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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1944
Page
7
Bernard Arandi in Chicago on April 17 found a small cardboard car ton in an alley and felt tempted to take it. The odd incident drew attention from onlookers and sparked questions about local street scavenging.
Police reported a canister labeled Nitro starch high explosive property of the Corps of Engineers United States Army. The bomb squad said the substance could have wrecked the entire block. Automotive industry officials estimate four months to reconvert to peacetime car manufacturing.
From Bougainville comes a Marine account of Capt. Jack Wells a 25 year old dive bomber pilot from Lubbock who scored a direct hit on a group of Japanese AA guns firing through a heavy barrage. He was shot at but escaped through a cloud bank and then bombed the target as he leveled out. Wells a Texas Tech graduate is noted for his service and his parents live in Lubbock.
The Associated Press notes extended validity for books four red stamps A8 through M8. N8, P8 and Qs start April 23. Blue stamps A through K8 valid indefinitely, with L8 MB NS P8 and 8 starting May 1. Sugar stamps 30 and 31 allow five pounds for home canning through Feb 28, 1945. Shoes Book one 18 valid through April 30. airplane stamp 1 valid indefinitely. stamp 2 valid May 1. Gasoline 11-A coupons cover three gallons through June 21. B-2 B-3, C-2 and C-3 cover five gallons.
Ideal Food Store No 2 at 3218 West Sixth Avenue suffered a second safe cracking theft in recent months. Police describe the latest break in as an expert knob knocking job netting over $700 after entry through a window. a prior burglary in a rural setting also involved a stolen safe and scattered checks. A suspect was later arrested in Pam pa for the first break in.
In New York on April 7 five youths were arrested after a Madison Avenue store break in in which about 100 pairs of shoes were stolen. Police say Charles Downer led a group into the shop and tried to flee with the loot.
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