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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1941
Page
2
A column notes Easter fashion with brisk observations on women's attire and legs, then shifts to war talk. The author contrasts men's and women's grooming as anxiety about the war grows, and weighs Roosevelt's leadership and potential fate of Nazi expansion, praising his stance against Hitler while praising prior support for England.
Report notes Winks Adams of near Clarendon claims to own the best trained horse in the Southwest. The horse can sit on its haunches and lift a bottle of milk or soft drink to its lips. The horse is reportedly for sale as Adams plans to train another colt.
In Austin on April 14 the House voted to send to the Senate a bill removing child support or ability to support parents from old age assistance eligibility. Rep. Gene McNamara of Waco led the push for the measure amid claims it would ease aged assistance complaints. The Senate meanwhile discussed a $23,920,000 security financing appropriation as Lt. Gov. Stevenson allowed Senator Sulak of LaGrange to introduce it, with the subject deemed admissible under an emergency recommendation by Governor O'Daniel.
Senator George W. Norris, longtime Nebraska independent, warned that American convoys to Britain would draw the United States into war. He said convoys imply shooting back, and though naval escort might be needed later he opposes American convoys to avoid entangling the nation in conflict.
Albany editor W. M. Pryse of the Albany Herald lassoed a trout during a fishing trip near St. Marks, Florida. His line looped over the fish’s head and gills, trapping it without contact to the mouth, creating an unusual angling mishap.
Stockman Jim Cecil of Shawnee Oklahoma resisted a hotel room holdup. When a gunman fired a shot into the ceiling Cecil proposed a deal: he would let the robber go and refrain from calling police until the thief was gone. The bandit accepted.
Amarillo visitors yesterday include Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. McGee of Colorado City formerly of Amarillo. They met with Mrs. McGee's parents at 3106 Tyler Street and with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGee at 1504 Hughes Street. Mr. McGee has orders to report to Fort Sam Houston San Antonio for active duty beginning April 19. He is a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps Reserve.
The special election to replace the late Senator Morris Sheppard will cost Potter County about 700 dollars. Commissioners Court members worry about an unexpected unbudgeted expense. Voting will occur in all 27 boxes across the county. The county will cover judges and clerks salaries plus ballot printing costs.
County Superintendent Carl Clift, after attending a Temple meeting last week, returned with a $60 steel desk given by a Temple factory that distributed eight desks to school officials. The University of Philadelphia formed a national defense committee to coordinate and liaise with government departments.
A reader advertises as a neat and clean widow seeking employment in a motherless home. She states willingness to work reasonably and provides address 320 Bowie Street rear. A separate note mentions a 19 year old girl seeking car hop work.
A letter from Roberta M Kelly defends draftees marrying before or during national service. She argues marriage improves morale and that a draftee may never return, but bearing his name provides comfort to the fiancée. She rebukes jokes about marriages to avoid service and urges respect for young couples' plans.
Letter from ETHEL G SHAW promotes a Colorado girls camp at Brainard Lake five miles west of Ward between Nederland and Estes Park, run by Kickapoo Kamp managers after leasing Camp Audubon. Details include log buildings, cabins for six girls, counselor staff, gymnasium, stage, and scenic, high altitude climate free of pests.
The daily dollar prize for the best idea in YOUR IDEAS on page 10 goes to Mrs. C. R. Compton for suggesting that city hostesses visit newly married couples as well as new residents. The YOUR IDEAS EDITOR pays for good ideas and has given over a hundred dollars.
The University of Toledo defense program becomes the state's largest, drawing 1,140 students to its special engineering courses, per university president Dr. Philip C. Nash.
German Italian forces push into Libya bypassing Tobruk and seize Bardia, while panzer divisions enter Belgrade and Italian troops take Ljubljana. Submarines claim 75,922 tons of British ships and planes sink 33,000 tons. Pope Pius XII pleads for mercy and peace. Britain bombs Brest and Lorient. Italy protests U S seizures of ships. Roosevelt asks Congress to authorize requisition of idle foreign ships.
Reports from Vichy say German troops in North Africa were selected volunteers trained for desert warfare and subjected to daily heat in ovens with hot sand floors. They endured temperatures around 105 degrees, kept high by sunlamps to prepare for combat under the desert sun.
Hazel Johnson, a Wilson School pupil, brings 10 pounds of tinfoil to Mrs. Ollie M. Childers for a tinfoil drive aiding the Preventorium. Collection starts May 1 with containers in stores. The effort also gathers scrap aluminum from the public and is aided by the American Legion Auxiliary.
A two year old named Bobby Jameson caused chaos at the Omaha police station as officers tried to learn his home. He pulled record books, slammed a safe, opened a cigar case, summoned a private detective agency, and tangled with the radio operator and sheriff by twisting wall handles. He befriended the telephone operator who offered him an apple after unplugging the switchboard.
Funeral services for Robert L. Patton a 64 year old Amarillo resident who died Saturday night at 509 Lincoln Street will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at N.8 Griggs and Sons Funeral Chapel. Survived by wife four sons Chester Hilton Patton of Amarillo Clifford Patton and Riley Patton of El Paso and one Fannie Patton of Amarillo. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
A Norwegian warship under Norwegian command raided a northern Norwegian harbor on Saturday and landed troops who destroyed harbor works. The raid, in agreement with the British Navy, involved Norwegian volunteers. reports say the wife of a local Norwegian Nazi leader was killed by machine gun fire in the attack.
Convicts, fleeing by flight, were spotted near Nyac where they produced a gun. Riordan and McGale reported approaching officers. the pair surrendered with no resistance. They were returned to Sing Sing and soon to be moved to Westchester County jail. Warden Lawes announced murder trials and noted inquiries into guards’ killings and how the fugitives obtained guns and keys.
Washington reports the Navy preparing for swift arming of hundreds of government and private merchant vessels if needed. Congress funds equipment to counter magnetic mines as Roosevelt opens Red Sea shipping. Administration has not confirmed arming plans, but officials note anti-magnetic mine devices could be issued to protect vessels.
President Wilson directed the arming of U S merchant vessels in response to Germanys unrestricted submarine warfare. Early in this session Congress provided a $75,000,000 fund for navy ordnance stores including guns ammunition fuses and powder for gun foundations on merchant ships and for mine protection equipment.
The Greer Community School in Madison County is operated as a family effort by brothers Ben Waldrip Wheeler Waldrip and T B Waldrip. The board of trustees is composed of these brothers and they continue serving without county election.
A Brookfield Missouri vacant lot features a humorous sign reading This choice building lot for sale Inquire within creating lighthearted chatter on the main street. Local observers note the sign’s playful parody of sales pitches and street theater antics.
A Hudson Valley agent recalls Franklin who faced loan on his life policy after years of on time premium payments. With rising family bills and hospital costs, the agent urged gradual loan payments and highlighted how life insurance can aid during hardship, improving policy retention.
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