This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1939
Page
8
London stores and hotels maintain business as usual with air raid shelters on premises. Clerks and customers stock flash lamps and gas mask containers while hours shrink to 9 to 4 30 as night blackout and transport cuts deepen. Newsprint size reduced to eight pages.
A November 1918 Portland story follows Carveth Wells once homeless after a Malay jungle survey career. He rebuilt life as a writer and lecturer earning substantial lecture fees. His turn came after proving birds wrong at a library talk and persisting through church rejections to speak across Portland and beyond.
The piece argues that submarine warfare makes neutral shipping precarious and questions whether neutral rights justify war. It notes Britain and Germany both aim to block supplies, predicts U boats will strike quickly, and urges the United States to rethink neutral rights and shape policy before a crisis. It warns a panicky U boat commander could force a decisive question at any moment.
The last of the 60 McKinley gavels carved from the porch wood rests in the Smithsonian. Canton Chamber of Commerce offered it. J E Graf accepted for the museum. The first gavel was given at the 1936 Republican convention in Cleveland to Henry P Fletcher.
The page mixes subscription rates for The Amarillo Globe and related papers with a narrative scene where Mungo and companions escort captives toward the distant City of Ahtea. Characters include Janette O Rourke Major Burton and soldiers in a journey fraught with unknown intent and danger.
Exercise guide promotes leg strength to prevent fatigue and improve efficiency. Includes three routines with wand and squats, credited to 1939 The Globe offer for a free chart. Also suggests examining a baby’s eyes with light and magnifier to see true color through a veil.
In Columbus Ohio the J Louis Richter family features five musicians headed by Mary Alice 16 who has composed two melodies soon for publication. The jitterbug aboard family members play by ear with Mr and Mrs Richter at the piano and daughters Louise 1 and Mary Margaret 4 also musically inclined. Mary Alice began piano at age four and prefers humming a tune then playing it over reading sheet music.
Notable Amarillo figures include a vice president at Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co and a vice president at Southland Warehouse and Storage Co. They hold roles with the American National Livestock Association and serve as directors of the National Livestock and Meat Board. The West Texas Chamber of Commerce is represented, and their farming and ranching interests are extensive.
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt's push for quick action on his program as Borah Johnson La Follette Clark and Vandenberg challenge him. Garner Byrnes and Barkley weigh in amid party splits with Hull Berle Johnson steering toward cash and carry. Roosevelt’s messages and alleged sub rumors shape Congress, while industry voices warn on neutrality and mobilization.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.