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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
3
German newspapers report mass evacuations in western Germany after 180 heavy Allied raids and 600 air alerts. Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter urges rural residents to shelter refugees, citing urban bomb damage in Duesseldorf and other cities.
Chamber of Commerce directors are summoned to a Wednesday noon luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel to discuss civic matters and upcoming plans.
C M Norman USN warrant officer and former Amarillo recruiting chief will pass through the city at 1 15 PM en route on a naval mission. Sixty five farm boys from Panhandle counties were honored at Amarillo Field for producing enough food to feed soldiers, with Maj Gen Richard Donovan and L L Johnson praising the effort.
Amarillo Hardware president E W Hardin will speak at the forty eighth annual Texas Wholesale Hardware Association meeting in Dallas. He will discuss the U S Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in New York where he serves as southwestern director. The session opens today in the Baker Hotel. Wee Buenos Aires has no traffic lights.
The American Legion begins a second nationwide door to door drive for old phonograph records on July 3 to meet military demand. Last year the drive raised about 11 million discs enabling 370,000 new records for the army navy marines and coast guard. Requests far exceeded supply with 3,823,797 needed.
The city commission weekly meeting was postponed as not all members can attend. City manager A P Hancock said the meeting will likely be held later this week with no urgent items on the agenda at city hall.
Chief Harry Longabach announced five Panhandle men entering general Navy service today. The enlistees are Richard M. Hoyal of Amarillo, Eddie W. January of Parnell, Jimmie T. Jordan of Tulia, James H. Enloe of Pampa, and Donald R. Smith of Amarillo, all aged 17.
Lieutenant Edward C. Lawson announced plans to form an Amarillo WAVE contingent. Local volunteers will be drawn from Amarillo and identified by home town. Interested women should contact Yeoman Elizabeth Huscher at the Amarillo Navy recruiting office for interviews this week.
The Greater United Shows, America's oldest operating carnival, will visit Amarillo at Third and Grant Streets from June 23 to July 5 under Hanson Post American Legion sponsorship. Charles F. Watmuff recalled early Amarillo days, while Roy Pollard said gate receipts support retiring Legion Home debt and current operations. Legions volunteers manage ticket sales and gates, with travel limits affecting ride counts but promising quality over quantity.
The Amarillo Navy Recruiting Office tops the Dallas District in Seabee recruiting with Chief Harry Longabach vowing to keep the lead. Lieuts Parrett and Blackwell return June 26-27 to interview men ages 17 to 50 for construction battalion service overseas, as offices follow in rank order: San Angelo, Tyler, Big Spring, Abilene, Wichita Falls, Sherman, Fort Worth, Waco, Lubbock, Paris, Longview.
William E. Bauer was convicted of forgery and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary by a jury in the 47th District Court this morning. He pleaded guilty to passing a forged check to a local merchant.
Mrs. Nellie J. Petersen 76, mother of Tom A. Blair chief engineer of Santa Fe Railway Western Lines, died suddenly in Phoenix Arizona. Surviving children include Glenn F Blair Bryson P Blair and Mrs William J Cole. Funeral services set for Friday in Denver. Blair family to attend from Amarillo.
Thousands of couples feel weak and exhausted and are urged to try Catrez Tonle Tablets for vitality. Trial site offers cost and savings prompts with a regionally tied ad urging purchases at local Amarillo drug stores.
Fire last night destroyed a small building at 100 North Washington Street. Firemen were at the scene more than an hour, returning to their station at 12:22 o'clock this morning. The jury in 47th District Court yesterday sentenced Andrew Che viz and Pilicarpio Rodrigue to 100 days in jail for chicken theft. Stealing chickens is a felony in Texas, it is pointed out by District Attorney Jim Lumpkin.
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