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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
5
The St. Clair Shores Lions Club completed a 16 foot boat to aid fishing for convalescent soldiers at Selfridge Field. A stray sentence about liquid dressing mentions cleaning and drying methods for weaving materials.
Miss Prorence Hackett heads MGM location wardrobe at Boys Ranch. She explains the strict matching of costumes, three identical models per item, and 12 to 10 changes per cast member to avoid fan complaints. The piece notes tedious record keeping and the risks of wardrobe errors drawing public scrutiny.
A Detroit restaurant owner kept dishwashers from quitting by giving each worker a package of cigarettes daily, and since implementing the policy he has not lost a single employee.
A July 26 report states major labor groups dropped their challenge to the Manford Bridgers Act Texas labor union law. The Third Court of Civil Appeals upheld the act as constitutional while invalidating six sections including political contributions rules and officer disclosures. The AFL and CIO said they will not appeal to the Supreme Court.
Trustees of Roxbury Latin School turn down candidate James Bryant Conant for being too young and inexperienced. Three months later Conant is chosen president of Harvard University.
Ches ter Whitfield, five and a half feet tall with brown hair hazel eyes and a facial scar, has been missing since July 16 from Quanah. He was last seen in Borger the day after his disappearance. Sheriff Malon C Owens is asked to be notified with any information. He wore Levis under a blue work suit when he left home.
The total nationwide war casualties reach 1,058,842,up 5,741 in a week. Army losses stand at 920,220 including 196,918 killed and 569,696 wounded. Navy casualties total 138,622 with 51,219 killed and 72,066 wounded. Undersecretary Patterson presented the figures at a War Department briefing.
The Army casualty totals through July 21 include killed 50 363 wounded 70 072 missing 11 431 and prisoners 3 793 An additional note states 349 197 of the 569 696 wounded have returned to duty Patterson said and the report covers casualty status through July 21.
Bluege G Green, motor machinist mate from Minneapolis, was hurled 73 feet when his jeep hit a steel girder on the aerial lift bridge in Duluth. He survived.
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