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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
6
Texas Highway Patrol warns motorists to remove 1942 plates from the front of their cars with fines up to 200 dollars. Patrol Captain Polk Ivy says offenders face arrest. Only one plate is issued this year and it goes on the rear.
Mr and Mrs Roland C Cochran left today after a week with her brothers and their wives Mr and Mrs John E Oakes 2045 Hughes and Mr and Mrs James Oakes 2046 Hughes Mr Cochran is in the Seabees stationed at Oxnard Cal
Used car sales in Potter County for the first quarter of 1945 totaled more than 1 131 947 dollars. County tax assessor Frank Hoyt reported a 1 percent levy on all used car transactions with checks of 11 319 47 issued for the quarter. Purchasers must pay the tax before obtaining a certificate of title. Mrs Alma Porter, of 1923 Pierce, is moving to Amherst after months at Levine 39 s.
Amarillo's fire department is short about 12 to 60 employees, depending on figures. City Manager A P Hancock says total should be 62 to cover all roles, including three signal operators and the fire chief. He warns sub stations may run skeleton crews, with closures one day a week to maintain full central station staffing.
The Panhandle patios and fields expect a warm spell after an April freeze. Dalhart recorded 19 degrees as frost damaged wheat potential remains uncertain. Brownwood measured 32 degrees fighting fruit belts with Bowman Nurseries predicting poor peach pear apple and apricot yields.
John B. Goulding Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will install new officers. District president Mrs. Bertha Chisum of Pampa will visit the auxiliary during two 8 o’clock Friday night meetings at the VFW building in Amarillo Seventh and Taylor. Post commander R. B. Groves senior vice commander C. O. Flanagan junior vice Harold Vogel chaplain Roy Barr quartermaster Claude Parks service officer E R Pruce to be installed. Beryl Elliston Amarillo realtor in town to discuss Palo Duro Park plans and park debt solution after Austin talks with state legislature and park board officials.
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