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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
2
A warm spell hints at real winter later in the week end while residents discuss war angles and daily life. The column touches on personal hardships, fishing notes, market jokes, local crime rumors, and a note about Charley Underwood joining The News Globe staff.
A column of varied notes recalls dawn to dusk chatter from Amarillo. Letters from Shamrock and Battle Creek mention piano donations for a day nursery and old time war verse about the Kaiser. Skunk arrows, early fall hopes for merchants, and light trade gossip mix with jokes about war and politics.
A columnist reviews Wells predicted war with Germany and Poland in 1940 and notes similar world tensions. He cites Berlin meat rations, New York prison meals, and a string of notable facts from science, politics, and culture, including Einstein Faraday links, rabies fatality, and Mussolini’s birthrates. The piece weaves historical echoes with quips on dictators, media pay, and odd trivia.
Dr. George W. Truett preached on The Reward for Faithfulness at First Baptist Church Dallas this morning, describing David’s victory and the equal share of reward for faithful Christians. Tonight at 7:45 p.m. will close the revival with urging pastors to return to their duties.
The Bureau of Mines reports U S production of strategic minerals is seriously inadequate for national defense. The list includes tin manganese chromium tungsten and aluminum. Congress has authorized building a reserve of these essentials.
Associate Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler is "a little weaker" today due to a bladder ailment, according to his physician. In Pittsburgh Harold Pie Traynor resigns as manager of the Pirates, a post he has held since June 1934, with a successor yet to be chosen.
Mrs. Phority Vartanian in Philadelphia runs a home silk operation. She breeds silkworms imported from Armenia on a second floor room with heaters and fans, producing enough silk for about a dozen pairs of stockings every 45 days.
The case of David Smoky Ash, convicted as a habitual criminal and given a 10 year sentence, will be reviewed by the court of criminal appeals as a potential precedent. Testimony at trial described how he swallowed a stolen diamond ring amid arrest and was subjected to treatment to remove it. Judge FE C Nelson overruled a new trial motion and Ash’s lawyers filed notice of appeal.
Mr Colman says it will be cooler tomorrow with a high of 2 degrees today and a southwest breeze at 15 mph. No moisture expected aside from 0.02 inch reported at Plainview yesterday night.
Adolf Hitler visited Wilhelmshaven to congratulate submarine crews returning from enemy waters. The report notes the base on the North Sea as the site of the ceremony and mentions the submarine crews of the U boats. A separate paragraph oddly discusses a deep sea fish named the Great Swallower.
Officials and members of the Texas Real Estate Association spoke at the Amarillo Rotary Club luncheon in the Amarillo Hotel. John E. Zellar said realtors face high demand and must stay home to keep up with work. Joseph R. Smith cited HOLC figures on distress loans and debt freedom in Texas. The event featured musical performances and a push to fund a Crippled Children’s Show.
At Florence Arizona the newly appointed Warden Gene Shute ordered 200 trusties to stop loitering and gossiping in front of the administration building. They must work during the assigned hours and stay in quarters the rest of the time.
In Shamokin Russ Parsons recalls fishing when a trout struck and a water snake on the bank later bore the fish with his fly still hooked. Also notes that Africa's gray parrot leads in talking ability while the Indian mynah surpasses many famous parrots in speech.
The News-Globe invites men aged 18 to 32 to apply for an aviation training program offering steady well paid ground positions in the nation's fastest growing industry. Eligible applicants should include age education and a definite address in Box P 41.
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