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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1945
Page
6
Peace officers assisted the FBI in searching for two Italian prisoners of war who escaped from Amarillo this morning. The incident prompted a regional manhunt involving local authorities.
Two inmates, Rinaldo Carlo 18 and Tardiola Franco 25, escaped from custody after being missing at checkup. Descriptions list height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 140 pounds, brown hair and eyes, brown and light complexions. They were spotted on East Fifth Avenue in blue denim overalls.
The War Department notified Mr and Mrs Clifford McMurtry that their son Lt Raymond C McMurtry was wounded in action April 19 in Germany while serving as reconnaissance officer with the 69th Division and First Army. He reported to his mother that he was injured in the arm but not in critical condition. The Amarillo native had been overseas since December and fought in Siegfried Line actions and crossed the Rhine. He attended Amarillo High School and was a Texas A&M College student when he enlisted two years ago.
New officers of the Panhandle Firemen’s Association were decided at a semi annual Memphis meeting. Attending from Amarillo were Ed Spann and Ed Wilson. The April total attendance reached 50 from Childress Wellington Pampa AAF Levelland Morton Dalhart Dalhart AAF and Memphis. The group met at the American Legion Hall and heard Ed Spann on Fire Prevention.
The article details Hermann Goering’s roles as Prussian premier aviation minister Reichstag president and four year plan plenipotentiary. It notes his status as a top medal and art collector and his wife Emmy Sonnenmann, a former actress and Hitler hostess, is in custody.
The Bushland Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs. Shrader Rea to discuss cleaning and care of furniture led by Miss Pauline Lakey. Members planned an all day meeting on May 22 at Mrs. Sherman Tanner’s home, welcoming new member Mrs. H. C. Traywick and attendees including Mrs. Lawrence Jentzen, Mrs. Henry Blessen, Mrs. Sherman Tanner, Mrs. James Walton, Mrs. M. L. Kelley, Mrs. Carl Hill, and Mrs. Rea.
Announcement from 20th Bomber Command in India honors Amarillo officers for WW II service. Lt. Robert M. Schumacher receives the Distinguished Flying Cross and Lt. Willis C. Dean earns the Air Medal for their B 29 flying duties.
Firemen answered five alarms yesterday afternoon and last night at locations including 413 East Fifth automobile 410 Arch Road fence and trash 2207 Polk trash 511 North Tyler mattresses 2600 Arthur outhouse.
Doomhly fortified Okinawa line holds for the third day as shells light the night to deter infiltrations. A Japanese counterattack on Mindanao near Davao breaks a thin American line and claims a battalion of the 24th division. In the north the 37th Division joins the 25th and 32nd in a long mountain battle for Balete Pass guarding Cagayan Valley.
The Office of War Information reports Marine Corporal A J Spakes son of Mr and Mrs W M Spakes of 305 South Arthur wounded in action in the Pacific theatre. He operates an amphibious tank in the Fifth Marine Division and first saw combat at Iwo Jima. Spakes has been overseas since August last year and joined the Marines in December 1943. He is a former Wortham high school student.
Amarillo Philharmonic Association announces Monday as opening for membership and ticket reservations. Mrs. Howard Lynch, chairwoman, invites previous ticket holders to reserve their old seats by sending reservations and a check to 1000 Western before Monday morning.
Officials said reservations will be available generally at a ticket booth in the Southwestern Public Service Building. The statement adds details about where to acquire passes and the process for admission.
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