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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
2
The passage extols Hemphill forests east of Canadian along the river road to Lake Marvin. It notes vast acres, thick brush, and wildlife including hundreds of deer and wild turkeys. It compares Indian blankets and bluebonnets favorably and hints at a Sunday visit.
Belgrade dispatch reports Gen. Draja Mihailovic testifying that Col. Robert McDowell urged the Germans to surrender arms to Chetniks in 1944. Mihailovic described meetings at Chetnik HQ and said arms came through the Germans for anti Communist fights, with a questionable treason line.
Hemphill County touts its forests of giant cottonwoods and elms as a natural playground. Visitor notes urge a weekend trip to Canadian, praising rivers, lakes to be and the Indian blanket blossom. A local photographer is documenting the Hemphill Forests for future display.
Dear Tack invites readers to adopt four kittens at 1210 West Eleventh Street. A reader notes a straw hat with blue ribbons found belonging to a little girl.
A message offers a return for a lost item found at the barber shop on North East Eighth. The seeker asks the finder to contact at the provided phone number 2-2486, promising to return the item to its owner.
A small item belonging to a young girl was turned in at The News Globe office. The owner may reclaim it by identifying OOLITs and providing the proper description.
The ad states a sitter seeks employment with flexible hours and asks for transport to be provided. Interested parties may call 2-2268 and ask for Mrs. Jeffers.
A pair of red kid-skin gloves were turned in at The News Globe office and may be claimed by the owner who can correctly identify them.
A 14 year old seeks work caring for children claiming experience and asks to be contacted at 2 5080. The note presents intent and contact without further details.
Miss Ann Giles and Miss Martha Shearer depart from 105 Alabama this week for a two week vacation in California.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott seek a part time apartment work or care position. Interested parties may call 5107 or visit 205 North Taylor to discuss duties and arrangement.
A fifteen jewel Gruen ladies wrist watch is missing in front of the Avalon Club on Saturday night June first. Finder should call 2 6077. A reward will be paid.
Amarillo received rainfall that temporarily eases the city water shortage. Superintendent N. V. Moss said the rain may allow reserve levels to recover as irrigation pauses, but warns shortages are likely to return once lawns and gardens dry. The reserve dropped to 3,000,000 gallons with a 10,000,000 gallon capacity.
Zona Kathren Bonner died last night at 807 Lincoln at age 49 after twenty years in Amarillo. She was a member of the Episcopal Church and is survived by her husband W Prank Bonner a son Whitnall Franz Bonner and her father J C Stanhope all of Amarillo. The body is in state at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with funeral arrangements not yet completed.
Smithfield North Carolina C Elbert Bongham mailed a one cent check to the treasury after receiving an income tax bill for that amount.
Mrs Buddy Mandell returns to Edna after visiting her husband’s parents Mr and Mrs Felix Mandell at 810 West Sixteenth.
Mrs Edward Provus of 805 Sunset has returned home after spending a week in Dallas with her sister.
Two small kittens are offered to a loving home. Call 2 5197 to arrange pickup and adoption with Mrs Paul Glovier.
A reader reports an accidentally picked up pair of eyeglasses last Tuesday. The owner requests help locating the missing frame with details to identify and claim them.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced a national program to install instrument landing systems ILS at 105 airports including Amarillo. The system perfected before the war will be operational before next winter and backed by commercial airlines despite substantial losses from adverse weather. Construction in Amarillo starts next week with radio gear installation and flight checks to follow over two to three weeks, aiming to turn the airport over in about two months.
Claude Patton of Floydada is in Amarillo on business today and visiting his daughter Mrs. Lee Harry at 1619 Van Buren.
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