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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1943
Page
2
Burglars gained entry to four offices at a senior high school last night causing heavy damage to doors and desks. A pupil’s pen and pencil set were the only personal items found. Police found the break in at 3 am and nearby thieves fled from Kerr Paper as a second burglary and an attempted burglary were reported in the area.
Intermittent noises from a break in at a company on Tyler Street prompted neighbors to investigate after the front door was forced open. Police were called to document the incident and secure the premises.
U G Randall veteran Panhandle contractor and father of Albert Randall of Amarillo died this morning in Dalhart at his daughter Mrs Jack Wade's home where he had lived since his wife’s recent death He formerly lived in Hereford and Amarillo and spent two years in Elkins New Mexico Survivors include two sons Albert Randall Amarillo and Forrest Randall Long Beach California two daughters Mrs Wade Dalhart and Mrs Alonzo Chatten Elkins four grandsons and three granddaughters Burial will be in Llano Cemetery Funeral arrangements not yet set
Thousands of Chileans paraded through Santiago to show support for breaking relations with the Axis and heard President Juan Antonio Rios call the move the only action consistent with national tradition.
NEW DELHI Jan. 28 RAF Blenheims bombed Japanese targets yesterday on the Mayu Peninsula and Akyab Island as part of the Burma aerial campaign. British forces also drove off an enemy patrol at a village in Kale district east of the Chin hills according to a British communique.
In Chicago on January 28 Gertrude Lawrence and the cast of Lady In The Dark faced a muted reaction from an audience of 800 Montgomery Ward employees as a Sears Roebuck catalog line drew a tense murmur from the crowd.
Victory Command Company D shifts to Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom. Company C attends a service men’s dance in the Auditorium USO north wing. Both start at eight. All Victory Command girls must wear badges by Saturday night as announced by Commander Mrs Grady Wilson.
Sixteen survivors from a United States six masted schooner sunk by a German submarine in the South Atlantic have reached Capetown after a 19 day voyage in a lifeboat. Survivors were aboard the life craft following the sinking and endured the perilous passage to shore.
Radio Maroc quoted by a Swedish newspaper report that Hitler decided to surrender personal control of the German armies temporarily to the general staff. The staff was said to have drafted a plan for an eastern front withdrawal to a new line.
Service men aged 30 or older are asked to meet at the Downtown USO at 8 tonight to plan a recreation program. Dr Maurice Hartmann USO director said this morning. A dance for these men is scheduled for Friday night at Amarillo High School girls gym with music by the Amarillo Collegiate Orchestra.
A 19 year old high school graduate in Memphis Texas seeks employ ment to earn room and board while attending business college. She offers sewing and garment making skills including children’s clothing and ladies’ dresses. Contact Mrs Fe McKeever 2605 North West 8th Ave.
A daughter was born to Pvt and Mrs Wayne DeGrassi at 5 23 PM Wednesday at Northwest Texas Hospital. The infant weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces. Mrs Bills of 1506 West Eighth Avenue is the baby’s maternal grandparent. Pvt DeGrassi is stationed at Fort McClellan Alabama, son of Postmaster and Mrs W D DeGrassi Sr.
Olin Hinkle writes from Amarillo Texas on January 28 1943 praising the Panhandle weather while noting dangers of icy sidewalks and hoodlum threats. He mentions bodyguards and expresses a blend of fear and resolve in a vivid regional boast.
Terry Mac Jones infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dean Jones of 3501 North East Eighth Avenue died at 8:30 this morning in an Amarillo hospital. Survived by parents two brothers Sturart Carroll and Barry Lynn and grandparents Mrs. J. W. Gatewood of Quail and Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Clarendon. Body to be sent by Blackburn-Shaw funeral home to Clarendon for burial at 5 this afternoon.
WAAC recruiters led by Lt. Rose Smothers and Sgt. T K Mortis visit Vega Hereford and Canyon today to promote WAAC enlistment. Smothers to staff information booth in Amarillo Hotel lobby Sunday.
The Potter County Rationing Board will meet at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to discuss gasoline rationing problems and to take up specific cases referred by the sub-panels.
Experienced young woman seeks work as a waitress and will consider housekeeping. Contact at 2604 North West Fifth Avenue between 10 A.M. and 4 30 P.M.
A Buffalo Evening News letters column shows local readers debating cold weather and game day forecasts as upstate observers discuss patterns while West Texas State figures are mentioned in jest.
A Buffalo correspondent contrasts northern winter talk with Panhandle weather. He cites health myths about cold air thickening blood and suggests northern climates fortify vitality. The piece notes fuel shortages and wartime economy shaping forecasts, with locals recalling record cold in Buffalo and Amarillo.
A chilly Niagara Falls scene prompts reflections on a frozen creek and ice coated trees. A single bride and lieutenant appear briefly as readers ponder winter, with a hotel clerk offering a hopeful line about next summer. A letter caption hints at hoodlums could help clear snow.
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