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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1942
Page
4
The U S Minesweeper YMS-250 was launched at Weaver Shipyard Orange Texas after a postponement from December 7. Mrs L W Hustmyre christened the vessel as it rode the waves today in the coastal ceremony.
Men Against the Sky will open Amarillo USO activities tonight at 7:30 with Wendy Barrie Edmund Lowe and Richard Dix stars in a two hour film. The new service men calendar lists 36 recreation events including dances hobby crafts, a camera club, forums, games, vespers, concerts and a talent show.
Sheriff reports attachments filed against the furniture of Pat and Gloria Di Cicco after they vacated a 12 room Manhattan residence. Creditors seek forced sale to cover alleged debts exceeding $100. a hearing is set for December 21 with potential auction from the courthouse steps if authorized.
Jackrabbits were chased by soldiers at the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command Reese School in Texas. Sgt. Powell, PT instructor, says a 10 minute break on a cross country hike sparked the event which became popular practice and friendly competition. Twenty two jackrabbits were caught by two PT classes as part of outdoor drills on the open plain.
In the 418th Squadron area soldiers kept rabbits as pets with some fed at the mess hall this noon. Names include Pvt Anthony Ranallo from Pittsburgh, Pvt Elmer Shue from Salisbury, Pvt Robert Satler from Hagerstown, Md, Staff Sgt William C Brown of Sikeston, Mo, among others. An officer quips the rabbit catchers need not fear postwar depression.
At least 15 soldiers from the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command celebrate Pearl Harbor Day birthdates. Names, ranks, and squadron numbers include Pvt. James J. Clynes 599th and Eva Sternadori 420th. They request a birthday gift of patrol duty in Tokyo on December 7, 1943. Also noted, commissioners' court minutes show Commissioner John Winters calling the WPA sewing room a dead duck, motion failing for lack of a second.
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