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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1942
Page
3
Alicia Hart notes how men observe, lists common grooming flaws from dirty necks to chipped nail lacquer and dandruff. She urges readers to start a pre New Year resolution to maintain clean, well groomed appearance and avoid visible lapses. Akron missing persons bureau discussion noted in brief.
Tonight at 9 o clock the T P Club dance runs at Amarillo Country Club. Thursday events list Amarillo Country Club annual New Year s Eve dance and Entre Nous Club hosted by Mrs P G Tucker at 317 Florida Street at 2 o'clock followed by Poplar Grove No 171 Woodmen Circle at W O W Hall at 7 30 o'clock.
Mrs E R Walker hosted the V for Victory Club Tuesday afternoon at 223 A North McMasters Street honoring Mrs E W George whose birthday is this month. The honoree received a gift and refreshments were served. Attending were Mesdames Fred Killion Oliver Burger W D Kerns Harley David and Hugh Williamson. The club meets next Tuesday at 2 PM in the home of Mrs Burger 2503 North West Second Avenue.
The San Jacinto Kiwani Anns moved their installation dinner from January 4 to January 19. Members will meet at 7 30 PM at the Cunningham Floral Company building for the event.
Reuters reports General Alphonse Juin appointed commander in chief of French forces in North Africa. He succeeds General Henri Giraud, who became high commissioner after Darlan’s replacement. Juin had been Vichy North Africa commander during the Algiers armistice.
Lamb neck and barley soup recipe with carrots celery onions butter and parsley. Simmer lamb in water, add sauteed vegetables, finish with parsley then serve hot with bread and milk salad and dessert. Also includes bacon potato soup using mashed potatoes bacon drippings onions and milk with parsley.
Washington report outlines a proposed federally financed marketing system to cut consumer food costs and raise farmer earnings. Rep Fulmer chairs a House committee study to assess how much money goes to middlemen and to deem a cooperative model with government grading and pricing, plus packing and canning roles. The piece notes a separate bees department project with a three story structure.
Embroidery design features labelled washing up motifs for dish towels. Patterns use six-strand cotton and single stitch. Pattern 2754 includes transfer motifs about 6 by 8 inches with materials and illustrations. Send eleven cents in coins to The Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York for pattern number and owner details.
New York designer Vera Maxwell unveils a light wool jersey coat aimed at wartime living. The wrap, inspired by post war needs, costs less than prewar imported tweeds and pairs with both town wear and ready-for-travel outfits. Maxwell envisions mass production designs that stay stylish, practical, and affordable for women financing wartime travel and service needs.
Frank Heath of the Heath Furniture Company Amarillo and Clarendon will travel to Chicago for the January National Home Furnishings Market. He aims to assess 1943 merchandise and substitutions due to material shortages and to test durability and comfort for informing customers. The firm has received multiple carloads of the new Victory furniture now on display at 514 Taylor Street.
Former First National Bank book keeper Robert F Brown is commissioned at Fort Sill today after enlisting as a volunteer officer candidate on June 28. He is likely to be stationed at Fort Sill as an instructor and is the son of Mr and Mrs H C Brown of 1005 Jackson Street.
London reports Gen. Al Juin, 53, named commander in chief of French forces in Africa under Gen. Henri Giraud as new high commissioner. Broadcasts say unity with Gen. Charles de Gaulle is sought to ensure broad Allied cooperation.
Thurman Arnold head of the Justice Department anti-trust division says anti-trust laws have not been suspended for wartime. He notes limits where war effort requires delay and explains policy to suspend only when navy or war prosecutions would hinder the war. The piece also lists four California national parks Lassen Yosemite Sequoia and King’s Canyon.
Report from New Guinea describes airstrip bombardment and Japanese fighter dives. Allied defense shoots down 13 Zeros and two dive bombers as Lieut. Charles Gallup leads Lockheed Lightning escort. Soldiers report the Geisha sniper tale but no evidence is found.
New York reports a GE mobile electron microscope demonstration showing how a mosquito can appear magnified. Thomas D. Mulhern of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station explains the insect uses six pointed stylets to pierce skin.
Reuters reports that the United Nations excluding China will field about 15,000,000 ground troops in 1943, with Allied air personnel near 5,000,000. Germany may peak at 8,000,000 with heavy losses in Russia totaling around 4,000,000. Japan’s effective army is listed between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000.
Reports from the Balkans say Axis forces massively reinforce the Cyclades Islands guarding the Aegean Sea southeast of Athens. A separate dispatch notes a Manchuria plant shipping glassware to the United States.
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