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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1943
Page
3
Maj. Robert M. Watson led sales at Amarillo Air Field as soldiers bought Christmas seals to aid Potter County Tuberculosis Association. Proceeds fund tuberculin tests for children and chest X rays for positives, enabling early diagnosis and treatment.
John R. Joyce Jr of Carlsbad New Mexico came to Amarillo for business and brought Corporal John Riley Scott stationed at Carlsbad Army Air Field. Scott formerly resided in Amarillo and Joyce leads the cattle industry in New Mexico.
Washington dispatch links Paul V. McNutt political future to a presidential veto or signing of a draft bill. The piece discusses constitutional timing for bills becoming law and notes the inexistent White House at the 1787 ratification, with references to McNutt’s possible resignation if the draft measure passes.
The Navy reported 132 ships sunk in the war including the submarine Wahoo and escort carrier Liscome Bay. The Wahoo, 1525 tons with 65 men, was overdue and presumed lost under Commander Dudley Morton who praised his crew after past patrols. Liscome Bay was torpedoed November 24 at Gilbert Islands.
In New Guinea a Fifth Air Force service unit rebuilt a crashed Flying Fortress after two months and built a 1000-foot air strip to fly the bomber home. They also repaired a B 24 to return over Japanese territory and saved engines during a 36 hour stretch. Major Francis E Woodling of Logansport Ind leads the unit with spirit, while Sergeant Joseph Pizzuto of Waterbury Conn is praised for saving the bomber.
Lt Roy Greenhill now with the Navy at Great Lakes Illinois says the scrap drives in Chicago and Illinois readers bring him homeward. He notes 700000 Chicago school children will bring metal scrap to school for Pearl Harbor Day while 1500000 Illinois students pledge to double pounds. He also mentions a $3500000 surplus for the post office department this fiscal year against a $3000000 deficit last year.
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