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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1945
Page
9
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In Austin on April 27 the Texas Senate heard Sen Grady Hazlewood Amarillo charge abuses in old age assistance Ahead of a vote to replace a 30 million annual welfare ceiling with a 20 dollar per person monthly limit Hazlewood cited seven cases from Welfare Director John H Winters The cases involve transfers of money land and property to relatives while the recipient remained on welfare and eligible recipients who previously gave away assets to spouses children and grandchildren
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports 1944 property losses of 10.28 million dollars and 1 040 murders with 53 392 thefts while crime costs equal roughly two cents per Texan monthly. The agency groups the Highway Patrol Texas Rangers and other divisions and notes wartime strains. Canada’s sole salt mine is at Malagash Nova Scotia.
Pfc. Charles E. Cook son of Mrs. Annie Cook of 1600 Van Buren is at a rest area in France after a winter campaign as ammunition bearer with the 460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. He went overseas in May 1944 and fought from Italy to Southern France and the Hurtgen forest earning the European Theater ribbon with three bronze stars.
Six Amarillo based Commercial Credit Company agents are serving in the armed forces. Joe Davidson former Amarillo manager, along with Jack Helms Marvin Calihan Bert McGinnis P N Russell and Hector McKay, are among 1564 company personnel in service nationwide. This represents 60 percent of prewar male staff.
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