03 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1943
Page
1
The piece reports a serious New York meat shortage amid wartime rationing. It details price ceilings, black market sales, and graft by salesmen, with small operators profiting by paying higher prices. It notes contrasts with Amarillo shipments and concerns about food security and public compliance. It also mentions clothing rationing rumors and Roosevelt era wartime production praise.
A jumble of observations shifts from postwar politics and Washington bureaucrats to humorous anecdotes about hunting misadventures, baby booms, future flight, fashion glasses, rubber wheelbarrows, canine etiquette, and Hollywood chorus boys. The Danvers Mass fuel oil rationing meeting closes the fragment.
A sequence of notes covers wine tax politics the Moscow Art Theater director turned pupil John Barrymore's humor camphor supply shifts Japan's propaganda and synthetic camphor the origin of Grand Old Party label mental hospital projections wartime press suspensions and Boston Symphony peace with Jimmy Petrillo boosting income from records and radio.
Four German Focke Wulf bombers raided an inland southeast town in daylight today flattening buildings and causing many casualties. A shopping center was hit and many people were trapped in ruins as rescue workers carried out frantic searches.
The Treasury disclosed it seriously considered without a final decision to revert 1942 income taxes to 1941 rates and exemptions to encourage pay-as-you-go taxation. The plan would relieve many taxpayers earning under ten thousand dollars from roughly half of their 1942 tax bill due March 15, as rates rose last year.
Hollywood notes reveal Joel McCrea’s return from a four week U S farming tour and silence on details. George Arliss plans a weekly radio comeback from London. Veronica Lake returns to work after surgery weighing 99 pounds. Roy Rogers to buy a farm in Ohio. Bert Wheeler to stay in London for a stage revue with Vivien Leigh. The Hit Parade and magazine pieces spotlight It Comes Up Love and The Wafs. A WWII era roundup features stars, films, and industry gossip.
Chamber of commerce directors assembled at noon for a luncheon in the Amarillo Hotel. They discussed a Texas aviation control bill by Senator Karl Lovelady of Meredian that would place air activities under the railroad commission, levy a four cent a gallon tax on aviation fuel, and grant the commission broad authority to hear related applications Rex Baxter the chamber manager criticized the bill. They also planned the annual membership drive and noted the war postponement of the usual banquet-linked annual meeting.
Three youths followed Mrs. Fannin home from work at 12 15 am and grabbed her purse in the 300 block on West Eighth Avenue. They escaped with 50 cents and keys, police reported.
London report says the Yugoslav government in exile declares 4200 Serbs slain in Belgrade during a three day terror campaign. It cites torture of men and assault of women before executions.
The Office of Price Administration cut the next coffee ration from one pound every five weeks to one pound every six weeks. Stamp No. 25 becomes valid on February 8 for one pound of coffee until midnight. Stamp 28, valid since January 4, expires February 7. OPA cites reduced inventories and higher military shipping needs. Consumers should spread purchases over the six weeks.
Treasury report reveals undercover agents met smugglers in the Guadalajara mountains and with Mexican help broke a narcotics gang supplying peddlers in New York San Francisco Seattle and border towns. A Mexican woman called the brains and two henchmen known as The Chemist and The Lawyer were arrested near San Antonio with 55 ounces of morphine seized. they pleaded guilty and drew five year sentences. The woman and 13 others were indicted at El Paso. she faces Mexican charges. Also Detroit agents uncovered a nylon hose black market netting nearly 30000 in a month.
RAF Blenheim bombers attacked Rathedaung and three other villages in western Burma as announced by a British communiqué.
President Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill reportedly discussed at Casablanca the invasion plan options against Germany including actions from the Mediterranean or attacking the entire Atlantic coast. The remarks were noted by Walter Nash of New Zealand ministry.
The bureau reports continued mild weather this afternoon with a bit of wind. A somewhat colder night is expected, with a morning low around 32 and yesterday’s high near 58 degrees.
When constipation brings on discomfort after meals stomach upset bloating dizzy spells gas and bad breath the stomach cries the blues. Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin wakes lazy nerves and muscles in the intestines and is easy on the stomach.
Amarillo officials hail a converted commercial truck as a faster cheaper fire unit. In 30 days it answered 27 alarms with 14 runs saved by heavier equipment, all from central station. Chief Curry notes the economical long runs. the booster came from an obsolete wagon. Churchill spoke with King Farouk I yesterday per UPI.
Washington reports an early order mandating rail truck coordination for merchandise shipments. The draft proposal from the Office of Defense Transportation limits truck moves to 300 miles plus 25 to reach a terminal, and requires rail carload shipments to be at least 50 miles. Truckers oppose the 300 mile cap. railmen fear acting as truck agents. No shipper rate changes are expected. Chaumoogra oil used for leprosy comes from a Burma tree.
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An inexpensive home mix using bay rum glycerine and Barbo Compound promises a professional looking tint for gray hair. Mix with water and apply to achieve a soft glossy natural color that won’t wash out or stain the scalp, with easy maintenance.
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