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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1943
Page
2
The writer reports nights growing cooler and hints at a weeks time before heavy blankets return. Morning weather is pleasant with cooling by evening, yet moisture is needed for row crops as a light shower cycle may form soon. The tone shifts to wartime claims about Hitler and Tojo, then a local quote from Otis Ramsey about truth and adapting in Texas.
A column explores gambling culture with anecdotes of craps streaks and one dollar passes. It contrasts three gambler profiles: those strapped for cash, those chasing status, and professionals who gamble as a livelihood, concluding disciplined practice yields advantage.
CBS correspondent Bill Dunn chronicles life in Australia for American soldiers. He notes food quirks water with meals scarce water in hotels tea without milk and strong butter and cream. He describes slang terms meals trains rationing and travel quirks while praising Australian hospitality and wartime cooperation.
A jumble of opinions and anecdotes ranges from gambling warnings and vacant lot complaints to fashion judgments and silly health claims. It cites Lord Chesterfield on dress, theories about left hand exercise improving memory, marriage milestones of Zona Gale and a high earning Bing Crosby, plus a quirky G I Champagne story from India.
The piece notes Babe Ruth, famed for his 56 ounce bat during peak home run days, used a 36 ounce bat in a recent Boston exhibition. It mentions Hollywood holding about $1,000,000 worth of war stores not yet filmed and Porter Sargent’s view on postwar private schools needing unique offerings to survive.
The fifth infantile paralysis death in Amarillo in recent weeks was an 11 year old boy brought from Dumas to a local hospital. He died about 1:30 this morning after being stricken Saturday. Health officers urge avoidance of crowds and advise picnic lunches be kept after dark to prevent flies.
Dear Tack seeks a white couple without children to perform light house work in a clean apartment with good wages and references. Call after 6 PM at 3003 Harrison St or 2-2184. Also a soldier who lost his glasses near 7th and Polk Street should call 912 West 7th Avenue to retrieve them.
In Hollywood, viewers should note directors as much as stars when judging a film. The piece cites Borzage, DeMille, Walsh, Cline, Lu bitsch and others, arguing directing style signals tone and quality, not just star power. It also surveys pageantry, quirks, and anecdotes about Bogart, Flynn, Grable, and Edward James amid industry habits.
At Amarillo Army Air Field four Basic Training Command groups marched in review as Lieutenant Colonel N C Voshel administered the oath. Col John K Gowen Jr welcomed the new WACs and praised their future in the army while the 30th Air Forces Band played martial music. The ceremony followed a recent act enabling full affiliation and allotments for women in the corps. Ambassador Norman Armour departed Buenos Aires for the United States after the ceremony.
Advertises BLUE STAR OINTMENT claiming one application stops itching from eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch with continued use and a money back satisfaction promise.
The curfew starts at midnight with enforcement by the Liquor Control Board and police. Liquor over 4 percent is banned 10 pm to 9 am, except Sunday when sales are banned. Beer wine and ale banned 12 am to 7 am on weekdays and 1 am to 1 pm on Sundays. All alcohol prohibited 12:15 am to 7 am daily except Sunday and 1:15 am to 1 pm on Sundays.
Potter County commissioners approve $130 of the assistant district attorney’s salary this morning. Randall and Armstrong counties have been asked to cover the remaining balance and report favorable on the request. The action relates to ongoing district attorney staffing.
The four commissioners vote to fund an assistant's salary effective Sept. 1 after efforts by Rep hard Craig of Miami to eliminate a district from state pay and an increase in crime that overwhelmed the district attorney's office led by Jim Lumpkin.
Commissioners court approves the final Sokal Davidson report by the county assessor collector. The 1942 ad valorem taxes totaled $477410.83 for the school district state and county with 96 percent collected and delinquent amount under $10000. Discounts for prompt payment totaled $10656.78 and October payments receive a 3 percent promptness discount.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department forecasts the 1943 cotton crop at 12,558,000 bales, down from 12,824,000 bales in the previous year. The revised estimate reflects adjustments in yield and acreage across key producing states.
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