This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1945
Page
7
Tire and tire repairing firms will be visited April 11 to 20 by volunteer workers of the local ration board to check dealers prices and postings. The nationwide compliance survey aims to measure regulation adherence, explain requirements, and fix noncompliance.
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending April 7 1945 reached 24 834 up from 21 659 a year earlier. Cars received from connections totaled 13 752 vs 12 207 in 1944. Total cars moved were 38 586 vs 33 866 in 1944. preceding week total was 40 732 cars.
Mrs. G. C. Davis hosts out of state guests Mrs. W. H. Thompson of El Reno Oklahoma and Mrs. Jess Seedle of Haven Kansas. They will return home Thursday.
Radio listings show a full Tuesday night schedule across KGNC KFDA NBC CBS with The I Love a Mystery program and news rubrics, followed by dramas, music, and variety segments. Notable names include Raymond Gram Swing, Johnny Johnston, Fibber McGee and Molly, King features, and the Alan Young Show amid a dense broadcast slate.
Capt Morris O. Beck and Lt Robert K. Cline, long time Army comrades from Amarillo, have been assigned to the same base in Burma after more than two years apart. Beck, a transport pilot with the Second Troop Carrier Squadron, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with cluster, while Cline served with Merrill's Marauders and later the Marauder Air Cargo unit. Beck's wife and son reside in Dallas.
Lawrence S. McBee, formerly assistant auditor at Amarillo Hardware Company, rises to lieutenant colonel and is assigned as assistant officer in charge of plans and training at the wing base in England.
Brig Gen Elliott Roosevelt commands as Col. McBee, son of Horace and wife of Natalie Johnson, returns after 17 months with the Eighth Air Force in England. Seaman First Class Lloyd Blackwell visits from New London linking North Texas families. A brother and sister reunion occurs after six years at the Lyon home in Lufkin. Mount Morrison on Formosa rises to 13 075 feet as the Empire’s highest point.
Just 42 votes were cast in the rural school elections held Saturday. At Bushland a record 18 votes were cast with all seven races uncontested. Precincts three four and six produced the named Board members George Menke J G Dowse Soney Eldon Plunk Brady Floyd Krabbe J C Ely J R Hogge and John Morris with R A Love each receiving six votes.
Louis Gold of Levine's arrived back in town after completing a business trip to Dallas today.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.