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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1942
Page
2
Readable scraps from The Oil Weekly department Squeaks From the Bull Wheel feature jokes about doctors and lawyers and soldiers abroad. The Globe solicits reader jokes until Tack's Canada column arrives, with bits about Goldilocks, contract play, a Texas train idea, and Broadway style anecdotes.
A collage of gossip and jests from wartime entertainment scenes. notes on Cindy rhetorical lines and Rita Hayworth ties blend with barroom quips and a janitor turned candidate narrative. Candid anecdotes highlight social shifts during wartime America.
A reader seeks the return of a suitcase left in Northwest Texas Hospital area and offers contact via Sunray. A private furnished apartment swap for housework is offered in exchange for work by a quiet older couple. A billfold owner can be reached by matching details, and a missing coin purse with a $20 bill is offered a $5 reward.
Louis B. Mayer defends Ava Gardner amid the Mickey Rooney divorce case, promising to push Gardner to stardom while Rooney remains a top box office draw. The feature also notes wartime pressures on stars, quirky Hollywood anecdotes, and personal observations from Jimmie Fidler, including humorous rabbit-raising schemes amid rising costs.
Soviet transport lines held east of the Volga while Caucasus gains were claimed. An Axis report put Germans 12 miles from Tuapse. Berlin cited worsening weather on the eastern front with heavy rain in the north and central sectors and snow in Karelia. Royal Air Force raids on Kiel were believed aimed at German naval vessels including Scharnhorst. Hermann von Hannecken to lead in Denmark amid crisis, with reports of executions in Germany and Austria.
Dow Jones figures show declines across industrials railroads and utilities at 1 P M. Livestock data from Kansas City reports hogs salable 2,500 with prices 20-25 cents higher, top at 14.75. cattle salable 6,500 with steady to higher trends and fat calves slower. Beef steers active, cows steady to 15 cents higher, calves variable, choice lightweight fed steers at 15.25.
Berlin dispatch says Soviet Russia protested to Bulgaria over an anti Communist exhibition in Sofia and Bulgaria rejected the protest. Russia and Bulgaria remain nominally at peace though Bulgaria is allied with Germany and at war against Russia’s allies.
Rio de Janeiro announces German U boats sank two more Brazilian ships, the 5472 ton Lagos and 2730 ton Ozorio, both EU bound, on Sept 29 off Para. These are the 20th and 21st Brazilian vessels lost in the war, occurring after Brazil joined the war.
The American Federation of Labor approved job freezing in war industries on October 14 in Toronto, stating protection of workers rights is required. AFL says action aims to support war production while safeguarding worker protections.
Ration stamp No 9 is valid for 3 pounds of sugar from November 1 through December 15, inclusive. Stamp No 8 remains valid until November 1.
Good grade steers range from 13.50 to 14.75 with medium to near good shorts at 12.25 to 13.25. Kansas fed heifers bring around 15.60, several loads of good heifers 12.75 to 14.00, cows at 11.75, top cows 14.00. Sheep total 6 750 with 5 500 salable. slaughter lambs steady to higher with early bids proceing above 13.85 for choice range lambs.
Hog prices opened up 10 to 20 cents higher for 200 to 300 pound barrows and gilts with tops at 15.25. Sows 380 pounds sold between 15.10 and 15.25. Cattle and calves show strong gains with top fed steers and yearlings at 17.00 and best heifers at 15.85 while cows rise 10 to 15 cents. Sheep trade results show late Tuesday lambs 10 to 25 cents higher with native fat lambs around 14.00 to 14.25 and yearlings near 12.50 to 12.25 for doubles. miscellaneous cuts and smaller lots posted varied prices.
Today's run off election for class officers at Amarillo High School is set for 1 30 o clock during the activity period. With many candidates in the open primary, run offs were needed to secure a majority. Results will be announced tomorrow.
Rolla Cartwright, chairman of the county rationing board food panel, announced that institutional and industrial sugar users must register for the November and December allotments between October 15 and November 5. Registrations occur on week mornings in Room 11 at the county courthouse with institutional users receiving 60 percent and industrial users 70 percent of their base allotments.
President Roosevelt said at a press conference that voluntary manpower controls are not working satisfactorily. He will not seek compulsory measures until he is convinced the voluntary plan, including ideas from Monday's fireside chat, has failed.
New York representatives push to force wider war contract distribution to smaller manufacturers. Celler Keogh and Lynch threaten drastic steps if action stalls. Col Johnson says 70 to 85 percent of contracts cleared his New York ordnance district already earmarked for specific contractors. Chairman Murray says district officers can determine allocations to idle plants without backlog.
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