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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1944
Page
2
Weather predicts a cooler night with no killing frost. Historical frost dates land on Nov 1 and late Nov 22, 1931 and 1934. A boy named Edward Houghton Caldwell is born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Caldwell. A long column notes social topics, jokes, and miscellaneous local observations.
Excerpts reveal a column style dialogue in Hollywood with opinions on divorce rates, male dominance, fashion color psychology, and letters urging realistic pay. The piece blends celebrity culture commentary with a playful mock correspondence between staffers and bosses about marriage, income, and happiness amid show business.
Chief Hearing Commissioner Harry Hall will hear testimony in Amarillo on nine Panhandle gas station cases alleging rationing violations. The proceedings in the federal district courthouse determine if orders were violated, not punishments, with possible suspension from dealing in rationed goods during the war.
Dear Tack: our 13 year old blind deaf Boston bulldog disappeared after being seen near Palo Duro Apartments on Nov 7. He is cherished as part of our family since our son who was killed in service owned him. A reward is offered. Call 4124 or visit 718 West 17th Avenue. Also note: Byron Carpenter and Ben Carpenter visited Amarillo from Garfield and Jetmore, Kansas.
A light look at film industry chatter touches on army censorship hushs, Ann Savage divorce case, Diana Lynn and Maj Livingstone, and Diana’s mother’s worries. It also covers upcoming projects, actor looks, stage comebacks, and labor tensions with guilds, plus personal notes on Bing Crosby and Arthur Schwartz.
VFW leaders announced that over 1,200 poppies were sold on the streets last Saturday. Auxiliary members of the local VFW posts served as saleswomen for the annual flowers made by disabled American veterans.
The Potter County 4-H Girls Club reschedules to 2 PM Saturday in room 104 of the Potter County Courthouse. Miss Pauline Lakey, county home demonstration agent, will lead the meeting.
John Hugh Cunningham son of Mr and Mrs J E Cunningham of 2119 Lipscomb Street was awarded a bachelor of science degree in engineering from the University of Michigan with a major in aeronautical engineering, graduating on November 10.
County trucks will start city wide used tin collection early Wednesday morning announced by Byron Ellis chair of the tin salvage drive. Cans must be curbside visible to collectors and housewives urged to wash remove labels cut ends or flatten cans to save space and aid tin removal for battlefield supply needs.
County commissioners court met in regular session for discussion of current business. The meeting was brief with Judge E. O. Northcutt presiding.
Lt and Mrs B N Yeates of Birmingham Alabama spent the weekend in Amarillo to watch the Armistice Day parade attend the Plainview Amarillo football game and visit Palo Duro Canyon before continuing their trip to the West Coast.
Lieutenant Herman P. Deinken of Amistad New Mexico visited friends here this weekend embracing Saturday and Sunday social calls with local residents.
Pfc and Mrs W F Harding of Altus Oklahoma are spending the next few days in Amarillo on a belated vacation with plans to enjoy local sights and rest during their leave.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kramer of Amarillo are in Houston at the bedside of his sister who is seriously ill.
Mr and Mrs Roy Sansing of Higgins are in Amarillo. Mr Lansing an attorney is working on a brief of the Pantex Land case appealed here from the U S Circuit Court of New Orleans.
Ella Broadwell former Amarillo welfare worker now serves as instructor at Roosevelt Base on Terminal Island San Pedro California teaching sailors the use of 20 mm guns in naval training operations.
Pvt. Vance W. Coffman remains in critical condition after a motorcycle crash with a car on North East Eighth Avenue. Pvt. Robert Grimes shows slight improvement. Coffman has a double compound fracture of the left leg with lacerations. Grimes has a fractured left leg and other injuries. The car was driven by W. L. Walker of the Angelus Hotel.
A last minute change moved up the Leyte invasion by several days. An Army corps was at sea headed for Yap when Admiral Halsey, using reports of heavy Japanese fleet and air losses, advised bypassing Leyte in favor of the Philippines target. Col. Alfred E. Kastner, Navy ground forces observer, disclosed this at a news conference as the first officer to return from Leyte.
A. P. Hancock city manager returned to Amarillo Sunday night from a business trip to Washington D C. He will present a report on the trip at the city commission meeting scheduled for 8 o clock tomorrow night.
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Foreman Jr. traveled to San Antonio for the annual Baptist General Convention of Texas and expect to return Saturday. Dr. Foreman serves as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Amarillo.
Rev. Peter Marsch of Sacred Heart White Deer and Msgr. John Steinlage of Panhandle watched the Black Hills Passion Play as spectators last night, joining other attendees at the event.
Miss Merle Hughey of 307 Belleview Street has been admitted to The Security Benefit Association Hospital in Topeka Kansas and is progressing as well as could be expected.
Mrs Paul T Vickers of the Chamber of Commerce in McAllen visits Amarillo and reports fruit and vegetable crops in the Rio Grande Valley are exceptionally good this year.
Cpl and Mrs Ray Allison of Amarillo spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs L M Marshall in the Martin Community near Clarendon.
Amarillo High School will host a vocational guidance clinic with leaders from Kiwanis Rotary Optimists and other groups. Speakers cover chemistry geology architecture electrical engineering civil engineering aviation medicine law and more.
Marine Private Billy V. Lively, son of Mr and Mrs David A Lively of West Fourteenth Avenue, awarded the Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds in both hands suffered August 3 during the battle of Tinian Marianas Islands. He remained on duty despite injuries. the family has lived in Amarillo for about a year and he had visited before going overseas.
Mr and Mrs Walter Caldwell Jr announce the birth of a son at Northwest Texas Hospital. The father formerly studied Martha Houghton daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted Houghton.
Miss Eutha Barnett a teacher with Amarillo public schools visited captives in Tulia over the weekend reporting on their status and conditions.
Elmer Long formerly of Portales New Mexico has accepted a position with the Whiteway Grocery Company in Albuquerque.
Amarillo couple Mr and Mrs Dewey Owens spent the week end in Wellington visiting Owens sister Mrs Eva Pulcher. Mr and Mrs Keeney from Plainview and formerly Amarillo visited relatives Sunday. The Herringtons and daughter Phyllis visited Mr and Mrs L Gordon Cummings in Canyon over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Epler of Maplewood New Jersey arrived in Amarillo for an extended business stay. They will reside at 1009 Monroe Street.
Carrie T Sloan of the State Department of Disabled American Veterans travels from Kerrville to Amarillo for official business today.
Mr and Mrs V D Crumpacker and daughters Doris and Vernelle move from White Deer to Amarillo arriving at 2012 Madison Street Mr Crumpacker is a noted P rancher in the area.
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