19 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1941
Page
1
A columnist muses on New York wages for maids, social shifts, and wartime aircraft progress. He notes changes in labor, fashion, and home life, then surveys Allied prospects, German plans, and public opinion in the East with idle anecdotes and cryptic references to Churchill and Roosevelt.
A reflective column notes the unfamiliarity of badminton in the Southwest, mentions a Dutch store keeper warning his daughters about German soldiers, and reports a proposed penitentiary offense for flirtations with wives of active soldiers. It also cites rumors about morale and wartime conduct affecting families.
A New Haven style notice outlines that veteran registration on George Washington's birthday could map civilian work needs. John K. Boyce of the American Legion says many veterans should voluntarily fill questionnaires to aid national defense and civilian employment, with local sites in Amarillo.
A couple without children requests local or distant farm work and letter exchanges. John Lemay of Apt 6, 618 East 2nd Ave shows willingness to relocate. Tam, 85, seeks peers and letters from girls her age. Hoegar of Wellington and Pollard of Altus list family size and farm work interest.
A resident reports a lost black patent leather purse containing $50 and personal items. The owner, away from home and needing the money badly, offers a reward for its return. Contact 2046 Washington, rear.
Practical nurse or house keeper seeks work and is willing to relocate. Call 4624 at 708 South Fillmore St. Reward offered for lost watch reported in front of the Social Center on Friday.
In Austin the House rejected a quick move on a 26.8 million social security appropriation bill amid cheers and boos. Debate revived a prior tax amendment fight as Rep. Walter Ferguson pressed for rapid action, but Rep. G C Morris prevailed in delaying action by a month.
A Boy Scout completes his fire-building test unaided by mirrors or matches. Globe News Want Ads advertise services to sell items, rent property, find help, and list automobiles and real estate through Globe-News Want Ads dial 6262.
The CIO United Automobile Workers strike at Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee enters its fifth week, halting production on 45 million dollars in defense orders and drawing officials and union leaders into renewed talks over a truce clause. In Cincinnati, 600 to 1,000 CTO union members rejected a proposed wage settlement, idling two plants with government contracts.
The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers announced that its board accepted a consent decree issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. The move comes as ASCAP agrees to the terms set by the government in the outlined settlement.
The court moved $1,000 in liquor license money from the jury fund to fund direct aid grants for Needy persons and ordered payment of the late deputy clerk Mrs. Stalcup's salary through February 15. A deputy clerk position was approved at $90 monthly, with raises for Chief Deputy Kinkead and others and a new part time worker at $10 monthly. January business and recording fees were noted as high, and the court planned to review the county tax office report tomorrow.
The 108th district court, Judge W. E. Gee, upheld the county court decision to issue a beer license to Fred's Barn. Fred Spears appealed the ruling.
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