30 Sep 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1941
Page
1
Jack Lamb, a vibrant showman from Oklahoma who rose from gumption jobs to Gulf of Corporation fame, is pictured as a fearless, improvisational artist. Now 49, he tours Alaska photographing flowers, berries, and wildlife, staging fish parades to boost sales while pursuing grand mountain scenery with multiple cameras.
The letter describes Jack’s restless energy as he plans a two day trek starting at 4 am to reach higher mountains, photograph distant mountain sheep and bears in Alaska, and return with dramatic pictures. Friends praise his enthusiasm and resolve.
A rural school children program is set for 10 o clock. The Amarillo College Chorus directed by F D Jack Jr performs at 6 o clock Wednesday evening. Mrs Cole thanks Meyert Music Store for two Kimball pianos and Heath Furniture for stage furniture.
Texas industry shows bold gains in dry goods stores and electric power use as defense work expands. Bond sales fall 24 percent from 1940 levels, and August postal receipts slip 2.5 percent amid troop movements, with defense areas in Brownwood Corpus Christi El Paso San Antonio hit hardest. Hog shipments rise 27.7 percent while cattle calves and sheep decline.
Esther Jonsson Amarillo pianist and Mozart authority will judge the Tri-State Fair Music Department competitions. Programs run daily 10am to 9pm at Wilbur Hawk Music Hall with free admission. Rural School Day Friday will feature a massed chorus and contestants from Pampa Hereford Friona Groom and Jal New Mexico.
Rex Baxter reports this evening's Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors meeting at 6 in the Blue Room Amarillo Hotel. A convention committee report tops the agenda as four 1942 conventions are slated and defense developments for the Amarillo area are discussed.
An opinion column asks whether Adolf Hitler can halt the wars he triggered, weighing political maneuvers, alliances, and the likely impact of his decisions on ongoing conflict. The piece analyzes strategic options and possible outcomes.
The writer notes Berlin denies peace feelers but argues Hitler would welcome exit if he could dominate Europe. He predicts a separate peace with Britain is unlikely and outlines a contested “new order” under Nazi rule with sovereignty favors to Britain’s interests, while the rest is absorbed into the Reich. The piece stresses Allies will press on.
Amarillo will send 10 delegates to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Midland on November 3 and 4. Delegates were appointed by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce at the request of regional directors Jay Taylor Harvey Allen and Arthur Ware. The group includes Ed Hardin Walter Blackburn Rex Baxter Lawrence Hagg Col E A Simpson Tom Wingate and Herb Budk. The West Texas Chamber recently voted to hold semi annual conventions instead of one large annual meeting.
Advertisement promotes Herbine as a vegetable medicine for biliousness headaches and gas from temporary constipation. It claims relief with a 60 cent bottle and lists Cretney Drug Stores in Amarillo Pampa and Borger Texas as sellers.
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