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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1945
Page
5
Judge W. N. Stokes of the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals will preside tomorrow at a regional conference hosted by the United War Chest Texas. County leaders from the region will participate in the event.
Delegates gather at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at Amarillo Army Air Field to hear 1945 campaign plans. Wayland D. Towner Paula Bane and Capt. R. G. Morere will attend with Brig. Gen. Carl W. Connell welcoming them. A luncheon follows and a field tour is planned.
Trial of Marvin R. Duffie charged with murder is listed first on the docket for Tuesday morning in the 47th District Court. Duffie is accused in the fatal knifing of Homer J. Beck, a 54 year old taxi driver, on May 19 after Beck was stabbed at about 7 30 p m and died three hours later. Duffie phoned police after the stabbing and has not given a motive.
Frederick William Dorbitz a Navy coxswain arrived yesterday from San Diego to spend 20 days leave with his parents Mr and Mrs F P Dorbitz at 3011 West Fourth He has served aboard an aircraft carrier in the Asiatic Pacific Theater for the past 15 months.
Will Curry bastes his lawn with sweat, rejects postwar ease, and welcomes a self powered mower. He jokes that backtalk from a machine stirs his blood and leaves him thirsty for a cold beer.
Amarillo man Dale B Aronhalt aged 38 travels to Washington for two weeks of training then a three week field course to qualify for overseas or domestic Red Cross work. He plans to serve as liaison between soldiers and families and assist with personal issues. He previously worked for Pantex and Santa Fe Railroad and lived in Amarillo Hotel. He was educated in ministry at Central College Fayette Missouri and spent about ten years in Methodist church service.
Sgt Ralph H Brock has returned to Drew Field Florida after a 30 day furlough. He is the son of Mrs Elizabeth Brock of 1310 Lincoln. Brock spent 16 months in England where V bombs fell toward London and eight to twelve passed over their barracks an hour. A low buzzing parachute bomb narrowly missed a water tower and the barracks as it tipped and struck a tree five miles away.
Fred Wells of 820 Prospect leaves for Mt. Vernon NL to visit his parents on their golden wedding anniversary on Sept 2. He plans to be away about a week. Wells serves as Amarillo area director for the War Manpower Commission.
War veterans may earn approved transferable credit under the GI Bill at Amarillo College. Dr. Ernest C. Shearer notes veterans receive individual counseling and can join a Veterans Club. Enrollment dates for fall are Sept 7 and 8 with day and night sessions available.
Frank B. Craig of Wheeler has been transferred to the local Office of Internal Revenue as a deputy collector.
The Houston Post estimates a tropical hurricane hitting the Central Texas coast caused up to 15 million dollars in crop and property damage. Salvation Army and Red Cross aid efforts cover 300 miles of coast while Bay City hosts refugee registrations. Three dead, 13 injured. Matagorda Bay area worst hit with 80 to 100 percent crop ruin in Matagorda Jackson and Wharton counties.
Mr and Mrs W F Ford and their children Mary Ellen and Bill left Monday from 1216 Bonham for Evergreen Cole and will return Saturday via Denver, outlining a family journey and travel route.
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