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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1941
Page
3
Washington February 27 government experts survey the auto industry for extra equipment and possible repurposing of idle plants to speed up arms production. The effort focuses on using basic machine tools to supplement specialized orders, with Walter Reuther urging higher auto capacity to reach 500 planes daily in six months.
A twin engined Douglas known as the Mexico Silver Sleeper crashed in rain south of Atlanta after departing LaGuardia at 7:15 P M. The wreck left several dead or injured, while Rosenfeld, awake in the wreck, helped others and walked to summon aid. Ambulatory efforts faced flood and mud as eight ambulances rushed to the scene.
Amarillo recruiting station announced six enlistments for service in the Philippines and Hawaii. Enlistees include Harry D. LeGrand, James O Cook, William Atterbam, Leon H. Waldrip, Harold Connally from Amarillo and Tulia, plus Homer B. Danvers of Silverton in the engineers. Sergeant Cyril Barnes noted quotas for artillery at Camp Russell Marfa and Fort Bliss, cavalry at Fort Bliss, and engineers in Hawaii. The station has enlisted 53 men this month.
City Commissioner Joe Jenkins says Amarillo should place police and fire under civil service. He notes training already funded by the city with officers attending PBI Academy and university traffic courses, and firemen at the state college. He supports hearings for removals and favors a bill for civil service with commission appointment by city officials.
Harrison Forman, fresh from travels across Singapore Thailand Burma Road and China, will address the Knife and Fork Club on America’s Economic State in the Pacific. He prepared material for magazines and 30 000 feet of film for the March of Time. Reservations at Maxor Drug Store and Amarillo Hotel news stand, tickets due by 1 pm Monday. dinner lecture at the Country Club.
Hollywood hosts its grand Academy Awards Dinner with 12,000 actors voting for top 1940 performances. A certified public accountant guards the results until presentation. President Roosevelt will give the principal address from the White House, to be broadcast at 10 45 CST. Walter Wanger, head of the Academy, will announce the winners and present the Oscars.
Filing room plaster ceiling collapsed overnight in the Potter County Welfare offices at Fifth Avenue and Polk Street. No one was present. cabinet damage reported. A thief had reportedly stolen a wallet from a desk nearby. An unrelated note recalls an Eastern Air Lines fatality in Daytona Beach in 1937 and praises the carrier's safety record.
Markets roundup shows Dow Jones averages and New York Exchange figures with Fenner Beane data. Kansas City livestock prices list hogs cattle calves and sheep, noting steady to uneven movement, with bids and tops for various weight classes and a Financial Security Fund quote at liquidation and offering prices.
City hall issued a permit for Amarillo College to advance the mechanical trades school boosting this year’s building permits to 356000. Construction costs for the year rise to about 356,885 with weekly permits expected to exceed 70000 this week.
Governmentwide efforts push to establish an immigration office in Amarillo within a short time. W. B. Merrill of the immigration service in Alpine has been in Amarillo coordinating the details and preparations.
The Council of Child Study Clubs will sponsor a rummage sale on March 3 4 and 5 at 621 East Fourth Avenue. People willing to donate rummage should call telephone 9178.
In Washington on February 27 Senator Taft Republican Ohio insisted the President deliberately withholds aid to England to pressure Congress to pass the British aid bill. Senator Chandler of Kentucky retorted that Taft aims to appear both for and against England, seeking a victory for neither side. Barkley noted support for Lucas’s amendment to form a joint congressional defence consultative committee with leaders and chairs of foreign affairs panels.
A Madrid telegram cited by Messaggero claims Queen Mother Mary Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mary Rose along with the British crown jewels are in the United States. It says President Roosevelt greeted Viscount Halifax aboard a warship with Queen Mother Mary and grandchildren present, aboard the King George V. The note adds Halifax arrived in Chesapeake Bay and was met offshore by the presidential yacht Potomac.
Amarillo would gain an extra million gallons daily if two recently completed wells are developed. Engineer D L McDonald reported each well near Rosemont Street would yield 350 gallons per minute, sufficient to meet peak summer demand. A second test on the Rock Island right of way showed similar water-bearing formations deeper by two feet. Plans to expand the water system were paused to conserve steel for national defense. The pirate bug is called the devil's riding horse in the South.
The Pampa High School Glee Club presented a variety program at Amarillo High School during the morning assembly as part of an exchange series to promote goodwill among Panhandle high schools. About 50 Pampa students performed several accompanied and a cappella selections.
