White Christmas forecasts and Panhandle snow headlines
The column argues, with bold weather assertions, that snow will arrive before Christmas despite a forecast of clear skies. It mixes punchy opinion on the Plains weather pattern, local flu talk, a note on an upcoming The Saturday Evening Post piece about Tack’s weather service, and humorous bits about health and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Globe-News
Old Tack
Jack Alexander
Saturday Evening Post
Tack
Weather Service
Plains Region
Veterans May Choose Jobs Without War-Only Limits
Manpower Chairman Paul V. McNutt said returning veterans must get every possible assistance and may refuse war jobs. He noted about 100,000 are discharged monthly and promised to help both men and women find preferred employment, with no restriction on accepting non war work offering greater permanency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul V. MicNutt
McNutt
Winters Family Home for Christmas in Austin
John H. Winters, director of the Texas Department of Public Welfare, and his wife and son Sam return to Austin for Christmas. Winters, who resigned as Potter County county commissioner to take the state post last summer, leads the old age assistance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Winters
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Plump War Plant Workers Come Forward For Respect
A wartime reader letter from stout women over 38 weighing 160 pounds or more asserts that plump wives are strong partners in home and war effort. They refute claims of laziness and note they balance work in war plants with house duties, proving they can be reliable spouses and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
New York City
John Ruskin
Japan
Upton Sinclair
Signatures Save Troubl As Ration Panel Seeks Book Owners
The food panel of the rationing board urges everyone to imprint names and addresses on all ration books. If a person moves the address should be updated to speed return of lost books. Some books with Oklahoma addresses are unaccounted for as clerks search for owners. Grocers and others recovering lost books turn them in for quick reunions. Visiting relatives Mrs Martha Webb a UT student visits Amarillo staying with her parents at 2204 Fillmore St.
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Rationing Board
Oklahoma
Martha Webb
University of Texas
Amarillo
P. B. Kelly
Fillmore Street
Belt Lost Between Kress and Hudson Motor Co
A reader asks for return of a black chenille belt with a gold buckle, lost last Monday afternoon between Kress' and two blocks west of the Hudson Motor Company. Contact 2-0755. reward offered. Also seeks a white woman to assist with housework and child care during the week, with contact at 2 47292.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kress
Hudson Motor Company
Clyde E Gaines Dies Suddenly At Amarillo Home
Amarillo resident Clyde Ernest Gaines 50 died suddenly at his home after returning from a hunting trip. He had lived in Amarillo 20 years and was a service station operator. Burial will be in Matador after services at the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife Mrs Ann Gaines and other relatives.
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Clyde Ernest Gaines
Amarillo
Fillmore Street
Matador
Services Methodist Church
Gaines
Lubbock
Monda
Ann
Pear
Henry Pipkin
Warren Clemmons
Emmitt Jenkins
M. R . Homer Jenkins
Phillis
Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood December Oscar Haze
Hollywood notes explain December and January releases aim to maximize Oscar visibility ahead of the March ceremony. The piece lists films like Madame Curie Tender Comrade and notes actors and studios hope for award season traction. Idol chatter mocks shortages and stars with humorous quips about Hope Sinatra Crosby Burns and Allen.
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Hope
Pontaneous
Sinatra
Mae West
Burns and Allen
Bing Crosby
Adolphe Menjou
Martha Raye
Eddie Cantor
Tarawa diary from a Leatherneck on Gilberts frontline
A correspondent recounts mail from Amarillo linking a Gilbert Islands battle with Asahi beer stubs and a life magazine cameraman. He details trench digging, Jap fighters, and a Marine buddy named Welkos while recalling the hot sun, sand, and shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Dooley
Capitol
Rialto
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Joe
Cpl
E. L. Cobb
U. S
Merine
Florine
Gilbert
Amarillo
Leatherneck
Imperial Marines
Life Magazine
Dinner Invitations Pour Into USO in Amarillo
Amarillo volunteers mobilize for Christmas dinner invitations to soldiers at Amarillo Field. After a soldier was accommodated at a private home, invitations surged and registration reopened at USC clubs. Residents urged to invite a couple of service members, with transport arranged from the field.
Weather Not Behind Influenza Spread in Amarillo
Amarillo reports show only 2 influenza cases for the week, all in one hospital, despite public belief of heavy flu activity. Health officer Dr. M L Puller says cold weather aids health if exposure is avoided and that many so called flu cases are simply colds. Mrs. A G Bell of Hereford, a Fuller Brush representative and mother of four, visited Amarillo this week. her sons hold military and civil aviation roles in North Africa, San Diego, Panama Canal Zone, and Camp Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
Detroit
Mich
Amarillo
M. L. Puller
State Health Department
A. G. Bell
Fuller Brushman
Hereford
U. S. Air Forces
Panama Canal Zone
James H. Bell
Climb to the gun pit ends with grenades
Soldiers recount charging up open sand to reach a position as rifles blaze and grenades are tossed by a captain ending the encounter. Corporal Cobb is noted with unit details in San Francisco.
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Warren
Cobb
D Battery
2Nd
D. Br
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Tack bashs soy beans offer boneless steaks at Whiteway
Old Tack questions soy beans while Jim Florey touts their protein value as boneless steaks. Whiteway sells about 25 cases of Del Haven Soy Beans in No 2 cans Friday only at 2 for lie, urging customers to hurry to their nearest Whiteway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Tack
Jim Florey
Carlton-Florey Grocery Co
del Haven
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