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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1945
Page
2
Jimmie Fidler observes Winnipeg during travel, praising Canadian women and men while contrasting with U S standards. He notes outdoor lifestyles shape appearance, comments on money and fashion influence, and admires Panhandle and Canadian social norms before segueing into reflections on romance and pop culture.
A circulated memo at Jacksonville Florida Naval Air Base humorously outlines a mock procedure for disposing of deceased civilians. It absurdly instructs supervisors to check for lifelike stillness, use checks as a test, and file numerous forms before moving the body to make room for the next worker.
A soldier formerly stationed at Amarillo Army Air Field writes from North Carolina praising Amarillo for outstanding Western hospitality. He commends Panhandle residents for generosity, notes it surpasses Southern hospitality, and encourages war mothers to invite lonely soldiers to dinner, signing SGT. William B. Walters.
Metropolitan Life statisticians report 1944 health overall good with a lower civilian death rate than 1943. Infant mortality and maternal deaths at new lows. deaths from home and occupational accidents slight declines, influenza deaths up but overall respiratory diseases not bad. Polio’s major adverse development with low fatality rate due to factors. meningitis fatalities rising but mitigated by sulfa drugs.
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women urges greater turnout for a lay women’s retreat at St. Mary’s Academy in Amarillo. It runs from Sunday evening to Wednesday evening with Father William F. Blakeslee as retreat master. Daily schedule includes 7:00 AM start, 7:25 prayers, 8:00 conference and benediction, plus Holy Mass, Communion, Rosary and Stations of the Cross.
Dorman Elwood Cutler 21 son of Mr and Mrs C C Cutler formerly of Amarillo died Sunday and will be buried in Amarillo. His mother Mrs C C Cutler sent a telegram from New Orleans to Mart Hudson describing no details of his death. He was a petty officer third class in the Navy stationed at Corpus Christi with two years of service. His father and brother Leo also serve in the Navy. Dorman was a former Amarillo High School student and the senior Cutler briefly worked with the police department before the family moved to New Orleans while retaining their Amarillo home.
The narrative notes Skelton grows into Army life and earns the respect of the men he serves with. It highlights his strong performance in the assigned branch and the clear admiration from fellow soldiers.
The Tennessee Valley Authority shapes western North Carolina scenery by creating man made lakes in the Great Smokies. Ancient upheavals left few natural mountain lakes, so TVA fills coves with placid embayments. Sailboats glide the coves while bass fishermen cast from skiffs.
Alexander Graham Bell sought Mark Twain to invest $500 in his telephone invention but Twain loaned the sum to a friend who went bankrupt after three days.
Hayden Lake Idaho: Wilber and Mrs Arketa face state law limits on adopted children in Washington. They moved with 20 children to a 10 acre farm after selling their Kent Washington home. They say they have never broken up a family and joke about no washing machine with twenty kids.
Berwick, Pa. area registrant claimed his legs were too short to serve but examiners determined his legs were adequate as they reached the floor, and he was passed for service.
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