16 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1940
Page
1
The News-Globe notes a complimentary 8 PM free concert by the Scotch Kilty Band at the Auditorium for one hour, praising their San Francisco Exposition performance. The piece adds local chatter about polls, Alaska travel anecdotes, and inflation warnings, but highlights the free show tonight.
Abe Plough, husband of bank president Harry Cohn’s daughter, raises 233000 to honor 6000 Christmas savings depositors after American Savings Bank closes amid state action. He funds immediate payouts to depositors while awaiting liquidation, aiding 18000 children with gifts. The gesture earns Memphis-wide praise.
A collection of disparate notes cites anti American indoctrination in New Jersey and quotes a congressman on fascist youth. It lists cabinet members as millionaires and shares varied stats from fashion sizing to barley tobacco and Japan’s earthquake resistant buildings. It notes bullfighter Concha Cintron and Osaka’s subway prominence.
A young lady seeks dining room cafe laundry or housework jobs. willing to stay nights or work by day. A reader invites contact at 404 North Fillmore Street. Two young men, 22 and 24, seek any kind of work with references. call 20362.
Night watchman C H Rogers seeks employment and offers his dog Lady for adoption. Lady is described as half German Shepherd and in need of a good home at 609 Lincoln Street. Call 2 3422.
Mrs Lulu Gertrude Oliver widow of W E Oliver died at Baylor Hospital in Dallas after a brief illness. She was 65 and had lived in Amarillo 28 years. Survived by sons W E Oliver Jr Tyler and S C Oliver Amarillo daughters Mrs J O Warren Topeka and Mrs E R Biggs Jr Albuquerque plus a brother and a sister. Funeral arrangements by Blackburn Shaw. Local details give residence 1209 Taylor Street.
Single 26 year old man with neat appearance and high school education seeks any kind of employment. Prior experience in grocery store and service station work. Call 20362.
Britons in Marylebone demand that Captain A S Cunningham-Reid return from Honolulu to resume his duties as Conservative MP after leaving Parliament to help evacuate children from a war zone. The former husband of England's wealthiest heiress and ally of Doris Duke Cromwell had been away over three months.
State education officials announce a streamline plan requiring schools to offer occupational and vocational courses plus career guidance to help graduates find jobs. Separately, notices report visits by the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice to Hyde Park, and an ad touts Herbine laxative with a 60 cent price and a note on straw mulch for plants.
Wrestler Dutch Mantell refused a taxi and insisted on walking to surgery at Northwest Texas Hospital. Unable to walk, he rode a surgery cart while waving to nurses. Surgeons performed a major gallbladder operation and reported the patient is doing nicely.
J Gordon McDonald claims a commuting record with three permanent offices located in Flint Jackson and Ann Arbor. Jackson is 34 miles from here and Flint 40 miles, reflecting extensive travel between assignments.
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