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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
4
The San Jacinto Kiwanis Club sponsors a Fourth of July picnic at San Jacinto Park featuring a merry-go-round ferris wheel fiddlers contest Dixie Dice Army show square dance bands and a baby show. A $50 War Bond prize will be awarded to the first place baby. Babies from anywhere in the Panhandle may enter.
The event promises cold drinks and food with John Snider barbecue as a feature. Proceeds will support a club project to build a youth center on West Sixth Avenue.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lydah Mae Benson will be held tomorrow at 2 pm in the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel. Clinton V. Oldham of the Church of Christ will officiate. Mrs. Benson, 42, died Tuesday night after a long illness. home address is 612 North Jackson.
Rev and Mrs Leland Johnson and their three children, held by Japanese for three years, will speak at 8 o clock tomorrow night at the First Assembly of God Church 900 North Pierce. The minister and his family with seven other Assembly of God missionaries were liberated by American soldiers in the Manila area.
In ancient customs Romans spread water from a large jar carried on a cart as part of a rainmax ritual. The water spill was a public rite linked to weather celebration.
Willis Avery, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Avery of 510 East Seventh, rises from Navy style ranks to lieutenant at an Army depot in England. Enlisted April 1943, he previously worked as a shipfitter foreman on the Pacific Coast. In England he supervises engine rebuilding and serves as safety officer in the base automotive maintenance shop. He married Eileen Smith of London at Wilton parish church in Wiltshire. He has two brothers in service Buford Avery a lieutenant of ordnance in France and Tol Avery a top sergeant in the Pacific.
About 300 Texas members of the 86th Blackhawk Division arrived at Fort Sam Houston to begin 30 day furloughs, with another 160 Texans scheduled to reach the city later. Veterans displayed Nazi flags and war souvenirs as they celebrated returning home, planning furloughs across Texas before regrouping at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma.
Immediate needs of convalescents at Amarillo Field were stressed by the Southwestern District of the North Plains Camp and Hospital Council in Happy yesterday. Mrs. J N Hyden cited 12 lamps, musical instruments, cabinets for sheet music, sheet music, and 24 black out curtains as priorities.
Vernon Lyden Hobbs, after four years in the Army and over two years in the Mediterranean Theater, was honorably discharged at Ft. Bliss El Paso. Inducted March 1941 he trained as a quartermaster and served in Africa and Italy before discharge. He and his wife visited his parents Mr and Mrs L S Hobbs at 1813 Taylor.
Mrs. Reva Meyer wife of A C Meyer manager of Mission Jewelry and Loan Co suffered a broken arm and scalp wound in an automobile accident near El Reno Oklahoma late last night Also injured were Mr Meyer minor bruises and Mrs S Amato of Amarillo bruises Five year old Jerry Meyer escaped injury A second car driven by a woman collided with the Meyer vehicle as the Amarillo residents returned from a trip to Tennessee and Alabama.
Disabled veterans were urged to keep their government life insurance active after discharge. DAV Chapter 1 commander Jimmy Moore emphasized that veterans may keep all or part of their policy regardless of health, to protect themselves and families, amid a national DAV and Veterans Administration campaign.
The account follows Hobbs who served six months in another unit before being returned to the 204th Quartermaster Car Company in Italy. He came back to the U S last February as a private first class. A woman recalls discovering eight different food brands at her favorite eating place, describing them as lots.
A report from Amarillo notes a week of more cigarettes on sale sparking cheers among shoppers. An Amarillo woman described seeing a wide display and excitement among smokers.
Pioneer James Doolittle achieved a historic feat by flying solo across the American continent in a single day. His bold crossing showcased early aviation stamina and set a landmark record for speed and endurance.
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