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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1946
Page
2
A Washington columnist portrays Republican opposition to Truman as political power plays amid a New Deal alignment. The piece cites fears of a damaged presidency, the England loan, atomic defense, and the Fair Employment Practices Bill as pivotal forces shaping public and Congressional dynamics.
Mrs Sedia F Hobbs of 734 North Houston was hospitalized in Northwest Texas with a fractured leg after being hit by a westbound automobile in the 1100 block of North East Eighth around 7 30 PM Saturday. The vehicle was driven by R C Wilson of Alamogordo New Mexico. She was a pedestrian. Six other weekend traffic accidents caused property damage but no injuries.
Furr Food Purr Food Stores were issued a permit to build a new food warehouse at 305 Jefferson. The one story brick and concrete structure will measure 140 feet by 40 feet with a built up roof and concrete foundation. Neill Singleton serves as contractor for the project costing about 10 000.
A dinner Sunday at 1504 Fast Fourth honors Machinist Mate James Roberts on leave from the Navy. He is stationed in Galveston. Guests included Mr. and Mrs O L Roberts of Sunray and several Roberts families from Gainesville Sunray and Fort Worth, all gathered at the Roberts home.
Gen Masaharu Homma was sentenced to be shot by a military tribunal for war crimes including the Bataan Death March. He was moved to Laizon POW camp with Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita and 10 other convicts as Corregidor and Bataan watched over Manila Bay. The ruling followed reports that the U S Supreme Court refused intervention.
A box supper plus a cake walk and an auction of nylons raised 224 for the John B. Golding Post Veterans of Foreign Wars building fund. Forty eight boxes were auctioned and prizes included a 10 cold wave and a gallon of antifreeze. About six candidates attended the benefit in the Odd Fellows Hall Saturday night. The auxiliary organized the supper led by president Mrs E R Bruce. The auxiliary meets Friday night at the VFW building.
Richard M. Cronister 75 retired Panhandle rancher died at 6 a m in the home of Mr and Mrs Jim Golding 604 Virginia Mrs Golding is Cronister s daughter They lived with their daughter four years while Golding served in the Navy Cronister ranch on Wolf Creek 30 miles NW of Canadian born June 27 1871 in Madison County Missouri He hunter and trader before moving to the Panhandle He was a member of Four Square Church Amarillo and Woodmen of the World Survivors include widow daughter two sons Paul C Perryton brother George Canadian and sister Mrs Jane Brown Fresno Funeral arrangements are pending at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Constable Pat Meritt, who suffered a heart attack a week ago, was in his office briefly this morning after leaving the hospital Friday.
St. Mary's Academy announces a first semester honor roll with 26 students, 11 freshmen. The A honor roll includes Betty Detten, Margaret Kelly, Patricia Adams, Judith Delgadillo, Doris Marie Irlbeck, Beverly Fleming, and Jacqueline Merrick. B honor roll features Mary Beeler, Marcella Elliott, Mary Frances Handley, Bernadine Stump, Frances Reischel, Guylena Floyd, Earlene Gittrich, Ruth Starker, Marian Engelbrecht, Cela Saunders, Regene Bischer, Mary Jo Horn, Mary Ellen McCue, Guylena Howard, Delores Hoeltig, Lucy Gregory, Rosalie Funk, Margaret Ann Banaskik, Mary Ellen Clark. A policy waives finals for term averages of 90 or above in the second term.
Mrs. C. A. Hughes of 1409 Fast Fourth suffered a broken leg after falling into a dry creek at Happy Glen in Palo Duro Canyon, 12 miles south of Amarillo. Her husband, daughter, and friend aided her from the creek and a Blackburn-Shaw ambulance raced to Northwest Texas Hospital as she was carried to safety.
Pope Pius XII in Vatican City misses services for Pope Pius XI because a persistent cold keeps him from attending. The observance honors his late predecessor.
Worth and Cleveland joined the convention representation. John Echternach of Corning Glass Works traveled farthest, with over 80 women representatives and wives of hardware and implement men registered at noon. Dixie Dice led the convention music.
The Kurile Islands and southern Sakhalin were part of the price for Soviet entry into the war against Japan, as revealed in the Yalta accord text released today. The document shows terms for Soviet participation after Europe’s war ends, confirming Soviet gains alongside Allied commitments.
The listing states the Kurile Islands shall be handed to the Soviet Union. The Kuriles, a 15 island chain 720 miles long, lie from Kanchatka to near Hokkaido, 700 miles from Attu and Agattu in the Aleutians. Russia now blocks the Sea of Okhotsk, controlled west by Sakhalin and east by Kamchatka and the Kuriles, severing access from the Pacific Ocean.
Around 7 pm a 1940 Buick sedan owned by Flint Williamson of 1121 North West Fourteenth was stolen from the rear of 1620 Polk Street located in the 700 block on Polk.
Curtis Wescoat county purchasing agent tendered his resignation to the county commissioners. The resignation takes effect March 1 as he plans to enter private business. The commissioners set the 1946 department tax levies at last year's level. the final rate will be set later. They employed three new truck drivers and approved payment of current bills.
Two cars were stolen on Amarillo streets last night. A 1940 Ford coach owned by Neal Womble of Spearman was taken.
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