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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1940
Page
2
The Markets will house the university’s collection of South Carolina and describe the first separate library building for any U.S. institution. It notes 1844 furniture and cites a modern $600000 library building replacing the old structure. Also includes stock index data from Dow Jones with variations in railroads and industrials.
A column weighs the war's progress and British resilience while noting American caution. It also reports Lake Marvin opening for fishing June 1 with a 25 bass catch by Texas officials and highlights a rare Hitler mustache origin story.
President Roosevelt renewed his invitation to Alf M. Landon for a White House conference, and Landon has accepted. Secretary Stephen Early stated earlier cancellation was a mixup from intermediary negotiations. Roosevelt reportedly spoke with Landon by phone to confirm the lunch for tomorrow.
A collage of short items covers health, divorce anecdotes, energy science, odd place names, aging cancer trends, Britain buying American machine tools, smoking cessation by fear, Broadway plays and film rights, butter consumption, perfume scent in newspapers, Pacific coast auto ownership, and Death Valley’s record heat. Notable items note California death rates, a Media Pennsylvania divorce case, and a 1913 Death Valley thermometer high.
Floyd V. Studer urged the Lions Club to campaign for national monument designations of Palo Duro Canyon and nearby prehistoric ruins north of Amarillo to boost tourism. He noted the Corona do quatoro centennial draws travelers and promoted funding for Panhandle Plains Historical Society Museum expansion and a brick fundraising drive.
The 100 year old University of South Carolina library once used as a legislative chamber by the state senate has been converted into a museum. The vine covered building and its white columns remain largely as they were in 1840.
In Lewistown Montana Mr and Mrs F E Brown say their two year old son has a unique family heritage with five grandfathers and other ancestors referenced by a local source. The claim centers on the boy's extensive paternal lineage and a notable family tradition.
Beverly Massachusetts reports Gregory s Connolly received four letters mailed during World War I while he served with the American army in France. A French officer found them in a house bureau near the Maginot Line and forwarded them with a note that the sender fulfilled a duty and pleasure to return the correspondence, likely bringing back pleasant memories.
Garden beds awaken to a sudden invasion as live snails settle in every flower bed by morning, filling the lawns with their slimy presence.
Peaceful Joe Biondi, keeper of the City Hall gardens, recounts an incident in which a vandal dropped a bag that disrupted his careful care of the grounds. The brief item notes ongoing concerns about property damage in Santa Cruz California.
Uneven bids and slow market at opening with cattle steady to higher in parts and sheep trading unevenly lower. Top cattle around 5.55, feeder and yearling prices mixed, calves and heifers showing gains while cows and bulls in limited supply. Sheep market opening very slow with most bids weak.
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