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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1942
Page
6
One week from today Amarillo will host a scrap collection in its business district. John Fowlston will arrange collection efforts, with Roy Greenhill citing an average 103 pounds per person previously collected and urging professionals to search basements offices and roofs for iron and steel for Uncle Sam.
Amarillo Girl Scouts will cook outdoors tomorrow as part of National Girl Scout Week out-of-doors day. Local director Miss Ida Mae McClure says the girls will practice camping skills in their backyards and some will prepare meals with blackout candies that produce no smoke.
An advertisement extols SSS Tonic as a remedy for digestive issues and weakness from strain illness and poor appetite. It claims to rebuild red-blood cell vitality and boost stomach juices to aid food use. The excerpt then shifts to stock market and cattle listings with price ranges from Kansas City and Chicago transactions.
The Navy released updates on an earlier air engagement noting one enemy aircraft carrier badly damaged and another damaged while one cruiser and one battleship were hit. Casualties reach 72 warships since Aug 1 with 12 sunk and 57 damaged. U S losses include 15 ships such as the carrier Wasp and six destroyers. An unnamed carrier was severely damaged and additional destroyers sustained damage.
John C. Crawford of 2401 Buchanan Street reported tools stolen from his car while at home. A later theft left his tires missing after a neighbor surprised a man stripping tires from his own vehicle. tires were found cached in an alley along with Crawford's missing tires.
City commission adopts 9 am start for city offices aligning with public utilities. Water and tax departments open at 9 am on weekdays, close earlier on weekdays with Saturday noon closings for most utilities. Retail stores plan 9 30 am openings starting next Monday.
Presbyterian women from the Panhandle gather at Central Presbyterian Church for Amarillo Presbyterial Society’s regular quarterly meeting. Over 100 out of town women attend alongside many locals. Speakers include Mrs. C F Underwood, Mrs. Q T Bundy, Mrs. J H Olson, and Mrs. Walker. Luncheon served in the church fellowship hall.
Motorists in Amarillo yesterday paid $20 in corporation court fines. Fines ranged from $3 for running a stop sign to $1 for overtime parking. Other penalties included double parking and making wrong turns under signals.
An early morning fire on Northeast Eighth Avenue caused damage estimated at $20 to a residence on Longhorn Court. Firemen responded to the alarm at 3 40. The report notes that in 1895 only four motor vehicles were registered in the country.
Central Junior High School filled the Service Men's Civic Center cookie jar this morning and San Jacinto School will produce the cookies tomorrow. Mothers of third grade pupils at San Jacinto are baking dozens of cookies today for the jar and troop distribution.
A collection of reader notices requests for return of a class ring with initials WEB and red stone a reward offered. Also an appeal to locate an elderly caregiver for an old couple at 204 South Cleveland Street with references required. Messages seek contact with Margaret Bellamy Jones at 2810 North West 5th Avenue and ironing work offers from Pearl Williams plus a widow seeking employment.
A personal ads note from Mrs. Doc Wallace seeks employment with on site room and board and wages at 1308 Johnson Street. She also asks to locate a home quilter who can make three to four quilts, inviting calls to 2 4217 or a visit to 814 A Fillmore Street.
Classified items include a plea for a middle aged woman experienced with babies, offering room board and wages and naming Mrs. William W. Gibson. Additional notes seek a lonely man ages 58 to 65 for companionship and a reward for lost purple suede gloves near Tyler Street and the Paramount Theater. A young woman 17 seeks day care work at 2101 N First Ave with child care experience.
The papers are back and can be contacted through the Gouldy Feed Store or return the articles there.
A collection of short classifieds notes from Amarillo readers seeking lost items employment and personal connections. Listings include a found key ring and billfold near 5th and Taylor. a widow offering kindling at 215 West 15th Avenue. a call for a dating match ages 42 to 48. two kittens needing good homes at 727 North Williams Street. a missing fountain pen from Pearl Laverne Steger and Amarillo Business College. a request to keep or acquire a piano. a job-seeking young woman at 1312 Buchanan Street. and a lost black leather billfold with a diamond ring and Connecticut license noted downtown Thursday night.
Man reports a black leather billfold with about $14, a signed blank check, a driver’s license, social security card, truck papers and other personal papers lost between the Y on Highway 66 and Gouldy Feed Store. Finder may keep the papers.
A home recipe promotes making a cough syrup by dissolving sugar and water or using corn syrup or honey, then adding Pinex to a pint bottle to yield a potent remedy. It claims quick relief, loosened phlegm, soothed membranes, easier breathing, and restful sleep with a money back guarantee.
A fragmentary notice states a reward will be paid and asks finder to contact PVT William Joseph Devannew at Amarillo Field Texas. It cites his barracks address in Amarillo and provides contact details for outreach.
A vintage Q and A ad touts Black-Draught as a best selling laxative across the West with four generations. It is described as a purely herbal, gentle option available in powdered or granulated form. The copy notes 25 to 40 doses cost 25 cents and advises following label directions and buying from your dealer today.
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