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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1940
Page
2
A rambling column from Amarillo editor ties wartime anxieties to local events. It mentions Floyd County’s 50th reunion, a West Texas rodeo, a safety campaign with KGNC and police, and calls for tougher driving enforcement. Also notes oddITIES from readers and stray wartime commentary.
In Amarillo notes, readers discuss war sentiments and community life. Letters cover newcomers, moral reflections, and civic ties, with mentions of pilots training at Amarillo College and West Texas State College, plus local fishing at Lake Marvin and Buffalo Lake opening on June 1.
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling Jr asserts in a U P dispatch that Germany cannot invade England, arguing the Germans have not won the war and a successful invasion is unlikely. The note references Stirling’s former fleet chief of staff position and is dated May 27.
A diverse set of classified notices seeks domestic workers and caretakers from several women listing ages skills and contact points. The page also presents a long analysis of a hypothetical German invasion of Britain detailing sea routes ships aircraft and naval defenses and the likely British response and strategic considerations.
The weekend fighting in Flanders keeps Allies holding as German pressure nears an encirclement attempt near Ypres. Weygand reshapes command, Dill aligns with his approach, and two main operations aim to close the Baïpaume Peronne gap and repel the Menin sector assault to save channel ports and northern forces.
The Amarillo High School senior class will hold its banquet tomorrow night at the Amarillo Hotel. R A Selby director of guidance will be principal speaker. The program features class prophesies entertainment and musical selections. Dancing music by the Collegians. A movie and other entertainment are planned for non attendees.
Miss Ruby Baldwin died this morning at 10:30 in a local hospital. She worked ten years at Panhandle Laundry and was a Baptist church member. Survived by four brothers Marvin Baldwin Atoka Ray mond Baldwin Corsicana Landon Baldwin Amarillo and James Aubrey Baldwin Amarillo and four sisters Georgia Blake Floyd Herschinger Pauline Brown all of Amarillo and Bonnie L. Baldwin Corsicana. Body in state at Boxwell Brothers Chapel pending funeral arrangements.
A Pennsylvania State College psycho educational clinic study finds neurotics as likely to succeed in business as stable individuals. The report argues employers should make no distinction in hiring based on mental state.
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