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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1943
Page
14
Thousands of Panhandle residents visited Amarillo Field for Col Edward W. Raley’s Third Open House honoring Thanksgiving. crowds toured hangars to view B 17 Flying Fortresses and Mary Ann amid demonstrations by the 30th RAF Band and First AAF Band.
PCA president C Bedell Monro cautions that instant miracles in air travel are impractical and warns against utopian forecasts. He cites cost, power, and design hurdles for a future luxury super- liner, notes current heavy planes as war-time standbys, and stresses aviation must avoid public disillusionment. Women of the Marine Corps perform 125 roles across 52 posts nationwide.
Wall Street stock lists show Dow Jones Industrials at 131.42, down 0.68, and many issues trading with losses at 1 P.M. amid broad declines. Chicago and Kansas City livestock markets report steady to mixed prices for hogs cattle and calves, with wholesale values ranging across several weight classes.
Livestock prices shown include shelfers at 10.50, good beef cows at 12.00, vealers at 13.00 and 15.00. Sheep 13,000 with wooled lamb top 15.15, westerns and natives at 15.00, natives at 14.50, clipped westerns 13.85, ewes 12.50, slaughter ewes up to 6.75. Financial Industrial Fund liquidating at 1,6805 offering 1.84.
Portland report notes welding on one hull of a Kaiser Swan Island tanker would extend 67 miles if laid end to end. The figure excludes welding by pipe shop boiler erection sheet metal electrical and marine departments. By August first enough welding had filled tankers at the yard to reach from Portland to Chicago in a line.
In Milwaukee a courtroom drama unfolds as Theodore Volkmann spanks Nancy Ewert after a sidewalk insult. Judge Harvey Neelen orders the children to settle quarrels themselves while Volkmann faces assault and battery charges. A separate note mentions a German casualty figure from campaigns.
U S Army Air Forces report at a bomber station in England describes German Luftwaffe ruses to mislead crews. German fighters imitate P-47s and Spitfires using false markings and sun ambushes to approach bomber formations, then attack from hidden angles and employ high risk maneuvers to sow confusion. After brief exchanges, Nazi pilots dive and twist to exploit gaps in defenses.
Amusement calendar lists Paramount True to Life and Oklahoma Kid at Capitol and Rialto offerings Arizona Trail Blondie Goes to College Kid Dynamite In the Heart of Texas Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour and Abbott and Costello It Ain't Hay plus Remember the Night Riders of the West and Back Streets of Cairo. Nightlife options include aviatrix vocal requests Mexican Inn Cabaret and dance at Mayfair Rainbow Gardens.
New York news reports a leather shortage tightening civilian shoe supply. The Office of Price Administration warns a six month ration stamp may replace four months if relief fails. About 390 million pairs are planned, but only around 300 million may be produced. Scarcity stems from fewer hides, reduced imports, and higher armed forces demand. Manufacturers pursue leather substitutes, especially for soles, with firms like E P Reed Co active in this effort.
A vivid wartime sketch describes a formation moving through night, with enemy fighters flashing lights and wiggling wings to imitate flak bursts. The ruse is described as common but seldom effective and often deadly for those aboard.
The industry reports a perfected woodsole shoe touted as more flexible than all leather. Competitors test plastics for soles and synthetic rubber for heels. Demand for repairs rises as shoes are built to last longer, prompting the WPB to order an unprecedented leather allocation. The American Legion sponsors 3,500 Boy Scout troops.
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