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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
4
Berlin reports May 2 that German troops occupied Andalsnes and hoisted the war flag. Stockholm notes a British withdrawal from Andalsnes causing a sensation and fears remaining Norwegian resistance centers may be wiped out by superior German forces.
Justice of the Peace Morris N. Hall described a week of unusual weddings in Goose Creek Texas. After marrying a Houston couple the groom cursed the officiant and left the bride weeping and calling for her parents. During a second ceremony the bride hesitated and the groom answered I am okay with that. they left still unmarried.
Dick Broyles, a Texas convict, was captured five miles northeast of Dilton by Constable Dave Irwin and Policeman Ben Clark. They woke him by pistol discipline as he slept in a stolen automobile in a pasture. The car was identified as the one stolen from B. F. Cook of Cushing, who was abducted and forced to drive the armed man through three counties.
The Methodist Church opened its first general conference with a resolution urging President Roosevelt to recall Myron C. Taylor, the Vatican envoy. The vote was 393 to 234, citing uneasiness and resentment over Taylor's appointment.
Kansas City market notes slow early hog sales 220 lb hogs about 6.00 top, cattle steady to weak with steers and yearlings around 9.75 to 10.50 for good grade, vealers 8.50 to 10.50, sheep 89 lb lambs 8.85 to 9.00, 4 000 sheep, 5 900 total. Prices reflect mixed demand and light activity across weights and classes.
In Altoona on May 2 a magician entertained Thomas Seidle aged 12 and Daniel Mason aged 9 by inserting paper wads in their ears and blowing them out as a whistling trick. Later at a hospital they had the wads removed and recalled that they tried to whistle without success.
This old remedy claims real relief for tired kidneys by flushing waste from blood. Supposed benefits include reduced backache leg pains puffiness and nights of wakefulness. Advises asking druggist for Doane Pills used by millions for over 40 years to clean kidney tubes and promote flushing.
Chicago psychologist Simon Tulchin reports in his book Intelligence and Crime that the average American criminal mirrors the general public in intelligence. The 11 year study notes only violent offenders show lower IQs, while fraudsters may be highly intelligent.
Hardeman King hosts its first annual flower and garden show at 2 pm in the Herring Hotel crystal ballroom. Speakers include Mrs Brady, Mrs Howard, Chester Fitz forester, and A W Morris explains the event assists new homeowners with tree and lawn care and insect control.
Residents of Harrogate Tennessee celebrate the Senate confirmation of Park A Carr as postmaster a move seen as solving local traffic and postal service issues. A second story damage report from Chicopee Massachusetts describes a car wheel detaching and breaching a second floor window at Delia Ladue’s house in a separate crash.
Mrs. Dorothy C. Kipp of Burlington New Jersey testified before a divorce master that her husband Samuel Kipp of Altoona Pennsylvania abused her during marriage. She said he knocked her down kicked her hit her with a bed lamp pulled a gun threatened to throw her down a well and finally threw her from a kitchen window prompting her to sue for divorce, which she won.
Richard Jones a 22 year old caddy and Miss Annabelle Hogue 18 hope someone will return their marriage license found after they rushed to a minister's home. They do not want to buy another license.
Capt William G Tyrrell of the President Polk says sailors no longer have sweethearts in every port. He cites higher wages better living conditions and speeded schedules as turning sailors into studious travelers who mix with tourists and resemble them. He notes German sailors as well drilled but lacking initiative after global voyages.
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