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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1945
Page
7
A Life Insurance Company of Virginia release states American lives are insured for more than 148 million dollars. A. L. Biggs, based in the Pisx Building, serves as unit manager of the Pan handle division of the company. The LI Company of Virginia is described as an old-line organization.
Rigo berto Salazar won the Costa Rican 2.6 mile San Jose to Puntarenas marathon bicycle race. He completed the course in 11 hours 32 minutes 29 seconds.
Teen-agers celebrate at the YWCA building marking the first birthday of their own club with typical exuberance and community cheer.
The Jam Jar a year old club formerly the 501 Club draws 11000 youths for Friday recreation. Teens enjoy cake from Key Farr ice cream from Borden's as adults supervise. Mary Elizabeth Briscoe presides with Gerald Shroff John Coffman Helen Holley and Betty Burkhalter in officer roles.
Sacred Heart Cathedral shifts mass times on Palm and Easter Sundays with 10 45 am and 12 30 pm starts to allow longer devotions. Palm blessings procession and Passion singing included. Easter Sunday features pontifical high mass by Bishop Laurence J FitzSimon. A high mass for St Joseph was sung at 8 am this morning.
Boston miler Gil Dodds, holder of 4.065 indoors, says reducing the mile to four minutes is physically impossible. He doubts he will compete again and will run mainly for health.
Three Amarillo students performed in a campus amateur show at West Texas State College in Canyon. Participants were Miss La Nelle Ekelund daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Ekelund Miss Jean Tomberlin daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Tomberlin and Jimmy Hampton son of Mr and Mrs C C Hampton.
The State of Texas to Mamie E Ware and unknown heirs and Mat Byrne and unknown heirs. Defendants are commanded to appear before the 108th District Court of Potter County at Amarillo by 10 a m on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance to answer a suit in trespass to try title for Lot 2, Block 64 in the Original Town of Amarillo. Case 18822 filed March 3 1945. Clerk Ben Smith. Deputy Eleanor Blohm.
A public citation issued April 30 1945 requires M E Sullivan and G P Sullivan and unknown heirs to answer the John H Chumbley et al petition filed March 15 1945 in Potter County Texas. It concerns fee simple title to No 2 in Block 211 Holland Addition Amarillo as recorded. Clerk BEN SMITH.
The OPA sues C. B. Gloar of Childress in federal court for rent control breaches. The agency seeks an injunction to require registering houses as rental units and to bar charges above the ceiling rents.
The Seventh War Loan drive opens on April 1 with Potter County facing a heavy E-bond quota of 2.3 million dollars. The campaign runs longer than prior drives, not closing until July 6, while Texas totals reach 168 million dollars nationwide.
Potter County chairman Guy Saunders will meet a school leader at 4 40 this afternoon at the high school to discuss intensifying their work. Other groups will be called into early meetings this morning. The Sixth War Loan quota stands at 1 265 000 and the Fifth War Loan quota was 1 480 000.
Local men share humorous takes on spring. Guy Victory claims spring brings seven good cald snaps and two big snows before summer fishing. Mason King says spring is when long underwear itches and Christmas jewelry and grass begin to turn green.
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