19 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1943
Page
1
A broadcaster in Amarillo returns to duty with a dry forecast and notes no imminent dust storms this March and April. He links past dust events to soil moisture, mentions sandstorms, and recalls historical dusters while sharing light cultural quips and local notices including a dog missing in the area and a price for its return.
A column of rapid-fire trivia and quips covers old TV and radio days, fashion lines, enunciation drills for actors, calendar shifts, run in stockings, and jokes about national life. It notes wartime shifts in industry and travel, plus bits on radios, hotels, and public notices.
In Beaumont on February 19, more than 45,000 area workers had their jobs stabilized for the duration under a voluntary agreement issued by the area war manpower committee and director John D. Howard. Employers covering 80 percent of war workers and union representatives signed the pact.
The March of Dimes promotes infantile paralysis fundraising with trailers shown nationwide this week. Amarillo theaters will not host a collection, but boxes are available in the Paramount State Capitol and Rialto lobbies for donations as President Roosevelt calls the effort a front line of national defense.
New Orleans Feb 19 President Roosevelt has nominated former Texas governor James V Allred to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to succeed the late Judge Rufus E Foster A Senate judiciary subcommittee is expected to hold a hearing about March 1 amid opposition.
Prime Minister Churchill is confined to bed with an acute catarrh of the upper respiratory passages, a No. 10 Downing Street statement disclosed on February 19.
An unidentified enemy aircraft, likely from a naval vessel, flew over the Sydney area during the night authorities disclosed. The report notes a mysterious aerial movement amid wartime vigilance in Australia.
Area leaders gathered to map postwar plans with Col. B E Simpson welcoming attendees. Rex Baxter outlined aims while Peggy Wootson and Bob Coffee debated on the high school team. Predictions covered food demand, housing, air travel, tourism, plastics, high octane gas, cold storage, and regional industry relocation.
Mrs. Jack Williams was honored at a surprise party given by Mrs. Bob Oakley at her home on 2900 East Twelth Avenue. Guests included Mesdames Hughes Pamplin Stevens Frazier Hickmott Sanders Stallings and others as gifts were presented with a three tier cake and lighted candles.
Judge M J R Jackson, former civil appeals judge for 18 years in Amarillo, has reentered law practice and opened an office at 801 Oliver-Eakle Building.
In Hollywood, Columbia screens two reel comedies with veteran comics led by the Three Stooges Hugh Herbert and Una Merkel. Bailiwick notes rover Daisy the dog’s mischief on Bondie Buys a Horse, while Rita Hayworth and Janet Blair receive admiring chatter as filming proceeds at Columbia Studios.
Seattle judge William G Long admits confusion over OPA rationing rules in a letter to the fuel oil rationing board. Texas Gov Coke Stevenson signs into law a bill creating a state service medal and ribbon for honorably serving citizens, including WAACS and WAVES. A Mars resident could not live on Earth without breathing apparatus.
The report notes Lupe swoops in to save a dog from water as lipstick is wiped from the canine snout between takes. Janet Blair passes by as Marines exit the film set, prompting banter about a girl with shining hair and a joke about turning her off.
Dear Tack. A four month old male cocker spaniel named Snuffy is lost. Reward offered for return. Dog is tan. Please return to 1817 Travis Street or call 23014. Gus Roberts. See page 19 for more letters.
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