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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
2
Band Parents will elect officers at 8 o'clock tonight in Room 115 at senior high school. Modern Italy has an area only slightly larger than that of the state of Nevada.
Amarillo carries a city levy of $1.19 per $100 with an adjusted comparison rate of 95 cents. Dallas and Paso have 81 and 94 cents respectively, while Eastland posts the highest adjusted rate of $2.00 with a $2.50 levy and 80 percent assessment. Corpus Christi, Beaumont, Waco, San Antonio, Galveston, Fort Worth and Houston also show varied adjusted rates in the League of Texas Municipalities table.
Timothy Charles Artist infant son of Dr. and Mrs. Russell C. Artist of 1801 Rosemont Street died in a local hospital. Born March 22, he is survived by a sister Merrile Ann. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with burial in Liano Cemetery.
Multiple short notices seek help locating lost items and arranging help at home. Entries include a black purse with an Amarillo Field ID and gas coupons, a red billfold with papers, a Chihuahua named Peanut, and requests for a live-in homemaker, a child caregiver, and dog owners to reclaim pets. Additional notes mention a social security card and various contact details.
Mrs Pearl Kemp of 807 Carolina Street seeks a tree trimmer. She also offers to give away several healthy trees to someone who can move them. Additionally she advertises room and board for part time care of an 18 month old baby at 604 Pierce Street. A reader seeks child care work on weekends and evenings.
A collection of short personal notices lists a class ring found with Amundsen Texas initials and owner contact, a Fox terrier needing a home, a housekeeper job request, a maid for short hours, a pen pal request, a coat and knitting bag lost near Wildorado with reward, and a lost black leather purse near Country Club area with reward offer.
A federal three-judge panel ordered the Pullman group to relinquish either its railroad car manufacturing interests or the provision of personal services on sleeping cars. In other news Royal Navy planes attacked German convoys off Norway, sinking one ship and damaging several others.
Lawton Pilot reports Group Capt. A. G. Malan has 32 downed planes, tying the late Brendan Finucane. Flight Lt. George Buerling, a Canadian nicknamed Screwball, has 21 victories but is not currently on active flying duty.
Paramount Theater extends the Broadway hit Up in Arms starring Danny Kaye due to packed houses. Manager Jack King announced an extra show day through Wednesday with Dinah Shore and Constance Dowling in the supporting cast.
A Soviet commission states that Nazis killed over 102000 civilians and prisoners in the Rovno region. It cites 49000 bodies in a timber dump on Byeli Street, 32500 in vegetable gardens, and 500 at Rovno Prison, with victims forced to dig graves or killed in gas trucks.
High school students will entertain their employers with a banquet at the Amarillo Country Club at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Diversified occupation and distributive education students present the annual event supervised by the State department of vocational education and funded by the federal government. William Brune directs the diversified program and Miss Celia Feinstein leads the distributive education program. During the Spanish American War American troops landed at Puerto Rico on July 25 1898.
Firefighters rushed to 502 North Hughes Street at 9 11 this morning to extinguish a blaze in a chicken house. Ball bearings have been produced in ultra small sizes suitable to replace jewels in watch movements.
Kansas City reports May 8 livestock prices with 14 000 salable and cattle 11 000 total, steady to higher on steers and cows scarce. calves 1 300, sheep 11 000, prices listing by weight. Chicago trade mixed with hogs down 15 25 cents on heavier weights. cattle and calves steady to higher. Also a trout dinner at Salem Missouri ends with fines for overlimit catch.
In Hollywood the RKO search for a feminine lead to refilm Zane Grey Westerns centers on Evelyn Finley. A former rodeo star and trick rider, she doubles for Ella Raines in Tall In The Saddle and has built a career in western shorts.
Chinese officials in Chungking suggested Admiral Mineichi Koga killed himself when he died at his post in March while directing operations from a frontline aircraft. Tokyo later announced his body was brought home by train, met by Premier Tojo and other dignitaries, with no cause given.
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