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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1945
Page
4
Charley Ware, co-chairman for Amarillo area of 46 Panhandle counties, warns there is no cheap victory in the Seventh War Loan. He urges every person with any income to meet a personal quota, noting Pacific costs and casualties.
Staff Sgt. Charles Huss arrived in Luxembourg and paid a surprise visit to his grandparents, whom he had never met before. The moment highlighted a personal reunion during his deployment period.
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson signed measures including giving the Good Neighbor Commission legal status and funding, establishing a state training school for dependent and delinquent Negro girls, regulating livestock remedies, authorizing writing of extra hazardous life insurance, exempting nonresidents’ intangible property from inheritance tax under reciprocal rules, memorializing Franklin D. Roosevelt, pledging to cooperate with President Truman, and proclaiming Texas Centennial Statehood Week from Feb 19, 1946.
Oklahoma's first native born governor Robert S. Kerr will be principal speaker at the annual banquet Tuesday night May 8 in the crystal ballroom of the Herring Hotel. H. O. Starks will preside as Amarillo Chamber of Commerce president, succeeding John Boyce. The banquet was postponed from Friday to fit Kerr's schedule.
Seaman Ervin Hitchcock, son of Mrs. Helen Hitchcock of 801 Alabama, returns to Amarillo for a few days before leaving tomorrow for a 19 week radio operators school in San Diego. He recently completed 12 weeks of boat training and is a graduate of Amarillo High School.
Mr and Mrs G T Noland of Exell traveled to Riverside California to visit their son Lt Gene Noland a bomber pilot stationed at the base control tower. He has served there for weeks and expects an overseas assignment soon. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs J M McMahan of 723 West Thirteenth.
The Civic Club Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow night is postponed to Thursday night May 3. Council president John Ekelund announced the change today.
Sam Wright of 2404 Wichita fell seriously ill today while seated in his car near Fourth Avenue and Taylor Street. He was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital for emergency care.
A cavalryman from Amarillo, Jerry Gamble, was wounded slightly while on duty in Manila after arriving in the area a few days earlier. His wife Charley received notice from the War Department. Gamble enlisted November 29, 1943, and trained at Fort Riley. home is 312 West Seventh Street.
The J. E. Pitzsch Chapter of Disabled American Veterans started a two month membership drive. A mass initiation will follow at a special ceremony. Commander Jim Moore urges veterans to join to protect their interests and access free aid and information for filing benefits. The chapter will receive colors at a Ladies Night dinner May 29 presented by Sol Glickman. Guests include Mrs. J. E. Early of Dallas, national executive committeewoman.
A mud puppy measuring about 12 inches in length is identified as a salamander species. The description highlights its size and basic classification within amphibians.
State Auditor C Cayness reported that a 1945 automobile license plate cost 0.04181 cents to manufacture at the state prison, higher than 0.04007 cents in 1942 due to wartime material costs. He recommended more detailed accounting records be kept.
Folklore holds that a werewolf is a person who transforms into a wolf or other vicious animal. The belief remains noted in various European regions today and continues to fascinate researchers and locals.
Regional USO officials gather for a daylong meeting in the auditorium from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with lunch at noon. About 20 delegates attend from Dumas, Borger, Pampa, McLean, Hereford, Lubbock, Clovis, Ft Sumner and Amarillo clubs.
The note credits Johannes Gutenberg with the invention of movable type in 1450, marking a pivotal leap in printing technology and the spread of written knowledge across Europe.
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