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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
2
The narrator recalls a ten day trip from Battle Lake by Norseman plane with friends and locals. He praises the bush pilots who navigate rough country, observes memories attached to companions like Mrs Reid and Harry, and imagines Battle Lake becoming a famous scenic site with roads and hotels.
The lake alters with every sunbeam and cloud, presenting mountains of moods and ever changing panoramas. The speaker Reveres the place, promising it remains unforgettable despite publicity efforts and the name Battle becoming beautiful to them.
State legislative actions at the last session modify jury pay, add new offices, and raise salary thresholds. Jury reporters get 4 dollars daily, grand jurors receive the same, special veniremen 2 dollars per appearance, and justice court jurors up to 1 dollar daily. School trustees gain 5 dollars per meeting, election officials 5 dollars for a 10 hour day with overtime. Court costs rise by 1 dollar per suit for a county law library. New offices include a county service office for servicemen and a county juvenile officer. Salary boosts target employees earning under 3600 dollars annually and may rise 25 percent.
Governor Coke R Stevenson studied a method to correct the submission date of the soldiers land sale plan amendment to the Texas constitution. The amendment was approved in haste by the 49th Legislature and submitted on November 7, 1946, after the general election. A statewide vote could cost about 200000 dollars. The governor suggested polling House and Senate members to gauge intent and possibly seek a declaratory judgment from the supreme court to order submission in the general election if two thirds indicated that intent.
Ellen Blake of 3411 Line will depart tomorrow for Ruidoso New Mexico for a week's visit.
Assistant Attorney General Wendell Berge testified before the Senate Kilgore subcommittee that Allied bombing left about three-fourths of German industrial capacity intact. He warned Germany had a seven point recovery plan and that steel and chemical industries remained largely undamaged. He noted synthetic oil plant replacements were progressing and could restore full production by September.
Casualties of the armed forces since the start of the war reached 1 030 679, with 908 025 Army and 122 654 Navy losses. The week saw 7 226 more casualties. Army breakdown to June 21 shows 190 277 killed, 564 302 wounded, 39 255 missing, 114 191 prisoners. Navy losses list 46 458 killed, 60 986 wounded, 10 985 missing, 4 225 prisoners. Patterson notes 338 646 wounded are back on duty.
Maite Tack seeks a near fifty year old man around six feet tall who is a good sport for correspondence and meeting. Ruby care of Tack. Alma Jean Allgin requests return of a silver bracelet with her name lost on the east side of town, deliver to 1116 South Arthur.
Several articles have been turned in to The Globe News office for owners to claim. The notices include a baby's white shoe among other found items awaiting identification and return.
Washington June 28 Sen Theodore G Bilbo Democrat of Mississippi continues his long filibuster against the Fair Employment Practice Committee on the Senate floor. Senate leaders warn the fight is a disgrace while FePC funding hangs in the balance with House action pending and Chavez opposing only a delayed liquidation.
On Thursday June 14 between noon and 12 30 I lost a package containing boys pants and shirts bought at Anthony's Store. The items were lost in Pen neys or Montgomery Ward's store. A reward is offered. Call 26147 or come to 712 North East Tenth.
Fort Worth reports a new discharge quota for the Army Air Forces training command under Lt. Gen. Barton K. Yount. The adjusted point system allows 3 225 rated officers 186 non rated officers and 2 907 enlisted personnel to be released with minimum scores of 85 for men and 44 for women. Discharges depend on military necessity and replacement availability, with releases at a uniform rate through July 15. The enlisted quota nearly doubles May levels.
Sen. George Aiken charged the U S Maritime Commission with wastefulness and possible billions in illegal expenditures. He said contracts with Pennsylvania Shipyards Inc of Beaumont Texas shielded the company from duties on vessel defects and that records and inventories at shipyards are not kept, signaling an urgent need for investigation.
Marines from two Corsair squadrons aboard the USS Bunker Hill destroyed 100 Japanese planes in action off Okinawa. The pilots, under Vice Admiral Mitscher’s Task Force 58, supported Iwo Jima and Okinawa ground troops and hit ships at Kure before returning for reassignment. Maj. Edwin S. Roberts Jr. of Los Angeles led one squadron.
The two squadrons led by Maj Henry A Ellis Jr and other pilots from California and Texas flew from Bunker Hill and joined Navy Hellcats in Feb to attack Tokyo. On March 19 they found a major portion of the Japanese fleet at Kure base. Despite heavy ack ack, they scored rocket and bomb hits on carriers and battleships as reinforcement arrived. Notables include Major Archie G Donahue and Lt Dean Caswell.
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