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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1945
Page
2
The Amarillo column notes an unseasonably warm winter with highs near 14 degrees and a duck census in the Panhandle showing large numbers of wild ducks and geese. It also discusses a mistaken Cora Green, shifting dating customs, and a caller addressing aging readers in a commercial voice.
A narrator recalls a visit by a young mother and her three year old son to a society department. The child’s cheerful question and the editor’s kiss provoke uneasy reflections on aging, progress, and the widening gap between generations in a fast changing world.
A reader reports the loss of two World War II ration books identified by the name Myrtle. The note seeks guidance on replacement procedures and references the ownership trail. Authorities or post offices are not named in the readable fragment.
The Senate military committee unanimously approved Col Elliott Roosevelt s promotion to brigadier general and sent the nomination to the Senate floor for a vote likely Thursday. The panel also approved 77 brigadier generals three lieutenant generals and 22 major generals.
In a plea published for February, Mrs Rosa Fe Dodson of Dalhart offers a stable home and daily care for a small child. She and her husband own their home, their daughter is married, and she plans to visit Amarillo Feb 1 5 to meet families seeking adoption.
Dow Jones levels shift with declines in industrials and rails while livestock markets in Kansas City and Chicago show steady to higher tendencies. Cattle calves and hogs move within narrow ranges. lambs and sheep exhibit firmness as buyers cling to strong bids.
Simuel Arthur Brasuell aged 60 died in a local hospital at 4 45 this morning. He worked for the Goodrich Rubber Plant at Borger and was a Methodist. Survivors include his wife Davie, two daughters Grady L Fox and Otho L Shamblin, a son Aaron Lee, two brothers Chester and Charles, and a sister Thelma Henderson. Funeral services are set for 2 pm tomorrow at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery.
Potter County grand jury in session returned four indictments for robbery by assault and held in the county jail. One or two new cases were slated for presentation this afternoon as seven days of service continue since January 22. Yesterday marked the first day of indictments.
Lt. Paul Knupp arrived yesterday from Boston where he completed a two month course at Harvard University in Naval communications. Mrs. Knupp and children Bob and Mary accompanied him to Amarillo. He will report to San Diego in ten days for reassignment. They reside at 2608 Washington.
County Judge FE Northcutt departed yesterday afternoon for Austin on a business trip and is expected to return by week’s end.
The Cub Pack No 7 will meet at 8 o clock Friday night at the Margaret Wills School. American consumers spent about 97 billion dollars in 1944.
Soviet forces sever the Berlin Danzig trunk railway at Kreuz and Schonlake and push through Waldenburg near Konigsberg. Heavy German losses exceed 4,000 killed and 1,100 captured as Red Army gains include 12 tanks, 70 guns, 30 trucks, 60 locomotives, and 50 trains. General Cherniakhovsky’s Third White Russian Army encircles much of East Prussia, taking Altenberg and nearby Siedlung.
The annual March of Dimes drive by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis ends tomorrow. The President's Ball was the last official function. George Hammock, Potter County Chapter treasurer, reported ticket sales not yet tabulated and attendance below expectations but results deemed satisfactory. Contributions may be sent to Judge Ernest O. Northcutt or George Hammock.
Daisy Ruth Tomberlin 31 of 406 North Polk died suddenly at a friend's home in Pantex Village suspected heart attack. County Judge Beddingfield said no verdict yet. She was wife of Sgt Claude H. Tomberlin serving in Italy and employed at Jones Brothers Cafe. Survived by mother Nora Blanton, brother Harold Blanton in France, sisters Ora Downard Los Angeles Carrie Orr Pendleton Oregon Helen Haynes Concordia Kan., several Blanton half siblings and Dan Gardner Superior Wis. Body at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home pending burial.
The low reached 14 degrees this morning marking the winter's coldest point so far. Continued frigid conditions are forecast this afternoon and tonight with temperatures rising rapidly tomorrow.
Mrs J H Jones and son Radio man Robert Jones from Maryland were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Amos in Des Moines New Mexico Mrs Amos is Mrs Jones sister Every 400 years our calendar repeats itself.
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