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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1939
Page
7
Gladys Heyser Webb will perform a public song recital at 8 15 p m Tuesday in the Amarillo College Auditorium. She will be assisted by Elizabeth Jameson on piano and Beckie Reeder Arnold as accompanist.
Farmington town hall preserves a rare 1659 deed between Tunxis Indians and white settlers. The document bears actual signatures of Indian chiefs and shows early colonial land rights including hunting and fishing rights on the deeded territory.
North Luzon and Visayan settlers arrive in Mindanao to claim land but authorities struggle to distribute allotments. About 4900 homesteaders transported by the Bureau of Labor face hardship and rising unemployment in Cotabato, with many discouraged and considering returning home. Communities gather in Cotabato towns amid growing local strain.
Des Moines report about a St Bernard Sonia who eats constantly and must be sent away by Wesley Silvey and his father. Angelo Ferrendo faces adoption for his two sons Frank and Charles after being left motherless and unable to work in Oakland shipyards. Boston fire disrupts toddler couple Robert Lowe and Thelma Anderson. Miaja child in Cuba helps with home-hunting while Gen Jose Miaja left Madrid after Loyalists surrender.
Miss Etta Faye Blanks, daughter of Mrs. E L Blanks, is honored at a party by Mr. and Mrs. D W Hudgins ahead of her Saturday wedding to Orville D Knick. Blue and pink decor, gifts centered on a colored lamp, and guests from Borger and local families attend.
A Tokyo spokesman said Japanese forces in North Hupeh killed 36,000 Chinese soldiers in a campaign that followed a Chinese counter attack after Manchang fell. The effort was called a deadly blow to Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalist leadership.
School traffic policemen will be assigned to city parks after the term ends. Officers will patrol on night duty to guard children from traffic dangers and to protect playground equipment from vandalism, as reported by Chester Fitz, superintendent of parks.
A bottle tossed overboard by Capt. R. A. Clarke of the S. S. Lady Drake on Oct 8 1936 about 260 miles south of Bermuda drifted 3900 miles to the west coast of France. The find in France informs U S hydrographic office studies of Atlantic currents after 31 months afloat.
During the Metz defense in 1552 Francis Duke of Guise employed nuts as improvised ammunition to batter Spanish forces. The tactic preserved cannon balls for potential mass assaults by the enemy.
Bands from Happy and Canadian, Floydada, Canyon plan to lead and join a two day Panhandle festival at Buffalo Lake marking its opening. Chief H. H. Bennett will inspect the lakes program. races, ball, and a grand ball entertain visitors as communities rally for lake projects.
For the next five days Sergeant R. C. Moore of the Amarillo police traffic squad serves as day desk sergeant in the absence of Sergeant Elmer Green known as Red. Green and radio technician Malcolm Clack left Friday on an inspection tour of police departments in Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and other down state cities to study radio station operations.
A casual blue jacket sold separately with two-pocket slacks in strawberry aqua and mustard. Sizes 12 to 20 for the slacks, 15 16 20 for the shirt. Featherlize denim used for the shirt and slacks, tailored for versatile wear with a high or low neck option.
London reports a fundamental change in Britains security policy aimed at Russia entrance. A high diplomatic source says Britain nears accepting a defensive alliance with Russia and France in any future war of aggression. The plan gained cabinet committee approval though full cabinet decision awaited Wednesday meeting.
Police for a week watched a sedan with a foreign license on East Third Avenue. They had the license and motor numbers and waited for the owner, but no claim was made. A Denver police bulletin led to the car being seized and a stolen license placed on it.
A noted early advocate of radio as a protective tool will begin building a new station to serve the Panhandle region, marking a significant expansion in regional communications and safety infrastructure.
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