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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1948
Page
4
Ruth Ward of 1401 Van Buren named chairman for the University of Chicago Alumni Foundation campaign again this year in Amarillo. Mrs Ward has served in leadership roles on the alumni drive and will lead fundraising efforts.
Troy Gregg of Big Spring died Saturday after a short illness. Services set for tomorrow at 2 in Boxwell Brothers' Chapel with Rev. Lee Stanford officiating. Pallbearers are Elks Lodge members. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Surviving include wife Geraldine and daughter Troydine, plus five sisters and a brother.
Fort Worth hears Okinawa requests San Jacinto Day props from Texas. J F Wynn a Fort Worth native asks for a ten gallon hat chaps boots spurs and a 45 holster. The items need not be new or in good condition just from Texas.
A reflective piece from 1948 quoting a London visit by a widow praising Franklin D. Roosevelt and the wartime allied bond. It recalls Roosevelt’s love of history and the sea, the Grosvenor Square statue, and hopes for postwar UN cooperation. The letter extols Roosevelt as a humane leader whose memory should guide America and mankind.
Police filed misdemeanor complaints in corporation court against 11 youths after fights between two groups last Saturday night. Detectives said more complaints likely. initial disturbance occurred on West Sixth near the 700 block with participants fleeing as officers arrived. Later clashes were reported from the 1300 block Polk.
Mrs. Howard Furlow formerly Christie Dougherty has been named editor for a forthcoming edition of Mademoiselle. She is a junior at Oklahoma University and daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Dougherty of 1303 West Nineteenth. American flag vessels carry 70 percent of US Caribbean trade.
In Laveen Arizona on April 13, five tribes the Maricopa Pima Yuma Chinehouve and Walapai marked the 86th year of uninterrupted peace with the United States after re signing the 1863 peace treaty. The observance followed the signing ceremony that started the long period of peaceful relations.
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