30 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1940
Page
1
The column blends weather notes with political talk about Roosevelt and Willkie, plus Gallup poll concerns and voter turnout. It adds light notes on fashion, Canadian conscription, Lake Marvin crappie, City Lake fishing, Amarillo airport spending, and cheese whey wine experiments.
Oxygen inhalation at high altitude was identified as a cause of blackouts in aviators. Drs. Carl F. Schmidt and Julius H. Comroe of the University of Pennsylvania told the National Academy of Sciences closing meeting that rapid oxygen intake can abruptly suppress breathing, alongside carbon dioxide driven breathing controls, posing danger during anesthesia or high altitude flights.
In Omaha on October 30 a skunk wedged its head in an empty tin can causing a citywide disturbance. Police reported a flood of calls while cruiser officers gathered the “evidence” of a job well done and doors at headquarters opened to let the scent drift away.
Potter County reaches 565 absentee votes by noon as County Clerk Hubert Cole notes four days remain before the deadline. The tally marks progress in the local voting period and underscores turnout expectations.
The navy reported that 2,081 men enlisted during the week ending Oct 25 in Washington. This follows a prior tally and reflects ongoing manning of the fleet.
In London a man granted a divorce nisi cites desertion after a seven year engagement and six months of marriage. Mrs. Clark left claiming her husband paid excessive attention to his mother sharing a building with a separate flat.
Classified notices seek work including a man seeking any job with references, a woman for general housework, two readers aged 21 and 24 offering housework and child care, and a teen looking after children after school. A lost dog named Swinky offers a reward for information.
A 21 member Oklahoma City delegation visited Amarillo for a noon banquet at the Amarillo Hotel to launch Braniff Airways service linking the two cities starting November 1. Mayor Hefner urged bi state cooperation as officials hailed the new route and city leaders praised mutual interests and progress. Braniff officials pledged effort to maximize benefits while entertainers provided musical tributes. The group included figures such as Felix Simmons Jess Mack Claude Stone William Gill Bennie Turner Carl Stewart and Neal Barrett.
Comptroller George H. Sheppard reported a net surplus of about 21 million dollars as receipts reached 187,400,854 while expenditures stood at 165,717,612 for the fiscal year ending August 21, 1940. Treasury balances rose to 69,094,507 from 53,797,080, aided by unemployment compensation deposits. Ad valorem tax revenue climbed to 22,275,576 and education spending rose to 58,579,342 while public welfare pensions fell to 29,460,943.
Mr Collman forecasts tonight and tomorrow will be fair with little temperature change. He says expect some clouds but too few to matter and no rain is expected.
The Amarillo District Llano Estacado Council Boy Scouts hold the regular monthly Court of Honor tonight at 7 30 at the Potter County courthouse. Advancements include second class first class merit badges and special achievement awards. John McKnight, committee chairman, will preside.
John Roosevelt, youngest son of the president, held draft No. 1874 drawn 7298th early today at Nahant Massachusetts.
Observations taken at 6 30 A M show first figures for lowest temperatures last night second highest last 24 hours and third precipitation in inches. MANNERHEIM IN HELSINKI Finland Oct 30 Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 73 leader of Finnish army in the war against Russia is seriously ill today of gastric ulcers.
The Army Air Corps announced delivery to Wright Field Dayton Ohio of an improved Bell Airacuda fighter plane, designated YFM-1A. It features retractable tricycle landing gear and more powerful dual motors, closely resembling prior XFM1 and earlier YFM-1 models.
The State Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin affirmed the 50 year burglary sentence given E. R. Wyatt in Dallas. He was convicted of entering J. H. Miller's home intending to kill Mary Jo Miller with dynamite. No facts were presented with the appeal.
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