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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1939
Page
6
Harold Peters reports from Lodz and surrounding areas near the German advance, noting widespread civilian displacement, burnt towns, and a calm Lodz under occupation. He describes Jewish community signs, street traffic restored, and German civilian administration shaping order amid retreat.
Father mother and children form a home circle but need the family doctor and the good therapist as partners. Wisdom, patience, and science protect domestic happiness. Consult your doctor in illness and health to preserve well being.
Former heavyweight champion Max Baer entertained Amarillo Lions Club members with 15 minutes of stories and humor before his planned bout with Babe Ritchie in Lubbock Monday night. Baer recalled early contracts, legal woes, and his rise to fame, praising West Texas hospitality.
Tokyo reports a high level army shakeup as Gen. Toshizo Nishio becomes supreme commander in China with Gen. Seishiro Itagaki as chief of staff. Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu leads the Kwantung army in Manchukuo, succeeding Gen. Kenkichi Uyeda amid cabinet changes and frontier tensions with Russia and Mongolia.
Polish forces in Warsaw report a tense period as German attacks press in the Modlin and San River sectors. Volunteer trenches and air raid shelters are dug in Lwow area while combat fronts show no decisive German gains. The Warsaw front experiences a temporary lull after heavy bombardment with officials declaring “All still is well.”
County Judge J. N. Riggs and Commissioner John Winters attended the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association convention at Mineral Wells. The event opens Thursday. Riggs planned to travel via Fort Worth to discuss Northwest Texas Hospital project with PWA regional officials. Mrs. Riggs joined him. Winters and his wife traveled via Stephenville to visit relatives.
Divorce court notices show Mamie Dycus seeking a divorce from Connell Dycus and Vinita Randle seeking a divorce from Ozie Randle in Vinita.
Russ Hoogerhyde five time national archery champion will speak at Amarillo High School auditorium tomorrow at 1 45 pm in a demonstration of trick shots and a lecture titled The Romance of Archery His record includes unbeaten national run except when business kept him from defending the title He urges proper form over heavy equipment and notes a basic set can cost as little as 15. Admission is 10 cents per person.
A reporter recounts rapid German advance as a convoy nears the front. A driver is buried nearby with a stick and hubcaps as markers, a burned truck and a radiator mound mark scorched debris, and Polish guerillas are still active near Czermno. German money remains legal as locals barter amid destruction. Travel into the war zone takes six hours to cover 35 miles.
The piece notes Poland facing isolation in eastern Europe while awaiting aid from Allies. It highlights Colonel Jozef Beck leaving the foreign ministry to join the general staff, underscoring Poland’s need for experienced military leadership amid the crisis.
Amarillo solicitors campaign selling magazines falsely claims Boy Scouts sponsorship. Llano Estacado Council official Chester L. Dunlap warns no Boy Scout sponsorship and condemns unauthorized use of insignia. Salvation Army also reports its name misused in the same campaign.
Braniff Airways in Amarillo reports a clear upturn with September starting at about 50 percent of August’s total for the route. Wichita Falls also shows gains as Braniff launches morning service including hot rolls fruit juice and coffee prepared by Bess Howard at English Airport.
Amarillo’s business district prepared to dress for the Tri-State Fair as preparations ramp up. A reception committee meeting tonight will decide if citizens and the city will dress up to welcome visitors during the exposition opening next Monday. Bill Beechler continues contacting bands and delegations across the Panhandle and neighboring states, noting towns have made elaborate plans for large delegations.
Hogs active across demand, 180-350 lb ranges mainly 7.50 to 7.80 per cwt with top 7.80 and packers at 7.75. Cattle offerings around 6,500 head plus calves. feeders uneven while weights show steady to higher bids, best strict medium weight steers quoted 11.25 with good to choice yearlings near 10.25 to 10. Nowak. Sheep market slow with 5,000 head on the books and opening sales limited. Texas lambs softer by a few cents while Colorado receipts hold firm.
Three zoning items are filed for the city hall commission meeting at 8 pm. Hearings will cover 2306 Cleveland Street 2101 Jackson Street and 2501 West Sixth Avenue retail to commercial. A noon paying petition was presented. Owners seek hard facing of the Georgia Florida alley 1100 feet south.
