13 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1939
Page
1
The text notes March storms on the Panhandle with wind gusts up to 60 80 mph and advises indoor, social activity. It promotes “Used Car Week” with low prices, urging readers to visit dealers for savings. It mentions plans, weather chatter, and references Winchell and wartime mood observations.
Rumors swirl about Goebbels and Leni Riefenstahl with allegations of past slights and secret investigations. The piece also cites Winchell forecasts, portraits of Roosevelt and Ford Mayer, and a kaleidoscope of society vignettes from Park Avenue offices to a quip about Mussolini versus France.
A collage of brief items covers customs, used cars, a sterling silver electric shaver at $50, and Los Angeles boosting the San Francisco World’s Fair. It notes Fred McIsaac’s punning pen names, a Philadelphia magician, a Tulsa oil rig, a Glasgow Kentucky wedding interruption, and national mortality drops. It also mentions autumn in Australia, gunpowder origins, New York hotel capacity, and global views on Hitler, Japan, and Italy, plus an invisible glass invention and London journalism critique.
An old newspaper item promotes Black-Draught as a gentle laxative to ease headaches bad breath dullness coated tongue and constipation. It claims the remedy helps bowel tone and offers long life and popularity with cheap accessible doses of 25 to 50.
U S D A Kansas City market update shows hogs 1500 head top 7.55 with sows 6.25. Cattle 9000 and calves 1000. Bulk fed steers eligible 9.00 to 10.75, beef cows to 7.00, selected dealers 10.50 to 11.00. Stockers and feeders 8.00 to 10.00. Sheep 2200 with early lambs to shippers 8.60, others 8.25, natives to 8.25.
Czechoslovak officials vow a protest to Germany within 12 hours over German minority actions in Brunn Brno and Bratislava and Vienna radio interference. The Vienna station aired a defiant anti Czech address by Dr Ferdinand Durcansky, Slovak cabinet communications minister ousted last Friday, as clashes erupted in Brunn yesterday.
The internal revenue office on the third floor of the post office building will stay open daily from 8:30 to 4. It will remain open Wednesday evening as late as needed to file income tax returns.
Mrs Babb wife of Police Officer Charley Babb remains critically ill at home 792 B Prospect Street as family members rush to her bedside Saturday urging near relatives to come.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for acid indigestion gas and heartburn. It claims to stimulate appetite and gastric juice flow improving digestion and energy with a testimonial from Mrs A N Cooper in Austexag. Available in liquid or tablet form from druggists.
World famous violinist Josef Piastro appears in Amarillo in a concert tour hailed as among his best. He recalls studying with Heifetz Elman Parlow Zimbalist at Petrograd and plans an India tour after a celebrated run in New York venues. Accompanying him is pianist Virgeon Englande Estes. Tickets from Academy of Music and Art Amarillo College Myers Music Tolzien Music. Admission 50 cents adults 35 cents students.
Mayor Racenow begins a second term bid as the first mayoral candidate. Upshaw, Benton, and Wells join a three way contest for city commissioner No 2. Twaddell a former commissioner and Mann of Amarillo bakery line up for seats. Also noting Britain plans twenty three new aerodromes for air reserve expansion.
Miss Jill Edwards delivered a talk at Amar High School on developing personality during a student assembly this morning. Edwards shared insights from her work as a recognized authority on personality.
Amarillo High School class committee will award the contract for graduation caps and gowns at a special meeting Saturday. The action sets the stage for the upcoming commencement exercises.
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