06 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
1
The column predicts a white Christmas with potential snow and cold by January. It urges parents to buy sleds for children, notes record holiday shopping and cautions about automobile accidents, urging safer driving and a public safety campaign. It also mentions charity fund drives for Hitler refugees and various local notices and reader anecdotes.
Lecturer Dr Maude Chambers explains line and color repetition opposition balance and subordinating elements in painting. She contrasts vertical horizontal and oblique lines and shows how landscapes portraits and seascapes illustrate rhythm empathy and transition with examples like Mona Lisa The Ford and Bahamas Tornado.
Glen Bowen, head of the city fire alarm system, builds a 25 foot trunk tree at Fifth and Polk. The Amarillo Garden Club suggested illumination, and more than 500 colored lights will adorn the constructed tree in a few days. Smaller trees are nailed to the pole to form a full Christmas display.
Levelle Hudson, a Colorado youth held by the Amarillo police, signed a waiver to return to Las Animas. Alma Brady is also held on an auto theft charge related to a car stolen from Trinidad Brady. A stolen car found abandoned at Dalhart was identified as the vehicle in question by police.
At the Central Labor Union meeting in Amarillo delegates urged members not to purchase goods marked Made in Germany. The resolution directs affiliated unions to report the protest against Hitler’s intolerance. The Central Labor Union plans to reconvene tonight in Carpenters Hall.
A collage of notes on fashion and gifts, a London TV receiver priced over 100, a Tibetan host pricking a guest for a toast, Bach Society protests on saxophone usage, surgical notes on a beating heart, European press relying on American correspondents, and a European corn statistic about surface exposure per acre.
A partial employment notice from a worker seeking steady paid work in cafe service and house keeping. The applicant offers references and requests payment at a rate of 5 per week, with a date near May 3 2030. The fragment mentions Griggs Panera and a continuation on the next page.
North Panhandle soil conservation topic at the nine county erosion district annual meeting in Amarillo. H H Finnell outlined a new operations plan with multiple agencies and landowners, noting 36 years to cover the area at current pace. County officials from Dallas Deaf Smith Hansford Hartley Lipscomb Moors Ochiltree and Oldham attend the session.
Amarillo contractor N. L. Mackey of Mackey & Bell received a city hall permit to build a five room brick veneer home at 1922 Van Buren Street. The $5,000 residence is for WF Branam. Yearly construction costs reach $2,180,410.
Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine may sponsor an indoor circus in Amarillo if the contract is signed. The attraction would run for an entire week likely from late January into early February, with plans discussed today by temple officers.
Louisville man J. Eric Davis called a fire department for help after his car caught fire at home. He asked for a motorcycle with a fire extinguisher in a sidecar, a request the dispatcher declined noting fire engines are all they have. Davis left unsatisfied but unharmed.
J M Weymouth of 1700 Harrison Street reports his parked car broken into by local prowlers. A suitcase was taken from the vehicle, with police noting increased car prowling during the holiday period and noting rear window breakage as the method of entry.
Governor Martin L. Davey said he would not intervene in the scheduled execution of Anna Marie Hahn the Cincinnati poison slayer. He announced the decision on returning to Columbus after a New Haven visit, with a formal statement promised later.
The Little Theater will stage Kind Lady in the Municipal Auditorium starting Tuesday at 8 15 p m Thelma Allen Martin and George McCarthy lead the cast Two gamblers have infiltrated an old lady's home and trick her into selling valuables for their gain Tickets cost 50 cents.
Premier Daladier ordered 259 sailors to man the liner Paris and sail to New York, aiming to keep all French transatlantic liners moving with naval crews and requisitioned stewards if needed to end the Le Havre strike.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars opened their Christmas tree sale at Fifth Avenue and Polk Street. The lot will resemble an army camp with sales offices in army tents and a large pole-mounted tree as a roadside attraction.
Amarillo’s most photographed baby, John Lynn Miller, made his first visit to the city hall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E Lynn Miller. his mother, Florence Pittman, was once city secretary treasurer, a role now held by Miss Kathryn Burwell.
A national committee of churchmen urged unity among Christians against rulers described as new Caesars who pose as prophets and law givers. The report, prepared for the Federal Council of Churches opening conclave, condemns the treatment of Jews abroad and notes the council represents about 24 million churchgoers.
Torvald Fredericksen reported his stolen car to the sheriff and found the vehicle had crashed into the hillside and tumbled into the sheriff's courthouse in Pasadena, settling before the judge’s bench.
Street donations of half dollars and bills pour into Amarillo Salvation Army kettles daily. The Christmas Cheer committee will be formed by Judge L. M. Fischer and Adjutant W. T. Johnson, with volunteers from luncheon clubs and civic groups. Funds will cover Christmas dinners, multi day food, stationery and postage for transients and prisoners, and a toy shop on the citadel’s second floor aims to dress 1,000 dolls for gifts.
Routine matters are on the city commission agenda for tonight. The board will likely discuss a petition by Miles Bivins to plat 6.5 acres west of St. Marys Academy. Gasoline supply proposals will be opened. The session starts at 7 30.
The Messiah rehearsal is set for 8 oclock this evening at the Amarillo College of Music with all choristers orchestra and soloists urged to attend. The first performance is scheduled for Sunday December 18 at Polk Street Methodist Church with choirs from Pampa and Hereford. Directors aim for the best rendition since its introduction here several seasons ago.
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Orb Capsules as a remedy to flush poisons and acids from kidneys and ease bladder irritation. It claims relief from nightly urination and lists possible kidney and bladder symptoms such as burning backache and puffy eyes.
The piece promotes church linens crafted by needle-women with edgings for altar cloths and related items. Pattern 1933 offers 18 motifs from small to large sizes, with instructions, materials, and stitch illustrations. Send ten cents to Amarillo Globe Needle Craft Dept. for the pattern.
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