Judy Wooten Scott, a 19 year old University of Oklahoma student and friend of Betsy Weymouth, recounts aboard the British liner Athenia torpedoed by a German submarine. She describes lifeboat chaos, English speakers scarce, 10 hour peril, rescue by the Knute Nelson, and gratitude to Galway residents and the Red Cross.
Carl Garber, a paroled life-term inmate from a Washington penitentiary, is w hospitalized in Northwest Texas with a fractured right leg after being hit by a motor car on Highway 66 east of Amarillo. Miller Waggonner and Cleo Picklin, driving east at about 50 mph, found him in the roadway and called police and ambulance. Garber said he was committed for murder in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Staves formerly of Amarillo, now touring Europe, have not been heard from since August 17. They sailed from Galveston on a German freighter July 6, docked in Bremen, with cards later sent from Hamburg Copenhagen and London. Mr. Staves, formerly with Amarillo Hardware, moved to Corpus Christi two years ago to run a cafe. No war mention in letters.
Amarillo contingent of the Conquistadores del Cielo will depart by car for Vallejo Ranch southwest of Raton for the annual TWA Ranch Party. The group includes Tom Cotten, Paul Edquist, Ed Hardin, and Roy Cullum. Ralph Wertz is ill and likely cannot go. The event runs September 14 through 18 with eastern guests flown to Albuquerque for transfer to the ranch.
KGNC engineers report final work on a 370 foot radiator. The antenna should go on air by October first. Scott Bledsoe says copper wire is being laid in a wheel pattern around the base and conduits are installed.
Police found Robert Baker alias Sheppard asleep in a car at Third Avenue and Hayden Street. He admitted possessing a stolen automobile taken yesterday in Denison and that his real name is Sheppard. The license bore Jack Bailey of Denton. He was jailed after failing to explain the name discrepancy.
Members of the Philharmonic Orchestra will meet tomorrow night at 8 o clock in the band room at the Senior High School for the first rehearsal of the year Miss Grace Hamilton announced today. All old members and new musicians of the city are urged to be present as plans for the coming year’s program will be discussed.
Two jurors were added this morning to the four selected yesterday for the Jack Compton criminal attack trial. F. W. Johnston and P. W. Patterson were elected, joining S. E. Dunning K. S. Stanley Marion Kidder and Ray E. Davis. Jurors questioned earlier numbered thirteen this morning and fifteen yesterday.
W. W. Shirley of 902 North Cleveland Street is the uncle of one of the Squalus disaster victims. His nephew’s body lies in the hull and was to be raised today if winds permit. He will attend the funeral when the body is brought to his brother’s home in Arkansas.
Firefighters responded to a morning alarm at 1203 North Harrison Street and found slight damage to a garage. Nat Hoffman returned from Albuquerque to face burglary charges linked to lootings at the Rule Building exchange and was arraigned with bond set at 2 dollars.
Ernest O. Thompson, chairman, calls a meeting of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission in Fort Worth to assess the current situation. Members include Texas Oklahoma Kansas New Mexico Colorado Michigan Illinois with observers from Louisiana and Arkansas. The Texas Railroad Commission factions dispute the East Texas production rise and overall state curbs, while a new formula bases allowances on wells potential sand and bottom hole pressures. Critics mixed on the order as supporters praise it.
A postcard from Mr. Collman describes pleasant weather in Colorado with forecasts for cooler temperatures ahead. He notes a hot 90 degree high yesterday and a 62 degree low, while a 90/60 range is forecast for today and tonight. Mr. Newell predicts partly cloudy skies and little rain. Correspondence can be sent to Manitou Springs general delivery during his vacation.
Amarillo merchants who sponsored the Fashion Fair at Municipal Auditorium thank seven supporting firms for contributions. The Cunningham Floral Company supplied decorations, City Sign Display neon, Nunn Electric spotlights, Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home runway matting, Amarillo Hardware stage décor, Tolzien Music Store organ and piano, Cretney Drug Store cosmetics, and J. P. Williamson of Blackburn Bros. for the stage set.
Police traffic squad asks parents to cooperate in keeping safety lanes around schools clear. Captain Sid Harper urges not parking in lanes used by children. School patrol members are on duty at Amarillo schools.
Lightning struck twice near Horace Bray family as their daughter trapped finger in car door at 1114 Johnson Street. Earlier the same day Gus Reynolds of Lexington New Mexico lost a finger when a horse bit it off.
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