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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
3
Moorman Livestock Feed Company officials regional salesmen and dealers gather in Ama for a meeting to discuss distribution plans and product updates amid a regional sales push.
The notice lists validity for wartime ration stamps and coupons across foods, fuels, and footwear. It specifies Book Four red stamps for meats and fats, blue stamps for processed foods, sugar stamps 30 31 32, stamp 40 for home canning, Book three airplane stamps 1 2, and gasoline coupons 12 A through B-4 C-4 with listed quantities and expiration dates.
Potter County Chapter of the American Red Cross began work today at Tri-State Fair Grounds for the Amarillo Horse Show on August 12 and 13. Volunteers handle programs ushers concessions and ticket sales under chairwoman Mrs Wes Izzard. Entries close today per Amarillo Horsemen Association. Proceeds go to the local Red Cross with many farms stables from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico entered. Admission 120 for adults 60 for uniformed men and children and 90 cents for reserved boxes.
An ad touts Soapless Suds as a mild, neutral cleaner safer than soap. It highlights dishwashing without rings, laundry benefits for fabrics, windows and woodwork, and a single 12 ounce bottle claimed to cover 108 dishwashings. It emphasizes military use and ease of dilution.
Lt. Cora Lee Morrow announces new Army medical technician training for women. High school graduates with no training can join a six week orientation at Ft. Oglethorpe and four months of training at Camp Atterbury to earn an Army diploma and serve in Army hospitals. Experienced applicants may be assigned after basic training without extra schooling. Contact the Women’s Army Corps Recruiting Office for details.
William J. Massie 19-year-old Coast Guard crewman describes watching the Saipan fight for the Mariana Islands from an anti aircraft gun position within 72 hours of two air raids. He recalls wounded returning troops, Jap bombers, ack ack fire, and rescue scenes aboard a transport in Pacific waters. A later note mentions FBI instructor Loyde E. Kingman teaching arrest and search techniques at the Police Training School with August classes.
The notice lists marriage licenses for W. Dee Blackwell and Anita Ellis. William E. Pruetsman and Iris Fayne Godfrey. Robert E. Bodwin and Barbara Reynard. Wv. E. Thomas and Betty Joann Hopper. Arthur L. Kienig and Vivian Gertrude Mott. An item describes an electrical cargo winch control method enabling faster loading and unloading of Victory ships with adjustable speeds for varying cargo.
Welfare problems and solutions will be discussed at a conference in the Herring Hotel starting 9 15 Saturday morning. Professional social workers and laymen from 44 West Texas counties will attend with speakers from Amarillo including State Rep Jack Little and Potter County officials. Edith Ziriax will speak at lunch and Bishop Seaman will give the invocation.
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