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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1940
Page
2
A letter from Tucumcari criticizes blitz terms and urges restraint in language while praising clear pronunciation. Other correspondents discuss compulsory training, wartime economics, Romanian oil, census delays, and Amarillo’s newcomer friendliness and teen recreation needs.
A collage of trivia on politics science and culture. notes include Ribbentrop naming, three American flags never furled, a roast mountain lion dinner, Huntington Hartford III turning to newspapers, Willie Hoppe’s monthly cocktail, a rise in advertising humor, left eye dominance in readers, bold building designs, Vienna Opera musicians’ pitch discrimination, and the birth of Lewis Higginbotham at St Anthony’s Hospital weighing seven pounds.
Junior Chamber of Commerce directors plan a 7 30 pm meeting in the Southwestern Public Service Company offices. Charlie Lowe discussed barbecue plans for the national Jaycee convention in Washington next month. Sam Davis presided at today’s luncheon.
Two German youths identified as Gerd Spille and Fritz Wand maker were picked up by coast guards paddling kayaks in Lake Ontario and were questioned by immigration authorities. Films in their possession showed views of Hudson River bridge abutments industrial plants and the barge canal. They said they were attached to the Standard Oil tanker Persephone and stranded by the war, planning a waterways tour to New York.
W. L. Hemingway, president of a St. Louis bank, told the Texas Bankers Association that large social changes are underway and that bankers should prepare to meet them in the public interest. He warned of more regulatory laws and urged acceptance of liberty sacrifices for security and needs.
Mrs P P Kilstoffe of Ascov Minnesota visits daughter Miss Ingeborg Kilstoffe director of the Amarillo Social Center for Girls Mars. They are honored at a luncheon hosted by Social Center Board members and Mrs R B Wingate.
More than 80 households in Amarillo, likely over 200 people, may be missing from the census. Water department patrons reported not being contacted by enumerators, adding to the preliminary count of 51 497.
Dedication ceremonies for the McNeil Memorial Flagpole on the Amarillo High School campus were postponed due to rain. If weather allows, services will be held this afternoon with Dr. R C Snodgrass delivering the dedicatory address and Dr C C Grimes giving the invocation as Dean Reed presides. The flagpole and memorial plaque were funded by student and ex-student contributions honoring the beloved dean of boys.
Dudley B. Foy, former Amarillo resident and longtime traffic manager of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce, resigns effective June 1. He led the Wichita Falls industrial program for the past year after previously serving as traffic manager for Amarillo lumber companies. No future plans announced.
London reports Pri vate D. Baddie 5 foot 2 of the Canadian forces hiked 230 miles to a recruiting station, then 350 more to Edmonton after a denial. Edmonton approved his enlistment, drawing praise from the army and Imperial news.
The annual Student Recognition program at Amarillo High School will be held tomorrow morning during the regular student assembly. Over 200 letters medals and other awards will be presented to students who have excelled in interscholastic league competition and other achievements. yesterday’s postponement occurred when many awards did not arrive.
Berlin reports German quarters say their forces now hold a 431 mile foothold on the English Channel and press with irresistible force against Allied armies trapped in northern France. Paris dispatch describes a chaotic Cambrai battle as Allied forces try to break encirclement after retaking Arras.
At Camp Beauregard Louisiana May 22 defending Blue forces shell and bomb retreating Reds in a simulated battle. Red invaders routed in the Leesville Kurtwood Slagle sector as Blue infantry fought past road blocks and trucks abandoned for foot advances. A concealed cavalry brigade mounted counterattacks while roads proved impassable for motorized units.
Rep Lydon Johnson of Texas said Chairman Vinson would introduce a bill to authorize a 25 million dollar naval air training school at Corpus Christi. The plan aims to obtain funds from a defense appropriation requested by the President to start construction in the next fiscal year.
An Oklahoma gunman named Oscar Mills from Chickasha attempted a $1,000 robbery at Breeder Exchange in Bowman County North Dakota. He fled 35 miles before being captured near Vessy south of here by three Bowman citizens and the village marshal after a running gunfight. the posse fired several heavy rifle shots at the speeding vehicle.
Motion pictures of the L Z Camp will be shown at 8 o clock tomorrow at 2400 Hughes, home of Mr and Mrs J W Sanders. Lawrence Elizey will sing and Mrs Lawrence Elizey, Mr and Mrs Tom Ellzey and Charles Ellzey will attend. Parents interested in sending their boys to camp are cordially invited.
Hamilton New York Union points to dictatorial college administration and faculty supervision as oppressive to campus newspapers. National Student Federation of America adopts resolutions urging academic freedom for faculty regardless of beliefs and condemning New York City's board of higher education for not backing Bertrand R in his faculty bid. Janet Skinner of Adelphi College is named federation president.
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