26 Dec 1940
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
1
The column notes light snow and sleet as a minor win for the weather prophet and predicts dry, fast field conditions in Dallas Saturday. It mentions a coming Texas legislative push to restore horse racing, holiday births for Mrs. Eddie Johnson and Eddie, and various political and cultural asides including remarks on Italy, war, and figures like LaGuardia and Donovan.
A Washington father Alton Hembach barred the public from his Christmas Eve tragedy. He lost his wife five children and his home in a fire and limited attendance to immediate relatives at an undisclosed cemetery. He had recently found night work after a long spell of idleness.
Ed Spann, city fire marshal, warns that holiday hazards persist after Christmas. He urges collecting all wrappings and inflammable material and notes dry Christmas trees left in place pose a serious fire risk.
In Des Moines on December 26 a youth wrote to selective service headquarters asking to complete his year of military training by correspondence. He explained the reason as an allergy to beans and prunes.
The Townsend Club No. 5 plans a 2:30 PM Sunday meeting in the Potter County courthouse district courtroom. The agenda includes discussion of current events and topics relevant to its members including Italian community interests and local civic issues.
A 42 year old widow with a nine year old seeking a motherless home or a housekeeping position near the school in town. She cites nursing experience and references Mrs. Emily Banta in Clarendon Texas. A second note asks for a lost red brushed wool mitten between the high school and 16th Pierce area with a contact number 6516 for a finder.
Vichy France December 26 Paris police end food shop lines to curb long waits in cold weather. Patrons will now make numbered appointments for rations and queues are forbidden.
Christmas burglary at McKinney service station 100 East Tenth Avenue. Robbers broke two windows and made off with six dollars in small change and candy. No suspects named.
The Amarillo District Boy Scouts Court of Honor meets tonight at 7:30 in the District Court room of the courthouse. John McKnight chairs the event with Allen Early Bishop E C Seaman A A Graham Ed Spann and F L Hunter among participants. Parents and friends of scouts are invited.
Open safety pins swallowed or inhaled annually cause more deaths among children than firearms, says Dr. Chevalier Jackson. The bronchoscope founder and assistants have removed over 4,000 foreign objects from windpipes and throats.
Rev E B Fincher pastor of the Ellwood Presbyterian Church in Amarillo will receive a new Chevrolet as a Christmas gift from Amarillians in appreciation of his work. Howard Boxwell launched the fund, the car will be delivered soon, and his old vehicle will be traded in. Fincher, noted for visiting shut ins and the sick, said the gift plan was not started as a Christmas intent, but the fund reached completion at Christmas.
Nightly bombardment of London raises demand for children’s bedtime tales. Arthur S. Maxwell, author of Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories, received a London publisher’s cable urging a manuscript before October. Maxwell replied with a brief message of encouragement.
Edward H. Robins marks four decades on stage after a infamous first night when he forgot his lines in Bernardo. He has since appeared in few flops, toured nationwide, and now stars in Buddy Wesyva's Louisiana Purchase while sharing theater lore from horse drawn vans to kerosene footlights and a Texas shooting incident.
Maurice Monsom shot four bobcats in one week near Bald Mountain. He sold the pelts and earned $60 in state beauty payments.
Postmaster reports December receipts show high cancellations with 196 200 first class pieces by one carrier. Machine processing bottlenecks left thousands undelivered due to incorrect or missing street addresses, delaying Christmas mail. Postal force was increased to handle the backlog.
The Optimists club held a year end gathering highlighted by Miss Willette Waters, their own musician, who performed a selections of popular tunes on accordion. Her musical segment capped months of busy activity and club growth.
Boy Scout Troop 4 plans a Merit Night dinner and meeting at 1 o'clock tonight at Polk Street Methodist Church. W E Stinson will lead the program with Roy Blarke as troop committee chairman. Central troop inspection connected to the meeting also noted.
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