04 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1941
Page
1
A humorous anarchic list of odd laws and social quirks from various places and eras. The author wittily questions norms about dating norms, theater censorship, and daily life, mixing jokes about laws, manners, and pop culture. The tone is playful and polemically curious about rules and hypocrisies.
Program committee named to host the Congress of West Texas Underwriters in Amarillo on Friday with chairs Ernest R. Archambeau and Maude Cook. The day features a morning session, speakers from Great Southern Life and John Hancock, a skit by Emerson Carey Jr. and Ricks Strong, and a closing address by Stanley Martin. About 400 guests expected.
The long range forecast for Arizona New Mexico and West Texas predicts generally fair weather with increasing clouds and light precipitation near week end. Temperatures stay near seasonal average and the forecast notes past accuracy, though the text also digresses into unrelated trivia and jokes.
A crowded help wanted exchange includes a mother offering in home child care during holidays and a young colored girl seeking day work focusing on house chores and cooking. AGNES offers a reward for a missing linoleum roll from a truck near Highway 87 between Dumas and Amarillo.
Ten candidates who passed the Army Air Corps physical at the Veterans Hospital begin a fast paced prep course tonight at Amarillo College. The first session in Room 112 meets at 9 pm with instruction by college faculty and a representative from the Elks Lodge. Tuition is 20 dollars payable tonight.
The report notes the Reuben James losses may total 121 since Aug 19 with 142 crew aboard including 45 survivors. It cites U boat attacks off Iceland and convoy duty casualties while Berlin reports submarines and bombers sinking a destroyer and 14 merchant ships totaling 73 000 tons near the British supply lines.
Postoffice records show 117 letters and cards discarded in a single evening. Many pieces were addressed to relatives but lacked city or sender details. Some items were unstamped or had only partial addresses, with most heading to the dead letter office. A warning poster tracks nightly losses.
Three sailor boys on leave assist C. M. Norman the navy recruiter by promoting enlistment. Newman Joseph Parker of 708 Georgia Jack Vernon Overstreet of Rt. 3 Amarillo and Thomas Guy Virden of 312 Forest have completed recruit training. Parker and Overstreet plan hospital school on return while Overstreet sails with USS Saratoga.
The forecast shows clouds lingering tonight and tomorrow with little moisture. Temperatures rise slightly with today's high near 65 and tonight's low around 43. Winds from the south southwest at 12 mph, possible 28 mph this afternoon. Coastal Texas remains damp only along the coast with Corpus Christi at 166, Houston .75, and Galveston omitted.
Federal District Judge and Mrs Tajnes C Wilson are on a hunting trip in New Mexico with a party of friends. The judge plans to return to Fort Worth about Nov. 10.
Mrs. Mary K. Harty spends her moments in the federal district clerk's office knitting for refugees. The item notes 104 regular playing members in the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
Mrs A F Brannon of 900 Broadmoor Street and neighbor Mrs John Hill of 902 Broadmoor Street reported a cat got into a vent pipe and became stuck. The animal yowled loudly until it scratched at Hill’s door, and the source notes the cat finally freed itself. The incident remains puzzling as to how it entered the pipe.
The record outlines October moisture figures from 1892 to 1940, noting a larger total of 764 inches in the latest month and listing yearly inches for each year. The public seeks context on how this October compares to past rainfall levels across decades.
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi warns Christmas mail will exceed previous records as soldiers await packages and cards. Early mailing is urged to ensure on time delivery before Christmas and to avoid an impulse rush at concentration points.
An advertisement warns that untreated bronchitis may become chronic and urges using Creomulsion. It claims the remedy reaches the chest to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed mucous membranes, blends beechwood creosote with other ingredients, contains no narcotics, and offers a money back guarantee if it does not help sleep and rest.
City officials meet after a two week break to finalize ordinances on electrical inspections and water deposits. A master and journeyman plumber definition may be introduced and a health permit fee reinstated. County and city move toward a six member board to run consolidated health services with school participation discussed.
Katherine Dye, the bankruptcy clerk in the northern district of Texas, says others’ business must fail before hers. She works in the federal building and notes her office faces a challenging period.
The annual armistice day roll call opens on Armistice Day and closes Thanksgiving. Inspired by doughboys from 1917 18 the Red Cross drive asks donors nationwide to double effort. Potter County quota is 8700 members double last year, with past success in 1940 and current calls for support in this year’s drive.
Legionnaires from Hanson Post Amarillo meet at noon led by Commander Bill Gilstrap to finalize plans for Armistice Day observance tonight at 8 in Legion home 1800 Harrison Street. Memorial services are scheduled for next Sunday at Central Presbyterian Church.
The Armstrong County grand jury completed its term yesterday at Claude. The 47th district court term ends Saturday and will reconvene in Amarillo Monday. District Attorney Bob Underwood said the Claude criminal docket is clear with only one case tried.
An ad touts a home hair dye recipe to obtain a natural looking color at low cost. The mixture uses bay rum glyc erine Barbo Compound and water, applied to gray or faded hair to leave it soft and glossy and last without staining or affecting permanents.
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