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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1945
Page
2
Napoleon quote cited as intro to a short note describing Castor oil adopted as brake fluid in the Army's latest 24 ton motor vehicles. The line underscores wartime skepticism toward press sources.
Mrs. B. B. Kent reports a set of Chevrolet car keys on a chain lost in front of the Furr Food Store on East Tenth Avenue. If found, return to 2400 Ong or leave a card for contact as she has no telephone.
Mrs. M Nelson offers housework and cooking in exchange for room, board, and wages. Contact via General Delivery in Amarillo for arrangements.
A refined woman offers to do housework for a couple and asks them to call 2-3959 after 8 o clock in the morning.
A gentle and good natured brown male dog wanders to a home seeking a new owner. The reader invites interested people to call 9408 or visit 916 Austin to adopt.
On December 25 a blue scarf with red flowers and the initials B F M was lost between the Rialto Theater and 103 North Harrison. The owner asks for return to 103 North Harrison or a call to 20532.
Mrs. Nelle Alexander seeks the return of a Delta Kappa Gamma pin found in Amarillo with her name engraved on the back. Please contact care of Stratford Public Schools, Stratford, Texas.
Sunday evening December 17 a lady’s brown alligator hand bag was taken. It contains sentimental personal items but no money. A $5 reward promises return with no questions asked if handed to the proprietor at the Aviatrix.
A 15 year old girl asks about opportunities to care for children or assist with lighthouse duties during the holidays. She seeks safe, supervised roles suitable for her age and local regulations.
A high school student from Dumas Texas reports losing a brown leather envelope purse in Amarillo on December 16 while Christmas shopping. Contents included a billfold with about 18 to 19 dollars, social security card, gasoline stamps, a blank check with an address, a fountain pen, and other items. reward offered for return by mailing to Wanda Hill Cactus Ordnance Works.
Seven little bird-dog pups free to good home. Six females and one male. Come to 1107 North Johnson to collect.
A small brown fur piece was found and may be claimed by the owner. Call to identify at the address 904 Adams.
A motorist reports a lost lock-type gasoline cap while driving a car. contact Mrs. C. E. Henly at 29260 or visit 209 McMasters to reclaim the item.
A person reports losing a heart shaped locket given by a husband overseas. The locket was attached by three links to a pin and one link broke loose, making recovery uncertain.
Advertisement seeks a live-in helper in a lakeside city neighborhood offering meals and 50 dollars monthly. Light duties include baby care with apartment service provided daily. only the baby and employer present. Working days are days shifts, Sundays off. Permanent position. potential for a city dwelling. Write Box 665 Canyon Tex or call 519-W Canyon collect.
Mrs. C. G. Lynch asks for return of a yellow gold locket bearing white pearl face with miniature paratrooper wings and a photo of her husband and herself. She provides contact Route 3 Box 673.
Robert Murphy offers Saturday availability until 5 30 pm and seeks inside work. He requests calls or letters at Price College Box 989 and signs with his name.
Middle aged man with farming and ranching experience seeks ranch or farm work. Married with one 14 year old son. Can be contacted through C. C. Hutto Route 2 Box 283 Amarillo. A. Kemp.
A gold cuff link engraved with the initials A H has been turned in at The Globe News office upstairs. The owner may claim the item by presenting identifying details.
A brown billfold containing money and important papers is lost. A black cloth coin purse lost the afternoon of December 23 may contain a car key and small change. A $20 bill or two may be inside. Reward offered. Contact Cretney Drug.
Mrs A E Bryant of 722 Peach Dalhart Texas offers a fine home for a small male toy dog. She will cover transportation expenses and asks for a suitable pet in need of adoption.
A local plea asks the person who took a bicycle from 609 Adams Street on December 6 to return it to the owner. The rider, a paper boy helping his mother, lost his father to war a year ago and asks for the bicycle’s return unless the thief needs it more.
A small tan dog with a black nose and feet and a black tail tip is looking for a new home this Christmas. Call 6532 or visit 1010 Carolina Street to adopt. JOHNNY HAYS, JS.
A reward is offered for the return of a lost billfold with $65 and papers after a car wreck about 20 miles out of Amarillo on Highway 60. Call 8758 or meet JOHN M. SPAIN at 208 North Harrison.
The owner seeks the return of a lost billfold containing a draft card order 12728 other papers and pictures. It was lost near 1621 Lincoln and the finder is asked to return it to the owner.
A purse lost in the J. C. Penney's Store afternoon of December 8 is requested to be returned to Mrs. Ben Terrell at Box 102 Dumas.
A reader asks for a G note French harp or harmonica for a boy in Italy. They report difficulty obtaining one and request assistance via call 9066.
Two female puppies available free of charge. Call 2 0989 after 6 PM to arrange adoption with Mrs Roberts.
A black billfold containing about 52 dollars was lost December 6 between Fifth and Seventh on Polk. Half the money will be paid as a reward. Return to 1504 West Thirteenth or call 4020. Desiring Mrs J H Wishcamper.
Mrs. E. J. Kellogg appeals for return of a parcel containing a dozen photographs of a small boy. She fears misplacement and asks the finder to mail or deliver the items to 719 North Garfield, noting she did not have a telephone. The loss may have occurred at Cretney Drug Store.
United Press reports Allied forces pierced the German salient near Rochefort with the capture of Bure and pressed operations around Houffalize Bleialf and Bitche. Germans hold two eastward roads and show signs of conserving strength while skirmishes and artillery exchanges continue in the Saar region and Vosges.
In the Ardennes siege the German offensive under von Rundstedt presses from the Saar to the Rhine forcing the Third and Seventh Armies to concede ground. Reports cite heavy fighting around Bastogne and Wardin with American forces under Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor and the 101st Airborne holding lines.
Washington January 4 The president weighs submitting his annual message to Congress and airing it on the air the same night as last year. He sought to give Americans a full outline of his five point program and national service proposal but Congress did not grant it then.
In Lima Ohio the Army Ordnance Department praises the M-18 tank destroyer as the hot test thing in armored warfare. Capt. Charles R. Adkins of Columbus Grove notes its streamline speed, rapid engine changes, and independent bogey wheels ensuring mobility if a wheel breaks.
Mary L. Spence Piano Store advertises a constant stock of baby grand uprights and player pianos available for immediate purchase at locations in Amarillo Texas and Plainview Texas with addresses 1026 W. 6th and 710 Broadway respectively.
Draft Board I and Draft Board II in Potter County report no local guidance on applying the 18 to 25 year old deferred farmer draft. Both offices await national selective headquarters and say newspapers are often first to know. Board 2 plans a 300 percent January increase. Board 1’s increase cannot be calculated due to December having no call.
New York report cites Life Story article noting 85 percent of shoplifters are women and theft totals about 80 million dollars annually. Detectives say spotters, war workers, thrill seekers, and socialites drive losses as postwar plans and bridge debts influence motives.
Suffering backache and fatigue may stem from tired kidneys. Doan's Pills are advertised as a 40 year old remedy to flush waste from the blood via the kidneys and provide relief from pains, swelling, and urinary discomfort.
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