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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1939
Page
2
Robert G. Elliott, 65, official executioner for five eastern states, died at his Queens home of coronary embolism. He had presided over executions including Bruno Hauptmann and Sacco and Vanzetti.
Hungarian government orders tea and coffee back on sale Friday at trebled prices to curb consumption. Prices range from 222 to 3.85 for coffee and 430 to 10.60 for tea per pound, with the higher end reflecting the new schedule.
The Texhoma Photographers Club will hold its next meeting in Amarillo, Texas, in late February. Claude Gray of Amarillo said the club recently met in Weatherford Oklahoma where W. Foster Fletcher of Pampa was elected president.
A theater permit was issued to A. H. Truett and associates for 714 North Fillmore with an estimated cost of 20000 dollars. A separate permit for a four thousand dollar five room frame house at 3416 West Tenth Avenue lists D. C. Peters as owner. Amarillo's building program totals 2230276 dollars for 1939.
CHUNGKING reports celebrate the 28th anniversary of China’s national independence as 81 Japanese bombers attack towns and supply centers. In Bern Switzerland a military communique warns the public to seek bomb shelters and avoid sightseeing when air activity is overhead.
Western Union Telegraph Co. reports an eight month period ending August 31 1940 with a net loss of 303 680 compared with 1 908 625 for the same period in 1939.
Photographs by James Boyd show a German submarine sinking two British tankers the British Influence and the Cheyenne off Cape Clear England then signaling and guiding the Norwegian freighter Ida Bakke to rescue crew members. Ida Bakke later drops the Cheyenne men at Kinsale.
Market update shows the Dow Jones averages rising with gains across sectors at 1 PM. Utilities and rails lead with higher prices and most major issues advancing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Mason Boland, nine, arrives in Amarillo to be cared for by grandmother Mrs. J. B. Barron after five months in a hospital. A misaddress and telegram led to delays but local help from Social Welfare Association and Triple-A Taxi aided the final reunion.
Knud Storm Sr aged 94 of Amarillo died early this morning at 1107 North Johnson Street. Blackburn Shaws Funeral Home is handling the remains and arrangements await relatives. Native of Denmark he came to the United States at 25 and has lived in the city for 17 years.
He was a member of the Christian Science Church. Surviving him are one son Knud Storm Jr of Amarillo and five daughters Mrs Dora Waldschmidt Miss Clara Storm Mrs Inez Hollo way and Mrs Barbara Wilson all of Amarillo and Mrs Elizabeth Bell of Bloomington Il.
Eddie Schulte went on trial in 47th district court today on an indictment charging drunken driving. He entered a plea of not guilty. About 4000 tons of mud a year are picked up by London's buses and coaches.
Fort Stockton stone mason Joseph S. Ellison died at 4 30 AM at his sister Mrs Ed Tulls home near the Tri State Fairgrounds after a several day illness. Survivors include three sisters Mrs Carrie E Hammer Mrs Blake Williamson of Meacham Ore and W C Ellison of Amarillo. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from N S Griggs and Sons Funeral Chapel with Rev E B Fincher officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
Melvin Beets faces burglary charges for looting a house owned by Lee Hunter with Justice Duke setting bond at $1,000. Patrick Donnelly, an itinerant youth jailed a week for burglarizing a Tenth Avenue cafe, is charged with burglarizing a fruit stand and faces a $1,000 bond set by Judge Duke.
Mable Foster, a domestic worker, was jailed on felony theft charges after allegedly taking a diamond ring from employer Mrs. D. S. Drain. The ring valued about 800 dollars was recovered after a man tried to sell it for 25 dollars. bond set at 1500 dollars by Justice Carder.
The Amarillo police department estimates the peace officer radio tower at Fourth Avenue and Madison Street will reach 183 feet by tomorrow night with Malcolm Clack confirming completion in interviews.
Weather readings list city by city. Observations include AMARILLO 45 with 72 high in Alsiene Texas 79 in Austin 93 at 15 Boise Idaho 67 Brownsville Texas 90 Chicago Illinois 84 Cincinnati Ohio 91 Clayton New Mexico 59 Corpus Christi Texas 92 Dallas Texas 92 131 Del Rio Texas 83 Denver Colorado 45 Des Moines Iowa 55 03 RIX City Oregon hurtful entry 42 80 Paso Texas 90 Eureka California 52 57 Galveston Texas 86 Havre Montana 45 66 Helena Montana 52 59 Huron South Dakota 33 46 Jacksonville Florida 66 84 Kamloops Canada 40 58 Kansas City Missouri 78 48 Los Angeles California 62 Lubbock Texas 40 73 Minneapolis St Paul Minnesota 40 53 Minnedosa Canada 2 Modena Utah 60 Montgomery Alabama 89 Nashville Tennessee 91 New Orleans Louisiana 86 North Platte Nebraska 48 Oklahoma City Oklahoma Phoenix Arizona Portland Oregon Pueblo Colorado Rapid City South Dakota Robertson error 0 Roswell New Mexico St Louis Missouri Salt Lake City San Francisco California Santa Fe New Mexico Sheridan Wyoming Shreveport Louisiana Washington District of Columbia Wichita Kansas Williston North Dakota Wilmington North Carolina Winnemucca Nevada 31 02 .24
A 5000 strong crowd in New Orleans gathered before the criminal court building to demand an election to recall District Attorney Charles A. Byrne. The rally booed Byrne aides and Gov Earl K Long amid remarks by T Hale Boggs and others praising two grand jurors arrested for seeking replacement counsel.
The Katherine George S. Kaufman comedy First Lady will open the season at the Municipal Auditorium next Monday night October 16. Director Charlotte Allen supervises Eloise Gipson. A 26 member cast is led by Cornelia Patton and Margaret Collins with special music by the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra.
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