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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1945
Page
5
Pantex Ordnance Plant will stop 105 millimeter shell production and shift to 500 pound bombs. The change, easing crate boxes, grows manpower for a new loading line. Maj. R M Smith and H F McFarland announced the plan.
Captain Arnold A Kurtz of Ontario California visits his father Harold Kurtz and sister June at the Capitol Hotel.
Dr and Mrs W E Houghton of 701 Jackson have returned to Amarillo after a three week trip to visit his mother in Floydada confirming their travels and return dates.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones and their daughter Shirley of 1004 Monroe are visiting Mrs. Jones' sister Mrs. L. E. Godwin in Groom.
I M Atkins of the Texas Experimental Sub Station in Denton is spending the week at Amarillo Experiment Station to assist in wheat yield checks and grain breeding studies.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Zollars and daughter Virginia have returned to Amarillo after visiting Mrs. Zollars' parents Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Stickley in Cana dian.
Flight Officer Ennis R. Fowler of the 390th Bombardment Group receives advanced combat training for a new assignment after his final offensive with the Eighth Air Force. He and his wife Una Mae Fowler live at 911 Monroe. he piloted a B-17 and aided mercy missions in Europe. The group earned the Distinguished Unit Citation and set a record by destroying 63 German fighters in one engagement. In civilian life Fowler was tied to the Amarillo Hardware Company.
Miss Evelyn Broaddus travels from 1009 West Seventh to Kansas City Missouri to visit Miss Ruth Rogers and will also visit relatives in St Louis and Centralia Missouri.
A statewide effort to reform traffic courtrooms comes to Amarillo with a 2 PM meeting in Auditorium USO. Judges and officers from panhandle counties attend along with Texas Highway Patrol officials, state safety leaders, and court executives. The aim is to curb the sense of being “robbed” by fair but firm punishment.
Lt Audie Murphy of Farmersville visits Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney, meeting staff and wounded soldiers, and shares thanks as one of America’s most decorated heroes. He recalls wartime service in Italy and France while shaking hands with veterans from Dallas and Farmersville.
Amarillo High School ROTC unit rated excellent by military authorities and named an honor school by the Eighth Service Command in Dallas for its 55 C class across six states. The commendation recognizes facilities school support efficiency and training results.
Red and White Stores sponsor a baking contest judged by bakers from Amarillo Army Air Field. A $25 War Bond prize awaits the winner. Entries accepted until 1 PM Saturday at the Auditorium USO Buchanan Street entrance, with Miss Carol Unruh assisting.
Lt Roy Smith and Lt Eugene Stuccey have returned to Childress after visiting friends in Amarillo, staying brief in their home town before resuming duties.
Kiwanis members in North Amarillo prepare for an auction Friday night June 29 at Horace Mann School to fund the Will Rogers Day Nursery project. Kiwanians seek donated merchandise from members and the public with Bill Utterback directing the drive. Items range from a Chinese toothpick to an elephant organ in a broad sale.
A Rhode Island Red hen owned by W. T. Dykeman in 1102 North Taylor cares for 200 chicks after hatchings and incubator additions. She distributes them through the chicken house by day and defends them fiercely at night, fending off a would‑be rival hen and warding off cats and dogs.
Local taxpayers receive refunds for 1944 income tax paid. Checks and statements arrive from the Dallas Internal Revenue office. Refunds mostly go to employers where withholding exceeded the tax due. Deductions such as contributions interest on obligations, losses by fire or theft, or traveling expenses were not allowed.
George R. Williams, head of the city identification bureau, unveils a new gadget a lighter and table weight made from a 105 millimeter shell tip. The gray six inch device serves as a novelty tool and weight.
The USO Travelers Aid reported 1,215 housing placements at 529 addresses for GI personnel, while requests reached 801, leaving 272 unmatched. Among those unmet, 160 had children. Since June 1, calls have averaged 30 couples daily, with 130 combat returnees seeking homes and more Army couples where the husband served two to four years. The USO program Open Your Door airs on KFDA 103 East Fifth, with next segments at 3:45 to 4 p.m. interviewer today Mrs Lane McAfee and Friday afternoon Mrs Tom Wingate.
Mrs. Olan Prescott of 832 Georgia visits her brother D. O. Hobson in Vernon for a family visit.
Ralph Dykeman and six other Amarillo residents plan to raise a 19 day old baby skunk as a pet. They obtained the pups from a den near Pantex Ordnance Plant after the mother was killed. The caretakers feed the animals with an eyedropper as eyes begin to open.
Mrs. B. T. Baker and her two daughters Mary and Anna Frances depart with plans to spend the summer at a Colorado ranch. They reside at 3905 Fountain.
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