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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1940
Page
9
Bucharest July 17 Three thousand Rumanian tank cars filled with gasoline to power about 1 000 German planes for 45 days are expected to head to Germany soon. Since the war began Romania has used its own tank cars for oil transports. Now allied with the Reich Romania requisitioned nine thousand company cars and one third are being routed to Germany.
A. W. McKee aged 59 died of a heart attack at his home in Lubbock early today. Pioneer resident, father of Mrs. Mary M. Allison of 1607 Jackson Street, he is survived by his wife two daughters two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church in Lubbock. Mrs. Allison will attend.
Roy Mount living on Buchanan Street was jailed on drunken driving charges. He was arrested by police and arraigned before Justice of the Peace Cazzell, with bond set at 750 dollars.
Jo Jo the groundhog, pet of Mrs. B. M. Toler of 1504 Jackson Street, is an educated animal who answers to his name and performs various tricks. When idle he appears melancholy, a look well suited to the expression.
Alfred Landis, recently released from jail, thanked Officer Henry Schwark at police headquarters for “putting me straight.” A year earlier Schwark’s gunfire crippled Landis while he fled a house burglary, and Landis said he would go home to find a job.
In Berkeley California officials at the University of California report bears are the only American wild animals found with dental caries after examining 5 257 wild teeth. The study notes bears showed the cavities while other species did not.
Brisbane based J Murray of the Queensland Game Fishing Association landed after a three hour fight a tiger shark weighing 1324 pounds and 12 feet 5 inches setting a new local record though the all Australian mark remains 1382 pounds held by Lyle Bag nard.
Amarillo sent a caravan to Tulsa for Swisher County’s birthday and welcomed a large Memphis delegation arriving in Amarillo for Hall County’s golden jubilee. The Memphis visit featured a welcome on Polk Street with banners and a band, plus old settlers’ reunion events.
Nine sailors die in a boiler explosion on one of the Swedish fleet’s larger ships during sea maneuvers. The admiralty announced the casualty report today.
A Rock Island passenger train was delayed about 30 minutes near Shamrock when the trucks under a chair car broke causing a partial derailment. No injuries were reported. Panama Canal length listed as 50.7 statute miles.
Arnold Hicks who escaped Potter County jail July 7 was jailed at Big Spring July 11 and assessed a 30 day sentence for petty theft. The sheriff reported the escape to state police by fingerprints. Hicks was picked up in Big Spring and fingerprinted and the prints led to Potter County fugitives. Bob Mitchell another escapee was captured in Wheeler a few days later and returned to jail.
Chamber of Commerce directors met at the Capitol Hotel and urged city officials to pursue federal aid for an Amarillo air school. Paul Edquist, chairman of the aviation and industrial expansion committee, was tasked to work with the board, and $300 was authorized for the chamber’s share of a new Streamlined bus built by Hanson Post American Legion for goodwill trips.
In Ashland Maine farmer William Kinney turned a nuisance into earnings by trapping bears that damaged crops and frightened his family. He has trapped six bears and shot another, collecting a state bounty totaling 140 pounds.
A golf shot at Sapulpa Country Club hit a rabbit crossing the 11th hole, killing it instantly as Dock Curry aimed for a birdie. The report notes the accident occurred during play in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
In Panhandle politics two candidates use babies in public events. Grady Hazlewood accepts a baby at a Pampa cafe as a girl teases him about election day payback. Bud Martin and other candidates also handle infants during rallies and appearances amid a statewide campaign push.
Wendell Willkie the Republican nominee is coming to Amarillo for a major rally. He cannot attend the July 23 event but will appear in the last week of July. A Republican fee noted that Democrats in Chicago are attempting to insult Mr Willkie.
Rome reports the Italian High Command acknowledging the loss of a submarine. It also says Kessan was captured in the Kurmuk region of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and Morale, a British frontier post in Kenya, was occupied. A heavy British attack north of Fort Capuzzo in Libya was repelled.
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