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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1942
Page
6
An Amarillo survey of eighth grade safety classes finds 50 percent of 13 and 14 year olds drive cars illegally. County rules require a 16 year old license or judge permission, which few receive, creating a pattern of legal violations among students and parents.
A new Church Night series starts at Central Presbyterian Church tomorrow. A 6 15 p m covered dish supper precedes the 7 p m meetings for adults seniors intermediates and children exploring Christians and the New World Order.
The Llano Estacado Council of Boy Scouts plans its annual meeting Thursday at 7 PM in the Herring Hotel. Dr. John R. Abernathy of Oklahoma City will speak, with council committee chairs reporting on growth and progress across seven counties. Guy C. McSwain oversees arrangements, assisted by Lon D. Edwards and others. Several hundred Scouters are expected. The Coast Guard total strength and civilian personnel as of November 1, 1941 are noted.
Jim Jackson Amarillo baritone and Navy recruit has been assigned to entertainment duty. He will perform Saturday at 5 p.m. on the Anchors Aweigh program coast to coast on Mutual. Jackson rose from amateur stage at San Diego to Navy entertainment under Lt. Commander George O Brien, and is son of Folsom D. Jackson Amarillo College.
Maj. Gen. Russell P. Hartle, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Northern Ireland, is nicknamed Scrappy by fellow officers. A Maryland native and 1910 graduate, Hartle rose from second lieutenant to major general by 1940, with a career spanning the Philippines, Puerto Rico, France in World War I, and high-level war planning roles. He led the 34th Infantry and briefly commanded the 43rd National Guard division during wartime.
Representative Melvin J. R. of Minnesota said the House naval affairs committee will conduct a thorough study of the Pearl Harbor situation and all that led up to it. He emphasized the need to review the events and decisions preceding the attack.
Prime Minister King told the House of Commons Canada will expand manpower for war industries and the armed forces and use a plebiscite to seek release from no conscription commitments for overseas service. He announced machinery for the plebiscite and doubling overseas forces to an army group in 1942 with two corps and outlined war aid to Britain.
Dublin reports Prime Minister Eamon de Valera condemned the arrival of United States troops in Northern Ireland. He said Fire had not been consulted by either Britain or the United States about the troop move and protested the decision.
Four teenage youths and two girls were detained after an attempted hijacking of two Pampa men and robberies at filling stations in Abilene La Mesa Big Spring Amarillo and Albuquerque. A stolen Kansas City car broke down near Pampa and was abandoned. Davis of Pampa intervened at a station and the suspects fled. FBI notified. no charges filed.
Every Texaco employee at the Amarillo refinery and company officials will be fingerprinted. The process began yesterday and will run through the week as part of a cooperative FBI effort. M Halpern, vice president and general manager in New York, was the first company official fingerprinted.
Gen James E Chaney, rated as a combat pilot and observer, is named commanding general of U S army forces in the British Isles. The plan notes U S combat troops arriving in the European zone as the vanguard for further stations in the British Isles.
Washington January 27 1943 Chairman Donald M Nelson of the War Production Board declared Price Administrator Leon Henderson has full authority to ration all goods sold on the retail market and products for personal consumption.
Market report shows Dow Jones averages up modestly with gains in industries like chemicals and machinery while rail and utilities posted mixed results. Kansas City livestock markets note hogs, cattle, and sheep trading with varied price action and steady demand at midweek.
In Rio de Janeiro the final session of the Pan American Conference was postponed as Ecuador threatened to denounce Peru over border disputes and leave the talks. Brazilian Foreign Minister Aranha postponed the closing session, hoping a solution would emerge by evening.
Work orders for widening West Sixth Avenue in San Jacinto were issued to the city engineering department after a special city commission meeting decided to begin the project at once. Shared costs will be funded by property owners the city county and the state. Mayor Jenkins is away in Washington so no meeting was held tonight.
Senator Norris urged unifying army navy and air force under a single defense department. He blamed Congress for Pearl Harbor’s success and called for top down unified command. Maj. Gen. H H Arnold reported improving American war equipment production to a Senate subcommittee.
Rufus Steele promotes the Culbertson 1942 bidding system at Amarillo Elks Club for a milk fund bridge school. The program runs Monday to Friday with 19 sessions, 48 lessons, at 2 PM and 8 PM, enrollment $2. The course adds card play lessons and aims to unify players on the new bids, replacing Blackwood.
Emergency navy recruitment notice requires Dallas enlisted men on leave to report back tomorrow. In Panhandle about 52 men, Amarillo hosts 15. Amarillo Globe raises funds via Osa Johnson appearances with matinee and evening shows at Municipal Auditorium. The explorer autographs books during a back stage reception after performances.
Senate defense investigating committee chairman Harry S. Truman calls for a 100 percent excess profits tax to absorb profits deemed unreasonable on naval construction contracts. The article also notes the National Gallery of Art in Washington is a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution.
Pictured at his desk in Washington after promotion to command of the U S Atlantic fleet is Rear Admiral Royal E Ingersoll. He assumes new duties and oversees Atlantic operations from his official post.
Potter County failed to meet its quota for naval defense bonds yesterday with sales totaling 9425 dollars, well short of the daily requirement of 12509 dollars. Local officials urge residents to purchase bonds to support the war effort.
The weather bureau reports little change with a high of 57 and a low of 28. Readers are reminded to check Globe-News Want Ads for results.
After the President's Birthday Ball, fifty cents stays in Amarillo for the Crippled Children's Council and fifty cents goes to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The Foundation grants funds to universities hospitals and research groups studying the virus after effects nutrition and epidemics to cure infantile paralysis.
An old drug ad promotes Adlerika a blend of carminatives and laxatives for quick gas relief and bowel action. It urges consumers to set a daily five to ten minute routine and asks them to ask their druggist for Adlerika at Cretney Drug.
Amarillo schools in cooperation with the State Board of Vocational Guidance offer two display advertising and show card writing classes starting next week. J P Williamson will teach display advertising with a $1.50 tuition, and L F E Smith will lead the show card writing course with instruction tailored to different skill levels. Classes meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8 to 10 and 7:30 to 9:30 respectively, for workers aged 16 or older in business.
Amarillo grocers will convene in the Potter County courtroom at 8 30 PM to discuss cutting delivery service and its impact on grocery orders. The group will also consider daylight saving time effects on retail grocers, announced by W D Walsh.
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