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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1944
Page
3
Mrs. Cal Farley and her husband were heard on a Hollywood broadcast as they spent the week in California. The hat chosen as the first foolish hat of the day highlighted their appearance on the program.
War production stalls in 21 Detroit Windsor area plants as 27000 workers refuse to return. 1300 Republic Aircraft employees vote to end a nine day strike and resume at two plants. Franklin Car Shops Bethlehem Steel Johns town Pa sees 1250 return Monday after a labor conciliator plea. Union refusals to obey NLRB directives affect San Francisco Bay area ship repair wage disputes.
Mrs. Riley Carver of Amarillo died in Clovis New Mexico at age 33. Services were set for 4 PM at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with C A Norred officiating. She leaves husband a daughter Betty and son Jimmy and her parents Mr and Mrs Griggs of Amarillo. Memorial Park Cemetery burial planned.
Women voting first time are invited to call the Globe News to give their names and addresses for invitations. Amarillo's 21 year old girls will be luncheon guests during May 15 to 21 as part of I Am An American week.
Staff sergeant David Forest Hall died March 21 from wounds after an enemy munition dump exploded in Italy. He enlisted in 1942 and served overseas from 1943, earning the Air Medal. Survived by mother Mrs J L Hall five sisters and a brother.
Lt. Jimmy Shubin of Dormont Pennsylvania describes a 35 minute dogfight over Guadalcanal in a P-38 during which he claims five confirmed kills with two more suspected. Infantry observers later confirmed the last four enemy planes likely fell into the sea. About 200000 cans are collected monthly in the national tin can salvage drive.
An Amarillo housewife asserts milk choice determines cake color and flavor. She explains chocolate cake uses sweet milk while devil's food relies on sour milk or buttermilk and soda, yielding a dark reddish brown result. The article notes the cake color varies with chocolate amount.
Funeral services for Frank Price will be conducted at 10 oclock tomorrow morning at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with Dr E B Fincher officiating Burial will be in Liano Cemetery Pallbearers will be veterans of the Spanish American War Mr Price 69 died suddenly last night at his home Justice of the Peace Co W Carder returned a coroner s verdict of death due to heart trouble He was a veteran of the Spanish American War Survivors are two sisters and four brothers About 76 tons of tin are required in the construction and equipping of a battleship
Corcoran California will plant Moroccan coriander as part of an experimental crop program to boost self sufficiency in drug production. The note mentions Maine as the first state to vote dry in 1846, highlighting historical context of prohibition.
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