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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1939
Page
2
Weather warms then cools as winter nears with a wet fall. Community notes include a September 1 wedding among The Globe News family, book return week, a radio discussion on borrowed books, tips on second hand books, and warnings about magazine peddlers. Also remarks on real estate, potential oil near Potter County, spinach ice cream, and local quirks.
Ruth Bryan Rohde, daughter of William Jennings Bryan, reflects on a varied career as teacher, congresswoman, minister to Denmark, lecturer, and author. She praises diplomacy as her peak and envisions a future first female U.S. president, stressing merit over sex in evaluating qualifications. She serves as a dollar-a-year collaborator with the U.S. Travel Bureau to promote travel and democratic ideals.
Archaeologists report in Great Britain uncovering rock carvings dating back to 2100 BC. The find spans a hillside site with several petroglyphs showing abstract shapes and possible ceremonial significance. Further dating and surveys are planned.
British officials announced immediate registration of all British women and children under 18 in Hong Kong for evacuation. The precautionary measure follows male conscription and stems from the Japanese occupation of the colony's borders and shifting European situation.
A miscellany of items quotes singing Cole Porter and Night and Day, a British ambassador in New York asking for a $15 daily rate, a store chain growth in the South, and varied trivia from oystercard filtration to tobacco and rail history. The roundup includes music, diplomacy, shopping, sports, and science tidbits.
A middle aged couple seeks employment on a farm or in a city home. The man is a general repairer capable of home maintenance and upkeep. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 9)
City hall estimates Amarillo’s building total will exceed $2,000,000 this year as two new home permits were issued and a $45,000 church improvement permit was pending. Elizabeth M. Miller received a $5,500 seven room home permit at 3007 Harrison Street and GC R. Konkle a $5,000 six room home permit at 3202 Polk Street. The 1939 total stood at $1,906,062.
London reports that England's four main railroads will strike starting Saturday after the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen executive committee failed to agree on raising the minimum weekly wage from 45 shillings to 50 shillings. All labor will be withdrawn unless an agreement is reached.
Amarillo Salvation Army gains national notice in War Cry. Photos feature the Primary Department teachers Mrs. Myrtle Chapman and Mrs. Mary Richie and the Amarillo Salvation Army Band. Adjutant W. T. Johnson, commander of the Amarillo Post, directs the group.
The June issue of Broadcasting reproduces KGNC's new Traveler's Courtesy Card issued last month. The card reaches travelers on trains, at stations, airports, and hotels, inviting visits to KGNC studios and Amarillo stores and sites. It bears the line Station KGNC welcomes you to Amarillo the Helium City and the Hereford capital of the world. It ends with This card is your invitation and Remember 1410 on your dial.
The Canyon grand jury will finish its term in 47 district court tomorrow with the term ending Saturday. The last criminal case yielded a two year prison sentence for H. B. Biggins a burglar convicted by a jury yesterday afternoon. Judge E C Nelson will convene court Monday. The district attorney’s office says many cases await investigation.
In Salem Massachusetts Mrs Jane Erwin 28 won an uncontested divorce from Arthur Erwin after testifying that he tattooed a heart on his arm with the word Love and the name Irene inside. The court ordered Arthur Erwin to pay Mrs Erwin ten dollars weekly for her two children.
Plans for the Lions Club annual picnic at San Jacinto Park were announced at the weekly luncheon replacing the usual meal. KGNC announcer Dave Kaufman entertained with radio broadcast humor and sound effects. An Amarillo woman called KGNC.
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