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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
6
Rascal the Spitz protected neighborhood children from a rattlesnake in the yard of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Martin in Beverly Gardens Hastings. The dog barked, guiding four and six year olds to safety as Mrs. Martin summoned help and a neighbor killed the reptile, which had five rattles and a button.
The Office of War Information described Nazi controlled Europe as one immense industrial empire tied by German interests. It said every major enterprise in occupied lands is now German dominated, sustaining power despite shifts in Reich leadership or the Nazi military.
Alan Ladd and Loretta Young star in China directed by John Farrow. The film opens an extended engagement at the Paramount with Ladd, now in the U.S. Army, portraying an American oil man who helps Chinese students flee advancing Japanese forces. Bill Bendix co stars in a key role as the story follows the heroes through peril and moral awakening.
Board of Insurance Commissioners of Texas certifies that California Western States Life Insurance Company Sacramento California has complied with Texas laws and is entitled to do business in Texas for the year ending February 29 1944 issued by O O P Lockhart Chairman of the Board Austin June 4 1943.
Laurence Olivier and Leslie Howard star in The Invaders with Dick Purcell and Joan Woodbury in Phantom Killers on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at the Lyric Theater. An estimated 85 million people attended U S motion picture theatres weekly in 1941.
The Selective Service System said general drafting of fathers will be postponed until October 1. Afterward fathers in key positions must justify deferments by occupation. Occupational deferments for single and childless men 18 to 25 are limited to six months unless the job is crucial to the war effort.
Mrs. Jim Flory’s classified ad in the Amarillo Sunday News Globe sells a baby buggy and sale items fast. The Becks dash from KGNC in nightgown to buy at 12:45 AM, triggering dozens of calls and a quick sale.
In Orangeburg Washington two fashionably dressed young women exit a theater amid a heavy shower. They remove their shoes and carry them under their arms as they go barefoot through the rain, illustrating that shoes are more valuable than appearance.
Bill Elliot stars in Lone Star Pioneer with Ralph Bellamy in Meet the Wildcat. Shows run Tuesday through Thursday at the Liberty Theater. The Billy Mitchell Liberty ship was christened by California Shipbuilding Co in Los Angeles with planes dropping leaflets announcing the name.
The government extends a production quota to include synthetic footwear under the leather shoe limit to conserve materials and labor. WPB explains the shift, noting about 45 synthetic types exist with varying quality. The move lumps leather and synthetic shoes into one quota, forcing makers of synthetics to reduce leather output.
Mrs. Crouch is improving and may move to Amarillo in about ten days. Lt. Crouch, stationed at Lawton, was shipped to an unknown destination after his wife fell ill. G I clothes comment follows. Louis D. Gartung of Pratt Kansas is now at the Army Air Forces Training Center in Kearns Utah, son of Mrs. Grace Gartung. Also stationed at Kearns is another AAF trainee.
Movie listings for today and Tuesday include Hello Frisco Hello with Alice Faye and John Payne plus Tarzan Triumphs with Johnny Weissmuller. Also Ina Ray Hutton and band, The Immortal Sergeant with Henry Fonda, color cartoons, Movietone News and Ravaged Earth photo feature. Show times span afternoon to late evening across multiple titles.
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