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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1946
Page
4
Poll tax receipts surged with over 500 issued in a day, topping prior records as Potter County expects near record voting strength for 1946 elections. About 10 000 voters by noon, 6 700 receipts already issued, and the office extended to midnight to accommodate last minute payers.
Richard Kembel and other club members pack clothing for shipment overseas in Ritzville Washington. After removing his heavy overcoat due to heat he now ponders which of 139 boxes holds his coat in the busy packing session.
Baltimore February 30 report notes Circuit Court Judge Charles Moylan urging Sunday School for first time offenders. he also questions parental religious training. A 12 year old testifies Christmas marks Lincoln's birthday, prompting the judge to ask the mother for the correct answer, she replies Washington's birthday.
John R. Stanley, first lieutenant of artillery, returns on terminal leave to Amarillo after nearly two years overseas. Son of Mrs Lela Stanley, he served with a National Guard unit and joined after OCS, earning three campaign bars with Liberation Ribbon and a Purple Heart. He previously attended Amarillo College and worked for Whitney Company while in high school.
The State of Texas to P M Franks and unknown heirs of P M Pranks and J T Berry. Defendants are ordered to appear before the 47th District Court in Potter County Amarillo by 10 am the first Monday after 42 days from February 25 1946 to answer a petition filed January 8 1946. suit seeks title and possession of Lots 4 and 5 in Block 53 of the Orig Town of Amarillo and damages. The officer must execute this process as required by law.
Sgt. Joe Morgan, son of Mrs. Dora Morgan of Gainesville, will settle in Amarillo after discharge from the Army. He has served three and a half years, including a year in Europe with Gen George S. Patton’s Third Army, 89th Division. Morgan landed in New York January 24.
Gordon Morrison of the Better Business Bureau reports a young woman solicited March of Dimes funds at the Paramount Theater without proper ID or BBB card. Residents alerted authorities. she was found innocent. Morrison warns legitimate drives are licensed. scammers are stopped by cooperation of city and BBB.
Miss B. Green of Davis Oklahoma reports three weeks of Cuticura use relieved her persistent facial pimples caused by an external condition. She says her skin became smooth again and urges others to buy Cuticura at their local druggist.
In Carbondale Illinois Dr Emerson Hall of Southern Illinois Normal University discovers his wife's birthday and their wedding anniversary fall on the same date as his own birthday. The coincidence makes the date memorable and notable.
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