24 Jun 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
1
Amarillo readers get a mixture of weather notes and wartime outlooks. A town defense debate over new housing near Lubbock and Amarillo’s own needs is discussed with calls for prudent growth and policing of government loans.
A scattered column laments economic strain on white-collar workers amid wartime, notes celebrity anecdotes and social observations, and urges Amarillo women to join Red Cross nurse aides as civilian nursing needs rise. It cites Henry Hatch, Northwest Hospital, and Sister Thaddeus at St Anthony's.
Pantex fire crews welcomed news that a bid by W A McCarty to harvest wheat on the government reserve was accepted. Wheat cutback near buildings was already done under Chief Dickerson. No current plan to burn wheat. only plowed under for highway and railroad rights.
The Amarillo Jaycees elected sixteen new directors at their Capitol Hotel luncheon today. New directors take office July 1 and will meet after the luncheon to choose officers for the coming year. Outgoing officers listed include Guy Walden, president, Jim McKnight, vice president, Gordon Gill, secretary, and Virgil Ballengee, treasurer.
A Reader advertises seeking a tractor driver with harvest experience and a practical nurse for an elderly lady. Stays at 305-A Lincoln St and offers references. calls 9386 for details.
The Navy will donate $200 per WRN for clothing but will not supply girdles or other undergarments. Admiral Jacobs says wearers may purchase their own girdles, with uniforms lacking gold braid. Army WAACs already provision undergarments and cosmetics.
Oregon groups including outdoor clubs and mountaineering circles formed the Forest Service Reserves to aid forestry services depleted by CCC withdrawals and wartime deployment. Volunteers will take vacations or weekends to help, with employer permission requested for five emergency periods. they will be paid standard wages and transported to fire scenes.
London June 24 Harold MacMillan told the House of Commons rubber output is being intensified in Ceylon and East and West Africa to help fill the gap before synthetic rubber production ramps up in the United States.
Berlin dispatch reports Tokyo favoring a bill to regulate and government purchase rice and grains. An officer warned against naval ridicule over talk of girdles and reserves, noting such debates harm the army's image.
The Amarillo city commission decided last night to remove traffic bells used to signal amber lights. The bells were criticized as motorists ignored them, with the city manager noting many drivers ran intersections on the bell. A continuous amber flash will replace the bells for the fire lane signal.
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