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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1945
Page
13
JT ENGINES prepares for a quick bout as Marter Dutton comes under pressure. The team's readiness follows intense media questions and strategic focus on the upcoming confrontation.
A bustling used car sale lists Plymouth convertibles and sedans, 1929 Buick, Pontiac, Chevrolet trucks, and more. Advertisements invite trade ins and cash offers, with contact details for Lone Star Motor Co and others.
Dr Willard H Dow of Dow Chemical demonstrates magnesium uses before the Senate small business committee in Washington He shows a roll your own cigarette machine and various magnesium tools including a lawnmower and a dish washer claiming sea water can yield 9 000 000 0008 pounds of magnesium per cubic mile He complains about federal controls hindering production and jokes about a magnesium snow shovel.
Fewer than half of local car owners have bought 1945 plates, with a April 1 deadline looming. Lines form at Frank Hoyt’s office as up to 7,000 plates sold. 13,000 vehicles registered in the county. Some motorists were refused plates for lacking a Texas Title certificate. Hoyt urged applicants to obtain certificates quickly, noting processing takes about two weeks.
A reader letter from SGT CBK urges calmer dialogue between permanent and temporary Amarillo residents during wartime. He acknowledges fair and unfair treatment, notes rent concerns, and argues war conditions fostered unusual bias. He asks to shift focus away from conflict toward goodwill, offering contact details.
The notices list a small blue and red mitten, an older child or woman's red wool mitten, a man’s black leather glove, a man’s yellow glove, and a child’s wool helmet found recently. Items may be claimed at 2402 San born.
A young woman offers in home baby and child care day or night by the week. References available including a reader. Located at 902 North Arthur.
A reader invites plant swaps at 708 Louisiana. The message also reports a lost coin purse, black gloves, a notebook, and two school books in the public library on a Wednesday afternoon February 21.
Mrs Boyle requests laundry service at 4021 Conchas, east of the cotton mill, asking helpers to bring their washing.
A woman asks for help locating a four year old boy seen with his grandmother at Walgreen Drug after losing her patent leather purse containing ration books. She provides contact details 8549 and 1904 Van Buren. A second notice seeks a large dog or puppy for a boy, listing preferred breeds and a contact number 2-1442 for R. H. Gilliam of 301 Maryland.
A reader requests a place to live suitable for a widower with grown children or a motherless home without small children. They offer their contact as Route 3 Box 260 Amarillo for replies.
Ensign A. V. Bryon Jr of the U. S. Naval Reserve reports a billfold containing $50, a $100 money order, his ID card and a San Francisco train ticket lost or stolen in the Army Navy Store Friday afternoon. He asks the finder to return the billfold to 907 Buchanan or 1522 Parker and call 2-1560 or 6484.
Colleen Blecher reports a lost left green and white mitten with a green leather palm and white fur back. It disappeared Feb 28 between 4 and 5 PM along Polk Street between Sixth and Ninth Avenues. Return to Mrs Hazel Belcher in White and Kirk mailing department.
Family seeks a small red Daschund that answers to Pritz. He was last seen in the neighborhood and may be distressed. Owners request contact with any sightings or information to help reunite with their pet.
Owners Mrs O B Argo report their dog vanished from the back yard. The animal was raised from a pup and is dearly loved. Call 7879 or visit 705 Maryland to identify and reclaim.
A red Cocker Spaniel missing from in front of the Jersey Lily on Taylor Street. A reward is offered for the dog's return. Call 4459. J. R. DeMere.
Mrs Yarbrough invites visitors to 808 Vernon in the Fairview Addition to adopt three kittens.
A cheerful person seeks employment as a companion. Willing to assist as a reader, secretarial tasks, and provide company. Open to partnering with blind or disabled individuals. Requires room, board, and reasonable wages. Call 2 1007.
A reader requests someone to provide dirt to fill an unfinished cellar. The caller asks for contact at phone number 8903 or a visit to 810 Georgia Street.
A middle aged couple offers housing with work exchange for rent and asks applicants to call after 5 30 evenings Sundays. They want a reliable person interested in maintaining the property and tending a garden with flowers and chickens. Contact: 2 3027 after 5 30 Sundays.
Two keys were found in the street at Thirteenth and Jefferson and turned in to The Globe News office. The owner may claim them.
A brief notice from a reader requests ironing services at a private residence. It mentions a contact number 9028 but provides no additional details.
The finder reports two brown and white pointers believed to be good dogs. He asks if anyone can identify or claim them.
R. M. Lynch asks to be reached regarding two lost dogs. He provides contact options: 23940, 708 Fairmont, and a place at the Smelter where he works.
Practical nurse with hospital experience seeks daytime home nursing role. Cannot work nights. Call 2-3786.
Mrs Prince asks that a red kid glove with a jersey palm lost on March 5 be returned. Call 2 5842 if found.
A middle aged woman, Mrs Sylva Bennett of 1525 East Twelfth, offers in home child care services. She is willing to care for a child daily or by the week and mentions having an invalid daughter and need to work from home.
A piano is available for storage and will be maintained with excellent care. It will be played by adults only. Interested parties should call 2-1113.
Mrs Riner states she will stay with babies at night and provides the address 810 Fairmont as contact information.
A government check has been found and turned in at the Globe News office. The owner may claim the check at the newspaper with proper identification and proof of ownership.
A 1945 Minnesota license plate was found. The owner can claim it by calling 707 Maryland after 5 PM.
Peggy Marie Coffee of Amarillo is among 39 Baylor University School of Nursing students to receive caps at the annual capping service at Gaston Avenue Baptist Church. The ceremony marks completion of pre clinical studies and advancement to the junior class. The class includes 22 Texas towns and students from Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi Florida and New Mexico. A reception in Holliday Hall will follow.
Paramount presents The Thin Man Goes Home with Powell Loy and Asta while Between Two Women stars Van Johnson Marilyn Maxwell Gloria De Haven and Lionel Barrymore. Capitol offers The Princess and the Pirate with Bob Hope. Rialto shows Nevada with Bob Mitchum and Anne Jeffreys. Leon screens I Married a Witch with Fredric March Veronica Lake and Susan Hayward. Rex runs Marriage Is a Private Affair with Lana Turner and John Hoyt.
A fast moving page combines film titles such as Kismet Arsenic and Old Lace The Purple Heart and The Girl in the Case with theatre ads for Liberty Riders From Nowhere and Rookies Burma. It lists showings at Rainbow Gardens Mexicali and Mayfair Clubs and bands led by Henry Cato Carlton Scales and Ken Mare at the mirrored room of the Ame fille Hotel.
A dense listing of daily radio programming from KGNC and affiliates for Monday night and Tuesday morning. It names shows, hosts, networks, and time slots across NBC CBS Blue KFDA and local stations, with varied dramas, music, news, and variety programs.
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