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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1945
Page
3
In an Amarillo store a female shopper seized a bolt of new material and refused to relinquish it. The clerk summoned the manager who set and enforced ration rules allowing the customer five yards of the goods.
Sergeant Jack Everett Baker of Amarillo, a surgical technician with the 131st Field Artillery, earned the Bronze Star during action north of Rome while aiding wounded under heavy fire. He has also received the Purple Heart and European Theater ribbon with four stars and will remain in Amarillo working at the post office.
Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hardman of 1118 North Cleveland serve in the armed forces. Arthur Tim Hardman is a Seaman with the Seabees on Mindanao Island after Canyon High School graduation in 1932. E E Hardman is a Navy Seaman with five battle stars, trained in San Diego and stationed there. A sister, Mrs. James A. Borders, resides at 500 West Tenth.
Targets on the national guard rifle range near Canyon were repaired for a one day field exercise by Company C of the 14th Battalion Texas State Guard. Ralph Evans leads a detail to prepare the range for pistol rifle and Thompson shooting. Capt. Sam Davis commands Company C.
On May 14 the OPA raised lard shortening and cooking oil values to 10 points per pound as a new effort targets black market operators. More than 3,000 price violators will be handed to the IRS to pursue illegal profits and potential income tax violations. A Senate panel urged a centralized food czar, higher subsidies for meat packers, and subsidy payments to cattle feeders to boost beef output.
Senator Bushfield of South Dakota outlined views including a proposal to lift price ceilings on meats. The article notes the installation of new members and honors Col. O B Herndon of the VetAse Hospital, who departs for a Lake City Florida assignment. Commander Folsom Jackson announced an 8 15 pm initiation and a subsequent refreshments period. The executive committee will meet at the Capital Hotel Tuesday noon.
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