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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
9
A playful quiz asks seven questions about baths and bathing. It covers historical bath days, Texas gubernatorial campaigns with bath facilities, bathroom acoustics, Bath the town, religious bathing rules, Stalin’s infamous acts, and a scene from a song and film, all presented as a light test with page references.
Two New York detectives helped a junkman load a 200 pound beer cooler onto his wagon near headquarters. They later told the tavern owner, who had just installed a new cooler, who then realized the sleuths had assisted the theft.
The condition of Mrs. L. O. Thompson who is seriously ill at her Amarillo Hotel home is a little better today according to attendants. She has been critically ill for several days. Her son Col. Ernest O. Thompson arrived in Amarillo Sunday night.
JOLIET ILL Feb 18 4 Jesse Van Dyke a convict in Joliet penitentiary asked Warden Joseph E Ragen for a transfer to the honor farm The warden after looking up his record said Youre here now because you escaped from the prison farm at Weyrnis Why do you want to the honor farm So I can escape again Van Dyke replied I dont like pri sons.
Gold imports for the week ended February 12 totaled 7,851,620 dollars, down more than two million from the prior week’s 39,862,795. Canada sent 3,618,801. the Philippines 1,258,071. the United Kingdom 1,218,105. Gold held under foreign accounts rose 21,673,427 to 1,881,158,938 dollars.
Fair tonight with low 32 to 36 degrees. Wednesday fair. West Texas mostly cloudy north withPossible ra in south. New Mexico increasing cloudiness tonight becoming partly cloudy Wednesday. Scattered snow over higher elevations north central. Northeast portion slightly colder tonight. Readings: 6:30 A M minimum 35 maximum 52 noon 55.
Edward Kennedy reports from Libya on a British air war strategy that crushed Italian airfields and planes on the ground. He credits Air Commodore Raymond Collishaw for directing attacks that shredded aircraft, with Benina and El Adem among the key targets, altering air power in the Libyan campaign.
Fear of daily air raids along the Bulgarian frontier grows as Germany pressed aims against Greece and Italy. Britain warned Bulgaria that German moves could trigger a breach, with Rome and Athens facing pressure to seek peace, while Allied forces push into Italian possessions in Africa and Mediterranean theatres.
John Llewelyn James, a 21 year old seaman from Durham England, told Fort Worth police that grafting labor unions forced him into jail after a ship captain refused to pay him. He recounted wartime experiences from Buenos Aires to Liverpool, including German air raids and London bomb damage, before seeking immigration inquiries.
Jesse Jones argued the U S is nearly at war as he urged swift passage of a bill to insure defense housing mortgages up to 100 million dollars. Critics in the Senate warned the plan would grant dictatorial powers to the President and drag the nation into war.
Globe News offers one dollar per idea with limits of five ideas per day until twenty five dollars are paid. Submit signed, dated ideas to Your Ideas Editor, Globe. Anonymous submissions are not accepted. Topics range widely from household fixes to unemployment and home repairs.
The Globe-News hosts a free cooking school in the Municipal Auditorium starting at 2 PM today. Mrs. Arreya D. French will demonstrate modern food preparation and offer household hints through Friday. Attendees are urged to bring pencils and paper for notes and to learn tips on rugs, dishes, rust removal, whitening, and stain care.
Union Mississippi February reports 12 year old Mrs Wilmer Munn became mother of a six pound son. The girl is wife to a 17 year old high school student and was described as doing nicely by Dr E L Laird the attending physician and Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
World War veterans in Amarillo will be registered Saturday to help define their potential roles in a national emergency. On George Washington's birthday anniversary titled M-day veterans will complete short questionnaires listing military status, language ability, emergency experience, and preferred service scope. About 170 vocations and hobbies will be surveyed to identify usable skills for an emergency organization.
Start to adapt homes for spring and summer with comfort beauty and value. Consider new appliances furniture wallpapering and painting to brighten rooms. See Sunday's News-Globe for timely suggestions from Amarillo merchants.
London reports a new coordinated air ground defense using a fast range finder and trained night fighters to direct anti aircraft fire at night bombers. January air activity was small, with 11 night raiders down by gunners and four by night fighters. overall monthly totals show fluctuating night raids and large previous surges in November and December.
Newport Ky Feb 18 A pensioner who drives his automobile and is an expert hunter capable of shooting a squirrel from a treetop was removed from the blind pension list in Campbell County A policeman who delivered his monthly pension check testified to the recipient's ability to drive and hunt
Look back at events from one year ago noting the British destroyer Daring torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Also recalls 25 years ago on Feb 18 1916 when Britain conquered the Cameroons in West Africa.
Mr Collman predicts fair and dustless weather with southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. High today in the fifties, low tonight around 32 to 36. Last night’s low was 31 country and 35 town, with a few clouds and little moisture. Rainfall reports include Waynoka 0.07 inch, Elk City 0.01, Oklahoma City 0.07, Panhandle moisture negligible. In France, Darlan leaves Vichy for Paris to confer with Laval and Abetz on current affairs.
In Amarillo a post office tip contest awarded Melvin Benesch the $5 first prize for reporting a windblown deed farm incident. Second prize went to Mrs. J. E. Summers for a drunken intruder tale, while Mrs. J. J. Currie earned $2 for witnessing a milk bottle tossed and smashed by wind. Other tipsters listed include Jimmy Moore, LeRoy Johnston, Bert Arnold, and many neighbors citing various wind related events.
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