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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
2
Tomorrow is Straw Hat Day urging readers to replace last year’s straw hats with new ones as heat and sun arrive. Prose spans weather notes, local economy musings, political quips, and short anecdotes reflecting plains life and cultural humor from Plains country.
Three divorces were granted in the district court yesterday and today. Judge C Nelson of the fourth district court granted divorces for Delile Marie Long from Arthur Long Maud Potman from Maskell Bo Put Lala Langford from Hruece Trp. All divorces were amicably requested by the plaintiffs.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Linnie Risinger Hall, 38, wife of Albert B. Hall, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. She died yesterday in a local hospital. Burial at Llano Cemetery. Survived by husband, daughter Lavonnie, and brothers Lloyd Risinger, Thad Risinger, and Oscar Risinger. Family home at 1604 Ong Street Amarillo.
Crown Prince Olav of Norway received public tributes during a luncheon in San Francisco on May 19. He credited Los Angeles for the city’s warmth, then corrected himself in the next sentence. The report notes one error chalked up against him in baseball terms.
A Panhandle outdoor club member argues trot lines harm conservation and that fly tackle yields better results. He advocates education over new laws and regulations and notes personal enjoyment with fly rods amid the debate on fishing practices.
A letter argues trotline fishing is a worthy method as catfish dominate catches and aid game fish by reducing pressure. The writer notes poorer fishermen rely on trotlines, while sportsmen use expensive gear to target game fish. He urges allowing trotlines to continue. D. W. McKee Amarillo signing at 1344 EB Eighth.
Dr L V Cradit and the Shriners divan attended today's ceremony as four ring candidates emerged among nearly 30 novices. Notables named include C A Butcher, Bruce Autry, Willis Lance, and Nelson Smith. Polls open for a popularity vote. entrants list spans Amarillo Dalhart Farwell Perryton Austin Tulsa and beyond. Australian post office plans endorse air mail trading at ordinary rates.
Hogs salable 500, prices 6.60 to 6.75 for 170 250 lbs, 6.30 to 6.60 for 270 310 lbs. Cattle salable 190, calves 50, slaughter steers steady, stockers unchanged. Sheep active with 8,300 on sale, native spring lambs top 10.00, Texas lambs around 7.65, other grades 7.25 7.50. vealers up to 10.00. Market notes include Colorado steers at 10.20 and yearling heifers at 9.10. New York Curb Exchange list furnished by Fenner & Beane.
Testimony described a covert plot involving a select group of about 40 individuals including American Legion officials and retired officers. Campbell distributed reports based on Gilbert's information to this list, while denying sending them to Republicans. Corroborating figures included John D. M. Hamilton and Felix McWhirter, with inquiries into whether notable figures had Jewish ancestry.
Awards of honor were presented this morning at Amarillo High School to more than 100 students for distinguished achievement in extracurricular activities and interscholastic competition. Principal R B Norman led the ceremony with sponsors assisting and faculty approving the awards.
A Texas University study released in Austin on May 19 reports that sixty per cent of American college youth believe present curricula are too theoretical and omit sufficient practical application.
New York financier Dudley Gilbert accused Chairman Dies of misrepresenting witness testimony and condemned the committee for star chamber tactics. He claimed advance knowledge of navy fleet movements and anti government plots, while denying financing Dies alleged. In West Virginia, George Deatherage said Dies avoids top organizers and targets petty figures.
The Dies committee faces resistance as groups refuse to testify under oath while Deatherage asserts a nationwide, mainly Southern, 70 year old organization. Brig. Gen. George Van Horn Moseley, retired, was reported to have left the home of Mrs. W Kenyon Jewett after visiting as a house guest amid an anti Semitic campaign connection in Washington testimony.
Corrigan the transatlantic flyer, arrived after an overnight stay in Buffalo aboard a sister ship of the Spirit of St. Louis. He plans to fly to Alameda via Detroit Indianapolis Kansas City Wichita Oklahoma City Lincoln and Amarillo while also appearing at the San Francisco Fair where his Atlantic crossing plane is on display.
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