Marvin Jones Sees Midnight Retirement as War Food Chief
Amarillo based Food Administrator Marvin Jones retires at midnight after a record of reforming the wartime food program. President Truman urged his continued service but Jones returns to the federal bench. The editorial praises his leadership in stabilizing price controls and boosting production amid shortages.
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Marvin Jones
Marvin
Washington
Roosevelt
Food Administration
CPA
Truman
Amarillo
Letter from a Tampa widow seeks a mature husband
A Tampa widow near 50 seeks a mature 50 plus man in good health for correspondence and possible marriage. She notes Christian values, good reputation, home ownership, and a desire to avoid bachelors or divorced men. requests readers to forward suitable names to Mrs XXXX c/o Tack News Globe.
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Tack
USO
Athens
Tampa
Fla
Camp needs and parental warnings from Amarillo letters
Readers weigh in on youth behavior and safety, urging parental vigilance over gatherings and dating. The Girl Scouts request food donations for Kamp Kiwanis near Amarillo as polio fears rise in the region. A citizen calls for cleaner alleys to curb flies and polio risk while banks announce new reporting rules for large denominations.
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Kamp Kiwanis
Amarillo
All-time naturalist sought for Panhandle wildlife record
The Panhandle lacks comprehensive wildlife data and needs a full‑time naturalist like Floyd Studer. The region may host all four poisonous snakes: rattlesnake copperhead cottonmouth water snake and coral snake. Coral snakes were found near Boiling Springs Park in 1933 and copperheads exist in western Oklahoma. Cottonmouths reported on Wolf Creek Shattuck area and along the North and South Canadian rivers west to the Texas line. Warns readers to identify snakes carefully.
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Panhandle
United States
Floyd Studer
Patrick Patterson
Woolaroe Museum
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Boiling Springs Park
Woodward
Wolf Creek
Shattuck
Texas Line
Five V E Day babies born at Victory Hospital
In Waukegan Illinois hospital statistics show five babies born on V E Day with three named Victoria and others named for the commemoration. The nationwide census may better determine the trend though local counts hint at a patriotic naming pattern.
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Waukegan
Ill
Victoria
Meeting Is Close Says Truman on Big Three Talks
President Truman announced at a weekly news conference that a meeting of the Big Three with Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin was getting closer. He said delay at the United Nations conference in San Francisco would not affect plans and that the summit could occur in the not too distant future, possibly in the United States though that was not certain.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Churchill
Stalin
Santa Fe Executive Visits Amarillo For Meeting
A. E. Mever auditor for the Santa Fe West Coast division and his wife will arrive Tuesday for a visit and business meeting. Mever has 31 years as Santa Fe auditor locally, later moving to Los Angeles. His railroad career began November 8, 1890 in Savannah, Georgia, with the Savannah Florida and Western. He joined Santa Fe in 1903 and came to Amarillo March 1, 1907.
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A. E. Mever
West Coast Division
The
Santa Fe
Mr. Mever
Los Angeles
Mr. Meyer
Savannah
Florida and Western
Atlantic Coast Lines System
Amarillo
Roosevelt Memorial Fund Gains Slightly
Donations for the Roosevelt Memorial Fund rose to 12206.75 from 11593.49 with county polio chapter and San Jacinto Kiwanis Club contributions for the polio and crippled children's clinic memorial. Foy Shackelford of the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce cited new gifts from the Association for Childhood Education Louise Orr and others including Margaret Humphrey, Glenwood PTA and The Lazy Daisy Club of Lockney.
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Roosevelt Memorial Fund
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Foy Shackelford
Amarillo
Margaret Humphrey
Glenwood Parent-Teacher Association
Lazy Daisy Club of
Lockney
Anna Schacht
J. D. Merriman Dies at Home in Wheeler County
J D Merriman aged 83 longtime Wheeler County resident died at his Wheeler home after a period of declining health. He leaves seven children including John M Merriman of 1306 Lipscomb Way Wayland Merriman of Calcutta India J D Jr of Silver City NM and four daughters Mrs J M Turner Mrs Herman Van Sickle Mrs Robert Crisp and Mass Florence Merriman of Washington DC Funeral services are set for 3 pm Sunday at Wheeler Methodist Church conducted by Rev Hugh H Hunt.
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J. D. Merriman
Wheeler County
Wheeler
John M. Merriman
Lipscomb
Wheeler Methodist Church
Hugh H. Hunt
Merriman
Wayland Merriman
Calcutta
India
Silver City
N. M
J. M. Turner
Herman van Sickle
Pampa
Robert Crisp
Phoenix
Ariz
Mass
Florence Merriman
Washington, D. C
Amarillo Captain Wins Legion of Merit in War Service
Capt. John G. McBride of Amarillo received the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the air corps during wartime. He was one of three Texans to win the award alongside Lt. Col. Philip L. Hooper of Dallas and Col. Luther D. Miller, a San Antonio chaplain.
