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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1946
Page
10
Kansas City livestock prices show cattle receipts at 3,600 with cattle and calves steady to higher, good beef steers at 15.50 to 16.90, heifers and yearlings around 15.00 to 16.35, cows 13.00 to 13.50. Hogs active at ceiling levels with 170 lb class near 14.55, sows 13.80. Sheep 3,000 head. killing classes steady with native and fed lambs to shippers around 15.50.
A long list of warranty deeds shows transfers in Amarillo area parcels including lots in Sunnyside Roberts Original Town and North Heights with buyers such as L J Watson Harold Hollinger T J Cussen and Mary Grace Lapeganecker. District Court records note Naomi H Davis vs Jack P Davis for divorce and several marriage licenses including Neal Lucero Adello Martinez Oscar Bain and Garland Garrett with Julie Gilley.
Tokyo and major prefectures such as Osaka Kobe and Kyoto report more than 20000 eruptive typhus and smallpox cases, according to Kyodo News Agency.
Officials at Pantex Village facing a full freeze on vacancies as Amarillo Army Air Field officers and RAAF cadre swell occupancy. Since March 15, 126 families moved in, 93 tied to the military, and 27 units rented Tuesday to fill the last vacancy, creating an 18 name waiting list amid looming housing shortages.
The Allied Control Council approved plans to downgrade Germany to a second class industrial nation. The target living standard is about two thirds of the 1930 48 level with a 2000 calorie diet and limited meats and fats. Grain and potato consumption will rise while exports fall. Details to be announced Thursday.
Wyatt tests plans to build 250000 ready made homes in 1946 and 600000 in 1947 with government guarantees. He promises the prefab house will be sturdy and notes land and erection costs extra. He seeks price ceilings on building lots to curb speculation as some cities report 200 percent gains. The U S Chamber opposes a 600 million subsidy for scarce building materials.
Washington hearings report the Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsing awarding the Dodecanese Islands and Northern Epirus to Greece by future peace conferences. The move reflects postwar territorial realignments and Greece's regional claims in the Aegean.
Potter County motor vehicle owners have five days to buy 1946 license tags. Frank Hoyt says sales have risen. 9700 vehicles already registered. Clerks must issue licenses daily to meet the Monday deadline. offices stay open Saturday. Applicants must bring title certificate last year license receipt and cash.
L. B. Jackson, 34, son of Mrs. C. D. Jackson of 1118 Harrison, returns to Amarillo after two years in the Navy. A specialist third class, he served in San Diego and the fleet post office in San Francisco. Discharged March 2 at Shoemaker, California, he arrived March 22 and plans to resume work as a salesman for Burkett Paper Company. A native of Amarillo and Amarillo High School graduate, he attended Amarillo College.
Former Amarillo chief deputy tax assessor Mrs. Maud McClung has moved to Riverton New Jersey to live with her daughter Mrs. Edwin S. McVaugh. She will use Woodside Lane care of her daughter. After teaching in Amarillo for a year following her husband's death she spent 15 years in the city hall tax office and later worked with the State Department of Public Welfare until illness forced resignation.
The article notes a veteran and his family struggling to find a home after the father’s naval service. The wife, Doris Brandt Pierce, and their three children live with Mrs. Hattie Brandt in Hale Center while the family seeks housing. Also mentioned is a former pastor who served on Iwo Jima and Guam and a chaplain nearing release, with a light aside about Danish women and curiosity mirrors.
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