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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1944
Page
2
Letters from readers in Amarillo seek affordable moving cameras small Kodaks or movie capable gear to send to relatives overseas. Also requests for a small radio for a hospitalized husband and help locating items for Sgt G W Prince in France, with contacts provided.
Local notices list owners to claim five steers found and return them to the pen. Several residents seek caregiving roles for children, offering in home care or weekend availability. Other items include lost keys, a war papers certificate found, and puppies offered for adoption.
Hollywood items note a lost yellow and pink gold locket with initials on Polk Street between Fifth and Eighth Avenues with a call line for rewards. Yard work job seeks a man. contact 4368 after 6 pm or visit 313 West 7th Avenue. A lost locket call line and a yard work ad sit among miscellaneous Hollywood columns highlighting Richard Bennett obituary context and public figures.
Saturday evening a black leather wallet was lost containing $39 and valuable papers including a marriage license and driver's license. Reward offered for return to Mrs. Dorothy Frazier at Kline's Store, 615 Polk Street, or by calling 2-6531.
A lady reports losing a Bulova wristwatch Saturday night near the Fort Worth and Denver yards or in the 500 block of East 15th Avenue or the 800 block of Jefferson Street. A generous reward is offered for its return.
A 13 year old colored boy seeks cleaning jobs after school or any other work. He asks the reader to meet him at 208 B Madison Street for opportunities.
Pvt. William H. Flippin, brother of Mrs. J. W. Lawrence of 808 Louisiana Street, is recovering in an English hospital from wounds suffered in action in Holland. He has been overseas nineteen months as a paratrooper.
The Palo Duro Park Committee met at the Capitol Hotel to discuss future development of Palo Duro, the Texas Grand Canyon. Chairman Guy Carlander led the noon session outlining proposed plans.
Mr and Mrs F K Ross of 832 Louisiana Street have come back home from a three week visit to Hot Springs Arkansas. A new recess of continuous polymerization could raise the output of synthetic rubber plants by forty percent replacing older operation types.
Mrs. Lillie Pauline Drake 45 years old resident of Amarillo for one year died today in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband C. S. Drake a sister Mrs Ruth Byrd a brother Jessie McLemore her mother Mrs WW McLemore all of Amarillo and a daughter Annie Seitz of Miami. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs Lige Stevens of 703 Fairmont Street returned from Mineral Wells where she attended the funeral of her mother Mrs J W Clark who died last Sunday at age 73. Services were held Monday afternoon. Mr Stevens was ill and could not accompany his wife. Survivors include Mrs Stevens another daughter Mrs John Ballenger of Tulsa and eight other children.
Dr. David M. Cowgill will assume duties as director of the Amarillo Health Department on December 1, replacing the current head of the Giles County health unit in Pulaski Tennessee. Appointed by the city commission, he will focus on preventive medicine and public health while indigent treatment will be handled by other arrangements. He is licensed in Tennessee Idaho and Missouri and has a long career as health official in Kay County Moore County Giles County and other units.
Absentee voting accelerates at the county clerk office with 722 ballots sent or received. About 15 ballots involve Northwest Texas Hospital patients and hospital voting clerks. Overseas service members contribute 167 votes today, including five more ballots from listed Navy and Marine personnel with home towns and street addresses.
Rep. Richard M. Kleberg of Texas says he voted absentee for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, opposing a Roosevelt fourth term and what he calls petty tyrants in government. He announced his stance in a letter to The Dallas News president E. M. Dealey after losing renomination in the Texas Democratic primary.
Grace Moore will guest soloist with Robert Louis Barron's 80 piece orchestra in Puccini and assorted arias at the USO Municipal Auditorium Friday at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 9 from Southwestern Public Service Company with adult prices 4.80 and 3.60 and 2.40 for children and students. Mrs. Howard Lynch says reserved member seats have been mailed and should arrive by tomorrow.
The Commerce Department said the Army will not flood markets with post exchange merchandise after peace. Inventory totaled 31 million dollars and a liquidation plan outlines five steps to dispose of surpluses. Surpluses may go to other exchanges within the command, to other agencies, back to sellers at cost, or via public auction if needed.
A treasury check found by Central Station fireman C M Weatherby was recovered after being lost on West Seventh Avenue. The check will be placed back in the Dohr family box at the post office No. 1487.
Advertisement claims first application relief from itching due to eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples and other skin irritations. It promises healing with repeat use as needed and offers money back if the first application fails to satisfy.
Charles A Fisk Jr telegraphed he would be home to his mother in Harrison Street after serving with the Seabees in the invasion of N. He is back in the states. Jack R Culp Fisk son-in-law returns from Navy with medical discharge. Mr and Mrs Culp have three children.
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