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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1944
Page
2
The Daily News of Amarillo Texas declares itself an independent democratic newspaper. It publishes news impartially and supports what it believes to be right regardless of party politics.
A collage of lighthearted anecdotes from Evelyn Jeanne McCarty and others on how clothing shapes perception and memory. References range from sunbonnets and dresses to modern fashion jokes, plus a wartime news digest and a snowy spread of quotes about taxes and optimism.
Washington dispatch outlines how Army meteorologists, aided by British and American centers, plotted D-Day. Long range forecasts, Atlantic reconnaissance, and cross channel data narrowed the invasion to June or July with favorable tides and wind. The piece notes Eisenhower’s final choice and historical parallels with Hastings.
William R. Johnson a leading China expert will speak at noon before the Amarillo Kiwanis Club and again at 8 PM at a public session for social and religious workers. He will also address Amarillo Army Air Field Officers Orientation and visit the Amarillo Field Hospital tomorrow after noon. Johnson, former assistant director of American Red Cross in Hong Kong, led Nanchang Academy for ten years and supervised a British hospital during the Hong Kong siege. He was interned by the Japanese in the Orient and recently returned aboard Gripsholms.
The ordnance plant announces a drive to increase output after Pearl Harbor. Pantex needs 150 more men and 50 more workers immediately to fill wartime orders, inviting volunteers to join the effort.
Women and later will need still more workers. Applications for these essential jobs, which help the fighting forces, may be made at the plant or at the U S Employment service office on West Seventh Avenue.
A blaze at the Plains Chevrolet body shop on Fourth and Johnson destroyed little. Fire reported yesterday morning at 11 o clock, quickly extinguished with minimal damage.
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