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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1943
Page
12
A bewildered ordinary man, called the little guy, is named Man of the Year for 1943 on the home front. The piece reflects his puzzled view of rationing, taxes, labor and capital battles, and wartime social tensions as he looks to 1944.
American land sea and air forces closed in on Rabaul New Britain as the northwestern tip was conquered and Cape Gloucester airfields were captured. Marine paratroopers extended Bougainville gains while Allied air and naval operations pressed enemy positions across the area.
A column of reader notices includes a Fort Worth woman seeking a friend in Amarillo Ozell Hardin and asking for contact by mail. Also offers ironing services from a reader in Fort Worth and reports a lost billfold with cash and papers. A lapel pin found on a bus is returned to the driver and the finder describes personal details. A Fox Terrier is offered free to a local home.
An ad claims Kleerex medically dries pimples by applying at night. It asserts dramatic results for users who follow directions and offers a money back guarantee. Sold and recommended by Cretney Drug.
All efforts to locate Staff Sgt. Virgil Faust of Amarillo, missing in North Africa since December 18, 1942, have failed. War Department confirms he is killed in action. Faust, a radio operator aboard a bomber, had earned the Silver Star and the Air Medal. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs. Ethel Faust of 410 A Roberts Street, his widow Evie Johnson of Lakeview, plus brothers Pfeferich M Faust, Baxter Faust, and sisters Mrs Dannie Johnson and Mrs Ann Greathouse.
A Christmas gift dress is missing and a caller is urged to contact Mrs. Jim Reed Route 2 Box 644 W Call 20534. A female brindle dog named Penny is missing and Mrs Frances Campbell 718 South Buchanan Street Apt 6 asks to be notified. A black purse with important cards and $40 is lost on a Tyler and North Polk Street bus or Country Club. reward offered by Johnnie Dickerson Call 2 9048. A misspelled letter to Gov Charles Edison is highlighted and a Negro parachute unit will be formed at Fort Benning Ga. Meat institute head T Henry Foster says consumers may see about one extra pound of meat per person in 1944.
The Navy announces a medium sized U S merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean in mid September. Survivors landed at Miami Florida. The report notes Allied wartime concerns and civilian losses.
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