Smuggling of social norms and town tales mix in Globe News note
A Globe News cooking school scene notes smoking by women pruned after complaints. A theater owner complains of vandalism by teens cutting seats, while a North traveler recalls rough South Texas reception for soldiers. A Washington insider warns of tax hikes unless economy improves as 4000 IRS hires loom. Cedric Adams columns on fashion trends and crime contrasts with state flag chatter.
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Globe-News
Cadillac converted to cheaper butane fuel car plan
J C King of King Trailer & Equipment Co converts his Cadillac to run on butane in the Panhandle area where butane sells for 10.5 cents a gallon. A switch under the dash allows the car to run on 26 cent ethyl outside the butane zone. The modification uses a 23 gallon tank and regulator. butane supposedly preserves oil and reduces maintenance while offering major fuel savings.
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J. C. King
Cadillac
Panhandle
City approves parking limits on Adams and Washington streets
The Amarillo city commission ordered parking restrictions on Adams Street from Sixth to Twenty-fourth Avenues with exceptions and ban on Washington Street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth Avenues to ease traffic. Traffic engineer Harold Miller led the measure after traffic counts showed about 10,000 cars daily on the Washington Adams corridor, one of the city’s busiest routes. Egypt’s cement industry exports and workforce noted, with output surpassing a million tons yearly and a 300 percent rise in 23 years.
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Washington Street
Thirteenth
Sixteenth Avenue
City Commission
Adams Street
Seventh
McKinner School
Harold Miller
Washington and Adams Streets
Washington-Adams
Amarillo
Miller bucket designed for car power in Texas debut
Rusty Miller of Canada conceived an oxygen fed min now bucket with a tiny air pump and a dashboard power cord. He plans to bring the device to the Texas market next spring, aiming to run on the car’s electrical system.
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Rusty Miller
Texas
Laughing as Old Man Leaves Office to Die a Natural Death
In a crowded physician's office an old man yawns and jokes he will go home and die a natural death. The piece recalls bulldogging inventor Tom Pickett of the 101 Ranch Oklahoma and lists old Kentucky expressions about daily life and a note on why wild birds perch calmly in trees due to their gripping foot design.
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Tom Pickett
101 Ranch
Oklahoma
Pickett
Kentucky
Jake
Verse on women's slacks as a sight
A short verse observes women's slacks in humor noting they often run two sizes large or three sizes tight, delivering a witty commentary on fit and fashion without excess detail.
WHAT THE SAME LACK WORK OFFERED
Classified ads list a house keeper needed for a motherless home with room board and salary. Other notices offer trade items including an Air-Way vacuum and a heating stove, canaries for stamps, and two lost items such as a red greyhound dog named Trigger and a gold plated ear ring near Polk Street. Found a gray male Persian cat is available for contact.
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Travis
Canaries
Monroe
North East
Polk Street Methodist Church
Highland
Once Dead Man Remains in a Coma in Long Beach
Melvin Eugene Hewitt, 27, of El Monte, Cal., was revived after doctors massaged his heart following a near death when he was knocked down during an argument over a World Series game. Now in his 28th day in a coma at a veterans hospital, officials say he may live months without regaining consciousness despite a good heart action and no skull fracture.
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Long Beach
Cal
Melvin Eugene Hewitt
Hewitt
el Monte
Veterans Hospital
United States Holds Largest Share of World Coal Reserves
Charleston report notes that the United States controls 46 percent of all known coal reserves, surpassing the total coal available in Europe, Asia, and Africa combined. The figure underscores U S energy prominence and global resource distribution.
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Charleston
Wva
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
Citizens urge fair indictments across all involved parties
An Amarillo reader writes that indictments should include those who paid and accepted bribes and questions whether higher officials in Austin are implicated. The letter criticizes pay-offs in gambling and bootlegging, calls for press freedom to reveal wrongdoing, and affirms the need for law enforcement to act impartially regardless of money or status.
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Austin
Tack
Gael Ton An
Wage and Hour Board District Contact
Information requests the name and address of the Wage and Hour Control Board of this district as read in the paper daily. Cited by Tulia William Rogers Director Wage and Hour Public Contracts Division US Department of Labor 1114 Commerce Dallas Texas. Also notes a mass meeting in Pakistan Moslems opposing expansionist powers.
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Wage and Hour Control Board
Tulia William Rogers
US Department of Labor
Commerce
Dallas
Texas
Wreck Victims Are Improving
Plainview reports two men injured in a traffic crash near town show improvement at Plainview Hospital. Opal Marcella Brite 29 of Amarillo dies. John Henry Walker 28 suffers a broken leg and cuts. Weldon Sherwood 17 from near Kress has internal injuries. Raymond W. McClure 10 miles west of Kress released after emergency care. Walker said the crash occurred while passing on slick pavement. Walker and Mrs. Brite were en route to Lubbock. Mrs. Brite wife of Wesley Brite of Amarillo. survivors include her mother brother and sister in Amarillo. Funeral services planned at Griggs Funeral Home in Amarillo.
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Plainview
Here
Plainview Hospital
Clinic Foundation
Amarillo
Opal Marcella Brite
John Henry Walker
Earle Hotel
Weldon Sherwood
Kress
Raymond W. McClure
Walker
McClure
Brite
Lubbock
Wesley Brite
Hayes
Springer, NM
C. R. Stubblefield
Hardy Moore
Shot Miller
N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Home
Amarilly
Nonmagnetic equipment for paratroopers aims to defeat detection
New York reports the steel industry is advancing nonmagnetic gear for soldiers. The push focuses on reducing magnetic signatures to help paratroopers avoid detection by electronic systems, signaling a new era in battlefield concealment and technology integration.
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New York
Farm Population Decline From 1920 to 1950
Washington notes a dramatic shift as farm living fell from about 30 percent of the U S population in 1920 to roughly 16 percent by 1950 reflecting postwar urbanization and agricultural changes. The trend signals growing urbanization and shifts in rural demographics nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Sweden Maintains Ban on Commercial Radio Advertising
Swedish regulators uphold a prohibition on commercial advertising during radio broadcasts. The policy remains in force to preserve public broadcasting integrity and listener experience across national outlets.
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Sweden
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