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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1945
Page
12
Mrs Vivian Marie Doherty, 52, Amarillo public schools music teacher, died at her home early this morning at 113 B East Sixteenth after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband and other relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Amarillo resident Mrs Doherty aged about 18 years dies following several months of illness. Surviving relatives include mother Mrs A W Morris of Amarillo, two sons Lt John Doherty and Lt William Doherty in Europe, daughter Mildred Doherty, brother W J Morris of Amarillo, sisters Mrs J D Yeargain of Sacramento and Mrs Paul Gilliam of Bentonville, Ark, and grandson Raymond Doherty of Amarillo. She was a Methodist Church member. Body remains at Blackburn Shaw memorial chapel pending funeral arrangements.
Navy informs Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spikes of Amarillo Texas that their son Ensign Don Spikes is missing since April 18 off the Florida coast while on carrier based fighter pilot maneuvers. Spikes, 21, was commissioned at Corpus Christi on January 3 and had trained in Athens Georgia and Memphis Tennessee before his Florida assignment. He was a graduate of Amarillo High School and attended Amarillo College.
City booklet from the early 30s outlines pedestrian safety rules in Amarillo. Pedestrians should keep to the right on sidewalks and crosswalks, cross roads at right angles, and limit walking side by side to avoid interference with vehicles and others.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root to relieve bladder irritation and backache from acidity. It claims fast kidney action, non habit forming ingredients from herbs and roots, and offers a free prepaid sample by writing to Kilmer & Co. in Stamford Connecticut. It notes all druggists sell the product and urges immediate response.
Civic club chairmen named to manage the Victory Bond Flight contest promoting E Bond sales. Entry available to anyone 16 or older by naming a sponsor club or via voting blanks at theaters or post offices, with payroll saving plan buyers also eligible. Four winners receive round trip flights to Mexico City New York City or Hollywood plus two sky rides to Mexico City. Bond totals reported from Amarillo area schools: Amarillo High 80292 Wolflin 53192 Wilson 30749 McKinley 12690.
Lieutenant Rankin O. Eisenberg of the 36th and Seventh Divisions, wounded on Okinawa April 8, is at McCloskey General Hospital Temple. He describes Okinawa as the roughest Pacific action and recalls the Japanese artillery shifting from 150s to 240mms.
Pvt. Marvin J. Byler son of Mr and Mrs J A Byler 504 Florida received an honorable discharge after 25 months service. He returned to Amarillo from Fitzsimmons General Hospital where treated for malaria. He served nine months in New Guinea with the Fifth Air Forces as an airplane mechanic.
Prime Minister Sir Basil Brooke announced elections will be held on June 14 after nominations close on June 4. The Ulster parliament will be dissolved this Friday.
The article estimates that the paper industry is handling about 700 thousand wartime jobs, reflecting a surge in production and employment related to war effort needs.
Clinton S. Blackwell testified in 47th District Court that he acted in self defense when Edward Mitchell was fatally injured during an attack by two men in the city jail where Blackwell, Mitchell and Curtis Locke were held on intoxication charges.
Inexpensive home remedy promises weight loss with four ounces of liquid parcel concentrate mixed with grapefruit juice to make a pint. Two tablespoons twice daily allegedly leads to quick slimming without exercise or dieting. Money back guarantee offered if no results.
In Malabar Farm at Mansfield Ohio Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart were married shortly after noon. The ceremony lasted three minutes marking Bogart's fourth marriage and Bacall's first.
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