07 Jan 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1943
Page
1
Colder tonight with a weekend storm next. Miscellany covers medical myths, ancient marriages, Amazon warriors, a Marine knife request, and local anecdotes. Includes Don Williams football notes and a lion gift delivery at the airport, with community chatter on education, fashion, marriages, and wartime logistics.
A soldier from Randall County writes Tack lamenting Amarillo police harassment of him and his wife while waiting for a train. He recalls showing furlough papers and a drivers license, defends officers amid war-time strain, and urges patience and courtesy from police. He renames himself from Amarillo to Canyon and ends with a New Year greeting.
Hollywood gossip column praises Joan Crawford as the most remarkable star, detailing her rise through Jazz baby to dramatic actress and now comedienne. It highlights her off screen growth, resilience, and ability to adapt while maintaining stature.
A reader at 415 North Fillmore Street requests nearby employment along a bus line. Call 2-1356 and see Page Nine for additional letters.
Rex Baxter, manager, told Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors there will be a wild scramble to retain industries after the war. The group canceled its annual banquet due to food and labor shortages and will meet twice a month. They backed the Ruml pay-as-you-go tax plan after initial Treasury opposition.
The piece notes rationing shifts in sales work as wholesalers and their salesmen act as rationing agents. It discusses limits on gasoline for traveling salesmen while boards determine how much to allot to those who keep from selling. The other item reports U S S Peto arriving at New Orleans in a floating drydock after escort from Chicago.
The American ambassador Admiral William H. Standley arrived back in Kuibyshev from Washington. Argentina plans to control all corn, paying growers nearly 3 dollars a ton above market price for corn delivered to government agents, with storage space bulging with grain.
City health officials in Amarillo report several sidewalk regulations. They require daily sweeping between 6 PM and midnight and prohibit spitting on sidewalks or in public buildings. Other rules ban skating painting chalking unpacking goods and placing boxes on sidewalks.
British officers at a Royal Air Force mess mistook two escaped Nazi pilots for fellow officers after hosting them. The pair had stolen a British aircraft from another base, used weather to their advantage, and fled toward Germany before running low on fuel and landing in a field. The Nazis spoke fluent English and wore counterfeit RAF insignia.
Two airmen seeking fuel reach a Royal Air Force base after bad weather. An operations officer delays them and invites them to the mess where officers host a party. A bath and banter follow as an orderly notes tinfoil on their coats before authorities haul them back for camp.
Ice around sprinkler heads melted as water sprayed from the course house lawn this morning. Wind blew the water away from small bonfires while neighbors watched in disbelief as people left for work.
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