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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1943
Page
14
The government announces rationing of pressure cookers for most of the country with 150000 cookers produced. About 80 percent go to dealers for sale to ration certificate holders across counties. Eligibility requires residence in rural or urban areas and plans to store about 700 cans or jars. dealers must issue an upfront statement of sale to the certificate holder.
Kansas City market reports show hogs selling 14.10 to 14.50 for various weights, cattle prices mostly lower with some loads of good to choice steers around 15.00, calves and bulls mixed, sheep and lambs active with fat lambs slightly weaker but high demand for clipped and wooled varieties. Chicago prices echo lighter demand with steady to lower cattle, hogs strong early, top ~14.90 for 180-360 lb hogs, sheep trading around 16.00 to 16.25 for select lambs. Financial indicators show ongoing fund liquidation at 1.88 level.
Postmaster W D DeGrassi and family traveled through Georgia to visit son Wayne in the service. Rail lines were crowded back home and in Georgia, leaving them stuck for days before finally catching a crowded train on their last trip for the duration.
Taylor asserts 70 percent higher output than last year under an organized plan and no food shortage after meetings with farm leaders across most of the United States. He praises assistant Bill Flenniken for executive ability and visits Salt Lake City for a regional meeting after arriving by plane.
American Flying Fortresses faced the Allied air assault concentrating on the Villa Vicdro airfield in Sardinia. Medium and light bombers and fighter bombers targeted enemy troop concentrations, gun positions, tanks, and transports in Tunisia. Buildings at the Villacidro airfield damaged.
Mrs. R R McGregor of 1409 Jefferson Street reports a hen doing its wartime share by mothering 23 chicks and laying an egg daily. The hen is described as a “drafted” poultry helper for the duration, reflecting home front efforts during wartime.
Allied forces report three enemy planes shot down yesterday and five the night before while two Allied planes were lost. Eighth Army advances near Tunis face stubborn Axis resistance as British, French forces push toward Pont Du Fahs and Tunis plain. Medjez El Bab sector sees heavy fighting with repeated counterattacks amid ongoing tank actions.
Funeral services for Samuel Eldrege Humphers 73 will be at 2 pm Thursday in Boxwell Brothers chapel. Interment in Llano Cemetery. Humphers of Sulphur Oklahoma died late last night in a local hospital after visiting his son B F E Humphers 401 North Georgia Street. He was formerly an assistant superintendent for Phillips Petroleum. Surviving are three daughters and three other sons in addition to his son here.
Katherine Dye, a bankruptcy clerk in the federal building, keeps her office open with the belief that bad business will bring case filings after the war. She laments a lull in bankruptcy matters but expects future demand to rise.
American aircraft shot down 10 Japanese planes out of 40 during an attack on Kunming in Yunnan Province yesterday morning, according to the Central News Agency.
Major Thom A B Ditton will present The A E F s in England and Africa at the Knife and Fork Club dinner in the County Club. He will describe Dieppe raid observations from his camps and battlefront reports. The lecture begins at 7 15 PM and is the final Knife and Fork event until September.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Singletary will be held at 10 oclock tomorrow morning in the Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Dr. E B Fincher, pastor of Ellwood Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Mrs. Singletary died Sunday afternoon in a local hospital at 416 North East Fifth Avenue. Survivors include the husband, her mother Mrs Will Pasco of Elk City Oklahoma, four daughters Mrs Jewell Morgan Mrs Foster Mauldin both of Amarillo Mrs Arthur Hall of Clovis NM and others.
Thousands of sufferers of rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuralgia and neuritis praise Norito for quick acting relief. The ad claims the formula works fast and offers an ironclad guarantee refund if the first three doses do not ease the pain. See your druggist today.
Willard Johns of Pampa is survived by three brothers W A Pasco of Amarillo Alvin Pasco Beatrice Ned and Frank Pasco of Denver Colo two sisters Mrs Allen Gregory of Elk City Oklahoma and Mrs Will Jackson of Leahy Texas and four grandchildren Burial will be in Llano Cemetery The notice closes with an ad for St Joseph Aspirin priced at 10c.
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