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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1942
Page
7
A hometown roundup reports newborns at St Anthony’s Hospital including twins for Raymond Road and Rose Ellen, Rosa Elina, and other babies with birthplaces and dates. It notes arrivals from families such as Jacobs, Chris takis, and Shaw and lists hospital updates and visiting guests around Amarillo.
An Amarillo woman reports Seattle residents showing strong wartime resolve and notable kindness to evacuees from Alaska. Seattle women greet arriving families, help arrange boarding trains, and assist sick children and mothers lacking essentials. Some evacuees travel with newborns and expectant mothers amid city schedule confusion. Mrs. McGregor also visits relatives including W. G. McLaren and S. J. Stallings, daughter of C. H. Ball.
Field reports Mr and Mrs Jim Ingwersen Mr and Mrs George Mathers Mr and Mrs Thomas Jones J C Studer and Miss Lola Studer Glen McIntire and Homer Holland of Panhandle enlist in the naval reserve. Gerald Blackburn 17, a high school senior, is recovering from a spine injury and can move freely after seven months in a 50 pound cast.
Amarillo College Players won the district one act play contest and will compete in the State Junior College One Act contest in Hillsboro on March 20. The presented play is Mr. Sampson by Charles Lee with cast Johnne Rene Lyons Sharleen Barker and Bill Dickson directed by Don Clark. Miss Virginia Doty and Mrs Margaret Hughes spent the weekend in New Mexico, visiting Santa Rosa and Tucumcari. Mrs Florence Burdine and her son Eli left for Matador to be with Mrs
Burdine's father R J Seay is seriously ill prompting family travel to Honey Grove. Mr and Mrs W B Hand of 312 Maryland Street leave for the same reason due to Mrs Hand’s mother Mrs J C Turner’s illness. Nine year old Wesley Prosser Jr is recovering from measles. The D R Gardner youngsters Larry seven and Jerry eight have had a streak of mumps chicken pox and tonsillitis with indoor confinement.
Private Wesley W. Lunt son of Mr and Mrs Wm Lunt of Amarillo Texas has graduated from the Air Corps technical school at Sheppard Field on March 10 after months of training. He attended Panhandle A and M College before enlisting and is now qualified as one of eight specialists needed to keep a plane in the air. Graduates may be sent to any tactical Air Corps unit.
A list shows Mrs. W. P. Strickland of 1015 West Thirteenth Avenue improving while requiring care for an eye infection. Eight year old Charlotte Halley of 702 Florida Street has the measles. Arra English, nurse at St. Anthony's Hospital and daughter of R. C. and Mrs. English of 406 North Buchanan Street, is recovering from a major operation.
Panhandle automobile dealers gather this afternoon at the Capitol Hotel to discuss war related issues such as federal curtailment regulation and freezing orders. The meeting, a sectional event of Texas dealers, is linked to the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Chicago with Cap Williamson and Frank Culbertson as main speakers.
Miami report notes right-hander Clydell Castleman received unconditional release from the New York Giants due to an old back injury. He was the outstanding recruit pitcher of 1936, compiling 15 wins for the Polo Grounders.
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