WAACs Visit Amarillo Between Trains
Twenty three WAACs spent the day in Amarillo between train connections before continuing to unnamed army posts for active duty. Each specialist explains the group size and purpose for the stop.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
4
Twenty three WAACs spent the day in Amarillo between train connections before continuing to unnamed army posts for active duty. Each specialist explains the group size and purpose for the stop.
Lieutenant Edward C. Lawson announced a naval staff will return to Amarillo the last week in June to recruit officers WAVES and enlisted personnel. More than 50 men were interviewed yesterday with many sent to Oklahoma City for examinations or scheduled to meet staff next month. Yeoman Elizabeth Huscher of the WAVES will report to Amarillo on June 1.
Seva Singh Sainsi a Hindu astrologer back in Amarillo for a short stay at the Herring Hotel predicts a complete Allied victory by late fall 1945. He has visited since 1928 and says his wartime forecasts come from a lifetime study of astrology.
Many soldiers' wives and working girls in town miss the recreational facilities at the USO. Miss Elizabeth Payne of the Y W C A directs activities for girls, hosting an informal evening at the Social Center for Girls, 501 Lincoln Street, at 7 30 with badminton volleyball ping pong and exercise classes.
Mrs. W. B. Sowell Hibler of the Plains Hotel is restrained from violating federal rent control regulations. Judge James C. Wilson issued the temporary injunction in a federal district court action brought by the rent control administration overcharges at the Village Hotel 413 North East Fifth Avenue. WAAC recruiters visit Silverton Tulsa Canyon Amarillo for enlistment interviews. Coffee costs 420 Chinese dollars or 20 in U S money in Hainan inflation report.
Peace officers in Amarillo report three Mexican boys under 15 in custody ending a wave of petty crimes. They stole from a blind man near the Farm Security Administration building and shifted items like vegetables, gum, razors, and cowboy boots between shops. Detention by juvenile authorities led to arrests and statements that shocked police.
The three youths, each discussed as too large for placement, were taken into custody by juvenile authorities after visits to a reform school. One has already been there twice.
Chief Harry Longabach notes over 50 applicants plan interviews with Lieut C B Parrett Seabee certifying officer in Amarillo Saturday and Sunday. Men with construction oil electrical and allied trades may receive petty officer ratings. 17 to 50 year olds eligible. Lieut Ben Blackwell and Parrett will assist enlistments at the Post Office building naval recruiting station.
Italian undersecretary of foreign affairs Giuseppe Bastianini told a Senate committee the ministry studies problems before and after the war. He said the United Nations appear to be expecting surrender without conditions and outlined future world order conditions discussed by Mussolini and Hitler.
Potter County Home Demonstration Clubs the Garden Club and the Federated Women's Club met in the Federated Club rooms this afternoon to hear Martha Logan discuss the need for sacrifice and participation in Axis war production and efforts.
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