Line Forms at Tax Office as Deadline Approaches
Chief Harry Longsbach observes a long line of citizens awaiting the last day to file amended estimates or income tax returns. The post office building sees peak traffic with the elevator heavily used. A tax return instruction session is planned at the high school auditorium from 9:00 to 4:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Longsbach
Navy
Post Office
Collector of Internal Revenue
Revenue Department
Pacific-14th Army Near Mandalay and China Air Force Claims
Pacific-14th Army sits about 30 miles north of Mandalay. U S 14th Air Force reports destruction of 28 Japanese planes in a Hankow raid while bombers were protected by fighters. A China-bound motor convoy from India arrived at Myitkyina along the new Ledo Road awaiting further progress to Tengchung or clearance of the Burma Road segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Comei
Stalin
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Hankow
India
Myitkyina
Ledo Road
Tengchung
Burma
Namhkam
Wanting
China
Sao Tang Pao
Chungking
Markets and Livestock Prices Across Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City livestock receipts total around 20 000 cattle with steady to strong demand for slaughter steers and lifts for yearlings and feeder cattle. Hogs steady to up 10 cents amid 2 100 head tally, sows steady, sheep slow with best lambs above 15 dollars. Chicago hogs up 10 to 15 cents, cattle 16 000 head with gains limited to top yearling steers at 16 65, best heifers 15 dollars, cows firmer by 10 to 15 cents. Financial and industrial fund notes show liquidating offers around 1.95 to 2.14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago
Montana
Funeral Services Held for E. B. King
Funeral services for Charles Benton King were held at 2 30 this afternoon in the First Christian Church. He was 78, father of Mason, Carl L., and Penton King, and brother of E L. King of Amarillo. He had lived in the Amarillo area 35 years and died while in Pueblo Colorado. Dr Roy C Snodgrass officiated and burial followed in Llano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Benton King
First Christian Church
Mason
Carl L
Penton King
E. L. King
Amarillo
King
Pueblo
Colo
Roy C. Snodgrass
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Junior Historian Contest Seeks Texas History Essays
The Junior Historian magazine of the Texas State Historical Association announces a writing contest for authors under 21. First prize is 100 dollars with 18 awards totaling 445 dollars. Entries on Texas history, especially local topics, are encouraged and the closing date is April 1, 1945. Send submissions to The Junior Historian Box 2131 University Station Austin 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Historical Association
Texas
University Station
Austin 12
Attach Form W-2 To 1944 Income Tax Return
Ralph Kenniston, chief of the department of internal revenue, urges filers to attach the original Form W-2 from each employer for 1944. Those with multiple jobs should contact former employers promptly to secure the copies, as a check stub is not acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kenniston
Department of Internal Revenue
Kenniston
Kerniston
Truce Between British and Greeks Goes Into Effect
In Athens on January 15, 1947, a truce ended hostilities between ELAS militia and British troops. Lt. Gen. Ronald M. Sophie announced the peace and pledged protection of Greek liberties against revolution. Moderates formerly in EAM disassociated themselves and favored an all party cabinet with Communist delegates if no private armies remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
ELAS
EAM
Ronald M. Sophie
Salonika
Biddle Aims Bill to Curb Black Markets in Tickets
Attorney General Francis Biddle proposed to Congress a bill to wipe out black markets in railroad tickets. He told Senate Judiciary Committee that the measure would criminalize splitting money with buyers and selling services at above ceiling prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis Biddle
Congress
McCarran
Nevada
Biddle
Senate Judiciary Committee
Amarillo Couple Marks Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs M. F. Hawkins of 802 Tennessee celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by daughter Mrs J A Stinton. They moved to Amarillo in 1907 from Eldon Missouri and wed January 14 1885 in Manitou County. He is a lifelong carpenter and she is 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Hawkins
Tennessee
