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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1946
Page
4
Bobby Branum five was bruised when a city trash truck ran over his right leg in the 1000 block alley near North Johnson. He was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital by N S Griges Sons ambulance and released after X rays and examination.
Captain Eugene Safford announces enlistments for extra pay airborne units of the Army. Airborne enlistees receive 50 dollars per month extra, raising private pay to 125 dollars monthly. Open vacancies exist in the 11th and 82nd Airborne Divisions. three year terms apply for assigned units. Amarillo Recruiting Station Room 12, Post Office Building.
R T Poole brother of Mrs L O Brien dies in Reno Nevada hospital after emergency operation. He fell ill at his fruit ranch about ten days earlier. Another sister Mrs Annie Bibby of Lubbock travels to Redlands for the funeral. mother Mrs J W Poole of Abernathy died recently in Amarillo hospital.
Chief M. E. Pierce announced enlistment of several men in the U S Navy. Clayton L Bagwell of 1606 Lincoln and William N Dixon of 408 Fairmont enlisted for regular and inactive duty respectively in the V-6 training program. Others accepted include Ralph Edward Curlee Skellytown Robert F Plunkett Wellington and Bobbie Allen Ingram Borger.
Miss Frances Robertson demonstrates proper coffee service to instructor Miss Luda Davis during a waitress course session. The Panhandle Restaurant Association sponsors the school in session here, with Globe staff photo documenting the event.
Sixty five Amarillo waitresses enrolled in a ten hour course offered by the University of Texas Extension Division to improve cafe service. Led by Miss Luda Davis, the class covers personality, efficiency, loyalty, promptness, neatness and tact, with emphasis on selling accompaniments and upselling.
A student demonstration illustrates best practices for waitressing with Miss Davis stressing the goal Be the best waitress the place ever had. The session contrasts correct techniques with common mistakes to reinforce professional service standards.
The Smithsonian Institute commemorative three cent stamp will be issued August 10. It features the institute building with 1846-1946 and the motto For the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men. maroon colored standard size. First day covers available by mail to the Washington postmaster. Selected uncancelled stamps to be sold via the Philatelic Agency.
Bert Hartman of Denver Bird's Eye arrives to lead a Frosted Foods Distributing Co. sales meeting for the Amarillo Albuquerque and Lubbock houses. C. R. Bryant of Albuquerque and J. Lowery of Lubbock attend. The all day session at the Herring Hotel closes the business tomorrow with full force present. H. W. Taylor of Amarillo oversees.
Police seek a 1940 Plymouth sedan taken yesterday from Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Co at 501 Washington. Officers describe the vehicle and request tips leading to its recovery.
The idea that civilization ends in catastrophe has appeared since ancient times. Texts and prophecies across eras have framed apocalyptic events as cosmic or divine verdicts influencing collective fears and cultural narratives.
Funeral services for B D Carroll, 66, Amarillo resident of 22 years, will be held at 5 PM tomorrow at First Baptist Church with Dr A D Foreman Jr officiating. Pallbearers are six nephews. honorary pallbearers include church Bible class members and Carpenter's Union Local 665. Burial in Llano Cemetery under N S Griggs and Sons.
War Department directives halted general enlistment of Negroes at the Amarillo Recruiting Station. Captain Eugene Safford stated Negroes will still be accepted in certain specialist categories, with details due within two days. The move follows earlier actions in the district, as district headquarters in El Paso issued guidance.
The notice states a quota of about 10 percent for Negro enlistments in the regular Army. It also notes that leather soles gain flexibility and strength from tannin extract derived from tree bark sourced from over 20 countries.
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