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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1943
Page
4
Women of Amarillo offer final chance to enroll in nurse aide class starting next Monday. Nurse Aide Committee will be in Room 506 at the courthouse from 10 A M to 6 P M for enrollment. A large need for nurse's aides remains in Amarillo.
Advert describes Noxzema as a medicated cream from nurses and models, claiming it smooths rough dry skin heals externally caused pimples and blemishes with a mild astringent action. Recommends a 10 day night use and a protective powder base and notes trial sizes from 35 to 100 cents.
The U S heavy cruiser Chicago sank off Guadalcanal after a furious air assault by Japanese planes. Despite shooting down 12 of 13 torpedoers, torpedoes struck the Chicago as her escort fought off the attack. The ship, a veteran of South Pacific operations, had just returned to service after hull repairs.
Evelyn Boyd reports WAVES members writing and performing self made songs for entertainment. The popular tune unified them with the "WAVES SONG" to Beer Barrel Polka and a Stanford inspired piece titled Come join the WAVES. California and Texas WAVES are active in creating patriotic lyrics and singing together.
More than 40 Amarillo women from city clubs met at Legion Home and voted to aid Army recruiting for WAAC service. The winning club will earn a $25 War Bond from the Amarillo Globe News if most applications are returned by March 31. Legion Station will judge, with literature and blanks distributed to clubs.
A Japanese raider attacked near the tropics on January 28 as bombers dropped near the stern of the Chicago. Crew manned battle stations at the whistle for general quarters and engaged the planes, but one or two bombers evaded AA fire and struck the cruiser. Damage control teams towed the ship to safety after the hit halted it.
Debris cleared from deck as a tow attempts rescue of the warship Chicago. Japanese bombers and torpedo planes pummel her hull, the ship sinks with destroyers nearby. About 95 percent of the crew survived the battle and tow failed as she rolls and goes down.
Senate war investigating panel counsel Hugh Fulton blamed frequent War Department specification changes for Willow Run failing to reach higher production. He noted Wisconsin dropped from first to fifteenth in lumber production since the start of the century.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edward s Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative to stimulate daily bile flow and relieve constipation. It claims better digestion of fatty foods and gentle bowel movements with no griping and lists 15¢ 30¢ 60¢ prices at drugstores.
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