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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1938
Page
3
Frank's Barber and Beauty Supply introduces LaCrosse Glycerated Mani cure and Hot Oil Treatment to Panhandle salons. The line includes Glycerated Remover and Nailgroom, designed to soothe brittle nails and cuticles while forming an oily protective film.
Albany ranchmen report strong water availability on Shackleford County grazing lands. County farm agent W. T. Magee notes over 90 surface water reservoirs built under the range program last year, 35 more by ranchers, plus large lakes filled in spring rains. The 1938 range program covers about 425,000 acres with 80 tanks. Private builders plan 20 more tanks. Prickly pear and mesquite eradication aided range grain condition.
A sailor on leave bought a ticket after seeing a mystery tour sign outside a coach station in London. He fell asleep during the ride and woke as the coach stopped at Portsmouth Dockyard, where he was expected to join his ship’s tour.
R M Nash former Oklahoma auditor offers Nash's Handy Ledger and Daily Cash Book with copyright and patent. He markets a simple two year bookkeeping method for small businesses, charging $6 to $12 for books and monthly fees for ongoing service and tax returns. About 50 to 60 Amarillo clients already use the system.
A magazine on child welfare argues laziness in children often stems from poor eyesight. Fatigue and concentration issues mislead parents as children misperceive vision, hindering effort and ambition. The piece urges balanced education, eye health checks, and avoiding unwarranted parental assumptions about ability.
The text argues a parent should schedule an eye exam to assess a child’s capability. It suggests a graph from the optometrist can prove whether laziness exists or if visual impairment explains lack of study. It states laziness is rarely cured by parents and vision issues may be remediable.
Mary Richey White 99 recalls Jefferson Texas in its boom era along the riverfront where days with dense buildings left little daylight. She describes antebellum Cypress river travel from the landing and cites Reese Hughes's plantation in Hughes Springs with 275 slaves.
F P Watson, an automobile engineer in Sydney, has patented a self-parking system. The invention enables cars to move themselves sideways into a tight space that would normally be inaccessible to entry.
The Czech minister Vladimir Hurban, 55, once a war leader of the Czech legion, stands in Washington as he negotiates a trade pact for Czechoslovakia while his homeland's fate hangs in the balance. His life includes crossing Siberia, exile in Vladivostok, and a late passion for golf sparked by John D. Rockefeller.
McDonald Auto Supply Company at 612 Harrison announces a large stock of winter auto items including Zerone Anti-Freeze defrosters and Stewart Warner South Wind Heaters. The new gasoline vacuum heater heats in 90 seconds, requires no cooling-system heat, and operates safely with its own sealed vacuum chamber. Dealers are urged to display early to align with national winter advertising.
A Southern Methodist University thesis by Jerry H. Clark argues psychological factors drive highway deaths. Financial troubles love affairs and home disputes distract drivers and increase risk, making accidents largely a result of motorist foolhardiness rather than unforeseeable vehicular causes.
Tex as State College for Women freshmen average 19 years old and 119 pounds. Students created a star light effect for the open air club by cutting tin cans, punching holes for cords, painting them silver, and placing them over small incandescent globes. The cost was nothing.
Prince Fumitaki Konoye nicknamed Butch earns 1.85 daily after 20 days as secretary to Premier Fumimaro Konoye. He donates 130 yen to defense then plans to keep future pay. He reads newspapers, studies English literature and geology, and trains in jujitsu while weighing Japan Soviet relations.
A fire believed started by a cigarette on July 18, 1937, is still smoldering in a peat deposit east of Huntington Indiana. The blaze has burned a patch about 60 by 25 feet despite continuous water from nearby hills and gullies.
The Social Security Act funds financed 400 physicians on state health staffs and paid over 2500 local physicians for clinic and conference services.
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