25 May 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
1
Hollywood column notes Jimmie Fidler urges the Postmaster General to issue a postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the motion picture industry. He favors including Thomas Edison’s portrait and cites cinema’s educational value and wartime support.
Kansas City livestock sales May 25 show hogs steady to 10 cents lower across weights with sows down slightly and cattle market weak for slaughter steers and yearlings. In Chicago hogs steady to slow with top around 13.79 per hundredweight. cattle and calves mixed with fed steers and yearlings steady to higher in spots. Financial note: industrial fund liquidating at 1.79 to 1.97.
Buffalo Lake is productive with crappie and catfish as 68 fishing permits were issued yesterday. Most anglers reported success though big bass remained elusive. A party of three caught 104 crappie in under two hours, illustrating strong fishing effort by local visitors.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden stated that Gen Charles de Gaulle's French Committee of National Liberation will be recognized as the acting government of all parts of Metropolitan France as Allied forces occupy each section. The report also describes Allied advances in Italy with Terracina and surrounding areas captured, the Pontine Marshes nearing completion of the break in German defenses, and Polish Forth Army efforts near Cassino.
A Panhandle Texan writes to Tack praising Texas hospitality and recounts a fisherman who welcomed a lonely young soldier on a minnows trip after days of rejection. She asks for public support to arrange more fishing outings for soldiers and notes wives seek time alone during husbands' short leaves.
Buel G Maberry longtime Santa Fe assistant pass clerk died at his home after a heart attack. He came to Amarillo in 1906 and was 59. Survived by wife Margery Ann daughter and son James William and a sister and cousin. An elder in First Presbyterian Church and a Mason. Funeral services likely Saturday announced by Griggs and Sons.
Mrs. J. E. Griggs, who just sold the Resident Hotel at 1317 Harrison to Oscar Randal, will stay in Amarillo. She plans a Palo Duro Club cottage summer and eventual home purchase here, after 22 years in the city.
Rev. W. Blakeslee of Lubbock will give the Price College commencement address at 8 30 oclock tonight. Bishop Laurence J. FitzSimon, college president, will award the diplomas. Diplomas go to Walter Pivarunas Chicago Edward Reissig Slaton Robert Vorndran Borger Mark Clawson Guymon Okla William Fink Beiner Pampa Ignatius Peters Stanton William Sneed Big Spring Dudley Blanche Salem Ore Fred Corbitt Pampa Lolo Alonzo Amarillo Gerald Cuellar Amarillo Armand Cardinal Grand Prairie. Ignatius Peters is valedictorian.
Marine Ace Maj. Joe Foss, first to down 26 enemy fighters in the Pacific, returns to duty and already has another plane added to his record at the advanced South Pacific airbase.
Two men died and three were hospitalized after a head on collision on the Stratford Dumas highway about 11 miles north of Dumas last night. Hewitt C Edwards and Howard T Gee, both of Dumas, were killed. B C Brown Monroe Dickey both of Childress and Lawrence Miller of Dumas were injured. Brown and Dickey were listed in critical condition at the Cactus Ordnance hospital. Edwards driven alone in a coupe while others rode in a northbound coach en route to work on a Kerlyn Oil Company well 20 miles north of Dumas. Sheriff P F Young said Edwards likely drove on the wrong side, with the crash on the east side of the highway. Edwards body taken to Amarillo and in state at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with services planned at Estelline First Baptist Church Friday. Edwards is survived by his wife and several relatives. Gee’s body is in state at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Dumas. This marked Moore County’s second fatality this week after Mrs Kay Gresham died in a crash seven miles west of Dumas Tuesday.
Al N Jenkins son of Mayor and Mrs Joe Jenkins promoted to captaincy at Camp Rucker Ala He is 22 and commands an engineer combat company After graduating two years ago as an engineer from Texas A M College the Amarillo young man was commissioned a second lieutenant
Captain Sug Roberts, long time Amarillo resident and 1937 Amarillo High graduate, returned to the city today after suffering a back injury in a crash when Japanese forces damaged his plane. He is an instructor at Davis-Monthan Field in Tucson and plans a brief stopover with his parents before continuing to Dumas.
Burglars cracked two safes last night at Mid Central Fish Co and Loose Wiles Biscuit Co. At 300 North Tyler Street the thiefs netted 4 pennies and four War Bonds with a face value of 175 dollars. Entry came through a window and the safe was carried to a sound proof vault. Police found the scene at 4 44 this morning. An earlier break in at 100 North Taylor Street showed entry by a window with one lock punched out while another pin prevented it from opening. Fingerprints were wiped from both safes.
The reserved seat booth for the Alec Templeton concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra opens May 31 and runs through the week at the Southwestern Public Service lobby. Members exchange cards for free seats. non members pay 4.40 lower floor 3.30 balcony 2.20 children. Mail orders go to 1000 Western Ave. Templeton appears on NBC Fitch Bandwagon at 6:30 Sunday with Amarillo orchestra.
Selective Service Board No. 2 dispatched 34 men to the U S Navy. Potter County provided 31 men led by J D Bishop and Arthur L Sellers with others named. 3 additional sailors joined from other boards including Willie A Williams Joseph Greenwood and John C Janeson.
McClanahan, a Seabee, returns home for the first time in 16 months after service on the Aleutians. He and Mrs. McClanahan reside at the Capitol Hotel for now and plan to report back to active duty on June 14.
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