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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
2
Government experts forecast a about 35 percent drop in civilian gasoline consumption in 1942 due to tire and inner tube shortages. They expect motorists to reduce car use to conserve tires for essential travel, possibly delaying direct fuel rationing.
A letter page entry lists job seekers including a maternity case request at 1407 West Twentieth Avenue and a color woman for day work at 2111 Van Buren Street. Other notices include a 9 year old seeking mittens lost in downtown and a search for a Boston bulldog named Yehudi with a $2 reward at 805 North Fillmore Street.
In Central Luzon a U S cavalry colonel brands Japanese troops as fourth-raters and vows big tanks and planes will drive them to the sea. He recalls Tayug and Binalonan actions with heavy fighting, honors two officers who died, and notes a heroic grenade raid against tanks. A major and a driver with a mounted gun also died in the counterattack. In Washington a wreath from President Roosevelt marks Woodrow Wilson's tomb on his birth anniversary.
Kansas City reports hogs uneven and lower with top price to city butchers at 1110, cattle receipts strong with many bids down 15-25 cents, fed steers and yearlings steady to lower, sheep market soft with lambs sharply lower, and financial notes on liquidating offerings. Senator Elbert D. Thomas predicts Japan will be crushed but cautions on possible early Axis advances. He cites his Japan experience and views on Allied victory and negotiations.
Amarillo and nearby towns report a surge of enlistment as men seek naval duty. James E. Tout of Amarillo asks for a nose break to pass the physical while Charley Joseph McCollum of Lockney, 49, already a former Navy veteran, is accepted as chief pharmacist mate and returns to postmaster duties during training. Additional recruits from Amarillo, Borger, Friona, and other towns are transferred to Dallas or reception centers, with several awaiting calls after Christmas.
A baby girl named Dawn Siren was born in Buffalo during a Friday night blackout. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Meriman, announced the arrival after attending the power outage. The report notes the unusual timing of the birth amid the municipal blackout.
Willard Printo postmaster and publisher of the Grand Saline Sun died yesterday in a Dallas hospital after an operation last month. He was 45 and served the Grand Saline community for years.
Amarillo Boy Scouts report salvaging 100000 pounds of waste paper since a nationwide campaign began last month. Scout Executive Will J. Hiatt says troops have gathered up to 15000 pounds each and urges residents not to request special pickups.
Spokanef Washington man Lloven G Christman weighs altering his surname last letter citing two reasons Daughter Joan born on Christmas Day 13 years ago and the Christman family welcomes a son Dennis Oliver as this year’s Christmas gift.
Pvt. Joe Everingham of Clearwater Florida, 24, wrote to a Chicago paper calling himself the loneliest specimen on this side of the Mississippi. After a year end wait he received hundreds of telegrams and Christmas cards, 40 packages, and about 400 letters. A fresh batch awaited him at the post office.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Ottawa from Washington with W L Mackenzie King and Canada's defense ministers for two days of war talks with Canadian officials. He was greeted by a cheering crowd, smiling and smoking a cigar as he stepped from the special train and was met by Canadian Cabinet members.
Funeral services for William Bill Stamper 34 a Amarillo native long time resident who died in a highway bus collision in Red Rock Arizona in a blinding rainstorm will be held here tomorrow afternoon. The body will be received here tomorrow morning by Griggs Chapel.
T. B. Wadley 91 pioneer West Texas organizer of Midland died after a two week illness in a Midland hospital. He served as first treasurer of Midland County was a charter Mason and early lumberman and contractor. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 P.M. Survivors include seven children E. E. Logan Dallas J. L. Norman Wilbur Quemada Addison Midland Allen San Antonio Dan Amarillo and L. P. Texarkana.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration aims to locate a Fort Worth Dallas midway airport near Euless this week. Regional manager L C Elliott said he will contact Fort Worth Arlington Dallas and Airlines parties tomorrow for an early conference to iron out final details.
Hunters Sam Piazza and A F Sherell boasted of bagging two snow geese but the remnants were identified as whistling swan. A judge fined each hunter $50 for the misidentification and improper game.
Mrs. Nora Miller of Wellington was injured critically when a heavily loaded old model coupe toppled at Thirty-sixth Avenue and Tyler Street. She was pinned beneath the car as bystanders helped lift it off. The Ivy family and R C Lewis escaped injury. Police said Ivy drove east and Lewis south before the crash was investigated.
Princeton report outlines a year round physics curriculum to train technicians in three years, aiming to quicken war effort and boost Britain’s air defense. Dr. Patterson notes physics labs behind the lines will be vital, while RPI scientist cites depleted teaching rosters and heavier loads.
The Agriculture Department reported that Germany struggles to raise a 1942 winter wheat and rye crop due to harsh fall weather and labor shortages. Spring sowings may not offset deficits, risking a third straight wheat shortfall in Europe.
A strong tremor, likely an earthquake, struck the Portland area at about 12 35 P M Amarillo Time. No damage reports were received as of early afternoon.
John R. Taylor, 53, a World War II veteran, died yesterday at the Veterans Hospital. He had been hospitalized since December 17 after coming from Mangum Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 AM at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev. Powell A. Smith officiating and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rex Baxter Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager will speak Friday in Canyon on prairie fire control. The 2 o clock meeting was called by W H Upchurch county agent for the Randall County agricultural planning commission. Baxter will also confer next Wednesday with authorities at Wheeler and Pampa on prairie fire control.
A 20 year old Manley Scroggs died after a jump on a friend's back caused a fall through a jewelry store window. He bled from a thigh cut and collapsed minutes later at a hospital. Police reported the incident occurred on a city street during lighthearted horseplay.
In Los Angeles Ralph Walker said to a navy recruiting officer that he fulfilled the recruiter’s challenge by enlisting at age seventeen. He explained that he kept his promise to return when he turned seventeen and is now officially in the Navy.
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