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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1941
Page
3
The copy proclaims Phillips 66 motor oil as the finest quality with the Orange and Black Shield, asserting expert production insight, guaranteed service and savings, and Phillips 66's reputation for correct and efficient lubrication matched to each engine maker's specifications.
Reverend Martin Engwall, former Kansas City Baptist minister turned missionary, told congregants that Congo tribes show more civility in war than the Western world. He cited tribal truces after killings and noted missionaries face complex challenges. Engwall plans to return to the Congo with his family. New Caledonia to supply nickel ore to the United States and Australia, with 10,000 tons initially and 450–550 tons monthly respectively.
London reports veteran actor George Arliss was fined £4,500 after pleading guilty subject to mitigating circumstances to failing to register US and Canadian securities with the Bank of England. He also paid ten guineas in costs.
Houston September 26. German subjects estate worth 1500 dollars was placed in defense bonds by Harris County Probate Clerk Walter Chalmers as administrator. The funds will be held for Reynolds Grundy heirs in Latvia after a New York death without a will. The plan directs bonds to fund Britain food or bombs for Germany via RAF air routes, per Judge Hofheinz.
Washington. Sept 26. Priorities Director Donald M Nelson told the House banking committee that the entire priorities system must be overhauled to prevent destroying small businessmen. He proposed direct allocation of scarce materials to manufacturers, saying the system is breaking down from overissued priorities and that top level allocation is needed to protect small business.
A Texas Louisiana storm moving from the Gulf of Mexico reached southern Ontario with 70 mph winds, killing three and injuring many. Fires raged in Terrebonne and near Montreal while power lines and boats were damaged. fatalities included George Paine in Brantford, and Lionel Coleman in Hamilton Bay after a harbor incident. Curtis Matthews was reported missing at Port Robinson.
Amarillo Public Schools will grant two half days next week so students can attend the Tri-State Fair. Dismissal will be noon Monday and Friday and Monday will be Amarillo Day at the fair. A gale toppled a crane crushing a vehicle.
Governor Coke Stevenson’s public breakfast in Amarillo next Monday has been cancelled due to a packed schedule. He will parade with the Will Rogers Range Riders and Golden Sandies band from the Her ring Hotel at 8 30, tour the Tri-State Fairgrounds, address Senior High at 11 45, and speak to Kiwanians at noon, followed by a barbecue at the Dewey Ashcroft ranch and an evening at the fairgrounds grandstand.
Arthur E. Morgan a 36 year old employee on the Charlie Austin farm seven miles from Amarillo on the Canyon Highway was found dead in bed this morning about 7 o clock. The Randall County coroner will report cause of death. Survivors include his wife Vera Morgan two sons Don and Bobby his parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Morgan of Clarendon and two sisters Mrs W H McDonald and Miss Ernestine Morgan of Clarendon. Funeral arrangements are pending. Body is in state at the N B Griggs Funeral Home.
A motor fire at Furr Food on North Fillmore Street caused only slight smoke damage, according to firemen reporting today. The incident was noticed early this morning and is being investigated for its cause.
In Enid Oklahoma motorists found gasoline seeping from sands after a water well filled with fuel. Neighbors dug holes that also filled with gas and tested it in cars. Champlin Refining officials said fuel leaked from tanks and refined further in underground sands, offering to buy it back at four cents a gallon. About 150000 gallons already recovered, with possibly 2 million more, promising $80000 to owners.
Courthouse records show warranty deeds for D L Middleton and others to Ruth Smith in Pleas Valley and various parcels in O T district, with prices from 1 to 2500. Transfers include Forrest Burns to O J Swan, Nathan E Martin to T R Richardson, and several other 1941 conveyances. Also noted are divorce case Willis H Flint vs Mildred K Flint and new car registrations from Ply Co and Dodge Trk to buyers.
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