J. A. Stinton
Amarillo
Eldon
Manitou County
Hawkins
Naturally colored cotton grown in Russia reported by Moscow radio
Moscow radio reports the growth of naturally colored cotton in Russia used for fade resistant cloth. Colors include green rose jemon and brown. Last year 12 000 yards of cloth were woven. this year 700 tons of cotton will be grown yielding about a million yards of colored cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Moscow Radio
Moscow
Fair and Warmer Forecast Promises Mild Tomorrow
The U S Weather Bureau predicts fair weather with a slight rise in temperature for tomorrow. Ideal for outdoor tasks like hunting or washing chores, the outlook remains calm and pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Flores Appointed Cadet Midshipman at Merchant Marine
Rodolfo S Flores of 202 North Arthur has been named cadet midshipman in the Merchant Marine and reports to Pass Christian Mississippi for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodolfo S Flores
North Arthur
Merchant Marine
Christian
Miss
Black Mask Presents The Mad Dayes Tonight
The Black Mask stage group debuts The Mad Dayes at 8:30 PM in the High School Auditorium. Dolly Lynch leads the cast in a home and family comedy set in the Ward living room with Dr. R P Parcells directing for Amarillo High School Band fund drive. Tickets 40 cents general, 25 cents for service members and students. Cast includes Hoyt Mulkey Jean Bechtel Frank Hardman Charlene Hook Buddy Neal Charlotte Harrison Fred Miller Bennie Clyde Mays Frank Butler. Between acts Four Hits and a Miss from the A Capella Choir will perform under Julia Dean Evans with Jane Wicker James Paschal Hoyt Mulkey Clarence Kincade John Cross substituting for Avon Filenniken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Lynch
Ward
R. P. Parcells
Amarillo High School
Hoyt Mulkey
Jean Bechtel
Frank Hardman
Charlene Hook
Buddy Neal
Charlotte Harrison
Fred Miller
Bennie Clyde Mays
Frank Butler
Julia Dean Evans
Jane Wicker
James Paschal
Clarence Kincade
John Cross
Avon Filenniken
Amarillo Reports Fall in Insured Fire Losses in 1944
City fire marshal Ed Spann notes a decline in fires with 677 alarms in 1944, down from 899 in 1943. Total insured losses dropped to 53 243.06 dollars compared with 55 118 dollars in 1943, while February March August October November remain danger months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Ed Spann
President Names Wilson Ambassador to Turkey
President Roosevelt nominated Edwin C. Wilson a veteran American diplomat to be ambassador to Turkey. Wilson, former head of the State Department's Office of Special Political Affairs, previously served at Algiers for the French Committee of Liberation and on the Mediterranean Commission. The post was previously held by Laurence Steinhardt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Edwin C. Wilson
Turkey
Wilson
Algiers
French Committee of Liberation
Mediterranean Commission
State Department
Laurence Steinhardt
Czechoslovakia
William Rowe Dies Of Gunshot Wound
William Harold Rowe a 44 year old Santa Fe railroad employee was found dead at his home 1208 Lincoln with a pistol shot wound to the right temple County officers are investigating the case Justice of the peace J D Cazell said he had not completed an inquest report The body is at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harold Rowe
Santa Fe Railroad
Lincoln
J. D. Cazzell
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Name of Fala's Bride Remains a Secret
Washington January 15 Fala is on his honeymoon and the first lady Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt reveals the romance entering dogdom. A group of war veterans visiting the White House asked about the presidential scottie and Mrs Roosevelt declined to identify the bride or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fala
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Scottie
Montana Representative James OConnor Dies in Washington
Representative James Francis OConnor of Livingston Montana died in his sleep at the Roosevelt Hotel in Washington D C. He was a longtime Montana delegate and served in the state legislature. The death occurred in the night at his Washington residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Washington
James Francis O'Connor
Livingston, Mont
Roosevelt Hotel
Patrol Investigates Weekend Traffic Crashes
State highway patrolmen investigated two weekend crashes with no injuries. A truck and two cars sustained extensive damage.
