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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1945
Page
2
In Tel Aviv Israeli authorities battled rioters defying a curfew after two Jews were killed and 27 injured. British forces fired on crowds as looting and street fighting continued, with casualties and property damage reported amid a broader resistance to British immigration policies.
Army veterans of World War II have one week left to reenlist and keep their discharged rank with a deadline of November 21. Reenlist for three years to choose a theater of operations, or enlist for 18 months or two years. Recruiting station is in the basement of the post office.
The Amarillo chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star holds a rummage sale this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 310 East Tenth. Donations are welcome and clothing is especially needed. call Jewell Lewis, Edith England, or Maybell Fields with articles.
Three heads of state outline that complete protection rests on preventing war. They distinguish basic scientific information from practical atomic-energy know how, noting the former is public while the latter should be kept secret until the UN can ensure it is not used for destruction. They call for reciprocal restraint among nations to foster cooperation.
Nine year old Joseph Vitoo spent 16 evenings in a vacant Bronx lot praying to the Virgin Mary. Police kept back crowds as he knelt before a candlelit shrine and claimed to see the Holy Virgin again. His sister later said the Virgin told him not to answer questions.
Bascom Giles grand master of the Grand Lodge of Texas says Masonry has substantial gains in Texas and nationwide. He predicts renewed activity in countries where churches and democracies were suppressed. He plans an official visit to Panhandle Masons at Khiva Temple Amarillo with about 500 Masons attending a 7:30 p.m. joint meeting after a 5:30 p.m. supper. Masters degree demonstrations at 2–5 p.m. today in both blue lodges. J C Reese will present Giles.
Six candidates will receive the rank of knight at Amarillo Lodge 479 of the Knights of Pythias. The ceremony, held at 7 30 oclock tomorrow night in the lodge hall at 212 West Seventh, features guest of honor Barney P Ashley grand chancellor from San Angelo. A team from Paducah will confer the ranks with Pythians from Pampa Borger and Lubbock present. A L Anderson serves as chancellor commander.
Red Cross first aid courses and instructor courses in first aid and accident prevention sponsored by the Red Cross and led by Fimo Lowe of St. Louis were completed last night with 12 first aid and eight accident prevention certificates issued. Recipients of first aid instructor certificates included Kay Baird Joe Cantrell Dorris Ruth Foreman J L Hickox A C Hudson Jack Miller W D Oates W B Stinson Margaret Jane Williams Mrs Irene V Brower William L. Smith of Canyon and W A Riney of Clarendon. Recipients of accident prevention instructor certificates were Mrs Floss J Beasley Mrs Annie T Parson Mrs Viola Dorsch Mrs Laucille Gress Mrs Zoe A Howell Mrs Augusta Motch Mrs Helen Oakes and Esther Boulware.
The Amarillo Traffic Club will hold its final organization meeting tonight at 8 at the Capitol Hotel. President J L Brundage will lead as three additional directors are elected and a set of by laws adopted. Transportation workers are invited to join.
A 47th District Court jury dismissed at noon after failing to reach a verdict in the Birney Moore murder case. Moore faced murder charges for the Walter Lee shooting at the Harlem Theater. the trial date referenced September 27.
Allen Miller, a Black man, is in North West Texas Hospital today near death from injuries sustained in an automobile accident early this morning. His home is listed as 1111 North West Sixteenth.
The Weather Bureau forecasts fair skies with warmer temperatures and south to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph.
Edwin S. Pauley said in Tokyo that Japanese assets are too small to cover war costs and even less to pay for occupation, imports, or reparations. He indicated U S policy mirrors Germanys, removing nonessential assets and decommissioning war production machinery to a minimal economy.
Leo Bock, president of Amarillo Life Underwriters, urges members to attend tomorrow noon at the Capitol Hotel. Principal speaker will be Dale Shepherd of Houston, state association president, in the insurance business since 1925. Shepherd brings an important message for underwriters.
Fort Worth reports the Baptist General Convention accepted the resignation of Rev W W Melton as executive secretary with regret. He will become pastor at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco and will serve until Jan 1 1946 if a successor is not chosen. Melton previously led Seventh and James Street Church in Waco for 30 years.
Two cars stolen last night in Amarillo, with four of the previously stolen vehicles recovered. Stolen vehicles include a 1937 Oldsmobile belonging to R L Williams Route 3 and a Ford sedan from Amarillo Army Air Field. Recovered had been stolen from L H Griffith and from J E Aldridge, and others from D S Watkins and F E Bennett.
The article notes the start of Chile's independence movement in 1910 with the ousting of Captain General Antonio Garcia Carrasco, marking a pivotal shift in colonial rule.
Oklahoma marks the 38th anniversary of statehood with notes on its 1907 admission and historical territorial division. The piece highlights Oklahoma’s size population and the prominence of its more than 30 Indian tribes within the nation’s native population.
British Indian troops hammered native strongpoints in Soerabaja as the six day battle continued with no slackening in Indonesian resistance. The 123rd Indian Infantry Brigade fought into the justice and government buildings, once major headquarters for about 15,000 nationalist troops, after a bitter fight against defenders using light automatics, medium machine guns and supporting armor.
A promised meteor show in Amarillo failed to appear last night with no SRO signs noted. Meteorologist H C Winborn of the Weather Bureau doubted any display as forecast, contrasting AP dispatches from New York. Peru is bordered by five countries.
Geologists led by M G Cheney say oil reserves are not nearing depletion. He spoke at the Panhandle Geological Society luncheon and outlined the AAPG plans for its Chicago meeting April 1–4, 1947, with focus on wartime knowledge applied to peacetime oil discoveries.
Captain Dick McSpadden and Sergeant George W. McSpadden, sons of Mrs. Lee McSpadden, are home from service. Sergeant will work at Central Grocery in Dallas and Captain will resume petroleum engineering at Brown Field after graduation from Texas A. and M. College. The sergeant served three years in the Eighth Air Force as an aircraft inspector in Europe.
A reminiscence recalls service in France Belgium Holland Luxembourg and Germany with the Fifth Armored Division while serving in the ordnance department. The note adds driving tips for starting an automobile with the clutch pressed to ease winter starts and prevent transmission gears from engaging.
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