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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1943
Page
10
The United States produces almost twice as much petroleum as the rest of the world, highlighting strong domestic energy output relative to global production.
Round Town notes list several births with names and birthdates. Ter ry Stringer and family move to Bonita Drive in Pleasant Valley after relocating from Sweetwater. Newborns include Mary Louise Griffith born January 15 at St. Anthony's Hospital and John Clark Nicholl born January 14 at St. Anthony's Hospital.
Federal employees in Amarillo will gather in the district courtroom of the post office building tomorrow at 8 pm to revive the local National Federation of Federal Employees. Amarillo Local No 420 president Fred Gray will lead, with L M Walker from Washington addressing overtime and salary adjustments replacing the temporary plan set to end April 30, plus Civil Service retirement and employees' compensation. All federal employees are invited. the union is open to Civil Service and other federal civilian personnel except postal workers.
DeWitt MacKenzie writes from Bombay praising American air power in Libya and El Alamein. He credits U.S. heavy bombers with crippling Rommel’s bases and Tripoli port, stressing Allied air support as key to Montgomery’s victory and future Mediterranean campaigns.
In Tripoli the British Army and Royal Air Force entered the city and locals welcomed American and British forces with emotional outbursts. Jewish residents described killings by armed factions before the occupation ended, recalling long-standing violence linked to the city's piracy era.
Ohio physician Dr. F M Edwards promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable tonic laxative to stimulate liver bile flow and improve digestion. The ad claims gentle bowel movements without griping and lists 15 30 and 60 cent prices at drugstores.
Gene Franklin Groom of Amarillo Texas has been designated a Naval Aviator and assigned to active duty. He enlisted for flight training in Dallas after Amarillo College attendance and was appointed Aviation Cadet on August 6 1942. He entered advanced training at Corpus Christi and will fly with the Devildogs of the Air Marine Corps aircraft squadrons.
In Lubbock on January 26, girl civilian employees at the South Plains Army Flying School report a novel use for gummed paper tape to hold up their stockings. The note compares such tape to the long standing use of stockings by yachts in Britain and Holland since the 17th century.
Listings for Paramount and nearby venues showings today through Tuesday. Titles include A Yank at Eton with Mickey Rooney, Oma ha Trail with James Craig, Road to Morocco with Bing Crosby, and Lady From Chungking with Anna May Wong. Screenings run from 1:00 PM to 10:01 PM with multiple daily showings.
Keye Luke and Lotus Longstare star in Phantom of Chinatown joined by Pat O'Brien in The Night of Nights. The double bill runs Tuesday through Thursday at the Liberty Theater, as advertised by Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
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