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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1944
Page
5
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the German Rhineland offensive is a risky gamble aimed at delaying Allied plans. He notes news blackout limits facts and compares to the 1918 Somme crisis, suggesting Germany may seek a decisive westen battle despite the high risks.
Maj Louie F Cleek arrives in Panhandle after 26 months overseas with the Army Air Forces as communications officer. He served in England and North Africa, with about three years in the AAF. Son of Mr. and Mrs. L F Cleek, he visits relatives and his sister Mrs L W Owens. he will report to Santa Monica, California for reassignment.
Washington reports sweeping new withholding tax rules start January 1 affecting wages and exemptions. Tax is computed dollar by dollar up to $60 weekly, with higher brackets after, and exemptions rise to a flat $500 per person. Married couples with children gain or lose depending on previous exemptions.
J H Hudson of Amarillo Garage and Storage Company is profiled. Born in New Mexico and raised in Reserve, he moved from a failed auto firm into his own business with his brothers after bankruptcy. He attended Park College briefly and married a Colorado Springs woman in 1926.
The text profiles Mr. Hudson of Amarillo as a civic-minded leader, president-elect of the downtown Kiwanis Club, involved with welfare efforts such as the Preventorium, Boys' Ranch, and a social center for girls, reflecting strong community ties and busy public service.
District Court records show Loraine Erwin suing Edwin Erwind for divorce. Marriage licenses issued to Willie Claire Butterfield and Helen Jane Wentland. Miss Joan Risher, Amarillo College freshman, spends Christmas with parents in Borger.
In Toledo Ohio a thief stole a tire from Nicholas Wichowski and replaced it with a badly worn one, revealing a troubling level of carelessness in the theft.
J. C. Sherrill district agent and C. B. Rittenberry Amarillo General agent for Lincoln National Life Insurance were named winners in a nationwide October sales contest. Sherrill earned second place for the second largest volume of personal paid business.
In an attic on West Cedar Street Fred and Charles Fisher planned auto innovations that made the Body by Fisher trade mark famous and earned them more than 800 million dollars worldwide.
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