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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1940
Page
2
A weather note warns row crops face a week of thunderstorm risk with a near mid summer rain cycle rare in eight years. Ernest Thompson plans a large political rally Tuesday night amid runoff talk with O Daniel as the governor chases national turnout and preparedness spending.
The text muses on history’s record of wars and inventions, the rising pace of events, and public boredom. It notes photography changing daily life, a New York firm offering free community dark rooms, and a roast thermometer preventing overcooking. It mentions a Fifth Avenue haberdasher running a hand crafted laundry and India’s role in early gem supply.
A mixed string of personal ads and requests. entries include a colored woman seeking housework and cooking work with references, an elderly man for a home in the country with chores and gardening, a Persian kitten giveaway, a young man with service station and carpentry skills seeking work, and several other labor or child care requests. Contact details and addresses provided.
Fryer Lake near Perryton, linked with the Panhandle Water Conservation Authority, opened with thousands of picnickers swimmers and boaters. Doris Jean Russell of Spearman was crowned Miss Fryer Lake of 1940 after a bathing beauty contest. a long entry list included Perryton Spearman Liberal Kan participants. Boat races dominated the day with multiple classes won by Pampa Amarillo Canadian and other Texas entrants. H. H. Finnell gave the dedicatory address and John McCarty accepted the lake for Panhandle residents.
At the downtown Kiwanis meeting Gold Sox figures explained forming operating and financing a Class D league. Manager Bubber Jonnard and Neal Rabey answered questions while Jerry Malin acted as MC. Eddie Gibbon's hotel orchestra provided music.
Perryton marks its Coming of Age on August 21 with a proclamation requiring male residents to wear bright shirts big hats boots and cowboy attire through August 22. The town hosted a rodeo style scene today drawing tourist reports and local excitement.
A large Amarillo delegation led by Sam Elkins and joined by Bill Beechler Clay Thornton N F Nelson and others will caravan to Memphis for Hall County’s golden jubilee. The Legion bus with the drum and bugle corps features in the plans. The group aims to start at 9 o’clock Thursday morning from the Chamber offices.
Panhandle wheat harvest wraps up with Frank Stubbs Pot ter County agricultural agent stating yields were difficult to gauge. Amarillo Grain Exchange receipts totaled 23 carloads vs 16 last year, local wheat at 54 cents with little selling. Most grain stored under government loan as storage space ran out. receipts moved to Fort Worth and Gulf Coast elevators for storage.
New York reports a milk industry ruling where Sheffield Farms Co and Local 534 of the Teamsters were involved. A. F. L. impartial chairman Arthur A. Meyer found the union liable for a one day strike on February 24 that left 75,000 families without milk and imposed a $10,000 damages award. Meyer urged accepting only half the fine to preserve labor relations.
To soften brown sugar that has hardened, spread it on a shallow dish and place in a warm oven for several minutes. Do not let the sugar melt.
In Kansas City on July 22 Grant Eye, a music store department manager, said an Iowa farmer’s request for two phonograph records shows the times. The farmer sent a money order and a note asking for God Bless America and Let the Rest of the World Go By, and the store promptly filled the order.
Patrolman Rosy King sustained a broken right shoulder in a Saturday night crash at Malin Park. An X ray confirmed the fracture near the shoulder tip, leaving him on duty with a sling. He had recently discarded a long worn splint on his left forearm after a fall at a birthday party.
City commission returns to work after a two Tuesday break. Mayor Ross D. Rogers says routine business and bills have piled up and a meeting is scheduled for 8 o clock tomorrow night.
Washington July 22 Latvian minister to the United States Dr Alfred Bilmanis says he will not surrender his legation to Soviet Russia. He petitions continued U S recognition of his post as Latvia’s envoy, noting homeland aggression and comparing status to foreign ministers of Czechoslovakia Poland Norway Denmark and Holland. Teak growth regulation in British India is noted as maintaining a permanent supply.
In Havana on July 22 Secretary of State Cordell Hull urged 20 American republics to form a joint trusteeship for any European colonies in the New World facing transfer. He outlined a plan to cooperate across the hemisphere to safeguard economies and defend against military or subversive threats, endorsing a collective trusteeship to be implemented if needed.
Amarillo police veteran John Snider reports juvenile delinquency at a low ebb. He notes the city is unusually quiet and wonders if the lull will lead to a storm, reflecting on how long his career has seen juveniles calmer.
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