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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
13
German authorities in Vichy order immediate deportation of 50 hostages from Pas de Calais after anti Nazi attacks and sabotage. A second 50 hostages will be sent if those responsible are not captured by July 7. Deported were taken from hostages in Pas de Calais for sabotage of wire, rail and signals installations.
Clyde Holtzclaw suffers burns and other injuries from a crash several weeks ago. He shows improvement and is described as fair today. hospital attendants in West Texas report his progress and discharge outlook.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. The Star Spangled Banner may be sung in A flat to ease high notes. Capt. Howard Bronson of the army morale division and Dr. George Sallade Howard of Pennsylvania State College say the lower arrangement preserves harmony and honors the original score so more citizens can join in.
Chicago report notes Edgar Bergen sets up nine 200 dollar scholarships at Northwestern University School of Speech for promising playwrights writers and actors. Bergen, creator of Charlie McCarthy, is a former Northwestern student and funds aid for U S students. Coffee grows above 4500 feet in Guatemala.
Three million men aged 18 to 20 registered for the fifth nationwide Selective Service draft. The total roster reaches about 43,000,000 men 18 to 65. The 20-year-olds may be called. 18 and 19-year-olds are not yet subject to immediate call.
Pittsburgh public schools plan a training program to teach girls machine shop work as wartime labor demand rises. With many men drafted, the district expects a severe worker shortage and predicts about 13 000 new workers will be needed in local mills this year.
The Board of Education department of trade training announced tentative plans to instruct girls in light lathe work filing drilling soldering wire splicing and blue print reading. Boland said girls are capable in simple machine tool operations and the program will start small but ready for industry demand.
C W Furr, long seriously ill, was reported in fair condition and resting well at Northwest Texas Hospital after several weeks of illness. Attendants noted improvement and stable status.
Readers post help wanted and misc notices including a housekeeper cook request, farm job interests, bicycle loss, and two girls seeking home jobs. Other items invite calls for a lunch kit find, a PBX operator, and a dog adoption offer, with several contact numbers and addresses listed.
A four month old female Cocker Spaniel named Troubles is lost since Saturday morning. A reward is offered for her return. Contact Glenn Ed Rea at 921 Milam Street or call 7183.
A collage of short classifieds seeks methods to recover a lost billfold and contents for Bivins Station. Job ads include a colored girl seeking maid and cook work and a canvasser for wallpapering two rooms. Also offers to give away a gentle bulldog and a small dog to children, plus a young woman listing business college training.
A pet owner seeks help locating a missing cocker spaniel. The dog disappeared from the home area and may respond to its name. Anyone with information is urged to contact the owner promptly.
Multiple small ads seek office typing and filing experience with light bookkeeping call 4041 Room 5 after four in the afternoon at 1004 Taylor Street. A woman cook is sought to prepare two meals and lunches for nine men with light cleaning at 212 E 8th Ave contact 2-1393. A tan billfold lost with papers and money asks for return to Room 221 Amarillo Inn. An elderly woman is invited to stay in a home with two bulldogs for companionship and light work call Esther at 2028.
Classified notice from a neat colored woman offering services as a good cook or maid. Provides address 1190 Tyler Street rear and states morning or afternoon availability.
A brief help wanted note from a trustworthy colored girl seeking employment in a cafe or private home. Provides contact number 2-6448 for interested employers.
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