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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1940
Page
1
The piece blends weather notes with World War II era warfare estimates and quirky letters. It cites disputed German Italian casualty figures from the Battle of France and humor about wolves, peccaries, and explorers. It includes reader letters from Amarillo and assorted nature facts and quotes.
A collage of assorted remarks and anecdotes spans politics entertainment and daily life. It cites world figures like Churchill and Ford, notes fashion trivia, jokes about opium rumors, and mentions local chatter in Paducah and Amarillo market data, with a mix of humorous bytes and public notices.
Classified笔 Dear Tack page shows requests from Mrs ER Williams seeking a ride to San Antonio Austin or San Angelo around July 8 with a safe driver. A reader offers laundry at home, references available. Tam a young woman seeks housework ironing by day, with two brothers available for yard work.
Red Malin and his Nautical Band with Georgia Blankenship will provide rhythm for dancing tomorrow night at the recreation hall Buffalo Lake Admission is 50 cents a couple Mrs Ruth Detnell announces the reopening of the River Road branch library with hours 1 to 5 daily and a 3 o clock Wednesday story hour A new book collection arrived and a reading contest will be held by Mrs Mary Saunders The 30000 ton liner America is the largest merchant vessel ever built in the United States.
Texas Railroad Commission approves permanent emergency order for East Texas fields and adds two day shutdowns for July and August across all fields. Chairman Lon A. Smith and Jerry Sadler sign the order. per well rules cap production but keep minimums. Sadler cites crude buildup and waste, estimating about 80 000 barrels per day cut statewide.
United States Commissioner Mary Harty outlined new State Department rules requiring passports for Mexican Canadian and Cuban nationals previously exempt. Amarillo and Panhandle residents planning trips to other American countries have asked questions.
An $8 million airplane factory to build bombers and pursuit ships for the United States Army will be established near Dallas once a location is chosen. The plant will hire about 5,000 workers from local applicants, with executives and many staff moving from Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Corporation Bristol plant. Monthly payroll estimated at $750,000 to $1,000,000.
The United States Treasury reported gold in vaults exceeding 20 billion dollars making up about 80 percent of the world’s monetary gold. Since the European war began, gold has flowed here by warships and tramp steamers, with nearly every carrier capable of carrying heavy metal used.
Amarilloans will see smooth driving at the Tri-State Fair grounds as all fair grounds streets are being paved. A 5 mile stretch from Tenth Avenue to Wooldridge is included in the project. Cocke and Braden Construction Company handles the $22,000 paving effort covering multiple city streets.
The Texas Highway Patrol and Amarillo Safety Council report no serious traffic mishaps in the Panhandle for the Fourth of July. Crowds were orderly. county officers jailed only one intoxicated person. One minor fireworks incident was noted.
Miss Icie B. Johnson head of Amarillo High School business administration department was elected to the executive board of the National Education Association Department of Business Administration for a three year term at the annual Milwaukee meeting. She has long served in the commercial department and leads the Amarillo Business and Professional Women's Club chapter.
Wheat receipts in Amarillo for July 4 and 5 totaled 411 carloads, down from 583 last year as harvest starts later. Local wheat, mostly stored for federal loan, trades at 58 cents per bushel with little selling activity.
The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church singing school on Sixth Avenue and North Taylor Street will host an old fashioned gospel singing tonight starting at 8 o'clock. A Sunday afternoon session and another singing follow. Dallas teacher L. D. Huffstutler leads the school, continuing through July 12 with public invitations to all events.
Fort Worth July 5 Charles A Beardsley president of the American Bar Association condemns legal phrasing and outdated statutes. He cites the to wit clause as baffling and says court procedure rules are old fashioned. He urges Texas lawyers to improve the drafting of statutes and local legal writing.
The twin infant sons of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Zering of Santa Rosa New Mexico died at a local hospital this morning. Survived by parents a brother Kenneth Norris and sister Mary Dell. Funeral services set for tomorrow morning at Vega Cemetery with burial by Blackburn Shaw.
The Amarillo Lodge hosts its Elks Anniversary Party Monday with C. E. Smelz Texas Elks president as guest. All Panhandle lodges invited and visiting lodges will bring candidates for initiation at the joint meeting.
Sheriff Bill Adams outlined a plan to handle the so called ism boys in the United States. He suggested taking them to the Arizona desert with spades and directing them to find their own water.
New Orleans July 5 Harry Jacobs chief engineer of the Louisiana state board of engineers was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his wife Edna Jacobs last night.
Two 15 year old Amarillo girls escaped a train conductor while traveling home from California to Amarillo. They fled at Hereford and were picked up by local officers with their bags aboard the train. California authorities paid their fare home and placed them in detention. The girls are now in the Potter County jail.
Hollywood reports William M. Conselman author of Ella Cinders died May 25. His will gives his entire estate including cartoon proceeds to his widow Mrs Mina Conselman with remainder to daughter Dierdre and son William Jr upon her death.
Townes and Funk architects completed preliminary plans for the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall and cottages. The design shows a spacious hall and two cottage groups for six lots on Tenth Avenue given to Amarillo Post No. 1907 by Mrs. Mary Bivins. Commander C. B. Parks led the post’s campaign for a building fund. Mrs. T. H. Rodgers noted the cottages will shelter families of veterans at the Amarillo facility.
Texas governor Carl Hinton will travel to Denver tomorrow to attend the National Air Congress as the event runs from Sunday through next Wednesday. Aviation editor Dick Martin of The Amarillo Globe News is also planning to attend the congress while on vacation.
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