Sidewalks Needed to Schools Prompt City Action
A letter asks Amarillo authorities why sidewalks along Hughes and Hayden streets to Wolflin School are not required or paved by property owners or the city. The writer cites rain and mud hazards for children and urges enforcement or municipal paving. The note blends other items about war signals, Armistice Day, and local notices from readers.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Wolflin
Hughes and
Hayden Street
Box Office Rankings Questioned by Hollywood Critics
Jimmie Fidler reports box office lists for 1942 hinge on total grosses from a actor’s credited films rather than star power. Abbott and Costello top male attractions while Mickey Rooney and others trail due to single film impact.
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Hollywood
Abbott and Costello
Mickey Rooney
Walter Pidgeon
Gary Cooper
Spencer Tracy
Mrs. Miniver
Abbott
Yankees
A&c
Cooper
Betty Grable
Rosalind Russell
Ginger Rogers
Budget cuts and war costs outlined by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt outlined a next year budget totaling 104.13 billion dollars in treasury expenditures with 4.77 billion in off-budget spending by corporations. He warned further cuts require Congress repeal of laws and noted Work Projects Administration abolition and public works curtailment. He cited war costs including Pearl Harbor and a 40.006 billion dollar figure and projected lower tier income gains for families.
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Veterans Administration
Work Projects Administration
Congress
Treasury
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Deer Knives Sent to Marines Urged by Globe News
An appeal urges readers to mail deer knives to the war department to aid Marines and soldiers in jungle fighting. The article notes shortages and describes how knives help cut paths and defend against enemies, urging readers to send knives to 1025 Columbus Avenue San Francisco California or bring them to The News Globe for forwarding.
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J. W. Roland
Amarillo
Orient
War Department
Columbia Avenue
San Francisco
Calif
Globe News
Columbus Avenue
California
News-Globe
Puritan Hard Lines and Army Camps Moral Debate
A letter argues for disciplined self-reliance in army camps, urging the public to stop pampering soldiers and promote broadened education for youth. It notes smoking, drinking, and gambling as issues, praises the American Youth Hostels, and ends with reflections on family news and a light note about the times.
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Alaska
Tierra del Fuego
Philip
Lost black billfold with pilot license at Herring Hotel
Private Charles Pietranis reports a black billfold with a pilot license and value items lost on January 6 1943 between Room 1410 and the Coffee Shop at Herring Hotel. Contact Amarilla Field or 25132 for rewards.
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Herring Hotel
Amarilla Field
Pvt
Charles Pietranis
Technical School
Personal notices and lost items from a community page
Christmas week loss reports include dark shell rimmed glasses near Blackburn Building and a blue purse with a Pantex badge. owners provide contact details. Other ads seek part time work, a reliable baby-sitter in South San Jacinto, and a request to locate a missing blue fuzzy dog from 606 Maryland Street.
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Blackburn
Erader
Tack
Maryland Street
Ride to Pantex Seeks Passenger Contact Person
Local note requests a passenger for a ride to Pantex. The contact person is seeking a rider who needs transportation to the facility. This brief notice invites interested individuals to reach out for arrangements.
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Tack
Pan
Widower seeks companionship and lost possum leads
A 65 year old widower from Clarendon Texas writes to your column seeking a widowed match near his age. He also reports a found possum believed to belong to another reader and offers to share details if contacted. He asks for calls to 2 5033 and 2 1553 and mentions a lost package and a farm job history.
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Tack
Clarendon
Texas
War housing rush pledged for Amarillo buildings
A Dallas conference between HOLC and NHA officials promised to expedite applications to convert existing Amarillo buildings into war worker housing. Joe Cooley, manager of Amarillo's war housing center, said the pledge aimed to speed approvals for Amarillo projects.
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Amarillo
Joe Cooley
Dallas
Cooley
War Housing Center
HOLC
NHA
USO Converts Japanese YMCA to Negro Forces Club
The former Japanese YMCA in San Francisco is now a USO club offering special facilities for Black servicemen, serving as a morale center for Negro members of the armed forces.
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USO
JAP Club
San Francisco
U.P
Budget aims to speed worker transfer to essential industries
The budget calls for accelerating transfers of workers to essential sectors, reducing turnover, and supporting armed services with 9,700,000 personnel by year end. It projects a national income of 135.0 billion this year and 145.1 billion next year, highlighting civilians' access to money as a key focus.
British Indian Forces Drive Toward Akyab As War Rages
A New Delhi dispatch says fighting continues along the Mayu River with British and Indian troops pushing toward Akyab on the Bay of Bengal coast. British planes bomb Japanese held villages in the Akyab area while forces maintain pressure around Rathedaung and Donbaik, 30 miles north of Akyab. Blenheim bombers operated in escort missions over the area.
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New Delhi
Mayu River
Bay of Bengal
Akyab
Rathedaung
Donbaik
Allied officer weighs moves on Tunisian front line
An Allied officer at western headquarters discusses potential German choices on the Tunisian Tripolitanian frontier. He says if the line is turned toward the Eighth Army advancing from the east, Allied forces could attack from the rear. if turned against the Allies, the Eighth Army would strike them from the east.
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Hill-Billy
Eighth Army
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