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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1940
Page
10
A Pittsburgh night school introduces a free course on the psychology of toy selling to help adults avoid gifting unsuitable toys to children. Taught by child psychologists and toy designers, the class covers fitting merchandise to age groups and aims to reduce rattles for 12 year olds and toddlers.
Scharleen Barker has the female lead in Midnight Rose to be staged in the High School Auditorium a week from tonight. The Black Mask Guild produces the three act mystery under director Dorris Landers Hess. Sam Houston band members will sell tickets tomorrow for the show.
The Southwestern Life Insurance Company reports a 12 percent rise in nine month 1940 business over 1929 and a total in force of 377 million dollars for Texas lives. President C F O'Donnell announced at the Dallas board meeting held October 15 with Skeet Gibson advised locally. A modern locomotive has the power of 25 000 men.
The War Department said preparations near completion to expand the land forces to about a million men in four months. The first 400,000 recruits will join regular army and National Guard units, with three months drill at replacement centers before unit transfer. By mid March replacement centers at 21 sites will be ready, boosting enlistments to a million in olive drab. Centers include Camp Wolters Texas infantry 17,000 and Ft Sill Oklahoma field artillery 8,000.
Toledo reports a breakthrough in glass making using a radio beam to regulate molten glass flow. Owens-Illinois president William E. Lewis says the durable new glass, to be named duraglass, promises lighter bottles for beer and carbonated drinks and supports batch mixing and melt tests as part of the system.
The discovery of a loaded revolver buried in mud for 25 years prompts Sunbury police to comb old files in search of links to early crimes.
Ward Pearce, a 35 year old lofting engineer in Van Nuys California, unveils a method using straight lines to outline aircraft shapes, promising faster, cheaper mass production and reduced rework. The Army and Allied officials seek details for potential use in warplane contracts. Prominent backers include Harry Forsythe Otto Timm Major Kelley George Tibbett and Walter Sturgis.
Helen Jenkins overcomes co ed eligibility hurdles to make the Ohio University rifle team calls her a champ at the school. Irvin Bauman of Illinois, a farmer, wins the national corn husking title beating 20 rivals and setting a record. D W Dean, federal tea sampler for Boston port, challenges others to outtaste him while preferring coffee at breakfast.
St. Louis Symphony announces John F Kiburz leaves after 41 years. His son John F Kiburz Jr will take the flute chair, continuing a four generation flute lineage after being tutored by the father.
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