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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
3
Lewis Pat Meritt asks voters to reelect him as constable of Potter County Precinct 1. A 24 year Amarillo resident, ex Santa Fe Railway worker, and former deputy, he emphasizes civil matter experience and cooperation with peace officers and justices of the peace.
An old style ad claims tired kidneys cause backache and poor energy. It promotes Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic used for over 40 years to flush toxins from the blood and relieve pains.
The Downtown USO at Sixth and Taylor will close tonight after a program with 700 volunteers invited. The Downtown USO has merged with Auditorium USO and has hosted thousands of service members and women’s groups. Mayor Joe Jenkins, Grady Wilson, and Donald Hogan will speak before refreshments and a dance open to Amarillo Field personnel.
Royce M. Conoley of Fillmore 1903 will return to duties as conductor and brakeman on the Santa Fe Railway soon after a visit with his family. A former Army sergeant, he recently came back from Japan after a year and a half in the Pacific with the 737th Army Railway Operating Battalion and stations in Nagoya. He visited his brother Lt. Col. Odell M. Conoley of the Marine Corps near Tokyo.
In Pasadena a married couple linked by wartime sacrifice and service tied the knot. Pfc Robert Langstaff, who lost both hands to a machine gun blast in France, married Cpl Ruth Spaulding Lang staff, a WAC medical technician, in a ceremony after meeting in a hospital here. The bride is 32 and from Anderson Indiana.
Kansas City report notes Harry Minty head of the park board says 86 thousand adults rode the Swope Park kids train last year. He asserts many rides were for grownups not just to amuse children.
Many listings feature used items with names such as Funny Angles J Boone Sunray Harold Gene Hedgpeth son of Mrs Jessie Hedgpeth Stender Perryton J R Black Jr son of Mrs Loller Addie Holland Pampa Luther Glen Rhine Jr son of Luther Glen Rhine Lockney and Vernon Richard Gunn son of Elmer Gunn Guy man Okla.
Chief M. E. Pierce announces the enlistment of nine men for two years in the regular Navy. Among them are four Amarilloans aged 17 or 18, en route to San Diego for training. Recruits include Jonathan Henry Cross Jr and Robert Earl Kennett with listed parentage and addresses.
Gordon Morrison of the Better Business Bureau will discuss rackets used to cheat returning servicemen and businessmen in Amarillo at the American Business Club lunch. He promises a revealing talk with proof behind the con games rather than statistics. President A. K. Wilsonson urges members to attend with a guest.
The CIO in North Texas announced opposition to Dallas County's 3 million dollar bond issue for a new courthouse. It urged the funds be redirected to public housing. A. R. Hardesty, CIO subregional leader, voiced the stance in Dallas.
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