26 Apr 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1944
Page
1
London April 26 The sinking of a German destroyer by the British Navy off the northwest coast was reported in today’s dispatches. The action showcases Allied naval efforts during the ongoing conflict.
A reader recounts pioneer use of cow chips and flats for fuel, notes regional quirks from Whiteflat to Amarillo, and urges correction of town name origins while reflecting on family, parenting, and wartime community life in Texas.
A Tass dispatch reports German administration replacing Finnish authorities in the Barents Sea port of Petsamo, a major Arctic base for Nazi forces. The note cites a Globe-News Want Ads line.
A reader protests dog owner neglect and urges fencing back yards to keep dogs from front lawns and streets. The letter argues owners must control pets not blame dog lovers and criticizes a Globe article for sympathy over dogs while highlighting incidents of dog waste and attacks near sidewalks and offices.
A Guymon Oklahoma resident and former Coronado actor Earl Gilson appeared in Amarillo, noting a heart attack after shaving his goatee. He mentions two sons in service. Farr Lee a captain at Fort Knox and John W an engineer in the merchant marine.
The second in a weekly one hour radio series based on Broadway plays airs tonight on NBC and KGNC from 10 30 to 11 30. Redemption stars Louis Calhern and Dorothy Gish with producer Mr Hopkins presenting each program.
The latest March of Time feature “Post War Jobs” was rushed to Paramount Theater today and will be shown again Friday and Saturday. Jack King, manager, reports heavy inquiries about opening date and Interstate Theaters promised Amarillo the film soon. The Rock Island Arsenal coins the term “RITBOODIUS” meaning Rock Island the Best Operating Ordnance Depot in United States.
Amarillo faces a manpower shortage with 45 firemen, 8 part time patrols, and 47 police, down from budgets of 55 and 48. War service and private industry draw personnel. City manager Hancock and Fire Chief Curry warn shortages strain protection plans.
War analysis notes air borne troops as a key factor for D-Day and Allied operations amid Nazi countermeasures. The piece discusses Eleanor Powell’s public image in Hollywood, praising her dance and acting skills beyond glamour. It also touches on Thelma Todd’s case and New York City fire department manpower.
Miss Frances FE Bowman celebrated her 20th birthday by enlisting in the Women's Army Corps. Lt Cora Lee Morrow administered the oath at the Amarillo recruiting station. She departed for Fort Oglethorpe Ga for six weeks of basic training before active duty. Bowman, a former Pampa Army Air Field Exhange employee, is a native of Yukon Oklahoma. Missouri posts recount a 1942 dog bite toll among 4000 postmen.
Mrs. Alice Lorene Ballinger 47 died at home 315 North West Fifth Avenue at 5 30 this morning. Wife of Ray E. Ballinger Pantex employee she was a Baptist Church member. Survived by husband father J F Kirby Monroe La four sisters and a brother Navy man J F Kirby Jr. in San Diego. Body in state at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Amarillo Lions Club reports more than half of tickets sold for the two night Get Hep musical at the High School Auditorium. May 15 16 advance sales exceed 1000 tickets with Dixie Dice directing and a cast of 50 girls 25 boys. Tickets 75 cents available at Cretney Maxor Galloway drug stores Lions members or cast.
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