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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1942
Page
5
Courthouse records list numerous warranty deeds transferring parcels in Roberts Place Fable Glenwood and other blocks with sums ranging from 1 to 7500 dollars. Separate entries show marriages and a public notice inviting sealed bids for six Amarillo land sections totaling about 3921 acres with vendor’s lien option and 5 percent commission.
Report from the front describes Nazi troops isolated by spring floods with hundreds killed as the Red Army advances. German losses across the front are heavy with thousands killed or captured and both sides preparing for renewed offensives after floodwaters recede.
The City Commission of Amarillo invites bids by 8 00 p m Central War Time May 19 1942 for one 1 ton truck with stake body, one used 75 H P crawler tractor with 12 foot grader blade. Bids due in City Secretary's office at City Hall. City may accept reject or waive technicalities. J L Pate purchasing agent.
A student newspaper profile recalls Lieut. John Hamilton Drummond Jr. of Exeter Academy and Princeton, member of the ROTC and football team, who died December 31, 1941 near Leven during a Philippines air raid. He and his officers placed a grave inscription honoring his leadership.
A review of army and navy communiqués on five months of fighting in the Philippines shows Japanese losses of at least 20 ships and 194 aircraft with unknown thousands of men killed. Damage figures are conservative and many sinkings occurred outside the Philippines.
States extend tax benefits to military selectees with waivers on auto license taxes and registration fees. Some offer homestead exemptions and defer income or property taxes. Arkansas Maryland Minnesota Wyoming North Dakota exempt motor vehicle licenses. New Hampshire New York Wisconsin provide refunds for unused license portions. Reciprocal agreements allow out-of-state drivers to operate under home licenses during the year.
Ernest E Maes of the U S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service warns that Argentina's pampas resemble the Oklahoma Panhandle and western Kansas with overgrazing and emerging dust storms. He says wind erosion could worsen if conservation steps lag.
The largest band ever to perform in Amarillo will give a Sunday afternoon concert at 4 in the Municipal Auditorium. The Amarillo High School Band and Sam Houston Junior High Band join for a 150 plus piece program conducted by S M Bagwell and Oscar Wise. A Mother's Day baritone solo honors is included with "Mother Machree" and Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever closes.
An old medicine ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a laxative that relieves constipation while improving bile flow. The copy promises relief from inner sluggishness and enhanced well being by the next morning and notes prices 10¢ and 26¢ at druggists.
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