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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1941
Page
8
A breezy weather note shows cooler air moving in with scattered showers possible. The column then wanders through a long parade of light society items and Hollywood and political gossip, joking about hats, dinners, and public figures, ending with a stray anecdote about a pet coon named Susie.
A 1941 transcribed letter from Jesse Jones to Uncle Dick Coon of Houston honors a shared life and long friendship. Jones reflects on aging, notable figures, and enduring respect, noting plans to send another message a year later and sending regards from Mrs. Jones.
Amarillo bankers from all three national banks attend the fifty seventh Texas Bankers Association convention opening in Houston. Principal speaker is W O Babb of National City Bank of New York. Local bankers Tully Garner Charlie Fisk Dr T Ware Grady Oldham attend.
In Austin on May 19, the Texas House sped action by passing 65,000 for home defense guards equipment and approving 1,750,000 for a state cancer hospital. The chamber cut speeches to five minutes and sent the bills to the Senate. Locations for the cancer hospital were to be chosen by UT regents, with Galveston favored by some.
A collection of classified requests from readers seeking domestic and clerical work. Entries include a housekeeper, a 18 year old seeking secretarial or general work in Amarillo, a widow needing any position, a colored girl offering housekeeping, a girl 18 seeking housework or child care, a widow asking for a motherless home, and others including a Catholic family appeal.
A collage of help wanted, personal notices, and found items. Listings include requests for day or half day work, farm and cafe jobs, housework and child care, room and board in exchange for work, and two found items including a billfold in downtown. Names, addresses, and contact numbers are provided for each item.
Chief Frank Williams, an instructor at the state fire college, will arrive Saturday in Amarillo for a conference. Mayor Joe Jenkins was notified today by the Firemen's Training School. Amarillo's fire department sends a representative to the short course held at College Station.
The close of the Spring semester at Amarillo College neared this morning as final examinations began for nearly 500 students including about 75 members of the graduating class. Exams will be concluded this week with commencement exercises Monday night May 26 signaling the close of the year’s activities.
A. R. Anderson, longtime Amarillo public schools official and former principal of Alice Landergin and Forest Hills, died at his Winslow Arkansas home. He left Amarillo in 1938 and funeral services were held there Saturday.
Funeral services for Rolla Edward Townsend will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 oclock from St Andrew s Episcopal Church. Six past presidents of the Amarillo Rotary Club will serve as pallbearers. Townsend directed the Amarillo Credit Association since 1930 and was active in the Rotary Club. He died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Office of the Amarillo Credit Association closed at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon in tribute.
Jim Talley alias Argoyle Clayton and A. E. Guyton, once convict ed in 1930 for a daylight robbery, was arrested here Saturday night and is held in Wichita Falls on a robbery with firearms charge. Amarillo police previously nabbed the ex Amarillo resident who claimed eight escapes, including a county jail break, on the carnival grounds. Wichita Falls officers took custody at 2 30 Sunday morning.
Commissioners court accepted Sheriff Bill Adams resignation as head janitor of the courthouse and authorized Judge Ernest Northcutt to prepare a resolution thanking him for efficient management of personnel staff. Canberra is the capital of Australia. Grenada is an island nation in the West Indies.
Rep Francis Case introduces a bill authorizing Secretary Cordell Hull to negotiate for acquisition of French possessions in the Western Hemisphere. In Washington, the House passes a bill to curb leakage of strategic resources to Axis powers by bringing the Philippines and other U S territories under export license control.
Judge James C. Wilson commenced the May term of federal district court today setting the criminal docket for June 2 and handling civil work. The first hearing addressed an RFC action to dismiss Peerless Milling Company’s petition for reorganization under bankruptcy with the plant in marshal’s custody and a foreclosure sale delayed by injunction.
J. H. Haines of Pampa was rushed to St. Anthony's Hospital after losing control of his car which struck a curb and came to rest near a house in the 1300 block on East Third Avenue. He suffered a head blow but investigators said no other car was involved and his condition was listed as good.
Washington May 19 amid reports a civilian defense agency would be created Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia met at the White House with President Roosevelt at luncheon The President indicated he was about ready to set up such an agency to mobilize civilian defense while no order was yet in sight Mount McKinley is described as ice plated to 14 000 feet below its summit.
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