05 Apr 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1944
Page
1
Readers urge Amarillo to establish a blood donor bank and plasma station citing nationwide needs for blood during wartime. The letter-worne plea contrasts Panhandle health with national demand and notes local inquiries to Globe News about blood programs.
A collection of Vignettes on workplace quirks as Bea Bolen notes walkie talkie bosses and pencil chewers, plus romantic views from a Chicago writer about married life. The piece ends with a description of twin wedding rings, a tiny bride and a tall groom with a large hand.
Miss Ward notes many girls eager to take positions replacing sailors sent to the front. She asks for opportunities to talk to the girls and mothers and provides a telephone number 4238 to arrange meetings with Miss Ward and Miss Maguire. The column then shifts through a collage of wartime anecdotes, market notes, and social musings.
Sandie band members will attend a box supper and skating party Thursday at 7 pm in the High School Armory. The Band Parents Association led by D. V. Baker and P. D. Berthelot sponsors the event.
A gray short haired male cat about one year old went missing after being frightened by a dog and jumping from a car window near Van Buren Street blocks 600 or 700. Please contact with any sightings or details.
New York Stock Exchange quotes list numerous industrial and utility stocks with figures from 1 PM trading. Am Radiator to Wright Deere among many issues shown, plus Amoco and J C Penney valuations. Kansas City and Chicago livestock reports show hog and cattle totals, price ranges, and tops for multiple categories.
A very liberal reward will be paid to the finder of this cat as he is a very dear family pet. A READER Call 2-3350 1012 Georgia Street.
Funeral services for B T Johnson 81 a Canyon resident for over 50 years will be held at 3 pm Thursday at the First Baptist Church Canyon with Rev Roy Johnson officiating. Johnson helped in the West Texas State College movement and is survived by his daughter Mrs A B Kenyon of Amarillo and other relatives including Mrs J Compton of Clovis and sons T P Johnson of Sweetwater and Walter C Johnson of Dallas along with ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
G O Gall, a well known railroad man, died suddenly this afternoon at his home on Lincoln Street after a period of ill health. He once worked as a wholesale clerk for the Santa Fe. The body lies at Griggs Chapel.
Navy recruiters Velora Ward and Holly Maguire announce a Civil Service exam at 6 p.m. Thursday in a business college at 800 Jefferson Street for women seeking civilian posts. The Navy offers transport to Washington and preselected housing rooms. Eligible applicants must be at least 17 and not already in essential industry.
A Q and A discusses why best sellers like a leading laxative are trusted. It notes Black-Draught as a four generation Southwest bestseller and explains it comes in two forms for easier use, priced at 25 cents for 25 to 40 doses. Caution, use only as directed.
Elizabeth Lee Taylor, three weeks old and daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted Taylor of 1509 Bowie Street, died in a local hospital at 4 this morning after an illness that began a week ago. Survived by parents and brother Ted H four, funeral Thursday at 10 from N B Griggs and Sons Chapel with Dr A D Foreman Jr of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery.
Funeral services for Lt. Kenneth Arthur Lee son in law of Mr and Mrs Harold Grimes will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Chaplain T Speicher officiating and full military rites led by Lt Snodgrass of Amarillo Army Air Field. Survived by wife Dorothy Mildred Grimes daughter Sandra Geanine and other family. Burial in Llano Mausoleum.
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