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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
1
Mrs. Ken Murray meets Marie Wilson's brother and, in wide-eyed surprise, declares I’d never have known you you’re 80 flat-chested. The remark highlights a playful, risqué aside at a social gathering.
Col Edward W. Raley of Amarillo Army Air Field oversees the creation of a 64 inch diameter rotating globe with a 125 miles per inch scale. The globe, tilted 23 degrees, uses orange and blue markings for land and water and can spin easily for geography study by officers, enlisted men, and civilians.
A middle aged woman, described as a good cook and experienced house keeper, asks Tack for help finding a motherless home where she can take full charge. Mrs Kate Myers of Milam Street seeks shelter and offers reward. She reports loss of a package with two pairs of shoes during shopping at Woolworths.
Sibyl Jones daughter of Paul Jones a Southwestern Drug salesman rose to the top of a school fundraiser by selling bonds to colleagues in the office and earning multiple 1000 and 1090 bond sales. Nancy Bachman 14 received a plane ride prize for converting silver dollars into bonds while Shelby Kruser organized volunteer help. F W Woolworth and Com pany contributed 5000 in bonds for Amarillo store as drive continues.
Washington dispatch notes German defense plans for Western invasion focus on audacious counterattacks led by Rommel and Jodl. It cites fortified zones behind lines, use of glider troops, rocket shelling, and oil attacks, with counterattacks through mobile divisions. The piece also mentions Leeb’s defense doctrine and Russian adoption of German ideas.
The Office of War Information reports post Pearl Harbor industrial accidents killed 37,600 workers and disabled 4,710,000, far exceeding armed forces losses. The figures equate to 270 million man-days lost annually and cost employers about 35 dollars per worker yearly, with accidents causing four times more downtime than strikes.
An Army major met a Transcontinental and Western Airlines hostess on a flight and promised a dinner. He later phoned but the date clashed, so her twin Stella filled in. Stella will marry Maj. Joseph K. McNay in Lebanon or Nashville next Saturday, with Jennie as bridesmaid. The twins, from Westfield, Mass., have always been inseparable. they will be separated after the wedding as Stella moves to Lebanon and Jennie back to New York.
L A Martinez of Detroit reports his Michigan driver's license expired before the mail reached him 7,000 miles away in the Southwest Pacific where he serves with the Seabees. He joked about reciprocity with tribal chiefs and a postwar honor for the license.
Chicago and Kansas City livestock markets show steady to higher demand for hogs cattle and calves. Hogs 200 to 300 lbs 13.13 to 13.50 in Chicago. cattle and calves up to 40 cents higher with feeders and fat cattle active. sheep bids mostly steady with lambs around 15.50 to 15.60. Kansas City hogs 200 to 300 lbs 13.50 to 13.75. cattle steady to strong with feeder and fat categories active. sheep offerings slow with limited sales. Financial fund liquidating 1.7584 and offering 1.93.
Jimmie Fidler notes 1943 studio contracts flood Hollywood with young actresses while unreleased backlog could curb 1944 production. Speculates on purges, cost cuts, or risky star bets as veterans face uncertain futures. Fidler recalls 1930s over-signees and industry shifts.
Reported Russian forces cut the railway northeast and southwest of Novgorod, isolating the city as Gen Meretskov's army advances north and west. Ice on Lake Ilmen enabled crossings, with positions 27 miles east of the Leningrad South trunk line and 80 miles south of Govorov's spearheads.
Bobby Ruth Franklin a 14 year old girl was found unconscious on the floor of her home at 1108 North Cleveland Street with an open fire burning nearby. Father Andrew Franklin rushed through a window after knocking failed to wake her. She was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital and was reported getting along just fine.
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