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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1940
Page
1
Enduring lesson: democracy falters without citizen watchfulness
A 1940 NEA essay traces how democracy rose and fell from ancient Greece to modern Europe. It argues that liberal self-government collapses under mediocrity, faction, and tyranny unless citizens stay vigilant and select capable leaders. The piece warns that many democracies have died or become dictatorships after Versailles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Europe
Pic
Ales
Allies weigh total blockade as Hitler asserts blockade proof
The allied powers prepare for a total blockade aimed at pressuring Germany while avoiding a new front. Churchill says Allies seek good terms with Britain Italy and Japan and would stay passive toward Russia if Moscow cooperates. Aims include forcing Germany to open a new war front and await economic warfare effects this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme War Council
London
Europe
Germany
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Haly
Japan
Russia
Hitler
Western Front
North Sea
Siegfried Line
Cat’s unusual habit and odd Philippines bus fare question
Lincoln Nebraska reports a Persian cat that tears its teeth daily by clattering them on a broom and pulling straw pieces. A separate dispatch from Tayabas Province mentions twenty midgets at a convention urging Philippines bus fare discounts for short riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
George Knight
ILA
Tayabas
Philippines
Juan
Wisconsin Votes on FDR Garner Issue
Wisconsin voters choose tomorrow between President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner in the first presidential primary testing third term sentiment. The result will guide delegates to the national nominating conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
John N. Garner
April Term of Court Convened at Claude
The three week April term of the 47th District Court convened this morning at Claude. Judge EB C Nelson empaneled the grand jury. District Attorney Bob Underwood went with Judge Nelson to Claude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
47Th District Court
Claude
EB. C. Nelson
Bob Underwood
Nelson
liClaude
Potter County Grand Jury Praised for Drunken Driving Probe
Potter County officials and the grand jury were praised for investigating drunken driving and liquor related issues. Chief Paxton of the Texas Liquor Control Board sent a letter to judges and attorneys, noting more than 20 cases were examined and announcing suspensions at the G6 Club, Y Cafe, and a Highway 66 service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Grand Jury
C. A. Paxton
Texas Liquor Control Board
Texas
Liquor Control Board
G6 Club
Y Cafe
Highway 66
Paxton
Amarillo
Amarillo to Set Date for Clean up and Paint Up Campaign
Conference with Mayor Ross Rogers will determine the date for Amarillo’s annual Clean up and Paint Up drive. S. F. Rose and May Rove lead the effort as the group plans the campaign and awaits the mayor’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ross Rogers
S. F. Rose
May Rove
March Weather Returns to Normal After Dusty Years
The report notes March 1940 was unusually dustless, with winds 40 to 50 mph, dry moisture 0.24 inches, and 1.64 inches year to date. Record highs near 87 in cities, 89 county, with warmer trends into April and a 50-50 chance of snow on the 23rd but slim chance of a blizzard.
Economy Drive Sees New Flood, Canal Lock Additions
A Senate appropriations subcommittee added 45 million dollars to flood control work and to a third lock project at the Panama Canal within the War department civil functions bill. The panel raised flood control to 100 million and approved 15 million for canal locks, despite House opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations
Panama Canal
Thomas
Oklahoma
House
War Department
Budget Bureau
Haven of Refuge From Business Problems
Home and garden retreats are promoted as daily escapes in Globe News Real Estate Want Ads. Readers are urged to watch Real Estate Columns to find homes purchasable with current rent payments. The page includes scattered ad snippets and partial names like John Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe News
Nationwide WPA layoffs hit Amarillo district hard
About 600 workers in the Amarillo district, part of Potter and surrounding counties, are being laid off today as the nationwide WPA reduction cuts 700000 jobs over three months. District administrator A A Meredith says most losses are pro rata and some projects remain open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Potter County
Works Progress Administration
Amarillo
Panhandle
A. A. Meredith
United Press
Washington
F. C. Harrington
Congress
Harrington
American Federation of Labor
Garden Week Displays of Plant Books in Amarillo
