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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
3
A. W. Haight, charged with murdering his stepdaughter, Ruth Waroff, is released on a $5,000 bond and has filed for divorce from his wife Helen Haight. His trial is set for October 16 as jurors are drawn in the related O. M. Redding murder case.
City and county school superintendents trustees and lawmakers gather in Canyon tomorrow at 2 30 pm to discuss needed school legislation. E H Boulter deputy state superintendent announced the conference at West Texas State College auditorium with a panel on transportation tuition and teacher salaries presided by H A Wallace of Happy.
The mystery girl held since Sunday in Amarillo was identified as Bonnie Lou Baldwin age 16 sister of Mrs Rosemary Hershinger of 2010 Houston Street. Mrs Hershinger learned from The Globe description and went to police headquarters but Baldwin who stated her name as Cecelia did not recognize her sister at first. Baldwin had been staying with Mrs Georgia Blake at 827 North Van Buren Street and could not talk clearly at first but was improving by yesterday.
War updates describe German troop shifts from Italy near Briancon and American gains in the Lower Rhone Valley at Valrens. British and Allied columns threaten Le Havre Dieppe and Amiens while reports claim robots bases and rocket launches approach Britain.
City manager A. P. Hancock urges passage of a sewer rental ordinance to fund water and sewer services without higher taxes. The plan pairs sewer with water under one department, aims for self funding, and estimates $60,000 to $75,000 annually. 50 cents monthly minimum plus per-connection fees beyond five.
Sergeant Barney F Gochnauer returns home after completing 25 missions over Europe aboard a bomber. He is a son of Mr and Mrs W F Gochauer of 1406 West Twentieth Avenue and will stay about a month before reporting for service in the United States. He completed his tour from England without wounds though one mission left his face frozen by extreme cold.
The report lists Allied advance distances to Berlin from major fronts: Russian Front 322 miles from eastern Warsaw suburbs, Northern France 470 miles from near Soissons, Southern France 545 miles from Italy, and Italian Front 595 miles from Fano.
Willard D. Grantham and Lillian Marie Patton. Jack D. Morris and Iona Louise Price. Francis Henry Segrist and Wilma Jean Suggett. Leo M. Ryan and Mary Elizabeth Curtis. Vern H. Remus and Dorothy Elaine Moore. Edgar N. Johnston and Helen I Kovach.
The undersigned applicants H Ernest Smith and H Herman Smith seek a Retail Liquor Permit from the Texas Liquor Control Board for a business at 800 N Fillmore Street Am arillo Texas. The notice follows Section 10 of House Bill 77 and the Texas Liquor Control Act.
About 2,000 workers at the International Nickel Company resumed production after the war department seized the strikebound plant under a presidential order. Seven officers led by Lt. Col. George D. Woods took possession at 10 last night, accelerating action in the labor dispute. Egypt is standardizing beer.
Counsel for both sides agreed on exact highway distances from Amarillo to Olion via different routes. The record notes time needed for trip calculations and lists witnesses used and not used. Court recessed with two hours ahead for drafting the jury charge and expected evening arguments before a possible nighttime verdict. Vi Virginia has a town named Ante.
Mr and Mrs A P Berg and daughter Pat and Mrs Eunice Timmons reside at 1106 West Thirteenth.
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