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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1940
Page
1
State police warn against careless backing of automobiles in driveways after May reports show eight fatalities of this type and a total of 12 since January 1. Build Now. John Maynard Lumber Co.
The Associated Press reports Hitler's forces pressed toward Paris as Berlin claimed gains along the Marne. Simultaneously British officials said hostile aircraft raided Malta, Britain's strategic Mediterranean base near Icy.
Berlin reports Nazi legions crossing the Seine west of Paris amid claims of destroying two French armies in the battle for Paris. Berlin says German mechanized columns move south, while Paris braces as civilians evacuate and the Maginot Line fires to slow the advance. Italy enters the war with multiple fronts and naval moves, as Allied plans to strike Italy surface amid tax and policy shocks at home.
Amarillo leaders schedule a 4 PM meeting to compile a comprehensive file outlining local advantages for national defense projects. Officials from utilities railroads zinc smelters the U S helium plant Soil Conservation Service and private industries will participate to map defense opportunities and employment potential.
Alexandria report states former Governor Richard W. Leche received a ten year federal prison term for using the mails to defraud the state of thirty one thousand dollars in a deal over state highway trucks. Judge Ben C. Dawkins imposed two consecutive five year terms on two counts with a third count suspended.
Austin report says oil is a wartime essential and Texas holds half the nation’s crude. Ernest O. Thompson, railroad commissioner, urged a statewide detailed map of wells pipelines refineries and oil types for defense, asking Chief Administrative Officer John E. Taylor to provide the information.
Chicago reports 13 year old Catherine Dressel graduated with her grade school class despite a stray bullet lodged in her brain 14 months earlier. Doctors judged removal too dangerous and she completed her schooling.
No change reported in the condition of Judge A B Martin who has been critically ill at his bar on Hughs Street for two days Attendants stated this afternoon there is no apparent improvement The item notes a historical line dated June 11 1915 referencing Austrians abandoning Fort Possachio as Italians advance
Edsel Ford said after a meeting with William Knudsen that Ford is ready to mass produce airplanes once contracts are granted. He noted the P-40 is suitable for mass production and hinted at a possible 1,000 planes per day, while stressing the output would not disrupt automobile production and that planes are for defense only.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York addressed 100 municipal representatives at the Canadian federation of mayors and municipalitie annual convention in Ottawa. He warned that wartime choices affect democracy and urged unity with Allied aid while hoping for happier circumstances. Mayor R D Rogers of Amarillo spoke briefly.
Mr Collman predicts scattered thunder showers for the next two days and nights with general activity today tonight tomorrow and tomorrow night especially in the central and north Panhandle. No showers last night. High around 75. Warmer weather to return gradually as a west wind at about 10 miles per hour persists.
County tax officer Miss Jewell Davids on announced state and county taxes at 4326.71 and highway fees 7495.04. Delinquent taxes totaled 1612.33, noted by Neely Greenhill Agey for Insurance.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers for Amarillo area. West Texas fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. New Mexico fair tonight and Wednesday with more clouds in northern mountains Wednesday afternoon. Extremes: 24 hours to 6 30 A M maximum 69 minimum 43. noon reading 67.
Washington observers note World War II may mirror earlier wars in its literature. The piece surveys poets and plays from 1914 to 1917 renown, cites Sherman Anderson and Hemingway, and recalls classic war poems like In Flanders Fields and The Bayonet, tracing how battle shapes writing.
Texas senators and representatives join Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce in hosting 4000 business leaders on the Potomac banks. Connally, Dies, Jones, Gossett Patton Patman Rayburn pledge help including serving duties.
Amarillo faces possible loss of National Youth Administration activities due to space shortages. With nearly $5,000 worth of equipment still in crates, NYA lacks a workshop area to train youths in aviation mechanics. A Chamber of Commerce meeting will again discuss securing adequate quarters this afternoon with officials and agency heads present.
The U S liner Washington carrying 1 020 passengers from Europe was halted at 5 A M by an unidentified submarine near 12 50 W 42 12 N. The submarine ordered abandonment then allowed it to continue after the crew and passengers began to lower lifeboats. Captain Manning relayed messages to U S Lines in New York as officials informed belligerents the ship would sail to its scheduled route from Lisbon to Galway without convoy.
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