14 Jan 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1942
Page
1
A column of weather talk mixed with quotes from Harold Nicholson Elbert Hubbard and Chu Hsueh fan, plus trivia about Dallas snow and a puzzle. It riffs on oil tests near Amarillo, morale in Germany, and a parade of social types from New York. Ends with a general miscellany of anecdotes and quotes.
Mary and Elmer discuss daily quotas for bonds and stamps in Potter County. They note a daily and Sunday target of 12 509 and a shortfall of 7 125 achieved yesterday, with emphasis on constant drive and national effort.
In Chicago H C Lytton, head of a leading department store, bet on Grover Cleveland to win the Presidency in 1888 and, after losing, wore a full dress suit and sawed a cord of wood in his shop window as a bold publicity stunt while others in the South blamed buzzards for disease.
A honey colored six month old Cocker Spaniel is missing and offered reward for return. Also multiple classified pleas seek jobs including brick mason with vehicle, a 41 year old man seeking any living-wage work, a widow seeking pen pals, a young woman seeking Red Cross related work, and several other applicants listing locations in Amarillo and Cheyenne Oklahoma.
The Southwestern Anthology of Verse from The Naylor Company San Antonio showcases 287 poets from the Southwest. Amarillo contributors include Mrs Nora Schubert Bair Mrs Jessica Morehead Young and Mrs Mary Miller Beard. Awards will be announced in January by The Naylor Company. Edith 519 Cleveland Street.
A vintage style ad touts mixing a cough syrup at home using sugar water and 245 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle. It claims the remedy loosens phlegm soothes irritated membranes aids sleep and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Merrill Lynch market pages show at 1 PM Dow Industrials 112.25 down, rails 2,220.15, utilities 14.53 down. Cattle and hogs mixed with early bids steady to higher. beef prices rise modestly while stock quotes list numerous industrial names with varied gains and losses. Kansas City livestock reports hogs 2,500, fairly active, uneven gains 5-15 cents.
A profile notes Donald M. Nelson, rising from humble beginnings to a $75,000 a year Sears Roebuck merchandising VP role, then tapped by Washington to coord defense purchasing as war industry plans for a vast two year schedule begin. The piece places him amid wartime procurement leadership as of January 14.
An ordinance amends section 1 of ordinance 1591 to have taxicab fares set by City Commission resolution during the national emergency. It claims wartime defense needs, defense contracts, tire and metal rationing, and urges immediate effect upon first reading and publication. City officials Jenkins mayor Burwell city secretary Byrne Singleton counsels form approved.
Itching relief claimed after one application for eczema rash ringworm pimples and toe itch with Blue Star Ointment. Money back if the first application fails to satisfy. Try it today.
Long odds but not unusual for Globe News Want Ads. Mr and Mrs Evans bought a 2 day ad for 90 cents and received five rooms of furniture like new in return. The ad lists a house for rent at 1010 West 14th and a $400 price. Dial 6262 is advertised as the Want Ad HQ. The piece also notes a wartime Allied supply council to coordinate war deliveries, naming Nelson and Lord Beaverbrook as likely members.
Douglas residents note identical twins Spencer and Archilles Burch share a first birthday soon. Neighbors say they cannot tell the brothers apart, highlighting their striking resemblance.
Constipation triggers stomach upset and bloating while a laxative with Syrup Pepsin eases the discomfort. Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combines gentle relief with pleasant taste, aiding lazy bowels and soothing a sensitive stomach for both adults and children. Buy at your druggist today.
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