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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
2
A German raider bombed a boys school in a small town near the south coast killing at least ten pupils. Rescue teams recovered 12 bodies and searched for others amid collapsed walls as about 100 boys were in the school at the time.
The Special Gift Workers gather at the Amarillo Hotel for an initial meeting to solicit large donations for the Community and War Chest. Committee chaired by Jack Nichols with members including Sheriff Bill Adams and Col. FE. A. Simpson. The Amarillo drive opens officially Oct. 5 with President Roosevelt’s nationwide broadcast at 9:30 PM, local kickoff on KFDA and KGNC follows. The national mobilization budget is $170,000,000, Amarillo’s goal $139,000.
The first air raid drill of the school year was held at Amarillo High School this week. Every student reached his appointed refuge within 90 seconds after the raid was announced over the PA system.
The first session for parents of boys joining the Cub Scout Pack at Bivins School will be held tonight at 8 o'clock. Sponsored by the Bivins School PTA, the meeting will be led by S. G. Roy Stockton, chair of Llano Estacado Council Cubbing Committee. All prospective members’ parents must attend.
Miss Ida Mae Mc Clure, Girl Scout director, said 25 000 more coat hangers are needed for the Army Technical School. The Girl Scouts have turned in 10 000 hangers and seek Amarilloans to donate via the Girl Scout Office at 4523. Soldiers struggle to keep uniforms wrinkle free without enough hangers.
Charley Paxton district Rotary governor spoke at the Amarillo club urging a strong bond purchase drive and extensive scrap collection. He praised Cal Farley and warned of a juvenile crime rise in England during wartime. Paxton urged Rotarians to involve youth in the war effort and to study local youth programs.
Rex Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce announced his intention to attend the National Reclamation Association eleventh annual convention. Maj Gen Eugene Reybold, Chief of Engineers, will speak on Post-War Development of Our River Basins. The convention details were set.
The Sociology course led by J. L. Duflot of West Texas State College opens tonight at 8 at 1710 Tyler. Titled Mental Hygiene and the Emotional Problems of Children in the Home, it covers child development, parental ideas on sex education heredity and environment, and behavior patterns in adulthood.
Twenty five years after the Leon Springs officers camp, a reunion dinner and celebration assembled many alumni including Amarilloans and Col. E C Black. Guests included Major P S Irvine and George H Robertson. Local attendees named: Charles H Keffer Roy P Eastland Arthur W Ball D G Hume W D Burger E Bond Burness Lady R Barker J Guy Lott H Grady Wilson H E Bozeman Harry M Warren Lloyd V Bentley Carl C Cox. Carlos P Ramos, a priest, was arrested in Tucuman Argentina for charity fraud.
Washington reports Chairman Fulmer of South Carolina said the House agriculture committee will draft a farm labor shortage bill without waiting for administration recommendations. War Manpower Commission head McNutt indicated forthcoming proposals to authorize government assignment of workers to locations of greatest wartime need, noting reduced ability to voluntary relocate workers.
Wartime diet changes leave many dragging with poor digestion. Regular ALL-BRAN provides bulk to aid regularity, unlike medicinal laxatives which offer only temporary relief. Consume Kellogg's ALL-BRAN with water to join the regulars. Battle Creek produced cereal.
From where I sit the town stopped all else to collect 150 tons of metal for Uncle Sam. Ray tells me the barber shop is closed 10 to 5 and every store except the post office joined in. Judge Cunningham and I toasted the effort on the front porch, noting citizens working together without orders to achieve the common good.
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