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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1940
Page
12
Farm real estate taxes rose 2 percent last year according to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The 1900-13 base index was 189.7, up from 186 in 1938 and 176 in 1934, with average taxes 39.4 cents per acre, and a high of 2.60 dollars per acre in New Jersey while Wyoming had the lowest at 6 cents.
Arthur Chishholm, a telephone lineman, fell from a pole outside West Seattle General Hospital. The pole snapped and pinned him against the building before bystanders pulled him into a second story window and rushed him to bed. doctors feared a broken neck.
Westbrook Pegler reports that a document circulates alleging Communist domination of the American Newspaper Guild. He notes Eleanor Roosevelt’s membership issue and cites a Memphis convention as evidence of internal conflicts and anti Communist voices inside the Guild.
Spanish star Chattita Escalante, part of a famed circus family, performs twice daily for nine months a year. She credits consistent exercise for women and recalls starting at age nine under her father’s guidance. She will appear in Amarillo on Friday November 1 with Cole Bros Circus and the Ken Maynard Wild West show in a pageant titled La Habana.
A circular describes a year long strike in Chicago and the Chicago Herald American workers voting 4 to 1 for union representation sponsored by the company. It cites damage to jobs at Herald Examiner and criticized Guilds in New York Times and Mirror as Moscow connected. Americans split over Communist influence and Moscow group harassment drives defections.
Public testimonials flood the Cresney Drug Store as the Hoyt Man explains Hoyt's Compound a liquid extract claimed to improve digestion and relieve back pains and fatigue. Tulsa resident Chas M Hamlet attests rapid relief after initial doses and urges others to try the remedy sold by leading area druggists with mail orders available.
Rock Island Railroad to launch the Choctaw Rocket with Amarillo as a car name. The train runs between Amarillo and Memphis with a five car set including mail express baggage, reclining chair, Pullman sleeping, and parlor observation cars. The service marks Amarillo’s first east west streamlined operation.
A long report describes tensions within a guild as American delegates clash with Communist factions. It alleges misreported agenda items allowed a pro conscription stance to pass at a meeting with limited attendance. The piece cites defeats in Memphis and warns Americans to reclaim control or leave.
District Judge Harry L. S. Halley announced a grand jury will convene on November 18 to give people a chance to air grievances. He said no urgent need exists but believes the panel will have a wholesome effect and may deter further incidents in Tulsa County.
The tentative timetable shows the Rocket departing Memphis at 8:30 P M daily and arriving Little Rock at 11:05 P M, Oklahoma City at 7:20 A M, and Amarillo at 1:36 P M. Eastbound service leaves Amarillo at 3:15 P M, reaches Oklahoma City at 9:20 P M, Little Rock at 5:25 A M, and Memphis by 8:00 P M.
Hilario Mamdao Moncado president of the Pilipino Federation of America filed his candidacy for commonwealth president in 1941 on a platform calling for a perpetual commander under the one wing of the United States. He proposed U S bases in the Philippines for an indefinite period in exchange for American aid for education and business development and said he would not seek reelection.
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