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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1940
Page
1
The narrator and Doc trek Banjo Creek and Garret Creek seeking bears near the Richardson Highway. They walk eight hours covering over 12 miles without sighting a bear while noting harsh conditions, sourdough culture, roadhouses, and the looming search for a missing man named Negro Preston.
Journal entry recounts six hunter group in an abandoned roadhouse after returning from sheep and moose country. They tally kills, describe long hikes, and detail seeing a grizzly and a bull buffalo, with remarks on niggerheads, terrain, and a near open season for buffalo.
Westbrook Pegler accuses Judge Oscar F Nelson of ties to labor racketeers and political graft. The column traces Nelson’s 1924 Springfield trip with Chicago Federation of Labor officials to plead for ten extortionists from the flat janitors union. The piece blends opinion with exposure of alleged corruption and critiques of Chicago politics.
Amarillo High School will require students to sign a pledge rejecting fraternities and secret orders or face loss of privileges such as class offices cheerleading and senior class participation. The pledge bans nonmembers from joining secret orders to keep school activities open to all students. The board cited actions in Fort Worth and other states as precedents for suspending or barring members who refuse to resign.
Amarillo High School Principal R B Norman announces L B Herring, a three year faculty member in government and economics, will sponsor the Student Congress. Former Breckenridge High School principal Lauchlin McNeil organized the body, with Elie P Cox guiding it this year. Delegates elected Friday will drop from two per room to one per room.
Navy recruiters will staff a posting at Amarillo's post office offering enlistment in the U S navy. Age 18 to 31 for first enlistment. birth proof required. parental consent needed for under 21. prior criminal records or dependents may disqualify. White applicants enter as apprentice seamen in San Diego. commissioned reserve openings for 19 to 27 with two years college. ex navy up to 50 may enlist in reserve rating. Applications via Navy Reserve Recruiting Station Dallas Room 421 Post Office Building.
Nell Matthews was elected president of the Amarillo High School Girls Tri Y Association yesterday afternoon at the high school. She succeeds Bobbie Nayfa. Other officers are Corinne McClure vice president Betty Lamb secretary Wanda Parks treasurer and Dorris Kelley parliamentarian. The retiring president presided. The Tri Y is a girl’s organization similar to the Hi Y for boys.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce launches a good will effort to boost the Friday night college football game between the West Texas Buffaloes and Arizona State Bulldogs at Butler Field. Dr Jason Robberson urges strong local turnout and Canyon plans to send a special train, with details to be announced at civic luncheons.
The Amarillo Junior Symphony Orchestra opens its season with Thursday rehearsals in the Senior High School band room at 7 PM directed by Mrs. B B Holland. Junior and senior high students may audition, and the group plans at least one formal concert and radio appearances this season.
Mrs. Madsen announces the formal opening of her rebuilt dining room on Highway 66 east of the city next Sunday. The former structure burned last spring. friends from Maine to California helped fund the reconstruction, and the place now features fried chicken, honey butter, a lunch room with booths, ample parking, and landscaped grounds. The longtime chicken frying artist began on the Madsen farm near the Palisades before moving to Highway 66 to establish her own dining room, which has gained national notice among travelers.
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