Ranches Boys Ranch Receives Independent School District Status
The Boys' Ranch at Old Tascosa becomes an independent school district after a petition approved by Deputy State Superintendent Carl Clifft. Trustees from Amarillo and Hartley County will serve two years, with the district including a 120 acre tract and nine month operation under state affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Tascosa
Carl Clifft
State Department of Education
Grace Meador
Geneva Zeigler
L. A. Woods
C. E. Weymouth
W R. Pumphrey
Amarillo
Hartley
L. N. West
Pattern 4034 Available in Women’s Sizes in 1942 Parade
Pattern 4034 comes in sizes 34 to 48 with a price of fifteen cents plus one cent mail cost. Include size name address and style number. Also order ten cents for a Spring Pattern Book. Send to Amarillo Globe Pattern Department New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Victory Bond Sales Fall Short of County Goal
Victory Bond sales dip to 7525 in Potter County with a daily target of 12509 while the Buy a Bomber push last week raised totals to a half million. Analysts note weekend pledge buying rises and urge residents to sign monthly treasury pledges for per person purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Potter County
Sam
Treasury
Egg Shortage Blamed on Local Dog in Florida Street
Neighbors say Skippy the Wagner family dog is digging up eggs from the back yard after being seen leaving the hen house with a bone. W. E. Holley reported the dog’s actions and Mr. Wagner found scattered eggs during a yard inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Wagner
Florida Street
Skippy
W. E. Holley
Wagner
Gag Writing Certainly Is Funny Business
Fort Bragg dispatch notes Sergeant Scotty Miles authorized a joke in a magazine with his name rank and outfit. Later a postman delivered mail from women aged 18 to 30 proposing letters exchanges, borrowing money, or marriage. He remarks that gag writing is a funny business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg
N. C
Scotty Miles
Five Gallons of Gas Weekly Under Rationing
Washington dispatch reports tentative fuel plans extend five gallons per motorist weekly in 15 eastern states the District of Columbia Washington and Oregon under restricted areas. Officials said the measure aims to ease shortages during wartime and will take effect in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Oregon
District of Columbia
First Sarg Calls Roll as New York Steel Workers Are Inducted
Fort Riley Kansas reports the induction of New York steel workers Privates Korzaniewski Janica Wzentek Prezyna Pieczonka and Woycie wezkol. Amarillo Texas City Commission to meet April 14 1942 at 730 p m to accept depository applications from banks firms or individuals for city funds. Katherine Burwell City Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Kan
New York Steel
Korzaniewski
Janica
Wzentek Prezyna
Pieczonka
Woyciewezkol
State of Texas
City of
Amarillo
Texas
Katherine Burwell
Defense Guards Plan Chow Call Saturday in Amarillo
Discussion among soldiers on favorite service duties leads to a chow call hosted by Company C of the Texas Defense Guards. They will feed and entertain visiting men from the Panhandle at the Legion Home in Amarillo with a special drill planned Friday night to issue uniforms and give instructions. New recruits Burgess Parrish Mirabal and King joined last night after a near full turnout at the high school drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Texas Defense Guards
Legion Home
Amarillo
14Th Battalion
Sam Davis
Panhandle
Dan B. Mirabal
Clifford R. King
Tack Letters- Continued From Page 2 At John Sons Filling Station
Ho yt Meador of Montanido Chemical Company declares a reward for the return of a letter lost near Plainview at the John Sons filling station on the highway north of town. Expenses paid upon delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Meador
Johnson's
Plainview
Help wanted notices from a community column
A collection of personal want ads seeking family housing farm work hotel and ranch employment and a missing Sears coupon book. Entries include Audra Troutt Turpin OK seeking stock and wheat farm work with housing, Marvin Weatherman 313 West 16th Street seeking hotel cafe or store work, and Mrs Haley seeking Sears coupon return at Sears Roebuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Marvin Weatherman
West 16Th Street
Sears and Roebuck
J. C. Haley
N. Bryan Street
Dear Tack March 20 Ring Lost Sapphire Stone
A reader reports the loss of a yellow gold ring set with a sapphire after an event on March 20. The note seeks the ring’s return and contact details for match or recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
British Prisoners Escape Triggers Local Manhunt
Eleven war prisoners fled from a northwest internment camp amid alarm across three counties. Eight more escaped in addition to two bailed-out German airmen and a U-boat crew member, marking the fourth breakout in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Home Guard
Italian naval battle in Mediterranean sighted by Churchill
Churchill announced the Italian force attacking a British convoy included a modern battleship six cruisers and destroyers. The British group had five light cruisers and destroyers. The Admiralty said one Italian battleship was hit by a torpedo but only one merchant ship sunk. Rome said Littorio participated and a turret was grazed but no Italian warship struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Mediterranean
Malta
Churchill
P. L. Vian
Admiralty
Rome
Italy
Littorio
Shoes and job requests from rural residents near Amarillo
A widow from Route 3 seeks two pairs of sizes nine and eight and a half for children in need, while Mrs Courtney requests housekeeping and cooking work on farms near Amarillo and references. Two young girls aged 16 and 17 seek Saturday housekeeping jobs, and a missing small leather purse with Avon compact is reported from Anthony's lounge with a contact number 20898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Fillmore
E. W. Courtney
Rte. 3
Tack
Avon
Anthony
Boy Seeks Work for Plumbing Carpentry Painting
A 19 year old boy offers services in plumbing, carpentering, and painting and seeks work. He can provide references and will do any kind of job. He lists contact number 9259 and mentions two pairs of cowboy boots. He notes giving a girl a size 8 coat to a woman for house cleaning and provides address Mrs. Cook 717 N Houston Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Student Seeks Work Location and School Plan
A 16 year old high school sophomore asks for guidance on finding a job and choosing a suitable work plan that fits with schooling. He seeks practical options and advice for balancing employment with academics.
