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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1942
Page
8
A Texas town diaries express amusement at the Buckners visit, comment on Amarillo as an open city, and rail against perceived federal defense neglect of the Panhandle. The writer laments cold weather, quotes letters on price gouging and rationing, and highlights local reactions to national wartime policies.
A brief note seeks employed persons needing daytime childcare. The writer offers to care for a child while parents work. Details on location and conditions are not specified in the fragment.
The plan requests a 13.6 billion initial wartime appropriation with more to follow as production ramps up. It calls for about 2 billion in social security taxes and 7 billion in assorted taxes. The president foresees no general consumer rationing now, while trimming nonmilitary agency budgets and delaying nonessential public works.
Funeral services for W B Benton 75, longtime Amarillo resident and active First Christian Church member, will be held Thursday at 11 from First Christian Church. Dr R C Snodgrass to officiate. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery beside his wife. He died yesterday at his home three miles east of Amarillo. Survivors include three sons Will N Benton J D Benton Hugh Benton two daughters Mrs D T Leachman Mrs James L Brisco a brother Bruce Benton and a sister Mrs Anna Handley plus 11 grandchildren.
The article reports light wartime activity in Amarillo with defense securities sales totaling 12,621.35 dollars including 1,406.35 in stamps. It describes a new dollar-raising plan and a Defense Savings program for 25,000,000 school children involving stamps booths, student information squads, PTA cooperation, and the bulletin Sharing America to teach why buying stamps supports national defense.
Markets report shows Dow Jones averages with declines across Industrials and Utilities while red numbers mark downturns. Kansas City hogs and cattle prices move variably with steady to lower bids, and a long list of livestock details follows. The piece then shifts to a wartime publicity feature noting 40 cartoonists volunteering for defense bonds drives and describing comic characters joining the service to boost morale.
William L. Brown, former Collin County National Bank of McKinney executive, officially assumes transit department manager duties at First National Bank in McKinney. Brown, 16 years at Collin County National, served in World War I overseas, member of American Legion Jimmy Gergas Post 96, affiliated with Knight Templars, and resides with Mrs. Brown and son Billy Frank at 408 Sunset Terrace.
The Admiralty announced that British naval and air forces raided the Norwegian coast during the night of January 6. The communique, issued from London, notes the operation involved both air and sea forces.
Rosalie McCoy daughter of Mr and Mrs J C McCoy 601 North Polk Street fainted from stove fumes in a closed room this morning. She was revived quickly after windows were opened and suffered no serious effects.
CARDUS provides two way relief for periodical headaches, nervousness, and cramps when due to functional causes. Used three days before the expected time it relieves distress and also acts as a tonic to stimulate appetite and gastric juice, aiding digestion and nourishment. With a 61 year record of popularity, it invites confidence.
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce reports thinning ranks but pledges every member to Defense stamps with twelve members buying at least a $25 bond monthly. If kept, this would total $32,400 in 1942, plus other clubs reaching 100 percent regular purchases and high yearly limits.
The regular Wednesday night meeting at the First Christian Church has been postponed to next Wednesday. The program planned for tonight will be rescheduled for the new date.
Clare Tree Major presents The Poor Little Rich Girl tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 in the Senior High School Auditorium. School children with tickets will be dismissed in time to attend.
Police will start enforcing the upgraded parking meter ordinance at 9 a m tomorrow with 421 meters in use. Motorists must pay 9 a m to 6 p m on weekdays and 9 a m to 9 p m on Saturdays, with no charges on Sundays, holidays, or during June days. delivery trucks are exempt from payment while loading but double parking is prohibited.
Amarillo police chief Sid Harper announced that enemy aliens must turn over firearms cameras and radios especially short wave sets. Property will be labeled stored for the duration with potential imprisonment for noncompliance. First alien registration in Amarillo found a few Germans and Italians but no Japanese.
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