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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
9
A historic federal program authorized by Congress allocates $200 million, with New Orleans securing the largest share of $9,830,000 for a key contract. The award constitutes one fourth of the total funding, underscoring the city’s pivotal role in the project.
The Prop and Wings Club called an emergency meeting led by Secretary Kay Walker to press for WPA aid for airport construction. Petition drives circulate among residents to urge city officials to act and prevent job losses as projects wind down.
An orphan plat in Amarillo developed by Hugo Loewenstern shows rapid home building on Jackson Street with 12 houses erected or under construction in four months. The twenty lot block has eight houses facing north and four facing east, with prices of 4000 to 5500 dollars.
Corrigan cannot reach Amarillo today and may have diverted toward Abilene and Big Spring. A wire from Claude Douglas of Fort Worth declined a lavish gas and oil offer presented by Charlie Rovd of Municipal Field. Reports say Corrigan has been flying erratically from east toward the west coast for two weeks, but he will not be in Amarillo.
James Roosevelt the President's eldest son will have stomach ulcer surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. He entered St Mary's Hospital after evaluation by Mayo physicians with disappointing prior treatments. He will receive pre operative care this week and likely undergo surgery early next week.
AP feature describes a parade of eccentric visitors to the White House and Congress, from imagined radio beams to budget-busting defense plans. It notes how Secret Service handles petitioners and how certain cranks propose odd reforms and timeless fixes for national issues.
WPA workers in Methuen Massachusetts circulated petitions for Saturdays off to obtain a full weekend of rest. They aim to balance work with family life and rest, citing fatigue and the need for recreation and time for rent payment and household duties.
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Capsules as a grand remedy for kidney trouble. It claims the medicine cleanses waste, reduces uric acid, and eases backache, night trips to the toilet, and other pains. The copy emphasizes long use, affordability, and origin from Haarlem in Holland.
A group of Amarillo residents witnessed a large Praying Mantis capture and eat a grasshopper in about three minutes at 216 North West Seventh Avenue. Scientists note mantises are carnivorous, cannibalistic, and feed on live prey, making them a natural enemy of grasshoppers and a potential control for plagues.
In Taylorville Illinois local doctors marveled as Mrs. Joseph Strickland gave birth to a daughter three days after an appendectomy. They reported both mother and baby doing well and described the birth as extremely rare for such a short interval after surgery.
The U S Housing Administration announced President Roosevelt approved loan contracts totaling 48 279 000 for 30 projects in 18 cities. The projected cost of the new housing ventures is 53 662 000, signaling a major expansion and a wave of construction nationwide.
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