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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
3
At White Sands Desert Proving Ground Col. H. R. Turner said the army will launch the giant V-2 rocket, the 10th captured missile, aiming to surpass the 104 mile altitude reached July 30. Tests seek to aid development of American super-rockets.
The full text of James Byrnes attack on Vyacheslav Molotov was broadcast from Moscow for publication in Russian newspapers. Tass News Agency released Byrnes speech verbatim and Molotov’s reply, which accepted Byrnes’ challenge to publish the American’s remarks. Logs should be cut four to six inches longer than the length of lumber desired.
Berlin reports indicate several thousand German youths aged 13 to 17 were removed from the Soviet occupation zone in 1945 for “re education” and have not been returned. Parents and church officials seek aid as camps hold the children with little contact to families.
Chicago probate expert W C Cox seeks descendants of William and Addie Perryman to claim a $50,000 estate. The Perrymans, born in the 1880s and thought deceased, lived in Texas about 40 years ago. If no direct descendants exist, inheritance passes to siblings’ lines.
Mrs. Marjorie Barnett, 29, of Potlatch Idaho, trekked roughly 250 miles from Tacoma to Pullman Washington. She pulled a baby buggy with two children inside while a third child walked beside her across the state.
Amarillo citizens counseled by Dr. George W. Cox state health officer to beware diabetes which claimed hundreds of Texas lives last year. Cox notes diabetes targets indoor workers more than outdoor and urges wholesome diet, exercise, sleep, and for middle aged people annual physical exams as prevention.
In Amarillo Texas the Alley Oop comic strip cycles to a whiskered look after popular demand. Hamlin notes his old friends Footy and Dinny may return and that Dr Wonnug has a hard six months ahead. Hamlin draws about 50 hours weekly.
San Antonio August 8 an insurance adjuster called the May 18 hailstorm the worst disaster in one town in the country. He estimated insured losses at about seven million dollars impacting homes businesses and vehicles.
The Alley Oop cartoon is tied to Texas birthplace and W T Hamlin who came to Texas in 1922. He rose at the Fort Worth Star Telegram from reporter to head of the art department and married his Denton bride in 1926. The strip credits Pecos County birth in 1929 and Hamlin’s later revival after burning his early drawings.
The brides of Panhandle servicemen from England, the Netherlands, Australia, and France describe misread customs in the United States. Differences in entertaining, greeting, meals, fashion, traffic, and views on women's work create cultural shocks and questions about status and opportunity.
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