02 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
1
The piece describes weekend weather with a light north breeze and April like conditions, then shifts to a violent animal cruelty incident in San Jacinto. It questions police action, contrasts old newspaper ethics, recounts Lindbergh and press history, and ends with a wartime political stance urging clear devotion to American boys overseas and a potential Roosevelt re election debate.
A News-Globe column argues the president should be chosen by who best protects and returns soldiers, not by party or ideology. It urges readers to weigh facts over personalities and consider the impact on those serving overseas, while noting divided public sentiment and calls for honest discourse.
Real estate activity spreads to business district as F L Broaddus buys Auditorium Hotel at 415 East Fifth Avenue from Terry Thompson. Herman Sloss buys 412 Polk Street from Mrs Arthur Ware. Rex H Snell sells 1501 Polk Street apartment to A D Haddock. Johnson Building sale in 600 block Taylor Street to Norton Baker reported via M F Taylor. Cub Scout parents meet at First Presbyterian Church for training on pack organization and duties. Charlie Carder plans to seek re election as justice of the peace in Potter County Precinct 1 Place 2.
American Red Cross workers warn the public to beware of a man soliciting funds without authorization. A man wearing a Red Cross arm band was seen soliciting in the Negro section of the city, and police are on the alert for similar frauds. Byron Singleton, Potter County Red Cross chairman, stressed that only authorized solicitors show proper credentials during the War Fund campaign.
War Manpower Commission reports Amarillo needs about 800 workers for essential war jobs. Demand centers on common labor, furnace chargers at zinc smelters, stores employees at Pantex ordnance plant, and dock hands for transportation firms. Brig Gen Giles succeeds Maj Gen Royce as commander of U S Army forces in the Middle East.
Funeral services for J. D. Porterfield Amarillo mail carrier will be held at 2 p m Saturday in Griggs Funeral Chapel. He served as a city carrier then a rural route carrier and was found dead in his car stuck in mud after failing to return from his route. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
The Townsend Club will meet at 2 30 o clock Sunday afternoon in the county courthouse. Elevator service will be available and President W Wyatt says matters of importance to the club will be discussed.
Pat Merrit declared his intent to seek reelection as constable of Precinct 1 in Pottery. He stated this precinct is the only cleo constable.
Pvt. Raymond McMurtry son of Mr and Mrs Clifford McMurtry of 1216 West Twelth Avenue is transferred from Texas A and M College to Officers Training School at Fort Benning Georgia.
JIMMY FIDLER reports on a tale of a star actress accepting a high risk contract, the studio investing $100,000, and the star switching to a rival, leaving the producer with the bill. The column weighs producer versus star power and hints at future control of the industry.
Six year old Jimmy Putnam demonstrates patriotism by buying defense stamps. He tells his grandparents and father in Electra Texas that he wants a nickel for stamps, not a cold drink, reflecting wartime thrift values.
Sandra Kate Boynton two weeks old, daughter of Mr and Mrs R 8 Boynton of 910 Crockett Street, died in a local hospital. Survivors include grandparents Scott Webster and Ed C Boynton Sr. Funeral services are pending arrival of the father stationed in Washington. Body in care of JN S Griggs and Sons.
Letters from readers seek a sitter for a year old child on Saturday nights from 7 30 to 12. A soldier's wife offers room board and a salary for house work in exchange. A reader seeks a competent experienced white woman for baby care and cooking with room board and pay.
Lost items include a white wool crocheted fasci nator edged in blue rayon with flowers lost near Grand Silver Store Zales or between them. A Persian hat yellow named Pat was misplaced from 1004 West Seventh Avenue. reward offered. A tan oxford shoe found at 506 Kentucky Street. A police officer Carley Price received a new motorcycle after eight months wait. Banks closed for Texas Independence Day. Visitors from Guymon, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Salley and daughter.
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