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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1944
Page
2
The piece mixes weather views and gender opinions with a sharp critique of women’s fashion and health, advocating natural beauty over makeup. It references a brutal murder case of Dorothy Snelson, discussing crime theories, police work, and community gratitude, and ends with commentary on labor strikes and taxi drivers.
In Hollywood a government order restricting taxicab pickups for night clubs and Amarillo Field led to driver protests and a partial backdown. Cabbies say they need the earnings, while authorities seek enforceable limits amid conflict over where calls can be taken.
Firemen at central station in City Hall area still hope for return of a coat lost from a truck on Fourth Avenue and Madison Street at 10 o clock Saturday morning. A helmet found by Clowe and Cowan employees was returned. Passersby saw a man take the coat and promise to return it to the station but it has not been brought back.
Dr H H Kung vice premier of China denied through the Chinese embassy that Madame Chiang Kai shek plans permanent residence in Miami Beach Florida She is in the United States for medical treatment London Daily Mail story called the assertion an unmitigated falsehood The paper said the report originated in Calcutta and quoted an observer who had just arrived in India claiming a lecture tour on China politics would shock observers.
Miss Elea nor Links of the University of Iowa argues war strains threaten family stability or strengthen democratic trends. She says a democratic marriage models the future for children and parental dynamics shape personality development and overall happiness.
London report in the British Medical Journal highlights deaths linked to mole removal for cosmetic reasons. Dr. Margaret C Tod cites 34 fatalities among 100 cases from 1933 to 1942, including a 24 year old, a 26 year old soldier, and a 12 year old boy, all attributed to incompetent treatment.
Government tobacco experts rebut claims that lend lease exports cause a smoking famine. They note tobacco has long been a major export but exports have been a smaller share of annual production since the war, dropping from 35 45 percent before the conflict to 20 30 percent after.
New York state school children bought 111,176,597.35 in war bonds and stamps for the 13 months ending July 30 1944, averaging 63.40 per child and leading the nation. New York City pupils accounted for over 64 million of the total. New Jersey ranked second with about 51.98 million. The Treasury will award a Schools at War flag to schools with 90 percent or more student participation.
Plan meals with color in mind. Mix vegetables and proteins to avoid all white or all green plates and create visually appealing, balanced meals.
Harry Edward Baker of Denver Colorado is jailed on a theft charge involving a car taken from in front of the Pampa post office on Nov 25 and recovered nearby by C L Thomas and Guy Bennett. Bond set at $1,000 by Justice of the Peace C W Carder remains unpaid.
Two criminal cases are on call in 47th District Court tomorrow morning. The jury panel reported Monday and Tuesday was excused today but told to report back at 9 tomorrow. Two cases heard this week ended with suspended sentences.
Infant son of Lt J H Conway and wife of 1715 Madison Street died in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending under Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home guidance.
The survey for a gas line to Boys Ranch from a well nine miles north of the headquarters is complete. Pipe furnished by Phillips Petroleum Company is en route and laying and welding will begin soon with Shamrock Oil and Gas Company to perform the work. The line will match first class commercial lines in design.
The Potter County Rationing Board food panel in room 111 at the courthouse will be closed all day tomorrow for staff meetings and reports. Today was the last day for housewives to secure canning sugar certificates, and the office will reopen Friday morning as usual.
Curtailment of fires becomes a major goal in postwar construction as wartime use of fireproof materials proves extensive and successful, clearing the way for greater and more efficient future use.
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