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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
7
The notice urges Potter County residents to buy poll tax receipts or secure exemptions before January 31. Only about 5 000 have done so, under half the typical voting strength, with 1946 a voting year. Exemptions for those 60 or older must be renewed annually and maimed persons must pay $1 poll tax. Armed forces veterans discharged last year may vote without a poll tax.
Mrs. Alberta Brooks told Judge Charles Dougherty she aired bedding by shaking it from a second floor window. Prosecutor Maurice Mettel argued a bed struck an automobile below, seeking 200 damages. The felony judge freed her of the charge.
Dallas reports a fire at a fireworks stand sparked by an overheated oil stove. Explosions startled residents as flames spread. operator Ray H. McGhee of Shawnee Oklahoma escaped with cuts and a singed coat. Stock valued at 4000 dollars plus 800 dollars cash were lost.
Centennial of Statehood officials in Austin urged Texans who want official covers with the commemorative stamp to mail eight cents for postage. Three cents covers the stamp and five goes to addressing. Commissioner A Garland Adair said the two cent address estimate was inadequate as orders pour in by the thousand.
Robbers broke into a five and dime store in Oklahoma City on December 27 and removed the safe’s combination knob and door. They carried the safe to a park where police later found it. Officer Lee Mullinix checked fingerprints and opened the door to discover $2,500 inside. The safe apparently had never been locked.
Five firemen answered a call at the C. C. Plumb home in Wichita Kansas and climbed a ladder to rescue a kitten stuck in a tree. The cat’s tail was frozen to the limb and a touch of heat freed it. The cat slid down tail wagging furiously.
Miss Betty Lamb returns to her Fort Worth home at 1705 Fillmore after spending holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lamb. She is accompanied by her friend Miss Alma Hunt, also of Fort Worth.
Captain Thomas L Roach Jr of 2600 Washington receives the Air Medal for his service with the India China division of the Air Transport Command. As a pilot, he helped the Hump operation carry cargo and personnel through routes once deemed impassable. The command achieved significant wartime airlift milestones including substantial tonnage flown in 1945.
A warning about kidney trouble links backache and leg pains to possible kidney or bladder issues. It urges seeking Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, to help flush waste from the blood and relieve symptoms.
A fragment notes the rate as nearly two tons per minute, indicating a high throughput figure.
The Crystal Ballroom of the Her ring Hotel hosts a 1946 New Year’s Victory dance from 9 to midnight Tuesday sponsored by Hanson Post 54 of the American Legion. Discharged veterans, active duty personnel, and Legion members with their ladies are invited. Discharge emblem verification will be requested.
Phil Phillips and his orchestra, an all veteran group, will perform. Arrangements are led by Otto Landis. The notice mentions Russia's population being double Britain and France combined with a birthrate more than twice theirs.
A bold starling roosting on the courthouse lawn flew to the Paramount Theater last night and circled the stage area. The bird darted past a theater doorman and swept around the interior briefly before leaving.
Twenty five boys will join the Amarillo Order of DeMolay in a President Truman initiation at Khiva Temple this afternoon. The event honors DeMolay James Bowlin killed in a car accident last month. Candidates include Jimmy Carter Robert Certain James Christy Gordon Edwards Jim Elledge Ted Bones Lawrence Elliott Bob Gleason Lee Gruhlkey Tom Hart John Jones Jack King Bobby Kinker Maurice Mann Ben McClendon Douglas Moreland Bruce Norman Don Oliphant Billy Shelton Gene Smith Wilbur Swenson Keith Taylor Marvin Thrasher Basil Walker Herbert Womack. Present officers are Charles Snow master counselor Richard Bock senior counselor Jack Thurmond junior counselor Jimmy Dees scribe Claus Webb treasurer Jack Raines senior deacon Philip Morris junior deacon Jimmy Ekelund sponsor and S. E. Simpson adviser.
Eighteen Jewish refugees and four English war brides arrived at La Guardia Field aboard Pan American Clippers from Hurn England and Lisbon Portugal.
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