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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1945
Page
3
A fresh supply of canning sugar application blanks arrived today at the county courthouse office of Miss Pauline Lakey, the home demonstration agent. The local stock had been exhausted early last week and Miss Lakey reported a slowing rate of completed applications.
Allied forces press gains across the Pacific as Tokyo fears a Soviet entrance into the war looms. Japan's leadership vows to rebound after Germany's defeat while U S efforts advance on Okinawa and Mindanao amid air and sea battles in the broader theater.
Mr and Mrs B D Carroll of 501 Florida learn their son Richard Carroll was in action in Germany on his twenty first birthday April 25 He had just been promoted from private to staff sergeant and awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action His unit encountered six enemy soldiers Carroll charged a fox hole alone and forced surrender before he and the rest of the patrol surrendered He was a graduate of Amarillo High School and Amarillo College and was attending Texas Tech before he entered the Army in June 1943 He has served with the Seventh Army overseas since last September
Amarillo Kiwanis Club to observe its twenty fifth anniversary with a May 14 message of congratulations from Kiwanis International President Ben Dean of Grand Rapids Michigan. The club notes its founding date and plans a Division 6 observance in June or July led by President J H Hudson.
Judge Henry S. Bishop swore in a Potter County Grand Jury in 47th District Court this morning. Foreman George Autry led twelve jurors including Henry Kidd John B. Smith Bert Levy C D Sears J S Orr Fred Bessey Mack Do Johnson W O Stallings S T Curtis W H VanShaw and R B Latham to inspect all county law violations.
The office of Frank Hoyt the county tax assessor and collector reported April highway fees totaling 20 174.99 a record for the month. Automobile license plates sales reached 12 994.95 with about 1 300 plates sold last month. Truck plates brought 4 457.15 and trailer plates 1 463.21.
The 14 year old Bobby Lee Robbins remained unconscious after a fall down the stairway to a lounge in the Paramount Theater. He was listed in critical condition at St. Anthony's Hospital, the family from Pleasant Valley reported.
Lt. Tom Blackmon of Roswell New Mexico spent the weekend as a guest of Mrs. Grace Briscoe and her daughter Rosemary at 1304 A Taylor.
Advertisement from Cretney Drug in Polk claims water or feed additives kill intestinal germs and worms, improve appetite and egg production, and are inexpensive with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
Amarillo assistant chief Ed Wilson and city fire marshal Ed Spann travel to Memphis for the Panhandle Firemen's Association annual convention. Spann speaks on Fire Prevention and Inspection at the event.
Doctors at the Thornton and Minor Clinic promote a rectal ointment and rectal suppositories for piles. The ads claim quick relief from pain itching and soreness and swelling, with a low cost refund if not satisfied. Available at Cretney Drug and Walgreen's in Amarillo.
Taxpayers paid 10951.65 to the county tax assessor and collector last month per a report to county commissioners by Frank Hoyt. Inheritance taxes topped receipts at 7156.43, with full payments of current taxes totaling 715.81 while last half pay.
Tax records show payments totaling $386.71, with most taxpayers paying in advance to obtain a discount. Delinquent taxes collected amounted to $1,096.62.
Mrs. L. A. Swan of 2105 Washington returns home after visiting her son W. J. Douthitt in Duncan Oklahoma.
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