Japanese bombers attack Manila Bay fortifications and Bataan
Japanese bombers renewed attacks today on Manila Bay fortifications and lines in the Bataan Peninsula. A war department communique said 27 Nipponese bombers and smaller aircraft struck island defenses in the bay and rear installations on Bataan. It noted continued Japanese ground activity and reinforcements arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Manila Bay
Bataan
War Department
Rival Trooper Cashes Kissing Check
Private Harmon Shannon mailed a letter to a girl friend with a check for one thousand kisses. The check was returned, endorsed by the young woman and cashed by the trooper's rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Callan
Calif
Harmon Shannon
Woman Found Alive After 72-Hour Snow Search
Mrs Frances Bigus 63, stranded when her car stalled in heavy snow 45 miles southeast of Flagstaff, was found alive and in good condition by Moqui ranch caretaker Jack Dillingham after a 72 hour search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Frances Bigus
Here
Jack Dillingham
Moqui
Local Reader Seeks Hourly Housework Help
A reader from Phillips Texas requests daytime housework work to support two children. Cannot stay nights and asks for hourly or daily pay. Address Box 734 Paul Cochran Phillips Texas. Also mentions Panama fears a food shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Cochran
Phillips
Texas
Tack
N. W
Third Ave
Panama
Nurito Promises Fast Relief for Rheumatic Pain
Thousands suffer from rheumatism sciatica neuritis and other pains as Nurito enters the market with a quick acting formula. The ad claims no opiates and offers a full money back guarantee if the first three doses fail to relieve pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurito
Barber Finishes Haircut On Sidewalk As Fire Burns Liquor Store
In Los Angeles on March 25 barber Guy C. Finnegan chased his customer outside when a fire alarm sounded. Fire trucks arrived and extinguished flames in a liquor store while Finnegan completed the haircut on the sidewalk, watched by the customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
C. Finnegan
Finnegan
Paper Sack Snake Shock in Yard Sighting
A letter from Leonora Savage at 301 Lincoln Street warns residents to be cautious when handling paper found in yards. She recounts picking up a paper sack today and a snake crawled out, stressing the danger of hidden reptiles in discarded bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonora Savage
Lincoln Street
Burma Fronts Sharpen as Japanese Push Near Toungoo
The Burma communique reports a Japanese flanking move jeopardizing the British Chinese defense at Toungoo as they slip to cut communications at Kyungon. An AVG air attack hit a Japanese landing field at Chieng Mai destroying about 40 planes, led by Scarsdale Jack Newkirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Mandalay
Burma
Toungoo
Kyungon
Chieng Mai
Scarsdale Jack” Newkirk
AVG
Japanese Air Activity and New Guinea Frontline Movements
Japanese planes were shot down and lost as attention remained on Port Moresby on the Australian front. Japanese raiders touched New Guinea's south coast near CD New Guinea and reconnaissance planes were seen as far south as Katherine. The press speculated on a new attack target off New Caledonia as U.N. bombers struck North New Guinea bases while a Japanese land column pressed through New Guinea jungle toward the South Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moresby
CD New Guinea
Katherine
Darwin
New Caledonia
Australia
United States
Port Moresby
United Nations
North New Guinea
New Guinea
What makes a Leader in Laxatives
Laxatives vary in speed strength and gentleness. The text praises adaptable BLACK-DRAUGHT as a best seller for four generations in the Southwest. It can be taken dry with water or as tea and allows strength adjustment to suit needs, delivering a tonic laxative effect to tone lazy intestinal muscles.
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Boys’ Ranch
Boys
Noddy
Cee
Marrisce
Moon
Defense Guards
Hoyt Meador
Montanido Chemical Company
Anniston, Ala
L. P. Kennedy
Box
Turpin
Okla
Audra Troutt
East 9Th Avenue
11Th Avenue
Pierce Street
Fred Reynolds
Buchanan Street
Amarillo Hotel
J. B. Howe
Tex
North Taylor
A. M. Owen
St. Woodward, Okla
Rte
Mattingly & Moore
Kentucky
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
Louisville
Baltimore
ADIOS
Nunn
Conocoth
Death Valley
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Gio
Gil
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