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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
15
Local society notes list residents and visitors with moves births and illnesses. New arrivals include Mr and Mrs C E Haile 3301 Harrison and Mrs K O Baker visiting from Los Angeles while Judy Miller accepts a job in San Francisco.
A 36 year old Negro woman Ada Turner gave birth to quintuplet girls Tuesday. All but one were born alive and weighed one to one and a half pounds each. By 6 a.m. yesterday, all five had died. The mother’s husband Harold Turner earns $1,320 a year as a clerk at the Bureau of Standards. The babies were delivered in 17 minutes starting at 10:40 P.M.
Lt Scott M Edwards awaiting reassignment at Miami Beach after completing 179 transport missions in the China Burma India theater earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with two clusters. Sgt Eugene Tenorio awarded the Bronze Star while serving with the 84th Division in Germany under Maj. Gen. Bolling.
Samuel J. Anderson husband of Rae Burdette Anderson of 315 Florida is stationed at a Ninth Air Force base in France. A first sergeant in a nightfighter squadron, he has flown eight missions aboard a P-51 nightfighter to see the war firsthand. He joined the Army in 1942 and has been overseas since May 1944, with Lt. Jack W. Robinson of Amarillo.
Pacific Joe E. Merriman son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Merriman 1120 North Cleveland has spent ten months on duty with the Navy in the South Pacific He holds radioman third class training from Los Angeles Cal and has been in the Navy since February 2 1942 Before service he studied at Amarillo College A brother Darris Merriman is also in the Pacific with the Navy.
Flight Officer Donald W Carmen of Wheeler has been assigned to the 93rd Bombardment Group Eighth Air Force as a B-24 Liberator co pilot. The 93rd is described as the oldest Liberator unit in the Eighth Air Force.
Lt. Thomas N. McCrory, son of Lon and Mrs McCrory, a Dalhart High School graduate, completed medical training at Baylor and Southwestern Medical College and is ready for field service after internship in San Antonio. Capt. Joe F. Robinson, Eighth Air Force Fortress pilot, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in high altitude bombing campaigns.
Sergeant Curtis W. Samples, son of Mr and Mrs C W Samples of Canyon, has arrived back in the United States from the Pacific. He served as a gunner with a bomber squadron of the First Marine Air Wing, logged 250 flying hours and completed 53 missions in a Mitchell bomber. Based at Sterling and Green Islands, he now rests at Miramar Depot California. A Greenville High School graduate, he attended East Texas State Teachers College and worked at Buffalo Food Store Canyon before enlisting in December 1942. He was promoted to staff sergeant in July 1944.
A 32 caliber bullet went through Joseph Klepl head yesterday in Los Angeles. Doctors called his survival miraculous as the slug entered below the right ear and exited above the left. He blamed a quarrel with his wife over putting the sun away for the accident.
Congressmen Arnold of Kirksville Missouri departed yesterday after visiting his son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs J Francis Brown at 1228 Bowie The visit followed a stay involving family ties and local connections in Kirksville.
Montgomery Lowrey chief gunner's mate foregoes a return to California as he serves aboard in World War II. He cites 14 years in the Navy with service across China, Hawaii, Japan, and the Pacific campaigns. Lowrey lists multiple ribbons including the Purple Heart earned after a shell fragment struck his knee. He leads the gun crew and awaits orders from San Diego.
Ed Moore who records for the Amarillo Police Department traffic division has moved his desk to a new corner at main headquarters. The former military police space on Tyler Street west of city hall now houses other units while Captain Tommy Thomas remains in the old quarters. The move ends a crowded years long traffic jam of the division's work space.
Mrs. Bob Shelford, Amarillo High School Bible teacher, spoke to the Tri-Hi-Y Club about the true meaning of Easter. Participants in the program included Anita Mixon Anna Lee Clay Ouida Mae Dean and Christine Moyer.
George Webb of Delisle Saskatchewan visits Mrs E R Thompson in Fairmont reconnecting with family after 29 years. He notes Panhandle winters are milder than his hometown where cold snaps reach 38 below zero. Webb plans stops in Kansas City Ottumwa before returning to Canada.
The Senate unanimously confirmed the promotions of nine lieutenant generals to full general. Recommended by five star General George C. Marshall, the officers elevated are Joseph T. McNarney Omar N Bradley Carl Spaatz George C Kenney Mark W Clark Walter Krueger Brehon B Somervell Jacob L Devers and Thomas T Handy.
Billy Murry Hughes son of Mr and Mrs W M Hughes of 908 Milam Street has gone to Memphis Tennessee for training in the Naval Air forces. He is a mid term graduate of Amarillo High School.
Miss Lou Ellen Wilkinson of 1322 Pierce leaves today to spend the Easter holidays with friends in Wichita, Kansas.
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