Firemen Save Rubber From Amarillo Scrap Pile
Fire engines rush to 2416 Ong Street to douse a burning rubber belt in the Britain home. Scouts join a drive to add scrap rubber for Amarillo’s growing pile, with plans to canvass offices through Tuesday.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
10
Fire engines rush to 2416 Ong Street to douse a burning rubber belt in the Britain home. Scouts join a drive to add scrap rubber for Amarillo’s growing pile, with plans to canvass offices through Tuesday.
Whitewater Kansas group of Girl Scouts used two pioneer style covered wagons to reach a summer camp, showing resourceful and adventurous spirit.
Rev. H. A. Somerville leads a Bible conference at the Church of the Open Bible on The Ways of God With Man. He says history shows epochs followed by new revelations from God and a fresh start for man under new conditions, with tonight’s message titled The Dispensation of the Grace of God. This is the pastor’s fifth series at the local church.
Supt. Charles M. Rogers leads Amarillo teachers to the National Educational Association session in Denver this week. Attending from Amarillo are Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Norman, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hunter, Miss Gladys Davis, Miss Ioie B. Johnson, Mrs. T. C. Sparks, Miss Ola Boyles, Mrs. C. C. Shaller, Miss Sarah Miller and Mrs. Virginia Jenkins.
Washington reports the Senate faced a clash over halting the Civilian Conservation Corps with some supporters ready to accept a smaller appropriation to keep the agency operating for another year. The discussion reflects ongoing relief efforts and differing views on federal funding and conservation projects.
In Los Angeles on June 26 the sheriff’s office reported a new rubber source. They stripped 42 pounds of rubber from five dice tables seized during raids and placed it on a salvage heap.
A political column discusses campaign costs and sleepless nights for a candidate’s wife, noting the drain of funds if one loses and the uncertain toll of public life. It covers Amarillo campaign stops by Lester Boone for railroad commissioner, O Daniel era anecdotes, and a Texas election note on flour milling efficiency.
A reader offers farm work with furnished housing and tractor skills. Others seek steady housework, curb hopping, shoe shining, quilting, accordion teaching, and a PBX operator role. Names, addresses, and contact numbers are provided for each request or offer.
A middle aged woman with business training and two years of nursing study seeks employment as a resident or apartment hotel manager. She has several years experience selling advertising for labor journals and magazines and is competent in hotel operations, management, and administration. She requests a salary and apartment housing as part of the position.
Wide World War Analysis by DeWITT MacKENZIE details Rommel advancing toward Matruh to trap the British Eighth Army while Churchill warns Britain will hold Egypt and Suez. The piece analyzes Rommel's bold maneuvers, logistics strain, and the peril of supply lines as air and naval defenses threaten the German-Italian thrust.
The piece discusses Rommel's options as he fights a decisive battle in the desert. It notes long supply lines, the need to keep communications open, and the pivotal role of air power with American and British bombers targeting Bengasi and Nazi supply routes. It predicts heavy air reinforcements could swing the outcome.
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