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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1940
Page
7
Texans confront a tangle of poll tax and property tax rules as voting rights hinge on a valid poll tax and timely transfers. The piece notes that even with a poll tax paid for 1940, voting rights depend on 1939-issued taxes, outlines timing discounts, and warns many are violators while Congress weighs a reform bill.
A draft official recounts how a government employee with oversized shoes caused a near mixup when a capsule containing a draft number rolled out of a shoe. After a hurried correction, authorities resealed the capsule and kept the incident quiet, leaving historians to speculate.
The ministry said British planes attacked Blohm Voss Shipbuilding Yards and dock areas, with heavy bombs and over 1000 incendiaries. Attacks began after 8 P M and lasted just over an hour, targeting shipyards, docks, and railroad yards in the Ruhr.
The London Times urged Britain to occupy Greek islands in the Aegean and prepare for offensive action if Greece seeks help, to prevent a second Norway in the Mediterranean. Reports note Balkan talks in Istanbul with Eden possibly attending and Russia sending notes over Romania.
The Weather Bureau forecast for Amarillo and West Texas predicts fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with slightly colder temperatures and scattered high clouds. New Mexico sees fair weather with little change and light frost in the Rio Grande valleys tonight. Maximum 83, minimum 48. noon temperature 80.
Labor leader John L. Lewis of the CIO is reported to endorse Republican candidate Wendell Willkie. He will broadcast Friday night from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Amarillo time on CBS and NBC Red network to express views on the national election. The report cites no comment from CIO officials.
Berlin reports the possibility that France could rejoin the war on the axis as Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop may be en route to Vichy or about to depart for the southwest. Secrecy surrounds his movements amid dispatches from Les Verrieres noting axis outreach to persuade France to declare war.
Official sources say France plans to defend its empire and avoid entering war, while Britain seeks easy peace terms. Laval meets Nazi officials in Paris as Vichy rumors of an amicable settlement persist. Rumors heap as Von Ribbentrop’s movements draw scrutiny and Churchill presses France to protect Britain’s interests.
A lone armed bandit robbed the Sportsman's Drive Inn at 2220 South Fillmore Street around 12 30 a m taking about 60 dollars from the cash register. He fled in a car after dropping over 4 dollars in small change. Owner Mrs H S McGonigall described the suspect and said no further injuries were reported. Meanwhile two brothers from Wichita and Cedarvale lost over 500 dollars in clothing to car prowlers in the 100 block West Third Avenue after breaking ventilator windows to gain entry. Estimated losses were 295 for one man and 245 for the other.
The Leathers family of Clarendon Texas selected as a typical American family visited President Roosevelt at the New York World’s Fair. Roosevelt photographed with the Leathers family including John aged 19 and Margaret Jean 17. He noted the 19 year old need not register for military service this year but urged a year of training. The family wore cowboy outfits and were returning home from New York.
Harry S. Wilbur a longtime Canadian banker and former potentate of the Khiva Temple Mystic Shrine was reported resting comfortably in a Canadian hospital today after suffering a severe heart attack Sunday morning.
An 8000 ton British Sydney type cruiser was badly damaged in a midnight to dawn clash in the southern Red Sea. Six merchant ships were sunk, Italian torpedo boats attacked the convoy, and dawn air strikes targeted the British base at Alexandria and East African objectives.
Governor Leon C. Phillips known as Fighting Red and other Oklahoma figures will attend a Chamber of Commerce membership meeting in the Amarillo Hotel on Oct 30. The gathering celebrates the Nov 1 inauguration of a Braniff air mail line between Amarillo and Oklahoma City. Reservations are being accepted.
Twenty 17 ton Boeing flying fortresses were reported poised at March Field California for a flight to Langley Field Virginia within the next few days. March Field officials call any movement routine. It has been reported some bombers might be turned over to Great Britain. 25 years ago today reports heavy fighting between French and Bulgarian forces.
The National Defense Commission will start within a week an on the job training plan to fill labor needs in expanding armament industries. Workers will be trained while on minor tasks and promoted to roles requiring greater skills.
Ambassador William C. Bullitt says U S security relies on rearming at war pace and on Britain and China holding foes at bay until the United States is ready. He warns the German Japanese Italian pact signals a future assault and urges rapid expansion of armed forces especially air power.
The forecast repeats a similar pattern with Mr. Davis predicting more of the same weather for the next 24 hours. Today’s high near 80 and low around 50 with a southwest wind about 10 mph. Official outlook is fair and slightly cooler with high clouds, similar to yesterday. tomorrow remains fair.
British fighter squadrons repelled a large German raid toward London. RAF intercepts and reports limited damage as Nazi planes targeted London area and key industrial sites across England, while night air defenses test new detection aircraft.
The article notes a total oil embargo plus bans on copper steel and pig iron under consideration. It says only high test gasoline is on the oil list and explains oil may influence wars more than gunpowder. It mentions Netherlands East Indies oil contracts, Britain’s role, and plans for a Japan Germany Italy military economic commission with commissions in Tokyo Berlin and Rome.
Lord Croft, undersecretary for war, said Britain plans a land offensive in some theater and argued the war cannot be won without a military decision on at least one front. He stressed the creation of a large, highly efficient army.
Lloyd Duncan, legless News-Globe newsboy, suffers recurrence of Berger's disease which required leg amputation. He rested well last night and is in fairly good condition today as attendants report. both hands are now affected by the disease.
The Daily Mirror editorial argued it would be better to be conquered by the United States than by the Nazis. It noted enemy propaganda warning of American aid implying conquest or control of Britain and said America has already exerted financial influence on this side of the Atlantic.
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