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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1945
Page
6
Lt. A H Prichard Jr of Canyon went down over Austria on January 31 and is listed as missing by the Army Air Corps. He piloted a living freighter. Details are sparse and the family confirms the notification received.
Ray Spivey, once a civilian internee in the Philippines for three years, was rescued and will be returned to the United States. He is noted as the uncle of Mrs R R Wisham and is connected to Amarillo and Fort Worth area addresses. Spivey and his wife were interned at Santo Tomas after the December 1941 attack.
The local War Price and Rationing Board will close Tuesday February 20 for inventory. It will also close on the last day of the month for report submissions.
About 179 former members of Troop 13 in Amarillo, now in Army Navy Marines or Coast Guard, are highlighted at the 35th Anniversary Court of Honor and rededication at First Presbyterian Church tonight at 8. Read letters from servicemen as part of Boy Scout Week.
The Pantex Ordnance Plant backs the Army Ordnance Association inviting Amarillo residents to join. Dues are 4 dollars yearly or 10 dollars for three years with a bi monthly Army Ordnance magazine, a front line insights publication, and a Washington news letter. The application asks detailed personal and career information and cites 30 000 current members.
Lon Griggs, an Oklahoma insurance man, notes how Indian names show rapid adaptation to modern life. He tells of a sale to an elderly warrior where the policy payable to a son and later to a grandson illustrates how Indians move with progress.
Six women in the civil ian personnel building at Amarillo Army Air Field have adopted corn cob pipes. Led by payroll clerk Mrs Marge M Coufal the group shares pipes and sends cigarettes they would smoke to husbands in the service. Members include Mrs Peggy McDonald Mrs Nita M Noah Miss Wilma Im mell Miss Jackye Daniel and Miss Lucille C Martin. They plan to continue the habit for the duration.
The Potter County Food Panel of the War Price and Rationing Board reminds ration book holders the books are U S property and should not be mutilated. Loose stamps should be pasted to plain paper and placed back in the books. Merchants should not send customers with mutilated books to the local board to replace them, to avoid extra clerical load.
Farmer Frank Darby visiting town says Plainview wheat is about two months advanced due to warm weather. He reports cattle grazing to reduce the crop as locals expect more freezing weather before official spring arrives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kirkman of 2006 Taylor returned from a trip to Corpus Christi to visit their son Jay Kirkman an attorney. On the way they visited Dallas and on return stopped in Brownwood to see Mr. Kirkman’s sister.
An Amarillo man asked The Globe News if banks closed for St Valentine Day. The answer notes banks observe holidays but Valentine’s Day is not a top priority.
Johnson arraigned before U S commissioner in San Rafael for failing to keep draft board updated. He released on 500 dollar bond after being picked up by FBI agents in Hereford. Here Come the Co Eds opens tomorrow at Paramount following a request run of Since You Went Away. the word over run ends tonight.
The document lists various bond, loan, and stock categories with amounts for liabilities surplus funds and policy reserves. Figures show totals for December 31, 1944 including total liabilities and net surplus, with individual line items for cash reinsurance premiums and capital stock.
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