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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1945
Page
2
Weather notes show a continuing heat wave with no relief, drought effects on crops and water, and forecasts of hot winds. The column shifts to war coverage noting heavy German losses, censorship, and upcoming political shifts in Washington, plus local anecdotes about residents and notable figures.
Jimmie Fidler notes Australian cow dogs the Queensland blue heelers and their clever cattle herding in a talk with Lt Col Jay Taylor. He also records Hollywood musings on westerns keeping studios afloat and recalls Valentino’s Falcon Lair and a spoof interview with Valentino.
Married 28 year old man with no children seeks farm or ranch employment caring for 200 to 250 head of cattle and 1 to 2 sections of land. Prefers percentage or monthly pay. References available. father age 57 can assist. Write to General Delivery Chickasha Oklahoma R T Andrews.
Mrs Jensen seeks the return of a gray zipper purse found near the Musical Arts Conservatory at 1710 Tyler or the high school. It contains an Ev ersharp fountain pen, house key, high school receipts, and a check payable to the operator. Please contact the finder or manager with location details.
Readers seek help locating a three month old male honey colored Cocker Spaniel with a white throat and offer a reward. Names include Mary Lou Weisenman Martha Murphy and A A Lawrance with contact numbers provided. Also missing are a gold identification bracelet for A A Lawrance a British tan purse and a white fur glove. Found items include glasses at Paramount Theater and Horace Mann School with owners to claim.
President Roosevelt said he expects continued differences among the Allies over postwar Europe and warned that consensus at the February meeting with Stalin and Churchill may be limited. British Ambassador Halifax and Secretary Stettinius seek better information exchange among Britain the United States and Russia.
An Amarillo businessman sought a $3.50 poll tax refund from County Clerk Hubert Cole after claiming absentee ballots for him and his wife failed to arrive. Clerks verified no ballots were mailed and could not locate the man’s voting record or residence in Potter County.
Charlie Scott, owner operator of the Scott Barber Shop, died at his home 1308 Madison Street at 11 this morning. He had lived in Amarillo 20 years. Survived by wife, two sisters Mrs Mattie Moore of Po teau Okla and Mrs Climmie Sims of Weslaco, and two brothers Henry Scott of Wilburton Okla and Dee Scott of Fayetteville Tenn. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements.
A veteran of seven years with the Texas Highway Patrol, Hugh Shaw of Borger returns to duty at the Amarillo office to assist patrolmen Jack Miller and John Ham mock. Shaw previously served in Borger Dalhart and San Angelo, with Polk Ivy as captain and G Conner as sergeant. A misplaced stray item note and a bus station skirt claim follow, plus a Las Vegas arrest inquiry and a local address for claim.
I lost a small black zipper purse containing $25 and change. The finder may keep the money but I want the purse returned. Please come by 900 North Cleveland Street or call 5688. A READER.
A lady’s red billfold with a Myrtle Lillian Bigleman social security card is reported found and available at the Globe News switchboard. A reddish brown cape leather purse was lost Saturday morning between Rusk and Virginia Streets, possibly on Third or Fourth. Victoria Queen reigns 63 years despite stomach ulcer pains.
City commission approved new personnel rules outlined by city manager A P Hancock. The rules govern employment and pay for about 300 workers in 20 departments, establish 73 job classifications, detail vacation and sick leave, and provide a hearing and appeal path for discharged employees. Hiring follows merit, interviews, health exams, a six month probation, and written and oral tests with physical fitness considered for certain jobs. Amarillo reports a November shortage, with 336 budgeted vs 291 employed.
George and Pete Georgantonis hear from their mother in Greece for the first time in four years. She says she and two other sons Charles and Crest survived the German occupation, but their Dimmedrios home and most of the town were burned. One remaining house is linked to a brother of Mrs. Georgantonis, George Pappas, once of Amarillo, now in Greece. Pappas ran the Palace of Sweets, a Polk Street shop in 1917. Pete and brother run the Colonial Kitchen on West Tenth. The mother is 77 and expresses relief at lasting communication.
The National Labor Relations Board named the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 745 as exclusive bargaining agent for certain Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines employees in Wichita Falls. Route operates Amarillo to Dallas. Local 745 is based in Wichita Falls. local agent is Bill Johnson. Johnson said the designation came after votes from over the road drivers. Excluded are dock and warehouse staff, pickup and delivery drivers, office and supervisory personnel.
The Potter County grand jury will reconvene Friday morning at 10 o'clock after a two week recess. Several new cases will be presented by the district attorney. Next term of 47th District Court begins January 22 with Judge Henry S. Bishop presiding. Red filter glasses permit aid gunner to see tracer bullets in daylight.
The 79th Congress starts with hundreds of bills, including a $30 monthly pension for everyone over 60, broad Social Security expansions, and abolition of the $5 auto use tax. Proposals from Rep. Clason, Lane, Voorhis and others target veterans benefits and national pension plans.
Donald Plaskett, who escaped from Childress County jail two weeks earlier with Virzil Counts, was captured at Floydada yesterday. Counts remains at large. They were jailed on burglary charges. Counts had been sent from Amarillo after burglaries at Cal Farley’s and Montgomery Ward.
Two automobiles were damaged but no one was hurt in a collision at the Fourth and Grant intersection at 9:30 this morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Petty of 807 Pierce drove east on Fourth while R. W. Lowe of 112 East Fourth traveled north on Grant. both drivers failed to see the other in time, according to Amarillo police Captain Tommy Thomas.
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