13 Apr 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1942
Page
1
A hodgepodge of quotes and reflections covers rubber shortages and press agents, Dietrich misattribution, American warmth versus English sentiment, political rumors about Dan Moody and Jesse Jones, naval candidness on Japan, Time magazine notes on Langley casualty lists, and aphorisms on fathers, work ethic, fashion, and social behavior.
Reading through a fragmentary column, the piece highlights changes in Army sentry phrases, notes F D R drafting pronunciations with dictionaries, and cites a statistic about higher accidental deaths among men. It also mentions newborns' early vocal sounds and a humorous aside about pronunciation doubt.
George Edward Lehman a 64 year old retired railroad conductor was found dead in his room at 604 Fillmore Street shortly before noon. Justice of the Peace acting coroner Charles Carder ruled death from natural causes. Lehman had lived in Amarillo 18 years and is survived by daughter Vernon H Jernigan of Wicketts Texas. Body in state at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with funeral arrangements not yet completed.
Fred Burley, a Negro, was held in the county jail on murder charges. He is accused of fatally shooting Ernest Mitchell, a Negro, early Sunday. Justice of the Peace C. W. Carder set bond at $2,500.
Warper Kansas photographer Lorene Squires aged 32, famed for wildlife work, was fatally injured and Osage writer John Joseph Matthews sustained a minor injury in an early yesterday auto crash near Pawhuska Oklahoma PAULUSKA April 13 4)
Illinois senatorial and congressional candidates closed campaigns on the eve of the wartime first state primary. Nearly 2,000,000 citizens were expected to vote tomorrow to choose Republican and Democratic nominees for one Senate seat, 26 House seats, and minor state offices.
British defenses in the Pegu Yoma foothills south west of Taungdwingy face a heavy Japanese assault as Taungwingyi lies near the Irrawaddy and Sittang rivers. Allied air power concentrates to blunt the drive toward Magwe and Mandalay amid bombing and ground fighting.
Etta Jackson of 206 Harrison Street advertises as a colored woman available for day work after 3:30 PM and provides contact number 20367 for calls.
A curio-filled column celebrates newspapermen from Larry Allen to Heywood Broun, recounting WW II era odds and ends. It recalls Allen’s Mediterranean sending, disputes with editors, press freedom, and famous quotes about journalism and courage across several papers and figures.
Harry Hopkins and General George C. Marshall met with Soviet ambassador Ivan Maisky at the U S Embassy in London. Hopkins planned a later briefing with Prime Minister Churchill, aiming to coordinate US Britain aid to Russia for the spring and summer battles.
In New Britain Connecticut on April 13 the Prilaski Democratic Club devised a phone plug urging members to elect Dobrowolski Sadowski Kotowski Zapatka and Wojack in the municipal election tomorrow. It plays when members call the club.
Oscar Bivins lies at his son Lloyd Bivins residence, 1500 West Twentieth Avenue, in very serious condition, per family members.
Amarillo High School Glee Club under Miss Mabel Rowan will perform in Clarendon College auditorium for the first in a series of Good Neighbor visits. Over 50 members, with singing and dancing, travel as part of a Global News Know Your Neighbor effort aided by the Texas Defense Guards and Hanson Post American Legion. Engineer Sam Page of the City of Amarillo will drive the 40 ct 8 engine City of Amarillo as the troupe departs this afternoon.
Amarillo hosts United China Relief Drive tonight at 7:30 in the Potter County courthouse session of the campaign committee chaired by Hubert Cole. The local quota is 5600 with a national goal of 7 million, as updates on aid routes and credit transfers to Chungking are outlined.
Merrill Lynch data shows at 1 PM the Dow Jones industrials at 9956 up 20, railroads 02 15, utilities 11 14 off 0.06, stocks 33.51, and total sales at 1 PM 176,560 shares.
Denison residents prepare petitions to condemn land for Camp Maxey in Lamar County. Special Justice Department attorney S. F. Leslie of Denison is asked to pursue action in federal courts against owners refusing offered prices for the tracts.
Sales of Victory Bonds and Stamps reached a weekend high though under the 3‑day quota. Revenue for Friday Saturday and Sunday totaled 29600 dollars with a daily quota of 12509 dollars.
About 130000 residents of Madras, a city of 600000 on India's southwest coast, have been evacuated since last Tuesday when the city first activated its air raid alarm, according to officials reporting from Madras.
The University of Texas will spend $205,921 on summer school and $4,090 on a short inter-session to speed science students for war assignments. The board of regents approved the funding on Saturday in Austin.
Col. E A Simpson Amarillo Chamber president invites Gov Coke Stevenson to visit Amarillo on Monday June 1 arriving 8 00 am from Fort Worth on the Fort Worth and Denver Railway for a luncheon and to visit Lubbock to deliver a graduation address at Texas Tech that evening Chambers of Commerce and local service clubs would host and welcome him and newspapers would cover the visit.
Dallas authorities strip a black private who claimed promotion to sergeant after a furlo lever, saying the man boasted of women falling for his stripes. The incident follows an inspection of his papers and reveals a cautionary case of deception.
Advert suggests Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin as a tastily agreeable remedy for constipation and stomach discomfort. It touts gentle action on lazy bowels, ease on the stomach, and suitability for children, urging follow label directions or doctor advice.
The Supreme Court split four to upheld a circuit court decision that it is libelous to accuse a public official of anti Semitism. The case stems from Rep Martin L Sweeney Democrat Ohio suing Schenectady Union Publishing Company over articles accusing him of opposing judge Emerick Burt Freed because he is Jewish.
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