This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1942
Page
1
City of J Bill Shamburger, keeper of the courthouse lawn, said the name must change to guard it against the ax of any of the many Tyler patriots. The term Canteen derives from the French cantine meaning a place where food and drink are sold for children prisoners or soldiers.
Red A. Baughan of the Retail Food Dealers of California warned that impractical price restrictions threaten grocers with closure and force feeding the public via food stations. He urged relief from March 15 ceiling prices and criticized government questionnaires as useless burdens.
Amarillo post office reports November receipts 42 394 02 up from 31 481 92 in 1941. Air mail pounds rose to 12 348 from 4 294. War bonds and stamps sold totaled 70 550 and 28 670 respectively, reflecting busy holiday mail flow and looming delivery deadlines.
Police warn Amarillo cashiers of a short change fraudster using quick bill juggling tricks to rush victims. The alert urges vigilance and careful cash handling to prevent losses.
Amarillo business leaders report mixed effects from gas rationing. Some service stations and eateries see near zero sales while taxi firms and bus operators handle higher demand. Grocers face delivery delays and slower service, though downtown merchants expect weekend upticks as residents adjust.
Mrs. R. M. Milstead of Houston was in St. Joseph's Infirmary recovering from injuries after falling from a second story window during a farewell to her husband. She is reported suffering from injuries and shock.
Union leaders from AFL-CIO met President Roosevelt and said a new manpower program announcement would come very quickly. The discussion followed claims of a wartime labor strategy update amid ongoing mobilization.
Boy Scout Troop 7 will meet at 7 30 tonight at the First Christian Church for re organization. Odell Walker is named scout master with A T Waner assisting. Committee members include H A Hunter chairman L W Jackson H Boozer D N Lever ton Ivan Boxwell and Dean Settle. Patrols to be organized and troop officers appointed.
A dispatch from Turkey reports Hungarian police have arrested more than 2,000 people in Budapest during a crackdown on defeatism. Officers swept cafes and restaurants, detaining those accused of spreading false rumors about events in Africa and Russia.
A special Ama rillo Civil Air Patrol squadron meeting is set for Friday at 8 PM at Station KGNC to discuss its role in the Pearl Harbor observance. Foreign Secretary Eden said Britain is not committed by Admiral Darlan's North Africa government announcement.
The 12th Navy district said a large number of unidentified surface vessels were reported 450 miles off the California coast but a thorough search failed to confirm their presence.
In St Louis a soldier passenger took the wheel when a loaded bus stuck in a snow drift. He guided the bus free with calm skill and sonra maneuvered it several blocks. He then told the driver to keep the bus rolling as he got off.
Red Dock the five year old gelding once paralyzed at the eighth pole overcame race fright after a new rider used the whip only in the stretch. Owner Morris Wexler and Milt Shagrin sold the horse then won with Manuel Gonzalez at the Detroit race.
Marjory Fay Vance six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Scott of Edna formerly of Amarillo lost sight in her left eye after a playmate shot an arrow into her eye. She is being treated at a Houston hospital.
Hollywood fans flood Jimmie Fidler with letters endorsing re releases of Lost Horizon The Good Earth Magnificent Obsession One Night of Love Mr Deeds Goes to Town Snow White Little Women Mutiny on the Bounty and The Wizard of Oz No re releases yet but readers press studios to bring back these titles amid wartime production limits Fans hail canteen efforts and note other industry moves while stars plan futures and wartime duties continue
Ben L. Rauch, a sheet metal worker in an airplane factory in Fort Worth Texas, surrenders his entire weekly pay to war bonds. After Pearl Harbor he joined an aircraft plant, pledged a $25 bond weekly, and now uses full pay to buy bonds through payroll allotment. He says he lives on machines and savings. Rauch, 18 years married, previously knitted 13 Red Cross sweaters.
Liberia on the strategic west coast of Africa has granted air base rights to the United States for the duration of the war. The decision was announced from Washington on December 3.
Firemen answered an alarm at 3812 Line Avenue Cleaners this morning. Not much damage was reported. Also in the day’s news, sailors ordered to ships in San Francisco area and Army Engineer Corps honors its youngest enlistee and oldest veteran.
In Los Angeles 18 men and women, the first class of milkers from Southern California, received diplomas. The program, created to address wartime labor needs, awarded red white and blue diplomas embossed with a large V symbol.
Seaman Veli mir Leontic of the torpedoed Trepca proposed to Beebe hospital night supervisor Jacqueline Brittingham less than a week after his rescue. He will wed after a second jaw operation. fellow survivor Lawrence Frank married in hospital.
In Tyler Texas the small J mimosa tree on the Smith County courthouse lawn is now called an Oriental mimosa by locals. They argue the tree’s lineage ties to the Orient as well as other regions, reflecting a shift in naming amid wartime sensitivities.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.