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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1944
Page
9
The British War Relief Society now joins the National War Fund. It reported sending about 80 000 collections of vegetable seeds to Britain for distribution to British friends digging for victory.
A wartime report describes a bomber crew’s families staying connected during training travel. Lt C Page’s B 17 went down in Europe. his wife learned he was a prisoner of war, and messages spread among the other married crew members’ wives. Some crew members are safe. Lt Butler was killed.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce invites all members to attend a directors meeting at the Amarillo Hotel on Friday noon. The aviation committee, led by Bob Stone, will consider recommendations drafted at the committee's recent executive meeting.
Trainee nursing posts at 1620 dollars a year plus overtime are listed for graduate nurses, with other Panama Canal service jobs at 168.75 dollars a month and 1800 dollars a year in various agencies. Applicants must be graduates and registered nurses with no experience required for trainees. Trainees receive six months training in Veterans Administration facilities and may advance to graduate nurse at 1800 dollars a year plus overtime upon satisfactory performance. Contact Mr. Timmons, Room 21, post office, for details and application forms.
Clark H. Minor president of the British War Relief thanks Amarillo for its gesture of good will toward Britain. The message expresses happiness to associate the city’s name with the relief effort and the friendship of allies in Britain.
Postal Life and Casualty Insurance offers a new Sickness and Accident policy paying up to 100 dollars monthly for disability, hospital benefits, and 1000 dollar death benefit. No medical exam, immediate coverage, annual cost ten dollars, free policy inspection, no obligation.
The city commission schedules two hearings on zoning changes. A W Clark seeks to re zone 1001 5 North East Eighth Avenue from B residential to D commercial. A continued hearing on 4013 19 Bushland from C apartment to D retail is also planned. Mr and Mrs Harry Cayler of Perr yton visit Pat Flynn at 405 Arch Terrace while Mr Cayler attends the Chevrolet convention at the Herring Hotel.
An urgent appeal calls for women ages 20 to 50 to join the Army and Navy. WAVES and WACs seek doubled ranks this year if trained men are relieved for combat. Navy WAVES offer 257 job varieties and enlistment officer candidates. Army WACs permit base choice and seek Air WACs after basic. Local recruitment offices are in the post office building. Two feet of side lines filing referenced for a garage project by Fred Seale in the Seale annex.
A meeting of the city committee will hear requests to modify zoning rules to allow garages nearer property lines than current limits. The proposal seeks permission for construction of garages within the setback areas and will be debated by officials and residents.
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