30 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
1
AP dispatch notes plans for a 1,000-bed hospital in Springfield Missouri with contract details to follow. The item hints at further similar announcements and includes stray commentary on other topics and local figures.
Cessation of hostilities on the French Indo China border was announced by the Thai Siamese command after peace talks began in Saigon. A separate incident notes a hen in Pomona California laying an egg with yolk and white in separate sections.
The speaker recounts a transformative experience inside Carlsbad caves. He describes entering darkness, feeling a divine presence, hearing angels sing Rock of Ages and Let Me Hide Myself in Thee, and a shift to light as a spiritual moment endures beyond the visit. The piece concludes with the signature of J G McClintock, Amarillo Texas.
A local Greek War Relief Fund drive adds 20 to reach 305.50, part of a national effort aiming to 10 million to aid Greeks against Italian invasion. Upcoming national events include a Hollywood Mutual broadcast on February 8 with Jack Benny and Bob Hope as hosts, plus National Banquet Week and Charity Ball Week.
L T Manning of Butler Field witnessed a runaway team and wagon in what locals call the horse and buggy era. The frightened team weaved through traffic near Horace Mann School and halted in the railroad yards, demolishing the wagon but causing no injuries.
Eldon Brewer, arrested by Amarillo police Tuesday night, was released to Sheriff Bell of Wellington. Officials say Oklahoma warrants were on Brewer who refused extradition. The post office burglary in Wellington is under investigation with Brewer in custody locally.
A Navajo tribal council near Gallup New Mexico rejected abolishing an old custom that forbids a man from looking at his wife’s mother. Older leaders defeated the reformers who argued the practice was foolish and should end.
Moscow reports an official decree orders ballroom dancing as a required course in all secondary and military schools. The Globe-News notes the directive aims to standardize physical culture and discipline across education sectors.
The Amarillo Rotary Club discussed The Rotarian monthly publication at its lunch. Carl Makeig spoke on what Rotary and The Rotarian bring to readers and the need to contribute. Allen Early highlighted the magazine’s quality and humor, while Guy Saunders noted its role in expanding Latin American Rotary clubs from 200 to 483 in nine years. B. Whittenburg introduced as a new member.
Mrs. A W Spencer of Stephenville collected a $6.59 wage check from Swift and Company 23 years after leaving the plant to marry. She had worked as Tennie Mitchell in November 1917, stacking cans, before departing four days later. The reunion occurred in Fort Worth with R F Walker handing over the belated wages.
Three thefts occurred last night in Amarillo. A rear window at Ballard's cleaners was broken for clothing. James C. Spegal of 513 East Tenth Avenue reported the theft of a shotgun. Six Bantams were stolen from the 1500 block of Lipscomb Street.
In Bucharest a military announcement reports more than 2,000 rebel leaders rounded up after last week’s uprising. It also cites seizures of 32,635 firearms and nearly 400,000 rounds of ammunition.
Philadelphia report quotes Stanley Rhodes Yarnall longtime Germantown Friends School principal with 42 years in teaching. He says 1941 boys differ from earlier generations, lacking stunt behavior like placing pigeons in assemblies and tossing water from upstairs. He notes modern youth show broader interests in music and art.
Federal grand jury charges that Aluminum Company of America joined the German Dye trust and others to create a magnesium shortage, enabling Germany to obtain at least four times as much magnesium annually as the United States.
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