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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1940

Page

2

Britain Orders Billions in U S Goods as War Profits Grow

Washington reports Britain has placed about 2 billion dollars in orders in the United States since entering the war a year ago. Purchasing agents expect another 2 billion in the coming year as air craft dominate the list. About 1.2 billion of first year contracts are for aircraft. delivery lags due to factory setup and standardization. Britain pays in gold, sending roughly 100 million dollars weekly, with plans to boost daily aircraft production to about seventy.

Washington Great Britain United States Britain Empire

British Find Traitors in Their Midst

British authorities report fifth columnists signaling German air raiders in Britain. Three women detained over rooftop signals in Willesden London. An elderly Swiss couple remanded for trial. Northwest town wardens found oblong reflective metal pieces in a field likely used to indicate nearby military objectives during flare drops.

London Britain Willesden

New Coronado Stamp On Sale Saturday

Albuquerque reports the new Coronado stamp goes on sale Saturday after the post office set up a makeshift unit. Assistant Postmaster D C Etchelie organized 18 workers with pads to lick stamps. The issue commemorates the 400th anniversary of Coronado’s explorations in the Southwest.

Albuquerque N. M Coronado D. C. Etchelie Don Francisco Vasquez Frankie

Travel and News briefs from Amarillo society pages

Amarillo society notes recount visits to and from local families in Santa Rosa Dallas and other Texas towns. Guests include Mr and Mrs O Milner, Mr and Mrs G McKee, and many others with moves, vacations, hospital calls, and college plans shaping a busy social calendar.

W. R. Irwin Billy Keith Virginia Louise Harrison Street J. A. Irwin Santa Rosa O. Milner G . McKee Polk Street Kress N. E. Walkup Johnson Street Northwest Texas Hospital R. C. Martini Jackson Street M.D. Gregory Taylor Street McGee Ark J. Ben Cole, Jr Lubbock P. D. Crosby Fort Worth Earl Logan Galveston Jeff Singleton Lufkin Dallas R. R. Swindell Susanne van’ Buren Street Hollywood Carrie Trolinger West Eighth Avenue N. P. Nelson Talmage Place Glenn Sullivan Lucerne Apartments Nelson Albuquerque Harold Davis Maurine Apartments Tyler Street Joan Lewis Denver Lewis Davis M. T. Wilkes E. 23Rd Avenue Marion Amarillo G. H. McGowan Dalhart Hud McMurtry Clifford McMurtry West Twelfth Avenue Sam Winters John Winters Palo Duro Street McMurtry Terra Brandon Bengal Taos New Mexico Lee McSpadden Temple W. R. Jenkins R. F. Czetkowitz San Francisco Emily Czetkowitz Walter van Shaw Annie Schluter W. G. Dickson Fillmore Street Bill Herman W. K. McCaskill Adams Street Milton Neilson Canyon Santa Fe

Thompson Returns as Assistant Dean at Amarillo College

Carey C Thompson resumes a six year tenure on the Amarillo College faculty after two year absence. He studied for a PhD at the University of North Carolina and taught economics at Thurman University last year. He holds a UT master's degree and is a Phi Beta Kappa member.

Carey C. Thompson Amarillo College University of North Carolina Thurman University University of Texas Phi Beta Kappa Thompson

Help Wanted and Personal Ads Fill Amarillo Page

A collage of classified notices in Amarillo includes young women seeking room and board and work, a truck driver seeking farm tasks, and readers requesting housework. Names, addresses, and phone references appear among requests for employment and lodging, plus notes on a baby birth and travel plans mentioned in the column.

Boston Soldiers To Train at Palacios

The War Department called into federal service the 211th Coast Artillery and the 197th Coast Artillery. Effective Sept. 16, about 2,000 men will train for a year at Camp Hulen Palacios Texas near Galveston. The First Corps of Cadets is among the oldest units.

Boston War Department 211Th Coast Artillery First Corps of Cadets 197Th Coast Artillery New Hampshire Camp Hulen Palacios Texas Galveston

French Indo China Rejects Jap Demand

Reuters dispatch from Sagon reports French Indo China refused a Japanese ultimatum demanding troop movement through the colony. The article notes a separate statistic: the United States imported a record 15,500,000 bags of coffee in the year ending June 30.

Indo-China Shanghat Reuters Sagon U. S

Push Move To Change ABC Name Gains Momentum

Amarillo chapter of the American Business Club moves to drop the initials ABC and push an American Business Club designation. District delegates vow to stop using ABC pending national convention action in Atlanta next summer. Hugh Duncan succeeds J A Fortenberry as district governor with Frank Steele and Jake Maisen as lieutenant governors. E M Blackburn Jr presided. organizers include Earlé Mann DeWitt Leachman Johnny Ekelund Jim Boulware Mark Perry Clyde Holtzclaw and Bill Bynum.

Amarillo American Business Club Atlanta Oklahoma Texas ABC Hugh Duncan Big Spring J. A. Fortenberry Lubbock Frank Steele Ponca City Jake Maisen E. M. Blackburn, Jr Earlé Mann DeWitt Leachman Johnny Ekelund Jim Boulware Mark Perry Clyde Holtzclaw Bill Bynum

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