February moisture in Amarillo area runs .94 inch for the first 27 days, .23 inch above normal, keeping the year at -11 inches wet. January ended 40 inches vs 52 normal as February’s excess balances the deficit. Sunshine and clear skies predicted. March weather questions and conditions teased. Low temps ranged 25 to 31 degrees, with today’s high 55 to 60 and awest wind easing from a dusty February 12 blow.
The 1940-41 Amarillo Junior Symphony presents a full concert starting at 8 p.m. under conductor Robert Louis Barron. Seventy-eight youth players with strings, woodwinds, and brass perform with two soloists Hubert Wegener and Bobbit Lynn Johnson, sponsored by the Amarillo Kiwanis Club and the Philharmonic Orchestral Association. Admission is 25 cents. reserved seats held until the first number.
Brownwood February report says Larry Daniel of the Texas public safety department describes a Brady salesman found sleeping in his undamaged car near Brady after a mistaken call about a dead body. The man agreed to pay the undertaker $5 for the ambulance trip, while officers treated it as a routine ride.
Townsend Club No. 6 will meet at 7 30 this evening at 413 Arthur Street for a business session. All members are urged to attend.
Train crews on the Macon Dublin and Savannah Railway walked out cutting off rail service to Camp Wheeler, an army cantonment under construction near Macon. The strike affects $9,000,000 in ongoing cantonment work and related military logistics.
Police arrested Glen Couch and H M Keith after finding them with a woman carrying an automatic in her purse. They were arraigned before Justice Dee Cazzell on burglary charges and given the option of $1,000 bonds or jail. Clothing stolen from the Massey Building was traced to a service station where it was exchanged for three gallons of gas. The woman said the pistol was bought in California during hitch hiking. Separately Amarillo College delays the opening of its Mechanical Trades School due to large applicant turnout, delaying March 1 start. Construction and equipment progress continue with weather delaying permanent facilities. Dr. J F Mead, college president, is at the National Association of Junior Colleges convention in Chicago and will return Monday.
Stefani reports Italy has presented a bill to Spain for 5.5 billion lire to be paid over 24 annual installments. The claim follows Italy’s assertion it spent 7.5 billion lire supporting insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
City commissioners set eight precincts and polling places in a special session led by Joe Jenkins. Petitions to place mayoral candidates on the ballot must show five percent of last general election votes and be filed by March 10. Absentee ballots run March 12 through March 28. Mayor Ross Rogers travels. Dusty Miller and others considered candidates. Official polling places and judges assigned for eight precincts.
Ira Houston of Ellis Kansas died yesterday at his Ellis home after a three months illness. He was 80 and father of C W Houston Santa Fe engine foreman of 3016 West Second Avenue. C W Houston left this morning to attend the funeral.
Detroit doctors Dr. George L. Waldbott and Dr. M. S. Ascher study 106 patients and find seven show hay fever and asthma symptoms only during the grain fungi period in late July and August. Lab tests identify wheat rusts and corn and oats smut as irritants for these seven, who are more sensitive to cereals and straw than other patients. the other 99 are little affected.
Firemen answered an alarm at 7 55 o clock this morning from 405 Carolina Street where a water heater started a blaze. Only slight damage resulted.
The Pleasant Valley Parent-Teacher Association held a Tuesday silver tea at Mrs. I. E. Graham’s home to fund a life membership. Two life members, Mrs. Matt Roberts and Mrs. R. M. Rose, greeted guests while Mrs. Elgin Reid kept the guest book. Mrs. J. W. McKee and Mrs. J. H. Johnson served tea as Mrs. J. R. Campbell played piano numbers.
Mrs. Robbie Dyer, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Texas O E S, visited Bonita Chapter in the Masonic Hall. Grand officers introduced included Mrs. Agnes Eldred, Lucy Harmon, Frances Smith, Faye Gordon, Ellen Featherston, Mary Key, Laura Pangle and others. 80 guests were served refreshments as the group formed the letter R in drill and a musical reading titled The Guest was performed. Next meeting will be Advance Night with officers changing positions during initiation.
Amarillo High School Band Parents Association calls a 7 30 p m Friday meeting in the Band Room to discuss important matters including plans to send the band to national contests in May. President Mrs R O Beeman urges every band member parent to attend.
A tamale sale will be held at the First Baptist Church Mexican Mission located at 1620 Arthur Street after 4 pm Friday. Patrons may eat on site or take tamales home. Proceeds support the mission. Tamales will be prepared at the mission under the pastor's supervision.
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