03 Feb 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1942
Page
1
Women will abandon long fluffy curls for shorter cuts as hairlines and household prices rise. Gladys Brewer of Wichita predicts men’s preference spurs shorter styles and a shift to gaytime and sea mist looks in 1942, with fewer pins needed.
Draft officials note local shortages of agricultural labor as farm workers shift to industrial production and wartime recruitment. They argue a farm hand is virtually irreplaceable, but deferment depends on whether farm output substantially aids national health safety and the food supply for the armed forces Allies and civilians.
Reader seeks new home for a three month old female puppy. Classifieds include farm and ranch work requests from a 40 year old man, work for room and board from a high school student, two women seeking hourly work in San Jacinto, a colored woman offering day labor, a nursing or elder care helper, and other hourly or housework requests. Australian scientists report lizards never drink.
Jimmy Conzelman, coach of the Chicago Cardinals, says pro football offers relief from nerve strain during wartime and outlines three key points. He expects no player shortage this year, predicts a revival of service teams, and stresses football has a duty to help the nation cope with air raids and shared war strain.
An escapee from Hong Kong reports that British defenders dumped 600000 bottles of whisky before Chungking fell. Mrs Liang Hant-Sao, wife of the legislature’s secretary general, said women suggested the scorched earth measure to deter potential Japanese harm to civilians.
European mass executions previously drew protests from the Petain government. Nazi commander in Paris Lieut. Gen. Ernest Von Schaumburg announces. Russians report heavy German losses on the main front and claim a Red Army town seized as V. Feodosiya, a Black Sea port used in the Crimea operation, is said abandoned after German recapture January 19 with 4600 Russian soldiers captured plus 73 tanks and 77 guns. Belgium faces shortages of coffee and rice.
Dow Jones averages show broad gains as industrials rise while rail stocks lead. At Kansas City, hogs ease 10-15 cents with top around 12.05 and cattle and calves hold near steady amid mixed demand. sheep sales begin light with lambs at 11.75.
Aurora operator Edward Westert kept his filling station open past 7 PM while 80 competitors closed. A stream of rival customers arrived with small bills, paying 18 cents for gas and depleting Westert's change as they waited to keep him open. The standoff ended with mutual resolve to profit from late hours.
Rufus Steele leads a charity bridge school at the Elks Club to benefit the Milk Fund for public school free lunches. The 1942 Culbertson System and new conventions such as the Four Club Bid are taught in sessions at 2 and 8 PM with enrollment set at 2 dollars. Proceeds support milk for 850 needy children.
The forecast remains unchanged with not much change expected. Yesterday's high reached 58 degrees and the overnight low was 27 degrees as the bureau notes mild conditions.
Washington report outlines near completion of exchange plans for diplomats from warring nations. German Italian Hungarian Bulgarian Romanian envoys to Lisbon with families, plus a Japanese convoy to Lourenco Marques, Africa. Public notices of small business meeting in Austin set for Feb 9.
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