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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1944
Page
7
In a position letter to local boards Washington notes Selective Service will continue to call about 100000 men monthly through year end. For six months to Jan 1 1945 manpower needs total about 600000 with 345000 aged 18 25 and 210000 youths reaching 18. over 25 deferments keep balance.
Pampa's American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars present four rodeo shows at Recreation Park tomorrow and Sunday. Rip Barrett says the afternoon shows start at 2 30 and the night performances at 8 30. Contestants compete in calf roping wild cow milking bronc riding bulldogging and bull riding plus a Sunday afternoon girls barrel race and cutting horse contest. A $25 War Bond is offered for the best average in each event.
Hickman Benson announces the second anniversary of Old Tascosa the night club and dining room at the Herring Hotel. Since opening more than 125 000 guests have visited. Benson marks two years as manager on October 1. Artificial silk produced from wood pulp and other cellulose such as cotton is noted.
A citizen addresses the town in a wartime message stressing backing troops abroad. He cites 10,000,000 soldiers away, urges food production and ammunition, and calls for superior War Bond purchases to fund supplies while reminding residents to vote prudently in their absence.
The Satur day Evening Post features Cecil Carnes story praising Lt. Corey R. Shepard of Amarillo and Lt. Robert Pick of Milwaukee for daring action in invaded France. They led 18 paratroopers near Carentan, ferried ammunition under fire, and aided medics during a halt in fighting, earning the nickname Purple Heart Lane.
Miss Albertine Berry, a renowned Southwestern home economist, is appointed director of Mrs. Tucker's homemakers department by Arthur G. Hopkins of Interstate Cotton Oil Refining Co. Berry, Texas native and North Texas State Teachers College graduate, has led home service roles at San Antonio Public Service Co and Lone Star Gas and hosted a radio program. She won the 1941 McCalls Magazine Award for home service directors in the gas industry and will help in plant methods and quality control of shortening and Margarine products.
Amarillo Center of West Texas State College will hold a registration at 8 o clock Monday night at the college home 2101 Harrison Street. The center is a residence branch of Canyon senior college and courses earn residence credit for four undergraduate years and one graduate year.
The Agriculture Department forecast a 1944 cotton crop of 11 483 000 bales up 461 000 from last month and 655 000 more than 1943. The yield per acre was put at 273.4 pounds, surpassing the previous record of 272.4.
Put leisure moments to work with an easy filet crochet pattern 903 for chair set. Pattern includes charts directions materials and motifs for linens garments. Fifteen cents buys this pattern from Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. New York 11 NY. Add fifteen cents for a 32 page Needlecraft Catalog 133 illustrations.
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