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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1946
Page
7
Job seekers registered with the U S Employment Service in Amarillo outnumber jobs five to one. The active file exceeds 1 000 while local jobs number 178. A surplus spans professional to unskilled workers with 180 referred to jobs this week. Highly skilled and licensed seamen are sought outside Amarillo.
About 84 hires occurred outside the Amarillo area while 1 hire was outside. A total of 251 registrations were recorded. 152 came from within the Amarillo area and 99 from outside.
Betty Reader, a 25 year old mother of three, returned home with her husband after a nationwide police search sparked by a kidnap hoax she set off by calling a neighbor. Police say no charges will be filed.
The Office of Price Administration may raise the average mill price of southern pine lumber by 3.25 per thousand board feet if the industry hits quarterly production goals of 2.2 billion board feet. Stabilization Director John C. Callow approved the move to spur housing lumber output. The rise would be absorbed by retailers and start in May if goals are met.
Dallas County voters defeated a 3 million dollar courthouse bond 3 906 to 3 251 with 7 500 ballots casting against the measure. Officials noted unorganized opposition and pending precinct counts left the old courthouse in use. Rose Hill’s 655 votes could not alter the result.
James R. Nance seaman first class with the Bureau of Navy Personnel is stationed in Washington. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Nance of 834 Western. A Amarillo High School graduate, he attended Amarillo College a year before entering the Navy and recently completed a four month yeoman’s school course in San Diego. He spent five days with his parents en route to Washington.
The Ama rilo Stamp Collectors Club will hear C. H. Annett discuss V mail at 8 pm Friday in the Auditorium USO at 501 Buchanan. Annett, a Detroit native living in Amarillo since May 1944, edits The Southwesternern and specializes in U.S. Irish commemoratives and Vatican City issues. The 25 member club accepts all ages and aims to keep costs low with no national affiliation planned.
A group leadership training session for Girl Scout and Brownie troop directors is set from 10 to 2 tomorrow at the First Christian Church. Mrs. J. G. Eckel, council training chairman, announced. Miss Ruth Minton of Amarillo Scouts will teach. This is the third session since last October to aid returning leaders. the final quarter follows next week. The program covers group leadership technique, meeting conduct, and planning badge activities.
None of the major fires in Texas last year occurred in Amarillo according to the National Fire Protection Association. Fire losses ranged from 250000 at Pittsburg to 1250000 at Del Rio Laughlin Field fire of last August.
Fort Douglas Utah January 30 John A Agar in a note says he traded his sergeant chevrons for an honorable discharge and will return to Los Angeles to spend his 25th birthday with wife Shirley Temple, the actress.
In Portland on January 30 a broken shower bath at Bill Roberts’ home led to a failed plumber call. The husband attempted a quick fix for an hour, creating a wall hole resembling a $100 repair. Mrs. Roberts then removed the spray plate and found the cork blocking the shower.
A vintage ad urges customers to request St Joseph Aspirin by name to ensure fast dependable relief. It claims the brand is the world’s largest seller, priced at 10c for a small package and 35c for a big 100 tablet size, promising nearly three tablets per lie.
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