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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1940
Page
2
In Devon Pennsylvania a couple places a lost and found notice for their “little sailor boy” who is actually a 200 pound cast iron hitching post. Neighbors often lift it away as a prank.
Double funeral services for Mr and Mrs John L Messick will be held at 2 30 PM Thursday at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel. Rev J D Horton of Pierce Street Baptist Church will officiate with interment in Memorial Park. The couple were found fatally wounded Monday night at their Dumas home. a shotgun was found beside them. Mrs Messick 32 survived by her parents three sisters and three brothers and children from a previous marriage. Mr Messick 35 survived by his mother and six brothers and two sisters.
Rep. Martin Dies, chairman of the House committee probing un American activities, denied a report that he would resign the chairmanship. He said he would return to Washington in a few days and continue the investigation despite the Washington article.
The three sparrows that nested in a Chinese Elm at 833 Kentucky Street emerged from a garage this morning and joined a flock in a backyard. The partly completed nest shows the builders lack a sturdy design for winter, with one bird smaller than the others.
A historical note states that the Cataphrygians of the second century practiced the baptism of their dead. The item reflects early Christian sect practices and highlights funerary rites within antiquity.
Chicago January 24 A half dozen to eighty major league clubs vie for Benjamin McCoy a 21 year old infield prospect Detroit ruled him a free agent among 90 released workers and he negotiates from Grandville Michigan with offers around 40 000 and a three year 10 000 per season deal. McCoy who batted .302 in 55 games at second base last season hopes to sign with Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics who says he will top any other offer. Other suitors include the New York Giants Washington Senators and Brooklyn Dodgers.
McLeansboro Illinois January 24 Ray Blades manager of the St Louis Cardinals brushes off winter predictions by Gabby Hartnett Bill Terry and Doc Prothro that the team will win the 1940 pennant He praises his roster highlighting Johnny Mize Joe Medwick and Don Padgett and notes the club’s past performance while cautioning you don’t win pennants in winter The reference to Welsh law in 948 appears as stray text.
Philadelphia report notes Willie Clark announcing retirement from wrestling refereeing and intent to apply for a boxing referee license. He cites scars and injuries as signs of wear, stating a boxing ring would give him at least a fifty percent chance.
Acting Chairman Joe Starnes said the Dies committee will ask the House within a week for funds to continue its investigation into un American activities. Members expect a request around $100,000, less is possible, following $100,000 approved last year and $25,600 the year before.
Ohio reports 88,474 grange members, second largest in the nation, per state master Walter F. Kirk. The group added over 2,000 members in the past year, highlighting steady expansion across the Ohio organization.
Lew Jenkins, a former carnival fighter now ranked high in the lightweight division, meets Chino Alvarez in a 10 round main event at Ice ice Griffin's show in Dallas. The bout follows Alvarez's upset KO of Jenkins, leaving Jenkins eager to even the score and aid blind Dickie Griffin while pursuing boxing success in Texas.
In Shelby North Carolina on January 24 a hunter shot a grouse and gave it to Secretary of State Thad Eure who stored it cold. After 24 hours Eure brought the bird home to find it alive and pecking at its bonds. The grouse was placed in a coop and ate, showing only a small head wound from a birdshot.
Sydney New South Wales United Press reports Raymond MacDonald aged 23 who had been mute for three years after a car crash now speaks again. Doctors say hemorrhages may have jolted paralyzed nerves back to life restoring his voice.
John Winters returned from Austin after a meeting with the Hutchinson County Commission on paving seven miles of Highway 136 at the north end. Hutchinson offered to donate right of way and pay half the cost, with the highway already paved to within seven miles of the county line. Winters also noted Texas Relief Commission was working on a WPA worker certification plan for those not on rolls.
George E. Bennet in London was pardoned from military duty after protesting against killing vegetables. He was allowed to register for non combative service, arguing he absorbed life by eating vegetables raw to prevent their killing.
A Sikorsky amphibian on a test flight plunged into the River Plate about 25 miles south of Buenos Aires. Officials fear all six men aboard have drowned.
Detroit January 24 The European war halted Atlantic motor shipments yet U S assembly plants run fast with output expected to rise. Manufacturers optimistic about 4 100 000 cars and trucks to roll out this calendar year despite possible labor and market uncertainties.
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