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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1945
Page
9
Social items list extended visits and travels of residents from Los Angeles to Hot Springs and Creede, with relatives from Duncan Oklahoma and Salem Illinois visiting the Elkins household. Births announced include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Fuller at Northwest Texas Hospital, plus several birthday greetings and guests visiting from Oklahoma City and Floydada.
Multiple birth announcements from Northwest Texas Hospital include Mr. and Mrs. Meyers at 3712 West Sixth welcoming a son born June 28. Mr. and Mrs. Murrell of River Road announcing a daughter June 29. and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Phillips with a daughter born June 29. Other births list Saunders, Richman, and Smith families with June 29 to July 1 births at St. Anthony's and Northwest Texas Hospital, alongside ongoing travel and visiting family notes from Amarillo through Portales and El Paso. David Edward is named as the son born to Roy E. and spouse in an item at the end.
Robert S. Ely, son of the Assistant Postmaster and Mrs. J. S. Ely, has completed naval pre flight training as a soundman second class after two and a half years overseas service. He served on convoy and minesweeping duties in the Atlantic and will report back to Athens for flight training after his July 9 leave ends. Mrs. Ely, formerly Betty Mashburn of Amarillo, has been living in Athens with him.
Two Amarillo men were elected as top department officials of the Disabled American Veterans at the Texas state war conference in Fort Worth. Jimmy Moore becomes senior vice commander and G W Allbrooks joins the finance committee as Rufus Freeman chairs. The conference backed decentralizing the VA office from Waco, expanding to six offices, with Amarillo favored for the Panhandle. It also approved a new rating schedule for service-aggravated disabilities and chartered the state auxiliary, naming Catherine Early as department auxiliary commander. Next session set for Corpus Christi in June 1946.
Mrs Eldon Donovan of 1809 Polk and her daughter Pat have just returned from a two weeks vacation in Albuquerque pursuing rest and leisure.
Mrs. E. B. Brown of Pampa spent the week end visiting her sister and brother in law Mrs. R. E. Brown and family at 1622 Hayden and their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Jack Rogers at 3202 Van Buren.
Manning Holland was installed as secretary of the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce with new officers at a Jaycees program in Thomas Dinner House. Roy Snodgrass was named president, with Roy Faulkner and Red Norman among Lubbock attendees. total attendance was 120.
Tonight marks the second round of the Tri-State Rodeo at the Fair grounds with six mounted cowboys in the grand entry led by Amarilo s Will Rogers Range Riders. Don Wilcox Tulsa and Virginia May plus Dixie Lee perform as trick riders as the final three shows approach with prize money at stake.
Mrs Katheren Douglas of 906 Jackson is spending two weeks in Ker ville for a visit.
A light note describes Quimby eating Wheaties and asks about personal nourishment and flavor found in whole wheat products.
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