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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1943
Page
2
The writer muses on higher living costs, notes 40 cent hamburgers and 42 cent meat, and riffs on inflation, wages, and the drift toward fascism. He mentions Washington gossip on women's fashion, John L. Lewis wage talks, and political risk ahead of elections. Also references Atchison Globe, Ridgeway Zelley move, and local Amarillo life.
Walter Winchell relays a mosaic of wartime musings from Eisenhower to Norman Johnson, plus social tips on proposals and marriages. The column notes bans and debates on race, fashion, liquor, and Hollywood, with quips on Bible word counts, bridge clubs, and snack trends amid global conflict.
On April 21, 1942 Aggie alumni gathered on Corregidor to mark San Jacinto Day with hearty shouts at the Japs nearby. About 10,000 former Aggies worldwide will join in small and large groups to observe the Corregidor meeting and San Jacinto victory. Panhandle A. and M. Club meets Capitol Hotel at 7 18 pm then tunes in at 8 30 pm to a Texas Quality Network broadcast.
Wave Westbay, bookkeeper for the Amarillo water department, has entered active Army service after being accepted last fall for enlistment in a special branch. He reported to Fort Sill Oklahoma last Thursday while his city hall position remains open pending entrance exam results. Coworkers presented him a fishing rod as a farewell gift noting his love of fishing. Westbay attended Amarillo reserve classes preparing for active duty.
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce cancels Wednesday noon meetings due to food shortages and member losses to the armed forces. Jaycees will hold Thursday night business meetings at 8 o clock in the Elks Club basement, with the first session this week. over 100 members are now in military service.
Howard Womack, 24, an Orange shipyard worker, pleaded guilty to putting wax in a destroyer escort vessel valve as a prank. He told the U S commission er wax delayed work until removed. Conviction carries up to ten thousand dollars fine or thirty years in prison or both. He is a native of Apple Springs Texas and had worked at the yard since July 1941.
A black and white spotted pup near 736 North Mirror has a large bone lodged in its mouth. The dog struggles for hours daily, swelling from the effort, and resident Mamie Lockwood plans to seek police help to immobilize and remove the bone.
Jimmie Fidler reports on adoptions and moves in Hollywood. Joan Crawford and Phil Lip Terrys adopt a 10 month old boy named Phillip Jr. Roman tic, Nancy Coleman and Andrew Soit publish notes. The column lists actor moves, contracts, and industry anecdotes with multiple named individuals and studios.
A prospective owner describes a not yet full grown black and tan dog with good size and guard dog potential. The finder hopes to place the animal in a stable home.
Two teenage burglars in New York explained their method of using trained watchdogs to deter interference while stealing from apartment houses. They admitted 19 robberies over three months, with loot funding ice cream movies and candy. A boy on the roof watched as another took jewelry and 71 cents, awakening Lawrence Craft who chased him. police subdued the three snarling shepherd dogs after three patrolmen intervened.
Calton F Moore 40 of Hereford and Amarillo died yesterday in a Lubbock hospital. Funeral services are set for 4 PM tomorrow at First Methodist Church Hereford with graveside Masonic services. He was a J C Penney manager and active in Hereford civic affairs. He is survived by his widow four children a sister Mrs D E Booth of Santa Fe NM and five brothers Louis F Moore Frank Moore Hollis Moore W M Moore and Sergi Moore.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan urged a constitutional amendment to bar anyone from serving more than two four year presidential terms in line with Jeffersonian spirit. The appeal came in Washington on April 6.
The House appropriations committee recommends a smaller fiscal year starting July 1 with a total bill of 40.66 million for the legislative, judiciary, and related agencies. Senate and House shares total 3.99 and 9.53 million, down from current year funds. Reductions include 48 district court clerk offices and delaying capitol dome painting to support the war effort.
Four year old Bruce Wallace armed with his brother’s .32 caliber rifle stalked the dining room and fired at an imagined Indian striking his father A. J. Wallace in the chest. The father was hospitalized with a bullet wound to the right chest and the incident occurred in Dallas.
H. S. Mason of 1601 Buchanan Street was injured in a Santa Fe yard mishap near Grant Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues when an oil tank car mangled an arm. He was rushed to St. Anthony's Hospital. details were not available.
Washington April 6 Senator Bankhead a Democrat of Alabama appealed to the Senate to override President Roosevelt's veto of a measure affecting agricultural price ceilings. The tense session highlighted a sharp policy clash over farm support and government controls.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will announce two work programs for the next fiscal year starting one week after next Friday. New officers and directors are to be installed April 15, followed by committee announcements. Rex Baxter says every member will receive an important assignment for the year, with immediate and long range wartime and postwar planning aims.
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