National Garden Week celebrations center in Amarillo with a Potter County Library display of garden books and magazines. Each day a local florist presents a flower arrangement including Freeman's Flowers tomorrow. Window displays are arranged by Gordon's Style Shop White and Kirk Morrow Thomas and Amarillo Hardware Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Potter County
Freeman's Flowers
Gordon's Style Shop
White and Kirk
Morrow-Thomas
Amarillo Hardware Company
Garden Club
Army recruiting halted in Amarillo due to vacancies
Army recruiting in Amarillo is temporarily shut down by Set. R. A. Jackson. There are no vacancies in the eighth corps area and no quotas assigned to local stations. Eligible men should report to the recruiting station for the waiting list, with immediate notification when recruiting resumes. No duration information was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Amarillo
R. A. Jackson
Eighth Corps
United States Army
Jackson
Hand injury key clue in National Cash Register burglary
Police traced a break in at the National Cash Register plant on Fillmore Street to three men Pete Allgood Charles Brooks and LeRoy Thrasher. A youth spotted with a damaged right hand raised questions as deputies noted a bruised hand on a suspect. All had prior burglary charges and were jailed on new charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cash Register
Fillmore Street
Sheriff's
Pete Allgood
Charles Brooks
LeRoy Thrasher
To Resume Drilling At Old Tack No 1
Pipe was being run at Old Tack No 1 and drilling to resume this afternoon at Thompson Park wildcat after a cave-in. Several hundred feet of salt water in the hole prompted casing 5,000 feet of seven inch pipe on site. If no pay is produced by drilling, plan is to shoot the well at 3797 feet for first oil shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack No. 1
Thompson Park Wildcat
Potter Candidate George Killian Corrected in County Notice
George Killian listed by error as a candidate in Randall County was corrected to indicate he is a candidate for county commissioner in Potter County Precinct No 4. The correction appeared in the political announcement column as of April 1 1915 with brief notes on wartime engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Killian
Potter County
Randall Coun
Mt Killian
Randall County
Amarillo Area Weather Notes Warm Trend Continues
Amarillo and vicinity report partly cloudy and warm conditions with a cooler trend tonight. West Texas expects fair skies with high cloudiness and scattered showers in the north west, cooler by Tuesday. 24 hour extremes reach a high of 89 and a low of 54 with noon reading at 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
CENSUS TAKERS TO START COUNTING NATIONS NOSES
A massive census launch details 132 900 000 people to count by 120 000 enumerators over about 12 working days. Questions cover housing ownership income work and weeks employed. Officials urge cooperation asserting the census aids government business and industry. Senator Tobey criticizes the personal nature of questions while Hopkins defends it as a cooperative enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
C-Men
Census Bureau
Hopkins
Commerce Department
Tobey
New Hampshire
The April Girl Sydna Yokley Shines On Page One
Sydna Yokley of Canadian returns to public notice with a full page Sunday pictorial in the Fort Worth Star Telegram. The TCU co ed is dubbed The April Girl and is described as stimulating and refreshing in rain gear and sports attire amid April imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydna Yokley
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Regional Municipalities Meeting to be Held in Amarillo
Amarillo selected by the League of Texas Municipalities for one of eight May regional meetings. Mayor Ross Rogers returned from Fort Worth where he attended an executive session and serves as a league vice president. The league reviewed its financial statement and set next year’s budget during the conference meetings led by Fort Worth city attorney R. E. Rouer president. Attendees included E. P. Scarborough Coleman Phillip Hamburger Houston city commissioner J. H. Ashby Jr. Uvalde mayor FE. E McAdams executive secretary C. C. Crutchfield field representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
League of Texas
Ross Rogers
Fort Worth
League
R. E. Rouer
E. P. Scarborough
Coleman
Phillip Hamburger
Houston
J. H. Ashby, Jr
Uvalde
FE. E McAdams
C. C. Crutchfield
Amarillo Water Use Rises From 1939 Levels
Amarillo last month consumed 132.7 million gallons of water, a daily average of 4.28 million, about 403 thousand gallons more per day than March of last year. Saturday's peak demand reached 6.7 million gallons as the city faces a future water supply and delivery challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Mercury
Roosevelt to visit Hyde Park after influenza illness
The White House disclosed that President Roosevelt has battled a bout of influenza and will travel to his Hyde Park, New York home this weekend to rest and recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y. Hus
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