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Amarillo
Legion of Merit
John G. McBride
Air Corps
McBride
Associated Press
Manila
Philip L. Hooper
Dallas
Luther D. Miller
San Antonio
May postal receipts rise to 62769 59
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi reported May postal receipts totaling 62769.59 dollars, an increase of 6648.73 from May of last year and 3662.99 from April this year.
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W. D. DeGrassi
Family heads to Long Beach for summer visit
Mrs. Wilbur Miner travels with her daughter Jan and Miss Adelle Sims from 510 B West Fourteenth to Long Beach California to spend the summer with Woodrow Sims. Mrs. Miner and Miss Sims are sisters of Mr. Sims.
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Long Beach
Wilbur Miner
Jan
Adelle Sims
West Fourteenth
Woodrow Sims
Cal
Miner
Miss Sims
Mr. Sims
East Side Mucilage Mess Stalls Traffic And Pedestrians
A barrel of mucilage spilled on Avenue B and Fourth Street causing vehicles to stall and a horse pulled wagon to slip. Pedestrians were sticky as the slick mess spread across the East Side neighborhood.
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New York
Avenue B
Fourth Street
Riot at Fort Benjamin Harrison Kills Guard and Wounds Three
Maj. Gen. James L. Collins reports a riot and fire at the U S Army disciplinary barracks in Fort Benjamin Harrison. A guard was shot and killed and three prisoners wounded, with fires burning two locations and nine barracks damaged. About 1,900 prisoners were involved in the disturbance.
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Indianapolis
U.S. Army
Fort Benjamin Harrison
James L. Collins
Fifth Service Command
Fort Harrison
War Department
Theompound
Collins
Closing Up Shop
The Texas Senate adopted a House-passed resolution fixing final adjournment for noon next Tuesday. The session began January 9 and will end with no meeting until January 1947 unless a special session is called by the governor, setting deadlines for remaining activities.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Fuqua Sells The Ladies Store In Amarillo Change
Amarillo's Ladies Store at 513 Polk changes hands after 35 years. The shop will become Wesley's under Mrs. M. W. West and Harry Leon with plans to remodel and reopen between July 15 and August 1.
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Amarillo
Polk
W. H. Fuqua
Wesley’s
M. W. West
Tulsa
Harry Leon
Destructive Raids On Japan Added Up
United Press reports American Superfortress bombing of Japan totaled attacks on major cities. Tokyo leading with 17 missions plus seven around the Tokyo area. Osaka 2. Yokohama 1. Nagoya 14. Kobe 2. Yawata 4. Sasebo 1. Omura 6. Nagasaki 1.
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United Press
Japan
Tokyo
Osaka
Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe
Yawata
Sasebo
Omura
Nagasaki
Fair and Not Quite So Warm Is Bureau's Forecast
The forecast predicts fair weather and cooler temperatures with not as warm conditions. Rainfall may be below average as June typically records 2.92 inches, with May not meeting the 2.79 quota and only .42 inches achieved.
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Bureau
Planning group to meet at city hall tonight
The city planning and zoning commission will hold a meeting tonight at city hall. R. A. James serves as chairman with R. A. Wilson as secretary. Members include Charles Wolflin James Rittenberry Harold Walsh Guy Lott and Virgil Patterson.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
R. A. James
R. A. Wilson
Charles Wolflin
James Rittenberry
Harold Walsh
Guy Lott
Virgil Patterson
Warns of Polio in Texas as May Cases Rise
Texas health officials issued a second warning in as many weeks about infantile paralysis. They note 50 May polio cases so far this year versus 21 in May 1943, and urge food establishments to close two hours daily for cleaning due to labor shortages.
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Southwest
South
Texas
Austin
State Health Department
Governor Signs Bill On Seeing Eye Dogs
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson said he filed without signature two bills into law. One requires proprietors of public places to admit seeing-eye dogs with their masters at no extra charge for the dogs. The other bars motorboats without mufflers within one half mile of residences. both take effect 90 days after legislative adjournment.
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Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
President warns Japan of total war and surrender terms
The President warned Japan that continued resistance would bring total destruction of its industrial base. He said Japan hopes Americans tire of war and seeks a peace short of unconditional surrender while Germany’s defeat was achieved with precision. He noted the last US division entered France on April 1, 1945.
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Germany
France
Truman vows to press on in Pacific as Europe fades
President outlines strategy to deploy nearly all available Navy manpower from Europe to the Pacific, warns of tough air battles around Japan, and rejects naval demobilization until Japan is defeated. He urges Japanese civilians to evacuate cities feeding the war machine and pledges continued war production and supply cuts for ground forces.
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Europe
Japan
Okinawa
Navy
Pacific
Army Air Forces
Shift in War Production Focus Signals Broad Reallocations
The plan calls for reduced output of heavy artillery ammunition trucks tanks and small arms while boosting production of aircraft bombs atabrine steel barges wire insect screening cloth combat boots curtain uniforms amphibious trucks rain coats distillation units radio relay units and special equipment.
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