Roper Dies at 76 After Months of Illness
Daniel C. Roper, Franklin D. Roosevelts first secretary of commerce, died at his home after a several months long illness. He was 76.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1943
Page
3
Daniel C. Roper, Franklin D. Roosevelts first secretary of commerce, died at his home after a several months long illness. He was 76.
Llano Estacado Council Boy Scouts scheduled the 14th annual Camporee for Friday and Saturday May 7 and 8 at Trip Pena Fair Grounds Amarillo. Changes include dropping the cooking event and adding fire building water boiling and simplified air and signaling events.
Lieut Bruce Curry arrives to head WAAC recruiting for the Amarillo area working with local recruiters. Lieut Ann Markusich and auxiliaries Della Coleman and Esther Sisson are assigned. The West Texas HQ plans to unite Amarillo and Pampa districts into a single recruiting region. travel routes include Panhandle and White Deer with stops in Pampa McLain Shamrock Wheeler Wellington Childress Memphis and Amarillo.
An unauthorized strike at Carnegie-Illinois steel mills in Gary Indiana halted production. Company officials reported over 200 workers stopped work, enough to disrupt about half the plants open hearth output at the Gary works, home to 54 furnaces.
Private Charles Buck Foster from Arizona wowed troops at the auditorium Sunday evening with bull whip routines. His wife assisted, snapping a paper fragment from his mouth without harm. Other acts included Pvt Thomas Caroli singing Italian numbers, Pvt Eugene Kelly jokes, Corp Barney Easton at the piano, and Pvt Harold Lipchitz as MC. Shows begin 7:30 with band, radio, and talent acts.
WAVES and SPARS recruitment gains announced with navy coast guard booths at 49 C. R. Anthony Stores in Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle starting Thursday. Information and enlistment forms will be available during store hours at each entrance booth, forms sent to Naval Office Procurement in Oklahoma City. Plans by C. R. Anthony and Ensign Floy C. Minor. Stores in Amarillo Dalhart Pampa Borger Plainview to participate.
Ration changes include Meat Cheese Fats and canned fish with Red coupons A B C in book 2 valid April 12 to 30. D coupon starts April 19. Processed fruits and vegetables Blue D E F in book 2 valid to April 30. Sugar Stamp 12 in book 1 for 5 pounds to May 31 with extra canning sugar coming soon. Coffee Stamp 26 book 1 for one pound to April 25 Shoes Stamp 17 for one pair to June 15 Gasoline No 5 coupon four gallons expires May 21.
Amarillo Odd Fellows Lodge No. 410 will meet at the Odd Fellows Hall at 8 o clock with special Panhandle Association announcements and refreshments planned after the session.
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