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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1940

Page

9

Optimists and Lions tie in inter club golf match

In a tight inter club golf contest the Optimists and Lions finished 16 all after the last put. Both clubs will contribute 2.50 to the Gold Brick Fund. Dr Don Marsalis could not play, and Lions gain credit for three points from his default. Other Lions results list Sikes, McGrath, Lawler, Hare, and more. A Nevada fire department reports highly sensitive alarm service after painters used steam to remove cassomine, triggering multiple alarms including one from a hotel ceiling and a call from near the fire house.

Lions Panhandle- Plains Paul Smith Or BE. W. Cain Grady Hazlewood Henry Beverly Roger Teas C. F. Anderson Ray Pryor Carl Fred Wagner Roy Dr. W. J. Sthudde George Bch Dick Bivins Ed Shillett H. H. Larson Reno Nev U.P

Croom Defeats Munn For City Golf Crown In Muny Rivalry

Jimmy Croom toppled John Munn in a Ros Rogers course 36 hole showdown to end Munn’s reign as city golf champ. Croom’s near flawless back nine on the front and steady back nine gave him the edge as the long rivalry began in high school. The article notes prior years and a 1938 appendixitis break, with Munn admitting four titles and Croom breaking the streak.

John D) Munn Jimmy Croom Johnn Croorm Munn Croom Jimmy Johnny Freund Hite Bermon Tucker River Drive J. R. Brown Reg Greenhaw King

Civic Softball Opens May 30 at Jaycee Diamond

Civic Club Softball kicks off Thursday May 30 on the Jaycee diamond at 34th and Parker Streets with Kiwanis vs ABC in the season opener. Games run Thursday weekly then a Friday doubleheader for 10 weeks, with Jaycees Lions nightcap and an Friday exhibition between IkS and Lens at Maverick Club diamond.

Alan Cheedule Civic Club Softball Jaycee iParker Streets Jaycee Softball League Civic Clubbers Kiwanis ABC FIRS San Jacinto Kiwanis Amed Jaycees Lions Iks Lens Maverick Club

Farm Substitute Bill Discussed by Agriculture Committee

Washington May 22 agriculture committee members discussed a substitute credit measure aimed at broadening sources for the land bank system. The plan seeks lower land bank rates by allowing rediscounting at Federal Reserve banks and requiring the federal farm mortgage corporation to buy land bank bonds at low rates, with refinancing of existing bonds at reduced costs. The original bill would set a 3 percent rate, limit farm cooperatives, and shift control of the land bank system from banks to Secretary Wallace.

Washington Federal Larich Bank Federal Reserve Banks Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Jones Texas Wallace

Worth Marksmen Ready for Chasers

Fort Worth news reports Ewell Cross president of the Fort Worth Rifle and Pistol Club announcing plans to organize an anti parachute company to counter invasion by parachute troops. Cross cites the plights of Belgium Holland and France to illustrate potential threats and calls for readiness.

Fort Worth Ewell Cross

Rifle and pistol club seeks pasture near Fort Worth for range

The rifle and pistol club marksmen say they are not prepared and seek an unused pasture near Fort Worth for a target range. Cross notes a suggestion to practice sniping at toy balloons or dummy figures released from an airplane with small parachutes.

Fort Worth Cross

Lamesa Beats Amarillo In Windy Major League Ball Clash

Lamesa edges Amarillo 4 to 3 as Lefty Dorman er rors lead to the decisive ninth inning miscue. Patterson and Dorman struggled with control, seven walks and a windy field complicating play. The win tightens Lamesa’s hold for second place in the WTNM League with Amarillo next in line for a rematch.

Amarillo Gold Sox Pampa Oilers Amarillo Lamesa Lobos Gold Sox Pampans Sox Lamesa Coll Cowboys of Midland Lobos Oilers Clovis Pioneers Borger Clovis Lubbock Hubbers Halemen Dorman Natching Lea Patterson Invaders Lamesans Spangler Haney Hood Guynes Roar Beeler Miller Riordan

U S Reopens Pack Artillery Enlistment Quotas at Fort Bliss

Amarillo area recruits are invited to join the famed Pack Artillery known as the Jackass Artillery. The unit uses a horse and mule train with three mules per gun and rapid pack and unpacks, suited for rough terrain. The Amarillo Recruiting Office notes new quotas for field artillery and related corps at Fort Bliss and Camp Ord, with many applicants expected to be called within a week.

Paul Timmons Amarillo Panhandle United States Regular Army Fort Bliss Park Artillery Division Field Artillery Camp Ord Monterrey California Engineers Field ‘Artillery Medical Corps Quartermasters Corps Signal Corps Ordnance Det Paso Pack Artillery Ithan United States Army

German General Eyes Westward Move to Strike at Ypres

In a May 22 dispatch Col. Gen. Walther von Reichenau discusses Hitler’s plan to unleash a powerful German right wing toward Flanders to encircle Paris. He notes German losses are a fraction of enemy captives and credits vanguard scouts for locating enemy weak points before a decisive dash.

Louis P. Lochner Western Front Walther von Reichenau Adolf Hitler Flanders English Channel England von Reichenau Ypres Hitler Paris

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