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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1944
Page
3
Report states India's population has risen ten percent over a decade reaching 360 million. The line notes population growth accompanies other demographic shifts, with emphasis on the accuracy of the census figures.
A conference between Charles Quails and Ed Spann set plans for Fire Prevention Week beginning Oct 8. Committee includes Judge Clayton Heare, Barn ey Ogle, and W. J. Hiatt. W. E. Mallalieu reports US August fire losses at 30,618,900, up 5 percent from August 1943 but below July 1944. Twelve month losses estimate 412,888,000 versus 348,400,000 last year.
Jackie Lawson at 315 Alabama Street reports a tarantula outbreak along the Sandies formation. Three tarantulas were killed in three days at 317 Alabama Street with a hoe, a driveway, and a chemical used to flush them from an underground home.
West Amarillo Christian Church will host the second class of its School of Religion tomorrow night. More than 100 men and women enrolled last week for the 10 week course arranged by Rev. J. W. Darby. Instructors include Rev. Darby Rev. Leroy McReynolds Mrs M C Jenkins Miss Alta Kinney and Mrs Lydia Martin. Enrollment costs one dollar with a few cents for texts. All are welcome regardless of church membership.
West Texas officials discussed creating a state rural roads commission and abolishing the state ad valorem tax. McLennan County Judge F B Y McDaniel proposed using surplus gasoline tax revenue to fund a county roads program after bond obligations end. Judge M Scarborough urged tax abolition with no replacement plan. Next convention set for Galveston December 6–8.
The Senate post office committee announced it would open hearings on a bill to give 350 000 postal workers a 400 dollar permanent yearly raise replacing the wartime 300 dollar bonus set to expire June 30 1945. It would also raise permanent pay scales for part time and hourly workers by 23 percent eight percent above current Little Steel limits. The move could lay groundwork for broader federal pay increases after the European war ends.
French chemists develop a palliative for bronchial asthma spasms now sold in the United States as Bel Din. Montrose Sales Co invites sufferers to request a liberal free supply, asking 10 cents to cover mailing and handling. Send for it today.
In the South Pacific a San Antonio Marine second lieutenant, John W. Buss, uses dynamite and bayonet blows to excavate a foxhole in 30 seconds. He joined the Marine Corps in 1940, served at Pearl Harbor, and was commissioned on November 2, 1942. His home is 707 Elmira Street. The piece notes Canada’s French Canadians total about 3,000,000, nearly one third of the national population.
An old ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as the fastest seller with high value for relief. The copy urges readers to demand St Joseph brand aspirin, positioning it as the top choice and implying superior price and speed.
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