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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
13
Amusement and community life fill Amarillo as families announce relocations and travel. Dr and Mrs Frank Duncan head to Colorado. students head to Austin and New York for studies. many visitors arrive from Perryton Tulsa Denver and Bristol.
Mary John Sullivan, 17, daughter of Mrs. Inez Sullivan of 1012 Carolina Street, has led the Senior High Glee Club since last year and starred in the Senior High musical comedy. She began glee club work as a freshman, played leads in operettas, and serves as organist at Episco pal Sunday school. Her aims include becoming a court reporter and she enjoys baking swimming piano and horseback riding.
Local notices list birthdays for Mrs. C J Blackburn Ernest Helm and Mrs EB E Bohn along with Mrs Don H Reid's improvement after a major operation. Reports cover residents returning from trips to Beaumont Dallas Houston Bryan La Porte and other cities plus a Santa Fe fiesta attendance. A church or social note mentions knit suits and a poetry quote with a contact line.
The second United States Army bandsman in the past week was enlisted yesterday at the Amarillo recruiting station Lester D Campbell of Sulphur Springs enlisted on a special assignment to the First Infantry Band at Fort Logan Colorado Campbell a previous service man recently having returned from Panama where he was a member of the 23rd Infantry BandVacancies exist for fully qualified bandsmen according to Sgt R A Jackson Amarillo recruiting officer Young men with band experience may obtain a Special assignment to an Army band through the Amarillo station.
Gliding relies on delayed descent where rising air currents lift a glider as it descends. Pilots read winds over hills cities and water to ride boosters and extend flights, with records of 240 miles and 8600 feet, as Wichita Falls to Oklahoma City demonstrations attract interest.
Secretary Morgenthau announced a 700 million dollar borrowing on September 15 to finance a projected 4 billion dollar deficit for 1939. The move raises the public debt above 38 billion and reduces bank reserves temporarily, with full effects shaping liquidity and credit in the economy.
Spanish insurgents report slight advances north of Viver in eastern Spain between the Ebro River and Castellon front along the Teruel to Valencia highway. The action centers in the Caballos Mountains where they have pressed attacks for several days described as rectification of the front lines.
The Senate in Santiago granted extraordinary powers for 20 days to the government to handle the crisis after a brief Nazi revolt. Lawmakers had sought six months but the measure advances to the Chamber for consideration.
American National Bank staff will be guests of president J H Paul at a dinner this evening at the Amarillo Hotel. The event gathers bank employees for socializing and remarks in connection with the bank's activities.
Mrs. Lenny Furman wife of Monarch Theaters executive vanished two weeks ago after a conversation in which she said she loved him too much Furman suspects a former associate forced her to disappear and take legal steps. He plans to seek FBI help as police conduct a quiet search.
The American Psychological Association cited a Yale study by Dr. O H Mowrer finding homes and schools show too much authoritarianism and too little self government. Self rule for children ages two to 14 reduced infractions and fostered independence, with adults reportedly gaining more respect from cooperative youths.
Senator Arthur Vandenberg charged in an interview that President Roosevelt seeks to pack the judiciary and Congress with loyalists. He warned that a purge undermines the republic by collapsing the separation of powers.
A 17 year old girl was placed on probation in court after police said she obstructed the sidewalk by lifting two men. She claimed she was only engaging in weight lifting as part of a prank or horse play.
A young American woman Ruth Marie Rubens and a man using the name Donald Louis Robinson were arrested in Moscow on suspicion of spying after entering Russia with false passports based on birth certificates of dead people. Rubens disappeared from her Moscow hotel December 8, nine months ago as the couple traveled from New York to Naples aboard the Rex before their movements grew murky and they were detained.
Merle Thorpe editor of Nation's Business argues for old fashioned horse sense to sustain long term business growth. He told Pennsylvania Electric Association delegates that government spending may spark a temporary autumn rebound but has not created lasting wealth or permanent jobs. Flisha Hanson of the ANPA praised the free press maintained by daily newspapers.
Dr J Howard Williams pastor of First Baptist Church was principal speaker at Amarillo High School’s first student assembly this morning. Enrollment for the fall semester set a new high with about 1 635 students enrolled. R B Norman announced a pep rally planned for early next week.
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