with Dr. J. J. Crume attending a Panhandle Medical Association meeting in Childress, plus Dr. George Waddill and a printer ad.
Guidelines warn against leaving lighted matches and oily rags, urge disposal of used items, insist on approved wiring, warn against explosive cleaners, and advise fixing faulty electricals and checking for gas leaks. Emphasizes rapid fire department contact, family and employee education, and removing old fire hazards.
Emil Myers of the Music Mart hails the United States Navy Band as one of the finest concert organizations in the country. He notes Amarillo will host two Navy Band concerts on November 4, bringing top-tier performances to the Panhandle.
The United States Navy Band impressed many as it performed in Municipal Auditorium with soloists like xylophonist Louis Goucher. Proceeds from a Dayton appearance funded uniforms for the Golden Sandie Band, while organizers praised the band and hoped for return engagements.
Paris reports Premier Daladier secured cabinet approval for an extra 2.0 billion francs for national defense in the remaining months of the year, signaling renewed French rearmament after the Munich settlement. The tale also notes a London court provision offering official hats for orthodox Jewish witnesses who forget theirs.
One time Harvard heavyweight Don Terry leads Columbia drama Squadron of Honor at the Capitol next Tuesday to Thursday under American Legion sponsorship. Tickets at 26 cents urged in advance by Bruce Autry with Bill Smith coordinating. The murder yarn stars Mary Russell Thurston Hall Arthur Loft Dick Curtis Marc Lawrence and Robert Warwick in a Legion backdrop.
British troop reinforcements spread through the Holy Land to strategic posts in punitive operations aimed at ending Arab Jewish guerrilla warfare. Infantry and mechanized units, aided by Royal Air Force planes, fought a midnight clash near an Arab village southwest of Jerusalem, with one British soldier killed and another seriously wounded. Observers noted rebel high commands had escalated activity in the 48 hours before reinforcements arrived.
Britain is bolstering its armed strength in Palestine to about 21,000 soldiers and police as part of the ongoing security effort. The move reflects a broad deployment strategy amid the region's tensions and combines military and police personnel to maintain order.
Rates charged to farmers for medical services climbed by 21 percent from 1910 to 1929, reflecting rising costs in rural health care during the period.
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