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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1945
Page
4
In Los Angeles a Superior Court hearing was set to determine Charlie Chaplin's child support for 18 month old Carol Ann Berry after a jury ordered support. Joan Berry seeks 2500 per month. Chaplin has already paid over 18000 in fees and support and 75 weekly pre trial.
Frank Priolo, reported missing in action Jan 9 1945, has notified his parents that he is a prisoner of war in Germany. He joined the service Oct 15 1941, trained in Illinois, sailed to Iceland, then served two years overseas before transferring to the infantry and moving through Camp Gruber Oklahoma, then returning overseas with the Rainbow Division in November.
Ruth E. Delzell appointed regional chair for Texas library development campaign to fund expansion and wartime book distribution. She invites contributions to the Amarillo Public Library with checks payable to the Texas Library Development Fund and notes the effort supports postwar library service nationwide.
Stadinum derives from the Latin form of the Greek term for a length standard. It denotes a unit historically used to measure distance in antiquity.
Jimmie Moore of the J. E. Pietzsch Chapter No. 26 Disabled American Veterans warns that disabled veterans cannot expect automatic benefits. Claims must be filed and substantiated, with the DAV offering free legal assistance to help veterans establish rights to pensions or other entitlements under current laws. The veteran must prove disability occurred during or was aggravated by military service.
No details of Corporal Garland R. Wolfington's death in Africa are available. The Amarillo High School graduate, 26, was killed on maneuvers. He was a 1937 graduate, served since 1943, spent over a year and a half overseas, and was sent to Africa in December 1944.
Western Auto Supply plans to add about 32 300 jobs after the war and will rehire almost 2 000 military personnel. Gordon B Anderson notes training and placement programs while Lester Hutchings expects sales to exceed the 1941 peak of 71 million dollars. first quarter 1945 sales rose 29.5 percent from 1944. A separate note highlights Grand Teton Jackson Hole in Wyoming as an example of mountains and valleys formed by ancient forces.
It takes a tank car of gasoline eight thousand gallons to fill a B-29 Superfortress.
A Denver family reports their six month old son Ronald, once paralyzed and blind, now fully normal after treatment at Dr. Leo Spears Clinic. The notice urges mothers to seek Spears care for deformities and illnesses, with clinic and sanitarium addresses and a request to clip the ad.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce orders 250 copies of Postwar Employment and the Removal of Wartime Controls for local distribution. Prepared by the Committee for Economic Development, the 32 page report covers prices, materials, manpower, wages, and export import controls and urges prompt removal of wartime controls after emergency needs end. Local Economic Development Committee chaired by H. O. Starks includes E. W. Hardin S. B. Whittenburg Virgil Patterson Howard Paul Charles Ware George Vineyard John Cowan and others.
Brooks Thomas an examiner from the immigration and naturalization service at El Paso will spend today and part of tomorrow taking applications for citizenship. He is scheduled to interview five civilian petitioners and several soldiers who earned citizenship by derivation but seek certificates.
The sandhill crane is identified as America's tallest bird. In erect stance the male reaches roughly the height of an average man.
Advertisement claims Carter's Little Liver Pills boost digestion by increasing bile flow within 30 minutes. It encourages taking the pills as directed and purchasing at any drugstore, noting a price of 25 cents.
Lt. Richard Fergus of Council Bluffs Iowa and Lt. James T Rea ger of Hastings Nebraska met in an Amarillo hotel for a two man reunion. They had believed the other was killed in action over the Japs and had not seen each other since Calcutta India. Both are now flight instructors and seek overseas service again, aiming for Pacific duty.
B F Allred acting chief of the Regional Range Division Soil Conservation Service arrived here last night to study grazing results of research at Amarillo Conservation Experiment Station. He will stay a week before going to Canadian. The article notes 1912 carbon black use in treads replacing zinc oxide pigmenting for wear resistance.
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