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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
4
The River Road Parent Teacher Association sponsors a public forty-two party at the school Friday night at 8 o'clock.
A hearing on charges of moral misconduct against Dr. W. L. Johnson at the San Antonio State Hospital was paused to let Travis County court decide who can remove him. The case could reach higher courts as the board seeks ouster or impeachment, with Johnson denying misconduct and a large defense witness list planned.
LOOT Cal cops announce pedestrians will be arrested for walking on the right side of highways. The rule follows seven recent automobile deaths in the county blamed on pedestrians. This marks a strict enforcement move by Captain Leland Drais of the County Highway Patrol.
Eva M. McLean Maine's only blind proofreader reads over 175 Braille volumes for the Portland WPA Braille project. She outspeeds sighted readers at about 25 pages to 2. Born in Blindess, she studied at Halifax School for the Blind and now tutors piano and voice while managing home duties. Braille selections favor action mystery and romance, aiding the Maine Institute for the Blind library.
Amarillo High School debaters and extemporaneous speakers left for the Baylor University Invitation Speech Tournament in Waco on tour with Borger High School. Participants include Bob Izzard Margaret Norman Helen Dutton Barbara Scott Bill Dickson Howard Fisher Dick Lieurance and Kenneth Wheatley. Miss Jane Woodruff accompanies the group from the speech department.
Akron A. article reports Patrolman John Griffin sustained severe frostbite on his face while escorting a funeral procession on motorcycle. Windchill below zero caused second degree burns. doctors note symptoms resemble a burn despite medical care. The nearest library cited as Perkins Institute in Watertown Massachusetts.
London reports the return to lighter wartime fashion. Paris designs feature gay simple dresses with embroidery to brighten outfits while avoiding excess festivity.
New York report says Adela Rogers St John, 45, writer of romance and thriller fiction, was arrested early today for driving while intoxicated, running a red light, and operating a taxi without a license. Arraignment set for felony court later. She was previously linked to a nightclub brawl three years ago.
The piece notes a temporary decline of frills and vanity in dress as wartime austerity recedes. Military styles and headscarves are deemed out, while comfortable woolen dresses remain favored and decorations are pared back.
Harriet Fairbank Hume Wheaton College freshman daughter of a missionary was born in India’s Satara District and recalls buffalo milk as light brown and tasty. She says U.S. cow’s milk tastes worse than medicine and longs for India. The piece notes the first long distance natural gas pipeline in the United States completed in 1872.
Mrs Ouida Buckner, long involved in Amarillo ready to wear shops, assumed charge of Blackburn Bros ladies department. The unit offers lingerie hosiery accessories salts and coats and serves as a leading local shop for women’s apparel.
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