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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1945
Page
15
Several late model cars available including a 1935 Chevrolet 40 passenger school bus in good condition a 1942 Buick Super Sedanette a 1941 Studebaker Champion four door a 1940 DeSoto four door sedan a 1940s Buick four door sedan and a Mercury Tudor sedan. See BD Moreau or W N Brown. Fillmore phone 2 5918.
An advertisement for Freeman Motor Co at 223 W. 6th St touts a safe place to buy or sell vehicles with emphasis on trust and reliability. The small notice highlights the dealership as a secure venue for transactions.
For sale listing describes a 1938 Truehaus gasoline transport tank with 3080 gallon capacity, fifth wheel, unloading hose, 90 gallon pump, 10:00x20 tires, in excellent condition with Texas license 1944, contact D. B. Slade Box 883 Dumas Texas. Additional ad mentions a 942 Chevrolet tandem axle truck with spare time radio and gear in excellent shape Box 232 phone 123 Savre Oklahoma. Also a half ton International panel truck recently rebuilt motor, new lights, brakes, tires fair condition contact King Trailer Co 229 E 10th.
The snippet lists multiple for sale items including a Packard sedan and household goods, room rentals, and employment openings at J. E Stroud and Co and Davis G Stidham. It ends with a brief note on two grenade types and their intended use in combat.
An Amarillo couple watched their son Seaman First Class J D Andrews appear in a navy Coast Guard convoy subject at the State Theater. The 19 year old sailor in uniform was shown asleep on a destroyer deck. His brothers Teddy and J D both serve in naval roles, with Teddy in the naval reserve.
Frederick C. Othman reports at the State Department as ambassadors from Ecuador Peru Chile and Paraguay sign for the United Nations using deluxe fountain pens. Diplomatic ceremony features film crews, a gray suit South American general, and glossy signatures on a glass table.
Mrs. John Spikes of 1023 Bowie disputes a News story about a white goose in the 1600 block on Bonham. She identifies the bird as Toughie a pet duck belonging to her son Johnny and notes the creature roams since a dog joined the family bringing a tame white pigeon to garden quarters.
Mrs Theodore R Ritter of 708 Louisiana receives word that her brother Sergeant Eugene C Damiel is repatriated from captivity and will return aboard the exchange ship Gripsholm docking in New York late February He went overseas July 1944 and was missing September 1944 He was reported in a broadcast November 12 1944 to have lost a hand The War Department says he will be taken to Halloran General Hospital Staten Island and may be furloughed soon or sent to a nearer hospital Iceland's fishing industry has boomed under the 1942 lend lease with the United States and Iceland
An advertisement promises revitalization for those feeling aged or worn out. It promotes CASELLA stimulating tablets with Celery seed Thiamin Chloride Passion Flower Iron and urges asking a doctor or druggist about the formula. The copy targets adults 40 and up and notes no harm in the tablets. The outlet is POST OFFICE DRUG STORE AND ALL DRUGGISTS.
Virgil Mann Jr of Amarillo served as aviation radioman first class aboard the heavy cruiser U S S Portland for 16 months. He participated in major engagements in New Guinea the Carolines Marshalls and Philippines and in the Aleutians. Afoot injury sent him home in September and he has since been a patient at Shoemaker California.
The Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine will hold a brief ceremonial event tomorrow afternoon following its regular Saturday luncheon.
The February 18 Lesson Sermon centers on Soul with the Golden Text Truly my soul waiteth upon God and from Him cometh my salvation. It cites III John 1 2 Beloved I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health. The passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy notes that Soul attributes are manifested through man and the Master healed the sick giving sight hearing and mobility, revealing divine Mind’s action on minds.
OCR fragment mentions providing a better understanding of soul and salvation and cites page 210. No clear event or person names. content appears as a theological or interpretive note within a larger work.
John Coleman lent $10 to a friend and secured it with a gravestone inscribed Matthew Reed Died Dec 28 1860. Police investigated the unusual collateral and questioned the borrower while examining the marker for authenticity and potential fraud.
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