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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
13
In Nacogdoches 30 carloads of supplies rolled in for the million a day Sabine National Forest war games. The starter sets the pattern for daily trains of equivalent size through May 25 for a 70,000 man army. Eight hundred troops arrived to establish a supply and signal base as the first units moved in at Nacogdoches.
Classifieds list several automobiles for sale including a 1938 Ford DeLuxe and 1939 Plymouth DeLuxe with modest prices. A lengthy wartime item describes Red Army maneuvers in Texas involving fuel, bakery, hospital, and radio communication setups stretching from Fort Bliss to Fort Sam Houston and Fort Sam Houston with units from Little Rock and ongoing coordination with Fort Sam Houston.
In observed behavior male butterflies exhibit marked jealousy and attack other males, larger insects, and even birds, revealing intense territorial and competitive instincts in the species.
An Amarillo Globe needle craft notice offers Pattern 2542 featuring 18 motif transfers, basket styles and stitches for quick decoration. Includes materials list and color schemes with a 10-cent pattern price. requests pattern mail to the Needle Craft Dept. at 82 Eighth Avenue New York.
Designed for you by Anne Adams, pattern 4452 features a darted waist, smooth slim silhouette, and a tied yoke bow. Gathers below the yoke provide bust room, with long or short sleeves. Available in sizes 36 through 50. 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36. Cost 15 cents, plus book option 15 cents. total 25 cents when purchased together.
The Price College senior class hosts the annual prom tomorrow at 9 pm with St. Marys Academy guests. A pre-dance dinner for both classes and their guests will be held in the school dining room, with Most Reverend Robert E Lucey and other leaders attending. Officers and PTA committee members are listed, with Jack Wiley providing music and a tiered class cake centerpiece.
Binghamton New York reports School Superintendent Daniel J. Kelly has enlisted principals to seize any foreign communications in school newsletters and send them to him for review. The move aims to curb propaganda disguised as school news letters amid concerns at the high school level.
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