28 Oct 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1943
Page
1
United Press reports the likelihood of a general coal strike rising as ongoing mine wage talks fail to reach agreement and walkouts spread across the nation’s coal fields. Meanwhile 15 non operating railroad unions plan to poll 1.1 million members on possible strikes to protest Vinson’s eight cent wage decision. A second emergency board opens hearings on the case.
New York detectives grilled Wayne Lonergan, 26, a Royal Canadian Air Force cadet, for 13 hours about the slaying of his wife Patricia Lonergan. They suggested they were trimming his statements and questioned movements over the weekend at the possible crime scene.
John L. Lewis rejected the War Labor Board compromise plan for settling the coal miners wage dispute as work stoppages spread in the fields.
A collage of small ads seeks a hotel maid two to three hours daily at 604 Van Buren Street, a weekly ironing and light chores helper for Mrs. Schmer, care for children in-home, and a pen pal intro from J. C. Harper. Also requests for elderly home caregivers, a missing watch, a purse pickup, and a carrier's bicycle theft alert. An Amarillo furrier showcases Fashion Purs at Sweetbriar Shop.
Jimmie Fidler discusses Rosa Lind Russell's Oscar chances for Elizabeth Kenny. The biographical drama follows Nurse Kenny’s infantile paralysis treatment and its modern medical implications.
The text of the Connally postwar peace resolution was cabled to Secretary Hull in Moscow. Officials fear lengthy Senate debate could create an unfavorable abroad impression. Connally said Hull has the committee approved text and it had been informally discussed by ministers at the tri partite conference.
Market notes from Kansas City dated October 28 report hogs slow and uneven with prices 5 to 15 cents lower than midweek. Practical top $14.15 with early lots at $14.20 and $14.25. Good and choice cattle and calves present with salable totals around 3,500 cattle and 900 calves, and totals showing 5,000 cattle and 1,700 calves.
Washington on October 28 James F. Byrnes war mobilization director announced the Selective Service system will defer all necessary workers in West Coast airplane plants and their production sub contractors.
A Lexington elm, famed from Revolutionary War days, survived by chance when Jonathan Harrington planted a stray sapling he brushed from oxen on the way home. It rooted beside his house, growing into a towering landmark with a quiet village history.
A vintage advertisement promotes Fashion Purs at Sweetbriar Shop offering three payment options. Customers can trade in their old coat or have it expertly restyled, with options described as flexible payment methods.
Medical Corps units aboard USAAF bombers in England extract and treat wounded in flight and at field hospitals. Ambulatory teams rush pilots and crew to evacuation hospitals, with an estimated 100 lives saved monthly through rapid care and transport.
In Nassau Bahamas on October 28 a second Alfred re Marigny fingerprint found on a room screen linked to Sir Harry Oakes's murder case was admitted as evidence. Justice Daly ruled the fingerprint admissible, leaving its weight to the jury.
Describes rapid medical response during a field operation with ambulances taking patients to field hospital for initial care and then, if needed, transferring to American evacuation hospitals across the countryside. Emphasizes full capability and civilian hospital-level competence at these facilities.
Bedford residents recount how Commonwealth's Attorney W R Saunders brings his dog Zeke to trial justice court daily to listen and watch proceedings. Zeke is barred from circuit court, but he once bolted past attendants barking and wagging his ears before being expelled by a doorkeeper.
A delivery boy at an Amarillo store suggested two days’ pay for the Amarillo Community and War Chest, offering to give $10. Two soldier wives each pledged $26 weekly for 90 days, another wife added $10, aiming to reach the $172,000 goal. So far only two refusals and over $30,000 raised. next meeting at 8 am at the Herring Hotel. Alaska coast nets 26 376 miles. Fur sale at Sweetbriar’s with three payment options.
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