10 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1940
Page
1
Agnes Rose Latson leads a cast of 100 Amarilloans with 18 trunks of costumes at the Municipal Auditorium as the Junior League Follies of 1940 moves into organized routines two days of practice past. Tickets go on sale downtown and at Rose Bowl Tea Room.
Hundreds of women attended the second day of the Globe News Cooking School at Municipal Auditorium. Under Mrs. Arreya D. French the event runs daily at 2 PM through Friday with demonstrations of many foods and new recipes. Forty two business firms display merchandise in the auditorium.
Mr. Collman forecasts a warm day followed by a cooler night with a cool wave bringing temperatures around 34 in rural areas and 38 in town. Expect a high near 70 today with light northerly winds 5 to 10 mph and minimal cloud moisture.
The Rej cabinet announced it would keep its policy of independence and neutrality as Germany invades Norway and Denmark, signaling continued nonalignment amid the war.
Local labor leaders say a nationwide protest will be held in Mexico tomorrow morning organized by the CTM Mexican Confederation of Workers against the Hull note proposing arbitration of expropriated American properties. The action aims to pressure the U S government over investment disputes.
Flood waters subsided again in the Susquehanna River basin after a third upsurge that caused no new damage.
Dewitt Mackenzie argues that the Norway Denmark naval engagement is uncertain and unlikely to end the war. He notes the strategic implications for Allied landings and German occupation, warning against sensational predictions while considering potential broad shifts in Europe.
Germanys advance into Scandinavia brings it close to controlling a large portion of the worlds oil tanker fleet. Norway registers 262 tankers totaling 2 957 000 tons, surpassed only by Britain and the United States. Oil imports from Venezuela via the Dutch West Indies may shift Panamanian registry.
Iceland's Althing voted to sever the link with King Christian, granting the government authority to take over prerogatives of the Danish crown. The move follows Germany's invasion of Denmark, with Iceland's self government contingent on the Danish monarch.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with Thursday fair conditions. Panhandle and southeast New Mexico show unsettled to partly cloudy weather with colder temperatures in the east. Extremes over 24 hours hit a high of 72 and a low of 42. noon reading 72. Insurance note attached.
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