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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1945
Page
7
A collection of social notes includes births at Northwest Texas Hospital with dates April 27 and 28, new arrivals in town from Philadelphia and Matador, and several families visiting relatives. Medical patients and surgical cases are listed with various Texas towns and addresses.
Captain Tommy Thomas of the Amarillo Police traffic division notes rain harms sidewalk safety signs painted along Polk Street. He stresses pedestrians risk crossing against signals and away from intersections, with more injuries from pedestrians than car collisions, though downtown crashes are usually minor due to low speeds.
War Production Board lifts 23 items from market controls in a move toward a peacetime economy. Letter from district manager C. A. Stoldt to Rex B. Baxter notes revocations including wire and cable, telephones, sprinkler heads, x ray equipment, and motorized fire apparatus with specific delivery and usage limits.
Amarillo High School senior Andy Baker advances as one of 14 finalists for the Beusch and Lomb Science Scholarships. He earns a paid trip to the University of Rochester on May 18 and, if chosen among five scholarships, would receive 1500 dollars total 500 per year for three years to pursue science studies.
L M Olson has been appointed superintendent of the Santa Fe Railway Western Lines Slaton Division succeeding the retirement of H R McKee. C C Jefferies announced the move. Olson, previously acting superintendent of the Pecos Division in Clovis New Mexico, takes over as Trahey returns from sick leave. Landreth resumes his post as trainmaster on the New Mexico Division at Las Vegas.
Corporal George Hardesty recalls a curious encounter near the 1800 block of Van Buren Street when a small dog charged from a hedge and a bold cat climbed his pants. A boy reported the two animals were inseparable, forcing the corporal to shed the animals with a stomp and quick step in self defense.
Major Cherry, pilot of the plane that carried Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker when forced down in the Pacific in late 1942, is visiting his parents in Quail and his sisters at Brooks and Bivins addresses. He recently received the British Flying Cross for commanding a glider-towing squadron in Burma and for towing two gliders on a single mission. He was later commended by Captain Rickenbacker for a successful sea crash landing and survived three weeks on a raft before rescue.
Franklin LeMay, a former technical sergeant with a heavy artillery unit, was discharged from the Army for wounds suffered in Italy. He visited his sister near Amarillo before heading to Dallas, plans to finish college at Southern Methodist University, and hopes to teach history while considering California as a home.
Commander Vic Blakeslee recalled Ernie’s resolve to rejoin the troops on the Ryu Kyus despite warnings. He was urged to stay safe, but his sense of obligation and growing celebrity propelled him back into action with the forces on Guam.
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