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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1946
Page
5
Everett police report a motorist fined 85 dollars in a traffic case two weeks earlier paid the fine in pearl coins carried in a bushel basket, prompting a humorous scene.
An airplane crashed into the minister H E Cook's home while he took lunch at Forgan Oklahoma. Flight Officer Davidson of Memphis Army Air Base, unhurt, was in the cockpit and circling Woodward Oklahoma en route to Garden City Kansas when a gust of wind drove the craft into the house.
City authorities order police to arrest truckers who park livestock near churches to stop disrupting morning hymns. Residents report mooing and bleating interfering with services as council acts to enforce quiet through fines and arrests.
Ten transports with 5476 service personnel are to arrive at two West Coast ports. New York will receive a 230 troop vessel. Two ships bring 862 French war brides and 82 children, plus George Elliot from Oahu with 414 brides and 47 children and Zebulon B. Vance with 448 brides and 36 children. San Diego expects three LSTs. San Francisco welcomes ships from various origins including Samar Okinawa Sydney Yokohama Pearl Harbor and Le Havre.
There were 169 patients in the U S Veterans Hospital here and 14 waiting admission according to the monthly report released today. Out of the 169 patients 151 had non service connected disorders 18 service connected. For those waiting admission there were 12 with non service connected disorders two with service connected. Applications for hospital care totaled 235 of which 71 are pending.
President T. E. Braniff of Braniff Airways told a Dallas stockholders meeting that transfer of first class air mail to air transport will likely come soon. He also foresees rapid cargo service growth as facilities expand and rates attract shippers.
Dr. T. Cunliffe Barnes told a St. Louis AAAS meeting that a healthy person can sustain a 6 AM to 10 PM workday without excessive fatigue while many workers might feel tired after an 8 to 5 shift. He argued laziness rather than fatigue explains reduced effort in some occupations.
Patsy Dinan returns to Christian College in Columbia Missouri after a spring visit with her parents Dr and Mrs W I Dinan. She graduated from Amarillo High School last May with a top average and led scholastically at Christian College as first semester grades were released. She is active in campus activities.
In Willmark Minnesota on April 2 Maurice Lindblad upsets the Johnson political machine by winning the Whiteside Township supervisor post. For years Johnson had secured most township offices. this year Lindblad's victory breaks that pattern, leaving the remaining township officers still to be decided.
Col. Robert Hardy commander of the West Texas U S Army Recruiting District examined the Amarillo Recruiting Station this morning. He traveled to Clarendon to speak to the Clarendon Lions Club and was accompanied by Sgt. Walter A. DeShong.
Santa Fe System carloadings for the week ending March 30 1946 totaled 22 725 down from 25 263 in the same week of 1945. Cars received from connections 10 128 versus 15 141 last year. Total cars moved 32 853 vs 40 404 in 1945. Santa Fe handled 32 059 cars in the preceding week of 1946.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Mrs. Mary Redfuss, a Galveston woman visiting her husband Lt. Comdr. Warren Redfuss, was indicted for a $250 taxi fare after traveling from Alabama to Philadelphia. After a bench conference the cabbie accepted $150 and the case was dismissed.
Local cleaner Ansley's Cleaners announces opening on Washington Street toward mid month. Doors will offer garment cleaning services with an emphasis on quality and prompt pickup for busy customers.
First Lt. Wallace E. Kirk, wife Elsielee Haynie, and parents were notified by the War Department he is presumed dead. Kirk piloted a B 25 on a barge sweep mission from Biak Island near Ceram when last seen near Seleman Bay. His crew believed the plane crashed inland after a gas line fire and explosions. He had 206 combat hours, two dozen missions, and held the Air Medal. Reared in Amarillo, he graduated from Amarillo High and entered service in 1940. Survivors include his wife in Oxnard, Cal, his parents, brother Carl E. Kirk, and grandfather J. E. Kirk.
A testimonial letter from Gerard N. Marrotte of Hartford endorses Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily laxative alternative. The ad urges a 10 day trial with water, promises double money back, and notes the cereal provides gentle bulk for normal elimination without being a purgative.
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