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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1938
Page
4
Railways Daily section reports on crew and family travels. Mrs Charlie Rogers revisits Amarillo from Dallas while Emory B Wood hosts. N L Callens visits Amarillo on company business. F E Stevens boosts Shamrock fishing fame. Several personnel shift routes and relocate homes as vacations fill weeks.
Amusing snippets from the Burlington Lines community note key travels by Mrs. W. P. Henry and others visiting Vista, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Canada. The Ladies Auxiliary hosted a large picnic at Ellwood Park with many families present. Personnel changes include brakemen reassigned and inspectors visiting Amarillo, with retirements, hospital stays, and trips to Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Galveston noted.
A chatter about how would be subjects huddle for the camera and pose for photos. The piece hints at the sometimes humorous lengths people go to look good on film.
Georgia farmers destroy thousands of acres of cotton to avoid penalties under a new measure of farm acreage. Officials say seven cents a pound fines on excess land plus current cotton prices make plowing up the crop cheaper than harvesting. The practice mirrors 1934 as acreage surveys reallocate allotments and compel withdrawal of planted cotton.
President Roosevelt announced two defense measures amid European crisis talks. A temporary Atlantic squadron will deploy seven cruisers and seven destroyers, marking the first coast-wide naval presence in years. A 60 day committee plan, led by Louis J. Johnson, will mobilize electric power to connect 15 key war industry cities to strengthen national production.
Bees in Australia gather honey mainly from eucalyptus trees. Bee authorities warn there are not enough flowers nationwide to meet a single large beekeeper's needs.
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