Regular meeting notice for Hanson Post 54 American Legion
The Hanson Post 54 board and auxiliary announce a noon meeting tomorrow at the Capitol Hotel with Commander Folsom D. Jackson asking all board members to attend. The post and auxiliary regular meetings will also be held tomorrow night. A line notes that bachelor once meant a novice or person of inferior degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
The
American Legion
Capitol Hotel
Folsom D. Jackson
Theft of Jewels Traced to Pacific Air Raid Case
Inside Detective magazine details Amarillo police solving a 1942 jewel theft from a TWA plane. The case linked to Princess Doris Sultaneh, insured for 300000 pounds by Lloyds. Key figures include jeweler John Furbach and TWA men Kenneth McClune and Lewis Caudill, with Pinkerton and FBI involvement and a 1943 prison sentence for McClune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inside Detective
Amarillo
Sid Harper
John Furbach
TWA
Doris Farides Sultaneh
Sebastian Kresge
Lloyds of
England
Kenneth McClune
Lewis Caudill
Caudill
Furbach
Pinkerton Agency
FBI
Pinkerton
Barnaby Frame
Plot To Kidnap Betty Grable Overheard In Bar
Hollywood reports an alleged kidnapping plot against Betty Grable. The studio says the threat existed earlier but is now closed. FBI and Betty Grable’s husband Harry James did not comment. Police Capt Thad Brown said an anonymous tip claimed the plot was discussed in a bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Betty Grable
FBI
Betty
Harry James
Thad Brown
Police
Brown
Studio Police
Pulman Company Reports Best Year in Its History
Chicago January 15 1945 Pullman Company announces its 1944 record year handling 36 million revenue passengers and 28.5 billion passenger miles as troop movements used half the fleet and carried over 8.36 million passengers not counting servicemen on furloughs or special trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pullman Company
David A. Crawford
Pullman Incorporated
Pullman
Martin Returns After Month Visit Across Three Cities
W P Martin of 3900 Polk Street returned from a month visiting relatives in Tulsa Kansas City and Minneapolis noting only one hour of sunshine during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Martin
Polk Street
Tulsa
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Wanda Dorris Promoted to Yeoman Second Class Navy
Wanda Dorris former Globe News reporter has been promoted to Yeoman Second Class in the United States Navy. She serves with the Public Relations office Eleventh Naval District San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Dorris
Globe News
United States Navy
Eleventh Naval District
San Diego
Voorhis seeks revamp to strike down unenforceable patents
Representative Voorhis of California urged Congress to pass a law to render unenforceable any patents that restrain trade or commerce. The move aims to curb patent practices that hinder free competition in interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep. Voorhis
California
House
Congress
The Big Job Is Coming Off Says Amarillo Sailor in Navy
A Amarillo man in the South Pacific writes home that the big job is coming off though location and timing unknown. His wife believes he is near the Philippines with invading forces on Luzon. Their son Dick Shaw reports from St. Petersburg, Florida after Merchant Marine training on his first ocean voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil D. Shaw
Navy
South Pacific
Shaw
Mississippi
Philippines
Luzon
Dick Shaw
St. Petersburg
Fla
One Per Car 1945 Full Size License Plates Delayed
Texas issues six by ten inch orange and black 1945 license plates for passenger cars, with one plate per vehicle. Tags arrive at Potter County office and go on sale Feb 1, display deadline April 1. Plates go on rear except trailers front. last full size tag was 1942. Distribution totals include 15000 passenger, 2100 truck, 500 farm, 600 trailer, 50 dealer, 100 motorcycle plates. EV650 to EV9999 and EX10 to 5699 numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Capt Howard Puckett Here on Leave
