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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1942
Page
10
Navy Mothers' Club to meet at 1 30 at the Herring Hotel with a reminder to bring a Navy mother. Various clubs meet with times across Amarillo including tea rooms, guest days, luncheons, and a Glee Club banquet at the Blackstone Hotel.
Washington May 18 retail prices of hundreds of thousands of commodities virtually all goods Americans eat wear and use reverted today to their highest March level. The price ceiling applies to most items and sets maximums at March levels with few exceptions.
The National Housing Agency sent Tom Poore and Rex Baxter to Amarillo to assess war worker housing needs while a regional survey of vacancies is launched. Officials forecast a 60 day wait for a rent control administrator as OPA rules set rents from March 1 and warn landlords against evictions. A local office may open if rents are not aligned with recommendations.
The Office of Emergency Management says ride sharing is essential for workers in Am erillo war plants and nationwide. Private autos must carry more riders as buses cannot meet demand, with averages rising from 1.6 to 2.4 riders per car. four per car needed to keep America as the arsenal of democracy.
Two Southern Oklahoma oil towns faced destruction as a statewide twister struck Fox damaging a dozen buildings and oil derricks. The storm then hit Clemscot destroying post office and homes with injuries reported as minimal. A fox youth Bill Begley suffered a minor injury at a tool shed.
USO contributions rose by 451.25 this morning in Amarillo reaching 4810.80 but still more than 17000 short of the city and county goal. Cedar Puckett the city chairman says he relies on women workers led by Mrs Chad Elliott to report substantial sums. John Guide notes no enterprise is more vital to armed forces than the USO.
MITCHEL FIELD New York May 18 An A 29 medium bomber with a crew of five has been missing since leaving on a routine patrol on Sunday May 10 Air Force headquarters Eastern Defense Command announced today. The missing crew includes Second Lieut Kenneth A Woodle pilot Second Lieut Jay W Myers co pilot Second Lieut Adam B Kalmanowicz navigator Private First Class William F Rutherford radio operator whose mother Mrs Mary E Rutherford lives at Gatesville Texas Private Curtis Bausher gunner.
Dwane Wallace of Cessna Aircraft announced a major program to build gliders for the Army Air Corps. The Wichita company is currently producing twin engine bomber pilot trainers. The contract value was not disclosed.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce opened in enlarged quarters above the Capitol Theater this morning. Each staff member and the home registration bureau occupy separate offices with a large conference room, following a weekend move from the Amarillo Hotel lobby. Membership data were not yet compiled, but the drive ends Saturday and the committee will stay active all year.
Perkins Products Company Chicago offers a Super-6 Display holding 240 Kool-Aid packages alongside the regular 40-pack carton. The large display mirrors Kool-Aid branding and has become a proven volume seller since its introduction last year. Retailers are urged to act now through regular Kool-Aid suppliers.
Lew Ayres, famed for All Quiet on the Western Front, leaves a conscientious objectors camp to enter the army aiming for medical duty. The actor maintains his opposition to armed service despite enlisting. A bee specialist notes that a well-kept hive can yield 100 to 400 pounds of honey annually.
U S District Judge T C Trimble postponed indefinitely the June 8 trial of Dr John R Brinkley of Del Rio Texas on a mail fraud indictment tied to his sex rejuvenation advertisements The move followed four physicians certificates stating the 57 year old surgeon suffers a severe heart ailment and stress could endanger his health if tried now
The State Railroad Commission will consider reducing contract truck carriers rates at a hearing on June 18 in Austin. The fee reduction was originally scheduled to be discussed at this session.
Mrs Ellsworth Barnhard nee Renna Beth Bellah was guest of honor at a bridal shower in the A W Sternenberg home with hostesses Mrs Sternenberg Mrs W T Oliver Mrs Ed Bagot of Amarillo and Mrs T W Collins. Miss Hallie Nell-Sligar played piano selections and Miss Natalie Flesher kept the guest book.
The calendar lists numerous events around Amarillo including a PTA review of The Firedrake at Central Junior High, piano recital by Tryne Floyd at First Christian Church, and Turkish tea rooms and club meetings. Also noted are Mother’s clubs picnics, study clubs, lodges, and church events with times from 12:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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