21 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1939
Page
1
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club hosts a 6 30 pm banquet at Amarillo Hotel Blue Room to honor lake building progress in Plains country. Vice President Clarence Wismeyer presides. KGNC will air a 8 to 8 15 pm segment. Dixie Dice will perform a floor show.
Four Canadian warships searched Halifax harbor and adjacent waters for a submarine amid reports from harbor pilots. The destroyers Saguenay and Skeena and the minesweepers Gaspe and Fundy, with assistance from Dartmouth air base planes, conducted thorough investigations under calm officials.
Senator William Borah testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee arguing American opinion on Europe has hardened and neutrality is near impossible. He cites national mindset toward totalitarian states and warns it may hinder impartial judgment as hearings on neutrality laws proceed. Lawrence Dennis urges abandoning collective security to avoid war.
First reports from Mrs. D. D. Smith of 1102 North Johnson Street describe a substantial grasshopper hatch in the city. She found thousands swarming her backyard, feeding on vegetation and alarming residents.
Coalinga California goes on emergency footing as billions of Devastator grasshoppers surround the town. Citizens mobilize, outside aid appeals issued, and authorities consider trenches and oil to halt the pests. Insects devastate crops and greenery spreading from west to east.
Governor W Lee O Daniel told about 7000 at the San Jacinto battleground memorial that government regulation of everything weakens democracy and risks dictatorship. He spoke during San Jacinto Day ceremonies marking the battle and the new San Jacinto Museum dedication with Rice Institute philosopher Radslav Tsanoff also urging cultural ties across the Rio Grande.
The Amarillo College Balladors and Balladettes won first place at the State Music Contest in Austin. Directed by Paul Ellis, the group has repeatedly placed since the Balladers and Balladettes were formed by Alta Potts Turk. Wayne Fergus, a member, telegraphed his mother with the victory news.
In Cleveland on April 21 officials sought to end a strike by five Lakewood Park Cemetery workers. The AFL Cemetery and Landscapers Union members formed a picket line demanding union recognition higher pay and improved conditions to halt funeral services.
LAREDO April 21 Federal Judge James V Allred sentenced Ignacio Sanchez sheriff tax collector and assessor of Zapata County to 13 months in prison for handling mules allegedly smuggled from Mexico and fined him 1000 dollars.
Police seek a prowler wearing gym shoes after burglaries in San Jacinto. W C Doughty family at 1417 Jackson Street awoke at 2 30 am to a flashlight beam from a window and saw the intruder flee the yard.
Secretary of Labor Perkins ordered the immigration service to proceed with a deportation hearing against Harry Bridges, West Coast CIO director.
Army surgeons plan to place blood banks in front line trenches for rapid transfusions in future wars. Dr. Donald G. Henderson of Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston urged the move as Texas Hospital Association delegates discussed emergency medical readiness at their 10th annual convention in Fort Worth.
Pred Arnell, a Black man, was rushed into Texarkana and tried for attacking a white woman. He was convicted and sentenced to death all within forty minutes.
Tri-State Fair secretary Milt Cox announces no advance ticket sales for Art Kassel and Kassels in the Air. Concert at the high school costs 25 and 50 cents with doors opening at 7 30. The dance follows at 10 p m in the Nat hall for 75 cents per person.
Mr Collman forecasts fair and warmer weather with hazy skies and a south south west wind likely to stir up dust. Lows around 50 tonight after a 45 degree low last night. Build Now See John Maynard Lumber Co for estimates at 800 W 5th Ph 5353.
Hungarian military authorities reported Slovak artillery bombarded the village of Saroszemitz near Ungvar, with Hungarian forces returning fire but neither side crossing the new frontier. Slovakia, under German protection after the Czecho Slovak dismemberment, faced renewed border fighting.
Mrs Charles A Lindbergh and her two sons will be guests at the Dwight W Morrow estate in Englewood New Jersey arriving on the Champlain. Plans for child protection are under way and Colonel Lindbergh will likely return to England after completing his army assignment to avoid publicity.
The House tentatively approved a two year extension of the $2 billion stabilization fund with a new audit and report requirement to Congress and to President Roosevelt.
The Texas Highway Patrol intends to form a junior patrol among Amarillo bicycle riders within weeks to improve safety amid rising bicycle incidents. Last year 426 bicycles were hit by motor vehicles statewide, with two Amariillo deaths, as bicycle crashes ranked fifth in state accidents.
President Roosevelt faces renewed talk of running in 1940 as crisis and potential world conflict prompt speculation. Observers cite his Pan American Union speech and Mt. Vernon remarks as hints that he could seek another term despite public disavowal by aides.
J D Coronet's Hopeful Boy a two year old bull from Jean Duluth Farms Panhandle won senior and grand championships in the Guernsey division at the Panhandle Plains Dairy Show Lassies Ivey of Elmwood owned by A B Buchanan was grand champion female Buddie Wardlaw Hale Center named outstanding 4 H Dairy Club boy for 1938 Chester Elliff Tulsa received a trophy for herd management Ex Students of Texas A M elected C B Martin Plainview president of the Central Plains A M Ex Students Association Insurance Bee Neely Greenhill Agey
Amarillo and vicinity: fair and warmer tonight and Saturday. West Texas: fair and warmer except southeast tonight. Saturday fair and warmer east and north portions. New Mexico: generally fair tonight and Saturday, warmer east portion Saturday. frost east and north central tonight. Temperature extremes: maximum 63, minimum 45.
Amarillo readers debate if elderly parents should live with married offspring with opinions split on happiness and harmony. Letters praise independent homes, warn of in law friction, and highlight financial strains, nosy conflicts, and the value of private space for lasting peace.
In hard times many newlyweds facing unemployment move in with older residents. The piece notes the strain of long job hunts and aging workers as the 40s era shifts living arrangements and social dynamics.
Fragment discusses ongoing debates about elderly care, hinting at continued coverage on TMUGH 13. Details are scarce but indicate multiple viewpoints and potential policy considerations without full context.
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