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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
12
Population experts warn the postwar United States will be increasingly female due to higher male death rates in war and peace. Census estimates show a growing female deficit with about 6 000 more women in a total population near 138 million, yet no alarm for would be brides.
Elizabeth Manzer 72 died this morning in a local hospital after residing in Amarillo five years. Surviving daughters are Mrs Stansell Scott Hereford Mrs Chester Hand Bryan and Mrs R D Hobbs Amarillo. sons Harold Garland L A Wellington Cpl Don Manzer Childress Gerald Amarillo. sisters Mrs Vernon Eaton Mrs Richard Houle Canon City Colo and Mrs J W Douglas Youngstown Ohio. Body to Wellington this afternoon. services tomorrow at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
Walter R. Irwin the 2006 Harrison Santa Fe general claim agent left Sunday to attend a meeting of railway claim officials in Chicago. He will join his son Bill as he passes through Chicago en route home on a 10 day leave from Tufts College Boston where he is a Navy V-12 student. They will arrive Thursday.
Postmaster W D DeGrassi and his wife learned by telegram that their son Lt Wayne DeGrassi arrived in the United States after six months in Europe. The 86th Blackhawk Division arrived in New York as the first full combat unit returning toward the Pacific. Lt DeGrassi, a 1943 Ft Benning graduate, served with the 342nd Infantry and plans a leave at Ft Sam Houston before reporting to duty. He previously worked at Amarillo post office.
Funeral services for Lawrence W. Spoonts 67 will be at 10:30 tomorrow at Blackburn-Shaw neng Chapel with Dr John Warby officiating. Burial is in Llano Cemetery. Survivors include his wife and two children. pallbearers are listed.
A Bellflower California family on a road trip reported a missing brown and white Pekinese dog last Saturday near Amarillo. One Pekinese was found killed after the family’s two children fell ill. the other dog, nine years old with tan harness, remains missing and the owner offers reimbursement for shipping.
Two portable radios were found in a downtown alley yesterday afternoon. Owners may claim them by calling the sheriff's office at the courthouse and identifying the items. No report of missing radios has been filed with the office.
The district attorney filed narcotic charges against Joe Garcia for possession of marijuana seeds. Bond is not set. Garcia was arrested by deputies after two ounces of marijuana seed were found in his possession.
County Judge E O Northcutt is in Austin for county business. No county commissioner meeting this morning due to his absence and Ray Daniels busy harvesting wheat.
George Broome chairs a meeting of the Veterans Hospital committee at 4 this afternoon in the chamber of commerce offices. Dental colleges graduate 1,700 dentists each year.
Governor Coke R. Stevenson signed 11 bills from the recent Texas Legislature session and vetoed one. Several measures become law without signature, including tax district and clerk service provisions. Others license convalescent homes, adjust unemployment benefits, birth certificates for illegitimate children, free certified documents for service members, and GI Bill tuition options. The package also covers water district refinancing and deputy tax assessor salaries.
Marine Lt. Donald N. Stephenson, a dive bomber pilot and Amarillo native, home on leave with 65 bombing strikes and 300 combat hours. He helped provide close air support for Army troops toward Manila, fought from the Solomons against Kavieng and Rabaul, was shot down near Kavieng in May 1944 but rescued, and received the Purple Heart. He must report back to Santa Ana, California, by July 4 for reassignment.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Browning will visit her parents Mr and Mrs Morris Earl Browning at 1412 Hughes for two weeks before returning to Texas University for the summer session.
The Office of War Information released the names of Panhandle servicemen freed from German camps. Pvt. James S. Doan of Tulia and Pvt. Joel S. Owen of Friona are listed among those released.
Sergeant Orvis A. Melvin phoned his parents in Miami Ohio to say he landed in the United States after overseas service since February 1942. He fought in Africa Sicily and Italy and has 124 points toward discharge. He expects to be sent to Fort Sam Houston soon. He served as a tankman and later played in an Army band.
A crew of workmen spent Saturday pounding ridges in the granite steps of Amarillo's post office to prevent falls. The worn steps are roughened to improve grip and safety.
En route to Lubbock from Nashville Tennessee Mrs H W Miner and children Charlotte and H W visited friends in Amarillo. The Miners formerly lived in Amarillo.
The Potter County grand jury will reconvene tomorrow morning after a recess that began on the first Thursday when three indictments were returned.
In Oakland California a bakery operates with an oven area twice the length of a football field. Bakers travel between ends on specially built tricycles to tend the large oven spread.
In 1510 Bartholomew Green Jr brought the first printing press from Boston to Canada signaling early transatlantic exchange.
Board of Insurance Commissioners of Texas certifies that Business Men's Assurance Company of America, Kansas City, Missouri, has complied with Texas law and is authorized to do business in Texas for the year ending May 31, 1946. George B. Butler, Chairman, signs and seals the document in Austin on May 18, 1945.
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