30 Jul 1940
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1940
Page
1
A reader letter offers a satirical and reflective tour of country life, heat woes, and nostalgia for simpler times. It interleaves social critique with anecdotes about watermelon teeth, childhood games, and memories of ice cream and banquets, ending with visiting relatives from Illinois enjoying rifle sport near the plains.
The Senate confirmed Circuit Judge Robert Porter Patterson of New York as assistant secretary of war. Other dispatches discuss Chamberlain's recovery, Amarillo election chatter, Willkie film influence, IQ myths, and assorted anecdotes from 1940s civic life.
Clinton P. Anderson resigns as chairman of the federal commission on Coronado celebrations in the Southwest to run for Congress in New Mexico Democratic primaries. An Arizona Commission telegram confirms the resignation. G. C. Dickens, recommended for the position, has been appointed and lives in Albuquerque after a recent Portales crash.
Article notes British public opinion against a Hitler peace offer based on surveys by the British Institute of Public Opinion. It explains methods, challenges during wartime, and history of polling showing Britons wanting continued resistance and freedom of speech despite risks. Includes a local obituary for Donna Lou Shaw in Memorial Park Cemetery and Sacred Heart Cathedral affiliations.
Ottawa reports consider creating an army of 1,000,000 with mandatory 30 days training for unmarried men aged 21 to 45. In Washington the civil service commission pursues classification of about 700,000 federal employees for national defense needs. Public opinion across Britain shows loyalty to leaders yet varied views on war and peace amid wartime changes.
Dallas lawyer Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. was appointed general chairman of the Texas for Willkie clubs. The move came at the request of a Texas Democrats committee led by L A Casey, coordinator for Wendell Willkie in Texas. Bailey is the son of the late Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey.
Chemical analysis of the water from the McDonald well on the Ross Rogers public indicates it is as good as or slightly better than the city supply. The report by Jack Wyatt, chemist in charge of sanitation for the city's health unit, details the mineral content. Water from the well irrigates the golf course.
A 10 minute power outage at Fenner & Beane in Amarillo halted stock ticker reports to the Amarillo office, disrupting operations as a temporary election power failure affected the Fort Worth branch. British plans to convert London metal light poles into munitions are described, with a warning to save poles for future flag and agitator use. The defense commission lists navy orders including $16,499,000 for net tender construction and plans to station vessels in major U S harbors to deploy submarine nets in emergencies.
Six persons were unaccounted for two hours after a fire swept the Hollingshead Company's block long plant in Camden New Jersey following an explosion. Sixteen employees were treated at a hospital for injuries.
The city commission will not hold its regular weekly meeting tonight due to only routine items scheduled. City manager H. R. Smith announced the decision at noon.
Weekly business directory feature in the Globe-News Want Ads lists firms under topics such as Automobile Loans Barber College Beauty Culture School Cafe Flowers Fuller Brushes Lawnmowers Sharpened Monuments with listings available for as little as 440 dollars per month in the local paper.
Amsterdam reports hundreds of Dutch citizens arrested by German authorities as retaliation for alleged mistreatment of Germans in Holland's overseas possessions. The detainees, not named, will be held in Germany.
Austin Sneed 2306 North West First Avenue released on 750 bond after a drunken driving arrest following an accident that injured Harry J. Neely 305 Tennessee Street. Neely treated at Northwest Texas Hospital for broken ribs.
The Amarillo 1940 building program advances toward the $1.5 million mark with four new home permits totaling $14,700. E R Mayer Jr secures a $4,000 five room home at 2002 Madison St. W F Stubbs files a $3,300 four room home at 912 Rusk St. Amarillo Investment Co for a $4,000 five room home at 800 La Salle St. H B Reynolds grants a $3,400 five room home at 711 Alabama.
U S D A weather data from Kansas City reports hogs salable 2 500, cattle 4 000, calves 800, sheep 2 300 salable. Hogs steady to 20c lower with top 6 15, cattle mixed with steady to weak vealers and calves, good to choice fed steers 9 25 to 10 25, cows 6 00 to 7 50, lamb bids lower though spring native lambs above 7 50. Also listed liquidating and offering prices for a financial security fund.
Mrs. Bertha Larsen, 76, of Adrian sustained a scalp wound, facial cuts, and a hand injury when a car carrying Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ivy of Vega overturned on a curve five miles southeast of Adrian. She was listed in only fair condition at Northwest Texas Hospital. the Ivys escaped serious injury.
Brat ista Slovakia on July 30 appointed Sano Mach leader of the pro Nazi Hlinka guard as interior minister observers view it as German bid to use Slovakia with Hungary and Romania as a political buffer between the Reich and Soviet Russia.
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