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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1940
Page
11
In Ashland Maine a state bounty of 20 dollars per bear has spurred trappers to net 28 bears totaling 420 dollars. One bear reportedly weighed over 400 pounds as locals benefit from the bull market in bears.
The world’s longest bascule bridge progresses toward completion in Lorain Ohio and will soon carry traffic. The counter-balanced drawbridge opens in the center, freeing the river’s full width with no center pier. The Fiji group reportedly has about 350 islands, 89 inhabited.
Markets show preliminary figures with the Dow Jones industrials at 129.44 up 106, rails up 0.25, utilities mixed. Kansas City livestock report notes hogs 5,000 salable with prices ranging 5.00 to 6.75 per hundredweight and cattle 25,000 salable with varied bids, calves strong for certain lots, and sheep 5,000 with little selling. Also a note on the Drain Digger job in Denver where 87-year-old John Nason, oldest union member, claims he can still dig himself out in five minutes.
Observation notes list the lowest temperature from last night and the second highest reading for the last 24 hours along with precipitation in inches for the same period. The fragmentary text mentions times and multiple metrics but lacks complete values. Further data needed for precise figures.
Directory style notice lists Zenith dealers and associated firms across towns including Amarillo Heath Furniture Co Fran Taylor St and Anson Home Furniture Co. Other entries include City Drug Company Be Goodwell Hudson Service and Groom Hardware Co with multiple regional retailers and suppliers named.
Pattern 4574 offered in small medium and large with specific yardage for each view. Small view B uses 1 yard 35 inch fabric and S yard contrast view A uses 17s yards 35 inch fabric and 7s yards incrac. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Amarillo Globe 243 West 17th Street New York NY for latest pattern book.
Filet crochet pattern 2553 offers horse themed chair set and scarf ends with directions charts and stitch illustrations. Address request to Amarillo Globe Needle craft Dept New York 82 Eighth Avenue. send ten cents and include pattern number name and address.
The BC product advertises fast relief with a quick-acting formula. It claims to ease foggy and tired mornings by delivering rapid comfort for those who have rough nights.
Directory of long list of town based stores and firms including fuel associations druggists hardware shops and service firms in Lockney Lorenzo Lubbock Pampa Plainview Panhandle Perryton Roby Ralls Sterling City Seminole Shamrock Sweetwater Stratford Texhoma Tucumcari Tulsa Wellinston Wellington and other communities. Names include San Jon Garage Bracken Radio Shop J. A. Christian City Drug Store and Rexall among others.
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