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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1945
Page
2
A columnist argues Amarillo needs a large Coliseum to boost business and cattle industry growth, stressing public funding should involve soldiers. The piece also urges predator control with cyanide bombs to curb rising coyote numbers and mentions a Virginia chicken ailment anecdote.
A verbose column blends naval life observations with local civic talk. The writer reflects on sailors daily hygiene habits, wartime expectations, and Amarillo’s rail traffic plans postwar, interleaved with social commentary on Hollywood influence and a long Q&A on compliments to women.
Joseph L Paxton, 65, died this morning at Brownfield Hospital after a week there. The body is at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. He lived at 508 Lakeview and was a Fairview Baptist Church member. Survived by three daughters and four sons. his wife died earlier in May 1942. Survivors include Mrs. W. W. Riner Amarillo Mrs Roy Doggett Hobbs NM Mrs W W Welch Aransas Pass H M Paxton Fort Worth T D Paxton Lubbock J L Paxton Brownfield and Sam Paxton Amarillo.
Allied troops push across the Rhine under sporadic fire meeting a major counterattack. Remagen rail bridge becomes a bridgehead security issue while First and Third Armies close a German pocket in the Eifel and move toward Bonn. Bradley’s leadership marked a major wartime feat as Patton outflanks the Saar and Palatinate.
Jack King fears the Will Rogers Range Riders may fake a stallion image to win a painting for their club rooms. He sends Grady Wilson to Canyon with a camera to document the riders and secure a Stallion photo while police decline involvement. The Riders have until tomorrow night to deliver a Palo Duro stallion picture.
Funeral services for Louis Frederick Bezner will be held at the Catholic Church in Hereford at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow with Father Albert Hield officiating. Rosary will be said at 8:00 p.m. tonight at the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel. Burial is planned in Hereford Cemetery. He was a farmer near Bushland and 68 years old.
German radio reported that Hitler visited the Oder River front and was convinced of the fighting spirit of German soldiers. The Transocean Agency noted photos in the German press and said Hitler assured himself of German defensive measures, though the date of the visit was not specified.
Three teenage boys in an Amarillo department store had prior theft charges. They spotted another boy stealing a comb, captured him, and turned him over to a clerk. They punished him by kicking him in the seat of the pants.
John Raymond Sanford of Amarillo died at 11 p m in Scott and White Hospital Temple at 39. He served the Amarillo post office as a carrier then clerk. Survived by wife Doris Jean a daughter and a son four sisters and two brothers with ties to Hedley Hall County Plainview San Antonio and Pampa. Funeral plans incomplete.
Mrs. Naomi Zoe Hart died in a local hospital this morning at age 42. She moved from Mena Arkansas for medical treatment. Survived by two sons Edwin Eugene and Richard Wayne Denham, father O A Blankenship, brother O R Blankenship, sister Mrs Clay Thornton, two more sons Lt Robert N Denham of the U S Army and Pharmacists Mate R M Denham of the U S Navy, sister Mrs Elizabeth Gage of Oakland California. Funeral arrangements announced by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
Amarillo Knights invite members to an 8 o'clock Rosary at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home Chapel for Louis Bezner who died yesterday in an Amarillo hospital. Bezner is father of Frank Bezner of Hereford, district deputy of the Knights.
Lieutenant Hud Prichard Jr of Canyon, listed MIA on February 9, has returned to his Italian unit after a forced landing due to fuel shortage. He credited his navigator for steering them to Russian territory where they landed safely without damage or injuries.
A notice seeks a lace curtain launderer in Amarillo with a contact number 2 1733. A brown coin purse containing money and a mailing receipt was lost Tuesday night and should be returned to Riggs Optical Co. in the Oliver-Eakle Ridge or called at 2 2838. Nell Roach blue satin blouse lost and to be returned to J C Penney's or called at 2 2478 or 6442.
Lt. George Hill son of Mr and Mrs Carl Hill of Bushland departs after a 10 day leave for Fort George G Meade Maryland as part of the replacement. He is Amarillo High School graduate and former Sandie football player who trained at Camp Hood Temple and Fort Benning Ga for officer training.
Jim Blasdel of Amarillo has purchased the beauty spot home of Mr and Mrs Hawks east of Can yon along Tierra Blanca Creek. The native stone house with extensive grounds will be their new residence as the Hawks relocate to Amarillo after living there since last fall.
Personal notice from Lloyd Cox seeking the return of a lost billfold containing a registration card social security card and photos. The finder may return it to 208 Cleveland.
A black Cocker Spaniel found wearing two tags is reported by Mrs Hallmark. Owners may call 2 4621 or visit 1003 Jefferson to reclaim the dog.
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