18 Aug 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1943
Page
1
The column blends weather ahead with hopeful radar lore, a plea for adoption, and social quips. It also reports on a Solomons naval encounter, Roosevelt quotes, theater of war gossip, and local fish survey findings at Buffalo Lake including seining plans and croppie growth concerns.
An observed balance between many small fish and few large fish in Buffalo Lake prompts questions about feeding, predation, and management. Removal of large bass after lake opening led to an overabundance of small fish, stalling growth, while aggressive experimentation by Towns offers a path forward with sportsmen support.
Reader seeks return of a green silk dress with white polka dots lost shortly after 2 pm Monday between 113 West 6th Street and Bell Tailor Shop. The owner, Wilda Williams, asks the finder to bring it to 113 West 6th Street upstairs.
Mrs Lona Murphy seeks return of a billfold lost around 6 PM at Woolworths containing a Texas driver permit from Amarillo Field, social security card, car registration papers, a gas slip, cash, and papers showing her husband J C Murphy’s Army enlistment. Reward offered. Address 802 West 15th Ave.
Dr. Howard A. Dawson secretary of the legislative commission of the National Education Association is in Amarillo for a conference with Panhandle educational leaders. A 9 o'clock meeting at Amarillo High School includes the school board and representatives from multiple education groups to discuss federal aid for education.
Nationwide registration for war ration book No. 4 will run October 20 to November 1. Edward F. Stegen, regional rationing executive, says Book No. 4 replaces No. 3 but will be used briefly with it. No. 3 takes effect September 12. it has four pages of point stamps and no blue stamps like No. 2. War Book No. 4 is in print with both point and unit value stamps, but its detailed composition is not yet public.
U S Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri urged modifying Casablanca terms to permit devastation of Japanese cities He said he favored limiting unconditional surrender and proposed striking back at Japan with the same treatment given Pearl Harbor and other targets in Japan during the war debate in Jefferson City.
Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker today overruled a defense motion seeking to quash indictments against 30 coal miners charged under the Smith Connally anti strike law for outlaw strikes at western Pennsylvania coal mines last June and July.
British radio reported that the mayors of Milan Como and Verona resigned in protest against German interference in Italy's internal affairs. The CBS recorded broadcast dated August eighteenth.
A Potter County grand jury returned an indictment charging burglary against Philicarpio Rodriquez. He is accused of burgling the home of another Latin American. The snippet also contains unrelated wildlife note about barnacle sexes.
In a New York letter Myrna Loy says she is happier than ever working to rehabilitate wounded soldiers. She notes Hollywood stardom brings envy and stress, but her wartime service keeps her focused on others. The piece hints producers might warn she to return to films. Susanna Foster at Phantom of the Opera preview is seated in an undesired front row seat reserved for Universal Studio group.
Virgil Franklin Blake a carpenter died early this morning in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was 46, born October 22 1897 in Brack Okla and had lived in Amarillo 25 years. Funeral services are tentatively set for 3 pm tomorrow at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home chapel. Survivors include his mother Mrs Mary E Sullivan Amarillo two sons Lloyd and Carroll Blake both of Amarillo three half sisters Mrs R E Burkhalter Los Angeles Mrs Jim Watkins Amarillo and Mrs Jimmy Clemmens Los Angeles and a half brother John R Sullivan Los Angeles.
Frances Morris, a Post Exchange employee at Amarillo Field, faced felony theft charges over money mishandling at the PX. She came from Sheppard Field at Wichita Falls weeks ago, with bond set at $1,000 by Justice of the Peace Carder. The article also notes the Solace as the first hospital ship, fitted out in 1898.
The ad claims headaches, low spirits, and sluggishness stem from poor bile production and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow within thirty minutes. It contrasts with laxatives and urges readers to buy a 25¢ package at drugstores and try the product to feel better tomorrow.
A backstage moment as Mae West jokingly proposes a title "Thirty-Six Days In a Mad House" for Moe Ratoff's Tropicana behind the scenes footage. Fans mob an unidentified star in the lobby after a screening while theater staff apologize for not recognizing newcomers.
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