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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1946
Page
2
Weather outlook shows two moisture chances this weekend as winds shift from south and southwest to north creating developing showers. Despite ongoing light rain, forecasts note a thriving fruit crop and railroad concerns about sufficient refrigerator cars to handle Panhandler produce, with expected waste likely high.
A humorous Amarillo column details Tack’s Connubial Department with eight participating women and two men, a forthcoming molasses cake contest worth 15 dollars and a three layer cake requirement, plus a radio outreach bid by a modest woman seeking a husband. The piece notes a large gift to Boys Ranch and ends inviting a middle aged woman to apply for a companion home job at 2-2324.
Residents admire a striking rose display on the west side of Tyler Street in the Twenty-ninth block with red blooms climbing white fences. The note requests the name of the gardener behind the arrangement and praises the artistry, urging a telephone call to identify the home begetter.
A veteran with a distinguished war record loses housing as relatives move in. He and his wife and their young daughter sleep elsewhere while seeking a private family to host them. Calls to 8283 or 22317 urge older couples with large homes to consider renting space and cooking for the family.
The weather service of the Army Air Forces is open to men enlisting or reenlisting. Lt. A. C. Smith, recruiting officer, said the weather service provides important information for the Air Forces and all Ground and Service forces. Vacancies exist in 80 percent of authorized advanced specialists.
Members of the Panhandle Veterinary Medical Association will gather in Amarillo for an instructional clinic at the Amarillo Veterinary Clinic on East Tenth and a business session. D W Williams of Texas A and M College will speak at a Capitol Hotel banquet Saturday night. The last meeting was held last Fall in Lubbock.
Chas. M. Rogers superintendent of Amarillo public schools returns from Austin late tonight after a brief business trip.
Thieves forced a door at 320 West Third and stole one quart of gin from Charley Lewis’s shop. The burglary was detected at 10 40 P M. Earlier intruders tried Parkmoor Drive-in at Sixteenth and Madison but fled, failing to loot a jukebox. Buck Storrs reported no losses.
Strong shifting winds hindered firefighting for two large fires in the Gila National Forest southwest of New Mexico. Officials reported the fires covered about 300 acres each, with two smaller blazes also sighted, as lookouts reported Tuesday morning.
The annual Khiva Minstrel presents its second show tonight at 8:15 in the high school auditorium. Last night the program opened before an enthusiastic audience featuring singing dancing jokes horseplay and blackface comedian acts.
Leland F. Kirk aged 72 dies after an operation at Scott & White Hospital Temple. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr. R. Thomson officiating. Pallbearers are White & Kirk employees Al Strom Johnny Hines George Campbell L S Jacobs Paul Holmes and T D Perkins. He leaves a wife a daughter Virginia Kirk Houston a sister Ruby Kirk and many relatives.
Mrs. Alice Cherb a major in the Salvation Army in Amarillo was elected grand junior of the Pythian Sisters of Texas yesterday in Fort Worth at the Knights of Pythias convention closing session. A past grand chief she has been active in the organization for nearly 15 years. Wife of the Salvation Army director she is among locals petitioning for an Amarillo chapter.
A training session for Girl Scout leaders who missed spring instruction is postponed until next Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 12:00. Miss Ruth Minton executive director announced today that the class will meet in the Parish House of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
A continuation notes population data and audits up to April 10, 1943. It states 10 094 active water customers in 1940 and references the federal census from that year.
Amarillo’s population figures show 51,686 by the federal census. Water connections rise to 14,042 by March 31, 1946, up 3,948 since 1940, implying a 19,740 increase in population from water accounts and a total 71,426. Ration books on April 10, 1943 note 61,119 people with 12,092 active water customers, or 5.05 persons per water connection, with 1,950 more connections since 1943 suggesting a 9,847 population increase. Current ration-book population totals reach 70,966. Freese & Nichols predicts city growth as Amarillo’s population could double in 25 years. The federal census shows growth from 51,686 to 70,966 and notes an average 5.64 percent annual increase from 1910 to 1940.
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