Package with bust forms tied to 12 men's study
A recovered package from a woman shopper’s car contained a pair of bust forms. Reports indicate this is the package referenced by twelve men who allegedly studied it.
16 Jun 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
1
A recovered package from a woman shopper’s car contained a pair of bust forms. Reports indicate this is the package referenced by twelve men who allegedly studied it.
State Senator A M Aikin Jr of Paris heads to Austin to serve as acting governor while Governor Stevenson tours the north. Aikin becomes the first Lamar County man to hold the post, stepping in as President Pro Tempore during the lieutenant governor’s absence.
Short items include a dog owner seeking Mr Allen to recover a missing dog, two girls offering to care for small children for 25 to 50 cents, a three line request for an unen cumbered woman over 40 to stay as a farm companion, a reader advertising companion and room and board, and a notice offering old lumber free for hauling from 1910 Pierce St.
Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood describes a small town vibe amid global events while the Charlie Chaplin Joan Berry affair dominates chatter at Brown Derby. He riffs on gossip, anecdotes from stars like Guy Kibbee and Bob Hope, and a rumor mill that fuels local curiosity more than world decisions.
Hollywood studios race to copy Africa Corps uniforms after a military model is found in North Africa. Lt Col J B Barret supplied the model as studios prep for future productions featuring the Africa Corps.
Austrian baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp leads the Trapp Family Choir from Salzburg. She spoke in Minneapolis about leaving Austria in 1938 and their U.S. life since 1939, including a Vermont farm school and 90 concerts a season. The family promotes faith and family life as a bulwark against tyranny.
In Ottawa, June 16, Mrs Chiang Kai-shek addressed a rare joint session of Parliament warning that Japan is consolidating its position as a vicious world threat and amassing resources through seized territories for a renewed aggression. The speech echoed remarks heard by the U.S. Congress in a recent joint session.
Two young German prisoners of war were captured about midnight after escaping from the internment camp near Tishomingo Oklahoma. They were taken by Military Police and Highway Patrolman J W Wheeler at Ardmore and offered no resistance.
Mexico said its ambassador in Washington would tell the United States government it believes Mexican zoot suiters involved in clashes in Los Angeles would receive damages if they were victims of assault. The action was Mexico's first official move on the incidents.
Dr. Cornelius D. Judd longtime director of the government department at Texas State College for Women died in a Fort Worth hospital from a heart attack after a two week illness. He is survived by his wife.
AUSTIN June 16 Judges Few Brewster of Temple and Slatton of San Antonio were reappointed to six year terms as members of the Texas Supreme Court Commission of Appeals. The terms begin July 27.
Red Cross informs family that Pfc. Delbert D. Poindexter of Panhandle died as a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp after being captured at the fall of the Philippine Islands. He enlisted in Amarillo on Nov 13, 1939. Survivors include his parents in Springtown, two sisters in O’Donnell, and several brothers in various locations.
In Pittsburgh 325 AFL drivers and mechanics of Greyhound ended a walkout after midnight paralyzing East West traffic and delaying travelers. Regional manager H. B. Crawford said workers return to work to present grievances per their contract following the discharge of a driver. In Johnstown 300 trolley operators ended a three day strike pending War Labor Board appeal on wages.
In Algiers on June 16 the French leadership crisis deepened as Gen Giraud rejected De Gaulle’s demand for a full plenary session of the Committee of National Liberation and its commissioners. De Gaulle urged a 5 PM meeting but sources doubted whether the critical session would occur today or tomorrow. The deadlock concerns army reorganization and command structure despite reports of growing De Gaulle forces.
Unofficial reports from Ankara say Romania an Axis satellite sent peace feelers to gauge Allied reception of a withdrawal from the war. Turkish Allied authorities were reportedly approached via a neutral diplomat, with a hint that Romania would abandon Nazi forces at the start of 1943 in Soviet Russia if allowed to keep parts of Bessarabia and Bukovina.
East Texas Canning Association members passed a resolution protesting the Office of Price Administration price ceilings on canned tomatoes. They warned that most of East Texas crop would be lost unless ceilings rise and cited higher CPA prices in Tennessee and Kentucky compared with Texas and other Southern states.
A city grand jury session is depicted as a secret, with reporters absent and no leaks. The district attorney carried a package into the room and later removed it, implying only conjecture about proceedings. Willie Patton, a jailed youth, was linked to a theft incident involving a Patton delivery truck and recovered goods including a purchased package.
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt said during a Washington press conference that the zoot-suit riots in Los Angeles stem from long-standing discrimination against Mexicans in the area. She warned that race problems are growing in the United States and worldwide and urged confronting the issue.
Promises rapid relief from itching and skin complaints such as eczema rash ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch with one application. Claims money back if first tar fails and urges trying today.
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