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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1945
Page
4
In Amarillo, babies go hungry as shelves empty of condensed milk. Mothers recall lend lease stockpiles and Henry Wallace’s pledge, while grocers ration limited cans and shoppers travel to Canyon for relief. Hospitals receive the scarce supply.
Report on the condition of Dr Neal Hall a patient at St. Anthony's Hospital says he is doing wonderful. Dr Hall suffered a fractured hip and has been a hospital patient since December 18.
Mr and Mrs C A Robertson of 3710 Fountain report messages from their sons prisoners of war. Warren Robertson in Java with the 131st Field Artillery posted from Fukuoka Japan noting good health and a received package. Lt C A Robertson Jr held by Germans in Holland earlier and later in Oflag 64 mentions health good asks for dried foods and notes a prison concert chaplains services and a salesmanship course. He says four letters and three cards may be sent monthly. Carbon monoxide from car exhaust causes three US deaths daily.
Mrs. Ruth E. Howe wife of Capt. Donald C. Howe assistant to the dental surgeon at Amarillo Field suffered a severe head injury and bruises when struck by Corporal Gerald B. Clausen as she walked with her mother in the 2500 block of North East Eighth. Clausen said he fell asleep at the wheel and did not wake in time. She was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital with a long scalp wound and possible concussion.
Two cards from St James Alsabrook received from the Philippines report recent contact. His wife, now in California, informed his aunt Miss Hattie Baker with the news. One card carried about 39 words. Alsabrook was raised in Amarillo.
The March of Dimes event in Amarillo, directed by George Hammock, runs Monday night from 9 to 12 at the Amarillo Hotel Aviatrix Club Mayfair Nite Club and Club Victoria. Tickets at one dollar provide access to all four dances, with servicemen and escorts at 50 cents. Proceeds support the Potter County Chapter and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Senator Connally predicts overwhelming Senate approval for American participation in an international peace preserving organization. He ties the forecast to a bipartisan letter from 16 new senators, including eight freshmen, endorsing the program and urging Roosevelt in his talks with Allied leaders. Loch Lomond is noted as Scotland's largest lake.
Amarillo post office to inaugurate postal notes and stamps allowing amounts from one cent to ten dollars. For under one dollar, senders use blank notes with black stamps. over a dollar, they purchase notes plus stamps for the exact amount. Uses include mailing funds to destinations within the continental U S and territories. notes redeemable within two months. Postmaster W D DeGrassi notes five cent flat fee per note and higher costs for redeeming elsewhere. Approximately 1 556 000 people are employed by the U S government.
Red Crab III, a key Amarillo witness in Jim Thomas's two trials, is a patient in Northwest Texas Hospital after a gall bladder attack. Thomas faced trials in Plainview and Lamesa, with a conviction reported. The text also notes the Lapps keep large herds of tame reindeer.
The battle concluded with three German tanks fleeing for cover as 17 enemy units were eliminated. No Allied vehicles or personnel suffered any injuries.
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