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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1940

Page

12

Farms and ranch land sales near Tulia and Tulsa

Several irrigation eligible tracts listed with acreage from 320 to 640 acres and prices from 19.50 to 37.50 per acre. Loans ranging 1,800 to 5,600 dollars accompany many listings, with cash trades, riverfront or highway access, and improvements described as above average. Also 68 auto repossessed vehicles including a 1936 Plymouth DeLuxe offered at a bargain.

Tulia Tulsa Swisher County Lubbock Tulla Amarillo Harvey Southworth South S. Fillmore Taylor Packard-Willys Buchanan Willys Packard-Willys Buchanan R. D. Moreau Amarillo Used Car CO Fillmore

Roosevelt Announces $1 Billion Defense Orders to Navy and Army

President Roosevelt said the defense department placed 1,000,810,889 in orders for defense equipment under a 5,000,000,000 act signed September 9. Navy contracts dominated, with ships and ammunition leading the totals. Army items included ammunition and ordnance facilities, plus thousands of airplanes and engines. The move followed a new conscription order and was announced from Hyde Park before Roosevelt traveled back to Washington.

Washington Roosevelt War Department Stimson Navy Army Ordance Department Ordnance Department Hyde Park N. Y

Lillian Bond Plays Lily Langtry in The Westerner

Lillian Bond portrays the legendary Lily Langtry in Samuel Goldwyn’s The Westerner starring Gary Cooper. The piece traces Bond’s rise from convent schooling to stage and screen, noting her London roots, stage away from acting after marriage, and return to Hollywood to resume film work including The Westerner at Paramount. It also mentions 1929 U.S. auto emergency calls rising 13 percent from 1935 levels.

Jersey Lily Lillie Langtry Roy Bean Lilian Bond Paramount Theater Gary Cooper Doris Davenport Texas Frontiers Fred Patterson Tiday Lily Langtry Samuel Goldwyn Lillian Bond Lilian London Hippodrome London St. Winifred’s Convent Brompton Oratory St. Vincent's Convent C. B. Cochran Earl Carroll Cochran New York Lawrence Schwab Henry Los Angeles Motion Pictures MGM Warner Baxter George Raft Paramount Charles Laughton Air Mail John Ford Miss Bond Sidney Smith

Memory Episode Reveals Family Tensions at Night

In a quiet family gathering Nadine and Constance weigh past traumas as Donna, Pedro, and Juliano arrange music. John remains a quiet anchor while Peter Taylor nudges memory, and Nadine's allure revives tension within the group.

Juliano John Peter Taylor Nadine Donna Pedro

Willkie Promises Jobs for Unemployed to Labor

Willkie aims to win labor votes on his campaign train en route to Butte and Seattle speeches. He vows a fair deal for workers, insists on protecting labor, and argues New Deal policies have let labor down. A letter from Newton D. Baker’s widow was released praising his plan to restore financial and social order.

Willkie Butte Mont Wendell L. Willkie Roosevelt Seattle John L. Lewis United Mine Workers America Cascade Mountains Spokane Grand Coulee Newton D. Baker Woodrow Wilson

Amarillo Police Learn Jiu Jitsu to Subdue Suspects

Amarillo police officers attend an unusual training program at Maverick Club gym where Don Carver teaches jiu jitsu. Nine on day shift and eleven on night shift study three times weekly for six weeks, learning holds to overcome larger opponents through technique rather than brute force.

Amarillo Amarillo Police Don Carver Honolulu Maverick Club Carver

Constance Encounters Jealousy Amid Westward Visit

Constance confronts Donna and Pedro as Donna flirts with young Taylor while John Rashthorne notes Pedro’s claimed win in a gamble. Constance feels jealousy and defeat, reflecting on love, loyalty, and the fragile balance of affections.

Constance John Sis Donna Pedro Taylor Connstance John Rashthorne Rashthorne

Gulf Storm Misses Texas

A small tropical storm of diminished intensity passed inland west of Lafayette Louisiana early today with winds near 45 mph. The disturbance veered from the Southeast Texas coast and moved north over the middle Louisiana coast while coast guard stations warned ships and towns. No damage was reported as all craft remained in port. Italy has established a large air base at Massawa Eritrea in northeast Africa.

Houston Lafayette U. S. Weather Bureau Texas Galveston Louisiana Freeport-Velasco U. S. Coast Guard Weather Bureau Coasta Italy Massawa Eritrea Africa

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