15 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1941
Page
2
Sgt. Bob Short states the Wichita Falls air corps base needs 50 auto mechanics and 200 air corps men. He notes many applications and indicates room for Negro recruits as the district calls for 50 Black volunteers.
Dense fog grounded aircraft last night and this morning causing travel delays and hazardous highway conditions. The weather was to lift by mid day with a forecast of partly cloudy skies tonight, a high around 48 degrees, and a low near 27. Last night’s low was 31.
The Amarillo High School Concert Band will perform Christmas Rhapsody tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium. Oscar Wise, director, leads a program featuring Deck the Hall and Jingle Bells, with First Noel, Silent Night, and O Come All Ye Faithful to close, highlighting one of the finest bands Wise has conducted in his near 20 years.
Tonight at the Paramount Theater Carlsbad film highlights a Santa Fe Railway technicolor study of Carlsbad Caverns shown in two screenings at 7 15 and 9 45. Jack King notes special equipment was sent to Amarillo for the show. Also on the bill Rise and Shine and Our America at War a March of Time feature.
A Navy recruiter explains eligibility requires at least 18 natural teeth with two molars in functional occlusion and no more than four incisors missing. Men with all false teeth cannot be accepted. The applicant jokes about gum action if teeth are lost at sea.
William Henry Massey born blind thirty three years ago married to Bristol schoolteacher Miss R M Weeks. He first met her four years ago at Oakfield Road home. An eye operation grafted a cornea from another person. After bandages came off he could see dimly.
L. FP. Thorla of Zanesville, a war veteran, donated a metal fragment from a German Zeppelin L-49 after its 1917 destruction. The aluminum piece was given during Muskingum county’s drive for cast-off metal to aid American and British war aviation efforts.
Amarillo’s American Legion selects a 25 foot Community Christmas tree for the Yale party charity event. The tree will be erected at the Municipal Auditorium Friday and Saturday, with a sack event Sunday and Santa Claus visiting Monday. Local clubs funded and Kiwanis helped assemble toys. WPA workers paid about 800 dollars. The Legion began the tree in 1928.
The late Pascual Baburizza, Croat immigrant and nitrate magnate known as the king of the nitrate industry, left 7 million dollars to establish an agricultural foundation in Chile. The fund aims to promote agricultural development in line with national interests and will aid needy farm laborers with education, clothing, food, lodging, and savings upon leaving.
Dutch naval officers report subs sinking six Japanese ships in two days and the navy claims destruction of a freighter and a tanker off Malaya. Allied command notes no hostilities in the East Indies in the last 24 hours though aerial sightings occur. Dutch submarines operating under British command at Singapore are credited as a valuable asset in the war effort.
Navy sent 47 men to Dallas for enlistment including Ralph Atcha Brown Amarillo Howard Wilson Amarillo Julian Weinberg Borger and others with David Raxco aiding. Marines list four recruits Richard Lee Roiinson Jal No. M. Wayne Wallace Goodnight Nolen Garrett Hobbs NM. Army adds five from Amarillo Dalhart Nazareth Hooker Hamlin. Coast Guard adds three from Dalhart Gainesville. Recruiting offices stayed busy with no slackening since Monday morning.
Mrs. W. M. Freeman of 808 Jackson reported losing a purse containing over 14 dollars and two diamond rings. A clean cut 18 year old youth found the item in the yard, returned it at the door, and refused a reward. The grateful owner pressed money into his pocket but he declined.
Amarillo residents invested 12 286.75 in defense bonds and 703 80 in stamps over the weekend with reports of rising sales today. A $25 bond shortage slowed bond sales though post office and banks ordered large numbers of bond forms. The Potter County bond and Stamp committee reorganized to intensify the campaign and held its first reporting meeting with Judge EC Nelson noting almost 100 percent employee participation in a salary deduction plan for stamps.
Potter County commissioners allocated 908375 to a permanent schol fund through Series F defense bonds, directing funds from idle reserves into secure municipal investments for long term educational support.
Amarillo College to present Hansel and Gretel by the Music Box Marionettes led by Ivy George and Don Wilson at 8 o clock in the college auditorium. Puppets built in Laguna Beach California from plastic heads to carved bodies of serap pine, with costumes by Ivy George. Principal Sidney H. Davidson of New Port Union High School calls it one of the finest productions he has seen.
A woman and a three year old child were critically injured in a five vehicle crash on Highway 66 west of Groom. Three men, Billie Burke Clifton Henigar and Paul Rose, were killed. Burke and the trailer house passenger load were tied to the car. Authorities work to identify the survivors and determine relationships.
Amarillo launches a Red Cross war relief drive aiming for 21200 with headquarters at 513 Polk Street. Ross Rogers former mayor leads the effort with divisions including special gifts retail and manufacturers wholesalers and a call for quick, broad support.
In Olympia Washington officials remodel an old prison cell block into a dormitory to house about 120 elderly inmates. The two floors will offer modern facilities and greater movement freedom, aiming to improve health and reward good behavior.
Mrs. M. E. Jackson of Sherman, national representative for Town send Clubs in Texas, spoke at a Townsend Club meeting in the courthouse attended by 32 members. F. W. Zimmerman presided, stressing roles for seniors on the home front.
Fall River Massachusetts reports a rubber plant once donated as a 22 inch sapling now towers to 25 feet with a 25 foot limb spread. Longevity defies initial caution as caretakers plan a high glass conservatory extension.
Amarillo gears up for wartime tasks with city hall remodeling to create a civilian defense center and house the engineering department. Rip Underwood leads as civil defense coordinator while Col. Barker chairs seven-service plans to train volunteers. A soldier reception center opens, and maps are sought from the Chamber of Commerce for visiting service members.
In San Rafael California a special nautical traffic officer enforces a five mile per hour speed limit on boats in the canal to protect banks from wave damage. The officer directs vessels to stay in the middle of the channel to reduce harm.
An army recruiting drive invites young men to become flying cadets. The examining board will be at the Elks Home tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and details are available from Sgt. Bob Short at the army recruiting office.
Cordelia Schultz of Yafeka California groomed her bantam rooster for the Siskiyou County fair for a year. The bird challenged a Rhode Island Red but lost most of its tail feathers and sulked in a pen away from the prize ring on fair day.
Mr and Mrs W D Foringer of the Amarillo Secretarial School announce the purchase of the Home Study Institute at 3219 West Sixth Street from Mr A L Crosby and have taken over active management. The program offers a transferable College Accounting course and full credit toward a complete commercial course at Amarillo Secretarial School.
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