Amarillo physician Capt Howard Puckett on leave from Camp Polk Louisiana previously assigned to McCloskey General Hospital Temple He served in the Medical Corps. A modern airplane has at least three electrical systems serving radio instruments and motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Puckett
Amarillo
Camp Polk
Medical Corps
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
Texan Proves Helium Is a Home Product
A Texas sailor on an LST wrote to the Amarillo Helium Plant asking to prove helium is produced in Texas. He thanked engineers for a news release and noted his ship’s crew is split, while he recovers in England and plans to seek the Yank who doubted Texas production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
LST
Amario
P. S
England
Amarillo
Exell
Cole Crudgington Inspect Photostat Equipment in Mobile
County Clerk Hubert Cole and County Auditor John Crudgington will travel to Mobile Alabama to inspect photostat equipment for use in the clerk's office. Mobile is the nearest major point to Amarillo under the plan used locally and the equipment promises efficient service and faster work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Cole
John Crudgington
Mobile
Ala
Amarillo
Commissioners Approve Payment of County Bills
County commissioners this morning approved current bills for payment and the report by Frank Hoyt, county tax assessor and collector. County Judge E. O. Northcutt presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hoyt
E. O. Northcutt
Service Life Gold Seal policy offers $100 monthly sickness or accident income
Omaha Nebraska ad announces a new Service Life Insurance Company policy paying up to $100 monthly for sickness or accident disability and hospital benefits, with no medical exam, issued by mail, ages 15 to 69, 10 days free examination. It promises $6000 accidental death or loss of limbs, plus $650 hospital and broad coverage for all accidents and common illnesses from day one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Reliable Service Life Insurance Company
Service Life Insurance Company
Omaha 2
Nebraska
O T Ratcliff Jr Back from South Pacific Duty
O T Ratcliff Jr returns from naval duty in the South Pacific and spends leave with his parents Mr and Mrs O T Ratcliff at 1101 Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. T. Ratcliff
O. T. Ratcliff, Jr
South Pacific
Jackson
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Pacific
14Th Army
Mandalay
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Leol Ae
Kansas City Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Financial Industrial Fund
NEW York Stock Exchange
Fei & Tel
Armour & Coeeeneenees
Aviation Corp
Baldwin Locu
Gobendi
Sinclair Ol View Vevere
Oil del Ae
Goodyear
Harvester
Kennecott Copper
Lockheed
Nash Kelvinator Ee
Nat Bineuit
Wat
York Shipbuilding City
New York Central
Nor Am Aviation
Packard
Pan Amer Airways Oe
Paramount Tee
Penn RR
Phillips
Nor Pacific
Texas Corp Sone
Tex Gulf Sulphee
Woolworth
Eset
Saan
E. B. King
Junior Historian Magazine
Flores
Black Mask
William Rowe
Legion Board
Pulman Company
Martin
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life Insurance Company
Amarillo Bldg
Amarillo, Texas
Amarilloan
Globe-News
RED Cross
Tou
Zeors
Candy Bros. Mfg. Co
St. Louis
Texan
Geneva
Holbert
Cole
Crudgington
Photostat
National
Blackburn Shaur
Directo
Pierce
Oklahoma City
Tionalties Board
Army Air
Air Service
Ees
Colle Roved
Wartin Braniff Airways
Amarillo Retail Druggists Association
Amarillo Retail Druggists Assn
Beery Prescription & Vitamin Shop
W. 10Th
Brooks’ Drug Store
Cretney
Oliver Eakle
Dickson Drug Store
FOX Drug Store
4Th
Pierce Streets
Herbert Drug Store
Herring
Herring Hotel
Hollingsworth Pharmacy
6Th St
Kendall Drug Store
East 10Th
Kirk Drug Store
Lincoln Drug Store
Mark Galloway
Polk
Maxor Drug Store
Nelson Drug Store
West
Jack Phillips Drug Store
West 16Th Street
Santa Fe
Post Office Drug Store
Taylor Street
Prescription Laboratory
Ratliff Drug Store
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