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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1944
Page
12
Classic car ad notes blue finish and features radio heater and seat covers with good tires available for 475 dollars. Location noted as Tenth and Pork.
In Amarillo a ride sharing tale unfolds as Mona and Ramona chase fares amid train and bus delays. They recount how drivers depend on commissions, salvage change from large bills, and encounter a thwarted soldier and a mischievous boy who lures cabs away.
A critical look at the cherry tree legend linked to George Washington and Parson Weems. The piece notes the Library of Congress holds only a single typewritten sheet about the incident and discusses Weems' biography and the tale’s moral implications.
Pre war population of the Kwa Jalein atoll in the Marshalls was about 1000 people.
First Presbyterian Church on Eleventh Avenue and Harrison Streets invites service men to the 6:15 p.m. church night with a gospel service, fellowship supper, and 7 to 8 p.m. study hour. Adults meet Dr. R. Thomsen to study The Joy of Work Skillfully Done. Senior and junior groups hold discussions. Nassau Circle hosts the supper. nursery for children. Natives of some Solomon Islands bleach their hair.
Rupert Hughes questions the cherry tree anecdote in his George Washington book while praising the enduring American image of truthful George. The Weems version is criticized as sentimental and crude, yet the cherry tree remains central to the national myth alongside Santa Claus and Easter Bunnies.
The American Red Cross opens a downtown office at the Southwestern Public Service building for the War Punch drive. Potter County chapter aims for 112 500 toward a 200 million national goal, with solicitation starting Monday. donations accepted now at the headquarters.
Mrs. John Czingili will start an advanced first aid course by the Potter County Chapter of the American Red Cross on Thursday at 1 PM in the Red Cross room of the Blackstone Hotel. Ten hours of class work are required and enrollment is open to those who completed the standard course or want a refresher. Participants need a textbook and triangular bandages. the textbook costs 60 cents. Call Red Cross at 2-6571 to enroll.
Amarillo Texas issues a bid invitation for four new city water wells. Proposals due March 7 1944 at 8 PM Central War Time in the City Manager’s office. Freese Nichols engineers provide plans with a $10 deposit. bids accompanied by 5 percent bonds.
Paramount presents His Butler's Sister with Pat O'Brien and Franchot Tone. Gung Ho! features Randolph Scott and Noah Beery Jr. Sweet Boy Syed pairs Betty Grable with Robert Young. Hands Across the Border stars Roy Rogers. Top Man features Susan Foster. Victory offers Action in the North Atlantic with Bogart. Aerial Gunner with Chester Morris and Richard Arlen. Watch on the Rhine stars Bette Davis and Paul Lukas. Song of the Islands with Grable, Mature and Oakie. The Traitor and Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood play Liberty. Forever and a Day headlines with many stars. They Died With Their Boots On features Errol Flynn.
Lieutenant Roy P. Hill Jr. returns on leave from Eagle Pass advanced flying base. A Foster Field graduate in 1942 he now holds a first lieutenant rank and is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Hill of Amarillo. Dick Morton and his orchestra provide musical entertainment at nearby venues. Rainbow Gardens presents the Pianta men playing each night through Saturday with Ric Jerry Fodor and His Men providing the music.
A Western Auto ad offers radio service at 521 Polk with no inspection charge. Tom Thomas Radio Service advertises repair options and guarantees performance, promising to make radios play.
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