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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1942
Page
2
National Save Your Vision Week runs Feb 10 to 14 amid wartime measures. Proper vision supports rationing, diet planning, and blackout safety, since even in pitch dark the eye detects vague outlines via visual purple.
Evangelist Nye J. Langmade leads special services at the Church of the Open Bible 15th Avenue and Ong Street with the topic Dust Can Trust. Langmade, famed preacher and founder of City Bible Hall Salina Kan and Midwest Bible and Missionary Institute president, presents Alaska wildlife tonight followed by British West Indies and Haiti revival pictures. Services run through Sunday with morning afternoon and evening meetings.
Los Angeles March 6 War time panic hits Little Tokyo as 300000 enemy aliens and American born Japanese are ordered from defense zones. Empty storefronts appear as 40000 Nipponese in Southern California prepare to relocate. Many plan voluntary moves to aid the war effort and first resettlement sites are rushed into action.
Get Acquainted Day is observed at all Amarillo churches this Sunday after last week’s cancellation due to heavy snowfall. An official action by the Amarillo ministerial alliance changed the date, urging everyone to attend church somewhere Sunday.
An express driver arrived at noon for a package pick up after a woman said the cake would be ready by 3. He returned at 8 PM and weighed the parcel at 17 pounds, prompting the remark about the cake’s true nature.
Classified notices show Mrs Bohannon seeking farm work with 20 years’ ranch experience and willing to relocate. A 16 year old seeks farm or ranch work. A reader offers 200 used comics for cigarette coupons. An 18 year old girl seeks part time child care and light housework.
Washington pundits predicted a strong offensive against Australia to cripple Darwin and seal the north coast, while Burma operations and India plans were discussed as part of Japan's broader South West Pacific strategy. Allied strength appeared to grow with increased U S munitions and naval pace, though Java Burma and a possible spring Nazi push remained concerns.
The Chemical and Engineering News reports that drying skimmed milk into powder could ease cargo constraints and feed troops worldwide. It notes dried skimmed milk packs more calcium and protein than whole milk, costs less, and many quarts could be produced from daily U.S. output.
Pattern 277 offers instructions and illustrations for making Lacy butterflies to adorn blouses skirts or dresses. Details include stitches materials and color ideas with a mailing request to The Amarillo Globe Needle Craft Dept New York NY. Send ten cents plus one cent for postage and include pattern number name and address.
The milk powder yields five quarts when hydrated and long shelf life depends on keeping the powder perfectly dry. Chemists have developed glass like wrappers to seal moisture out and prevent microbial growth.
Adolf Borstendoerfer of Asuncion, Paraguay, paid for a death notice in the Daily Argentinische Tageblatt declaring Adolf Hitler murdered his son Johan Wolfgang Borstendoerfer, 22, killed on the Russian front. The father denounces the dictator while condemning the war and appeals to justice.
Fairview Oklahoma March 6 A 65 year old farmer Ben Sorge wears his shoes on the wrong feet every other day for ten years causing accelerated wear to heels and soles while he walks seven miles to town twice weekly. He insists his feet remain in perfect condition and notes varied reactions from neighbors.
The passage weighs the defense of Java under heavy Japanese land and air forces. It analyzes the likelihood that Dutch British and American troops might retreat to a defensible corner to form a pocket, akin to MacArthur's Philippines stance, delaying a wider attack on Australia.
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