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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1944
Page
8
Denver admits it cannot claim the Mile-High status after a federal coast and geodetic survey shows the beach marker at the state capitol sits nearly a foot and a half below a mile above sea level. The note adds that standing up makes the measurement possible.
Sgt. Max Fansler of Amarillo recounts the 1943 South Pacific raid ordeal in which a Liberator crew fended off Zeros, saved four survivors in rubber rafts, and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. The captain died in the action. Fansler later recovered in California.
Norborn Harris aged 45 was killed Thursday in a railway accident in San Francisco. The body will go to Amarillo for funeral services. He was the son of J H Harris a local grocery pioneer. Survivors include daughter Nell Harris two brothers Odell Harris and Willard Harris of Amarillo and sister Mary McCormick. Funeral arrangements are by N B Griggs and Sons.
Mrs. Cora S Stewart of the C B Rittenberry Agency for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company earned national recognition for personal paid business in January. She ranked fourth among all women representatives of the company, with headquarters in Amarillo, according to a Fort Wayne home office notice.
Cpl. William J. Randolph of the 12th Army Air Force transportation unit in the Mediterranean theater received a meritorious achievement citation. He maintained and repaired vehicles from El Alamein to a Tunisian base, even assembling new units from American Canadian and German Ford parts, traveling up to 100 miles for needed components.
The Amarillo area IRS office offers tax aid this week with 10 deputies available daily from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm in room 328 of the federal building. Bring W2 forms 1942 tax return or proof of 1942 taxes and form 1125 if mailed by the collector. If you owe 1942 tax you must file 1943 return regardless of 1943 tax.
Miss Sara Boykin who plans to move to Wichita Falls was feted Friday by host Miss Margaret Durrett at 3107 Tyler Street. Attending were Misses Betty Smith Billy Carter Charlene Waner Dorothy Ryan Patricia Donovan Frances Allman Doris Matney Paula Fuller Frinces Wright Marjorie Wilson Barbara Dryden Norma Durrett and the honoree. Peggy Dryden sent a gift.
Hanson Post American Legion orders a noon board meeting at the Capitol Hotel with a full attendance urged. Following the session, an old fashioned spelling bee at Legion Home features Prof Grady Wilson delivering the words and tongue twisters for Legionnaires Auxiliaries and Navy Mothers invited. Pie and coffee follow the program.
Civilians face a 43 percent cut in canned fruits and 19 percent in canned vegetables for 1944 45 as the War Food Administration allocates 17 million cases of fruit and 104 million cases of vegetables for civilian use, down from last year. Allocations require canners to set aside large shares for military and Lend Leases.
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