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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1945
Page
5
Community page snippets include visits guests and family births in July with at least two named individuals and local addresses. Items mention travel from New York and California, military service, hospital births, and medical updates alongside neighborhood greetings and small events around Polk and Monroe streets.
Cpl. Melvin, back in the U S after service in North Africa Sicily and Italy since Jan 8 1941, is pictured with a Nazi field radio set sent home by his grandson. Grandfather is a Spanish American War veteran and Melvin was a saxophonist in Earl Mellon's band. Other local notices include patients and surgeries at listed addresses.
In a July 4 broadcast heard by the FCC, Radio Tokyo said Japan is completing a chain of coastal fortresses around Honshu. It warned American troops would face stiffer resistance defending home soil. Reports claimed civilians aided soldiers with shovels while fortifications rise.
Side Glances notes that about half of American gloves are made in Gloversville New York and cites the 1931 China flood where seven million people were left homeless and about 200000 perished.
C R Heaton of the Texas A and M College Extension Service urges fall planting to offset spring shortages. He notes Texas can garden year around and recommends soil preparation from mid August to November with Panhandle gardeners starting now. Heaton spoke in Am arillo and highlights soil prep after summer yields.
Cowboys compete for championship money and Amarillo merchant prizes in the final Tri State Rodeo performance. The show starts at 8 pm with fresh stock, bronc riding, bull dogging, wild steer riding, and calf roping as winners are decided.
In Tacoma on July 4, the Franklin Market offered each customer a carton of cigarettes for two hours. Only one buyer took a carton while others chose one or two packs. Clerks noted the shock, but the next day a rush of smokers returned amid rationing limiting to one pack per person.
A loose horse raced through 20 blocks of busy Manhattan traffic last night, ignoring red lights. The animal, typically seen pulling a cab in Central Park, sped through green signals with little caution, causing chaos but no injuries reported.
Beaumont officials explained the 500 abandoned shoes found on a vacant lot at 471 Bowie. Police Chief Artie Pollock said E. Goldstein details that a private Schultz in the Army hired a negro truck to haul the shoes to the city dump, but the trucker dumped them on the lot. The incident alarmed local dealers fearing delayed shipments.
About 500 AFL machinists at Houston Cameron Iron Works have been on strike since Monday. A union official said they may return to non war jobs during a jurisdictional election to determine which bargaining agency represents the workforce. The company says Local 12 does not represent the majority, and the vote is expected next week.
A public hearing will be held at 8:00 PM Friday July 6 in City Hall Council Chamber to consider rezoning property between 22nd and 24th Avenues on Travis Street Blocks 46 and 47 Wolflin Park No 1 Addition to C Retail on the Official Zoning Map. City Secretary Katherine Burwell administers notice.
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