29 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1944
Page
1
Market summaries show stock averages and financial figures from New York to Kansas City with commodity shifts across rails utilities and industrials. Livestock in Kansas City reports hog cattle and calf totals with price ranges, while Chicago notes livestock trends and prices.
Amarillo aims to set a city and possibly national record for waste fats collection in March. Fats salvage chairman Lewis Fields cites December national figures and urges every housewife to bring fats to the butcher for four cents and two red ration points per pound. He notes at least 37 major uses for waste fats and explains the chain from home to butcher to rendering stations and distant cities. Fields urges cleanup this week.
Rancher R B Masterson announces the Amarillo Blood Plasma Battalion to back the Red Cross War Fund campaign. He adds 250 to fund 250 pints of plasma for fighting men and calls others to join by donating 250 or more and calling the Red Cross at 7251.
A Satur day Evening Post feature on Boys Ranch by Neil Clark with color photos by Harry Pennington Jr. is selling out this region this week. Cal Farley reports scarce copies and seeks more from Dallas district distributors as readers hail it among the best publicity for Boys Ranch.
Sergeant Chester W. Golladay, formerly assistant manager at the State Theater, is no longer stationed in Australia and is being transferred to another theater of war. In a letter to his parents, he mentions Bryce Beard as purser on his ship and that he wishes the Globe-News informed of his new address to receive all Jeep issues. He and Beard talked about their days in Amarillo.
Mrs Minnie Lee Howell of Crosbyton died in a local hospital at 1:30 this morning after recent Yama treatment. She was 33. Survived by husband Charlie Howell. Body sent to Crosbyton by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. funeral arrangements to be completed there.
Hanson Post No. 4 of the American Legion notes a resolution praising the loyalty patriotism and zeal of Roy Pollard and expresses sympathy to Mrs Pollard for the loss of her husband. The resolution signed by E C Nelson F H McGregor and A K Baracat was sent to department and national headquarters.
Lt Col George S Richardson received the Soldier's Medal for rescuing two men from a blazing plane in North Africa. He, a flight surgeon, aided six more evacuees as ammunition exploded around them. He is stationed in England after serving in Egypt and Tripoli operations.
Headquarters for the Red Cross Home Nursing Course have been established at the Shrine Temple Fifth Avenue and Fillmore Streets. Mrs Joe Jenkins chairman announced an appeal for women to take the course urging at least one trained person per home. Telephone 7066 or attend the class at 9 o clock Friday morning. Mrs Dorothy Sullens will instruct the classes which meet each Friday and Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 o'clock.
R J Broyles of 1105 Buchanan Street entered a giant Rhode Island Red egg in the Old Tack sponsored contest. The egg was weighed and measured by judges. Broyles remarked he wants to see what is inside after the contest. Only the judges will reveal the weights and measurements.
The Ankara radio quoted Moscow messages saying Bulgaria has accepted closer collaboration with Germany. If true, this would imply a Bulgarian declaration of war on the Soviet Union.
An ad cites that Nature produces about two pints of liver bile daily to aid digestion and claims Carter's Little Liver Pills raise bile flow within minutes. The copy promises faster digestion and better health when used as directed and urges purchase.
The House approved authority for the Navy to spend over a billion dollars to develop advance bases in the Pacific. The report also notes the invention of Vee Spectacles by a Florence monk in 1135.
Don’t groan about burning feet or tired callouses. Put spring in your step with Ice Mint a cooling treatment from your druggist. Rub on Ice Mint to soften hard skin and ease aching feet for a happier, cooler feel.
Lt. Ann Maness former supervisor at Northwest Texas Hospital and nurse for Drs Patton and Carroll was rescued from German forces after her plane crashed in Albania last November. She had been reported as an escaper, with ten other nurses escaping earlier in January. Maness, who entered Army nursing in Lubbock, lived in Amarillo for years. her family remains in Paris, Texas.
Federal Judge J F T O Connor said the first of two Mann Act counts against Charlie Chaplin for a 1942 trip of Joan Berry to New York would go to a jury. Separate dispatch reports Stalin announced Kolomea capture with 11 mile advance toward Czechoslovakia. The Lake Michigan smelt population reportedly vanished in winter 1943.
Hollywood faces a looming crisis as drafts pull away key film technicians. Jimmie Fidler notes one third of technicians are in uniform, with most under draft age, threatening production. He suggests studio worker pools to mitigate collapse while praising morale boosts from generals. Stanwyck anecdote contrasts Hollywood bravura with realism.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs J R Webster of 2103 West Seventh Avenue died in a local hospital late last night. Survivors include the parents one sister Linda Lee and a brother Donald Edward. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs L K Allen of Claude and Mr and Mrs M E Tyler of Lelia Lake. Graveside services were scheduled.
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