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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
7
In Shreveport Louisiana on November 29 dice will guide six African American youths to allocate a $30 monthly allowance and free lodging as a form of lottery to fill selective service quotas. The piece notes the practice arose after volunteers were scarce and the dice game followed the first four volunteers to assign the remaining slots.
Greek dispatch from Epirus front says about 100 peasant women joined Greek army troops and rolled stones from the Pindus Mountains to slow Italian forces. A wounded farm woman, Helen Codjamant, recounted their surprise attack aiding the Greek advance toward St. George chapel.
An account describes a group of women resisting Greek conflict with Italian forces. After grabbing ammunition, mortars, and weapons, they joined troops on a mountain plateau. By morning Italian troops advanced into a gorge. the defenders fired, repelled the attack, and by sunset claimed no Italians alive.
The use of kerosene lamps in a hospital nursery drew wide interest after AP photos showed a nurse using lamps at Northwest Texas Hospital during a power outage. Pathe News sent a Denver crew to film yesterday and distribute shots nationally even after power returned.
First ski bulletins of the season arrive with forecasts for fair weekend weather at Southwestern resorts. Temperatures near freezing by night, above freezing by day, with snow depths listed for Aqua Piedra Hyde State Park Big Tesuque Gallinas Cedar Creek Cloudcroft and open roads.
Power restoration allowed Amarillo public schools to plan a full return to classes on Monday. The break, begun as a Thanksgiving holiday for No 1 Thanksgiving, extended through two weekends and two Thanksgivings, with repeated postponements of the normal schedule until Wednesday.
Articles describe disorganized bombardment and attacks on Porto Edda with bombs on wharves. Albanian fronts at Durazzo and Elbasani show bombed targets and unclear results. Italian transports arrive at Durazzo as Greek forces gain ground near Elbasan. Rebel strikes hit Tirana ministry and a Mati River bridge. Greek columns advance toward Shkumbi River valley. In Asia, partisans derail or blow up a train carrying Japanese dignitaries to Nanking for Wang Ching Wei pact ceremonies. Thai and French Indochina fighting continues. France denies base at Saigon.
Pattern 4621 comes in children sizes 4 6 8 10 and 12. Size 6 blouse requires 1 yards 39 inch fabric while jumper cap and mittens need 1% yards of 54 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Amarillo Globe New York to obtain pattern. Additional ten cents for latest Pattern Book.
Strife between German and Italian Axis prisoners in Newfoundland has grown tense. The Canadian press reports Nazi taunts over Greek Albanian campaign successes fueled the quarrel, leading authorities to separate the groups. A fresh group of Italian prisoners arrived at the port.
The text outlines careers of Lumpkin and Umphres, noting Lumpkin’s term as assistant district attorney and his reserve military service, plus Umphres’ Texas Law School background and Amarillo practice. It also identifies the 47th judicial district covering Potter, Randall and Armstrong counties.
The feature lists how to pronounce Greek Italian war dispatch city names. It covers Salonika Patras Piraeus Koritza Ioannini Kavala Tirana Durres and other locations with phonetic hints and approximate spellings to aid readers in correct vocalization.
The South Plains Civic Music Association invites Amarillo C M A members to a concert at Lubbock High School tonight at eight. Argentinita and a Spanish dance ensemble perform works from Spain with Pilar Lopez Federico Rey Rigelio Machado and Carlos Montoya in the cast. Florida weather in Lubbock today is noted. Amarillo attendees include Mr and Mrs C Don Hughes Mr and Mrs W R Henry and Folsom D Jackson.
Weather outlook shifts from official partly cloudy skies to a possible unsettled spell by Sunday. Mr. Collman notes a high near 50 today, 58 yesterday, and a 35 degree low tonight with a light southwest wind at about 10 miles per hour.
William Fernandez, 22, was rejected for bad teeth, then underwent eight hours of dental work to fill 11 cavities and replace three teeth before reattempting induction. He passed the exam with flying colors at the Chicago enlistment station.
The American Medical Association Council on Foods and Nutrition says meat is highly digestible with protein and fat efficiently absorbed. Meat provides Satisfaction Value by lasting longer between meals and Savory Value by stimulating saliva and gastric juices aiding digestion, making meat a strong daily staple.
Washington dispatch notes speculation that Canada might grant the United States a corridor for a highway to Alaska. The proposal would allow troop and supply movement in emergencies if more American warships are transferred to Great Britain. No official confirmation exists, but discussion follows Lord Lothian's report of Britain’s urgent naval needs.
In Hornell New York on November 29 a hunter named Gerald Allen found a sign near an Angelica farm warning hunters to beware of red horned goats. The note explains the animals have had their horns painted red except for two unaccounted goats.
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