16 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1941
Page
1
A column discusses expectations of a White Christmas and advises stocking up before prices rise with wartime demands. It covers looming price hikes, public morale, Pearl Harbor context, and home front calls to support the war effort, including Victory stamps and patriotic duty. It also notes cultural anecdotes and industry tidbits, from fashion to cinema.
Senate military affairs committee received a letter from President Roosevelt requesting draft revision legislation to register all males 18 to 64 and to make ages 19 to 44 subject to service. The panel postponed a vote to 2 PM but indicated support for the President’s plan. Chairman Reynolds planned to read the letter later. The 10-44 proposal could yield 7.5 million available for induction versus 6 million under the 21 to 44 House plan.
The California Marionettes led by Don Wilson perform their first out of state tour with Jessy the elephant and a likable group including Pete Hansel and Gretel. They stage funny routines off stage and promise lively acts at Amarillo College Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. Admission is 20 and 35 cents plus tax.
Police announce recovery of two cars stolen in Amarillo from out-of-towners Neal Bogard of Hedley and Arthur Letz of Clarendon. Bogard’s car was found at Silverton and Letz’s car was recovered here. Items from the Letz car including oil an overcoat tires and a jack were recovered from a cache on East Tenth Avenue where the car was abandoned.
Chairman Martin Dies of the House Un American Activities Committee charged on the floor that his panel had information as early as last September indicating a planned Japanese attack on Manila and Pearl Harbor.
An unidentified corporal near Port Hueneme fired five rounds at a noise in a desert area. A later army officer found the wounded bookkeeper for the D. McGrath Estate Co amid the dairy herd, with a claim filed for a single white faced heifer.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek formally proposed a military alliance of all nations fighting the Axis powers. A government spokesman said the proposal was disclosed with questions about its reception.
Navy Minister Shigitaro Shimada told a war session in Tokyo that since the U S Japan war began Japan has sunk three American battleships one submarine one mine sweeper and one large transport.
Mrs Hattie Lee Walker 53 of 1510 Ong Street died in an Amarillo hospital about 10 this morning. Survivors include husband George H Walker two daughters Mrs Paul G Gaither and Mrs Lester W Hudson Amarillo four grandchildren two sisters Mrs E B Marriott of Denton and Mrs F E M Dutton of Dallas. She had been ill several months and resided in Amarillo 14 years. She was a Christian Church member Services planned Thursday at Forest Grove Texas with Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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