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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1939
Page
2
A lively column blends international war commentary with local notes from Amarillo. Items include Broadway and Berlin gossip, Mussolini jibes, a film review of The Women, wildlife reports from City Lake, charity offerings to the Children’s Home, a lost purse reward, a stray terrier found in display, trivia on public figures, and small humor quips from readers.
Rock Island Lines reports week ending September 2 1939 carloadings 24349, prior week 22980, year earlier 24371. The Cullinan diamond weighed 3025 carats before cutting.
Woolworth wires grain trends as European war starts weigh on markets with Chicago wheat down and corn and oats slipping. Kansas City livestock trade slow with hogs 50 cents to $1 lower, cattle weak at 25 cents, lighter weights selling best amid limited demand.
The column notes an approaching first fall cool front predicted to barely affect temperatures. It cites Winchell on war timing and urges buying ahead on clothing, sugar, oils, and home construction, warning of inflation and profiteer scrutiny. It also lists local health notes and hay fever pollen counts with several local names mentioned.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimated Canada 1939 wheat crop at 449,058,000 bushels, the fourth largest on record and heaviest since 1928, surpassing 1938. Reports from Paris and Berlin note French advances in the war and a German steamer attacked but unharmed.
County Judge J N Riggs said he had been notified of plans to move the county Farm Security Administration office to Canyon. He said officials of the agency would meet with the commissioners court to seek suitable quarters in Amarillo. The office now rents space on the courthouse third floor.
Potter County rural schools will begin the 1939 40 scholastic year on Monday with several schools starting earlier this week. River Road Highland Park Allison Ady and Bushland start Monday while Loncy Long S and Brady began Tuesday. The first rural teachers meeting is set for tomorrow at 10 in the superintendent's office.
A collage of quirky notes including Library of Congress author names, Soviet alcohol studies, a 18 foot mobile surgical trailer in Ysleta Texas, gunpowder aging, Massachusetts gasoline tax efficiency, hospital beer allowances, and Nevada senators salaries and perks for two lawmakers in Washington reflecting light magazine items.
A fragment from a gossip column or feature named Mae Tee Dear Yack appears in an unnumbered continuation note. The tidbit hints at a personality profile or social column ongoing on page seven.
The Amarillo National Farm Loan Association will hold its annual meeting tomorrow at 1 30 P M in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. The date was moved from January to September and reports covering 18 months will be presented. Two directors will be elected for three and one year terms. A C Williams president of the Federal Land Bank of Houston will be principal speaker.
Coach Howard Lynch spoke to the American Business Club at the Capitol Hotel luncheon about the Sandies and the Westerner district. He said District One will be tough with Pampa Plainview and Lubbock as strongest, and Amarillo to host the 1940 ABC district convention.
Mr A E Madden father of Mrs R T Emmett of 1801 Taylor Street died yesterday afternoon at his Colorado Texas home. Funeral services set for 5 pm this afternoon in Colorado. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Emmett and a son Lucien Madden in Colorado.
Peak climbers favor Mt. Hood as America's most climbed major peak with about 1500 annual ascents. The timberline landmark near Portland offers an easy south route to the summit 3.64 miles from base, a one day trip before daylight.
At 11 40 this morning painter J F Phipps atop 731 North Arthur Street reported a large plane dropping pamphlets northeast of Price College. Officials at Municipal Airport and English Field knew of no aircraft involved and no trace of the leaflets was found after a search northeast of the college.
Markets rise with buyers bidding 1 to 6 points and 3.5 million shares traded in forenoon. Prominent gains seen in U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler and Du Pont while some issues lag on news of a special Congress session and a limited national emergency. Rail bonds and shares gain on stronger freight data and government securities hold steady.
Feeder loads sold five to nine dollars per hundredweight with short loads at 11.50 and good to choice medium weight steers around 1025 pounds at 9.50. Illinois buyers paid 1035 for several loads of yellars, while bulk good to choice cattle hovered near nine dollars. Sheep total 3,000 head with killing classes steady and lambs around 10.00. Kansas springers and trucked-in natives showed weaker bids around 9.75.
Cotton futures rose more than 2.50 a bale reaching new seasonal highs in New Orleans today before a sharp decline as selling emerged. The move reflected strong buying interest but quickly reversed amid pressure from sellers.
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