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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1945
Page
5
Postmaster W D DeGrassi urges early mailing for Christmas parcels with Dec 10 deadlines for local mail and Dec 15 for greeting cards to assure delivery before Christmas. He cites wartime staffing shortages and overload in rail and air transport, urging careful packing and clear return addresses.
Instructions urge prepaid postage and insured parcels with only Do Not Open Until Christmas on face. Seals limited to back of parcels, greetings allowed, perishable items declared, and large mailings should be sent early to aid sorting and speed delivery.
Amarillo residents will view Air Forces operations from training flight engineers to paratroopers capturing an objective. Amarillo Army Air Field hosts an open house Sunday afternoon from 1 30 to 5 30 p m in conjunction with the Victory in the Air presentation. Ramps hangars and school branches will be open for public inspection.
A local exhibition closed early due to high winds, halting display activities and prompting safety checks as organizers evaluated next steps for rescheduling and public access.
The Santa Fe Railway posted net operating income of 3,490,338 for October 1945, announced by President F. G. Gurley. The figure shows a decrease of 3,091,084 from October 1944.
The Amarillo Globe reports a peace time Air Forces program titled Airborne Attack will feature paratroop jumps glider pickups and battle tactics by veterans. Veterans from last summer's Airborne Attack in Amarillo are set to reprise performances amid the Victory in the Air theme as visitors Mr and Mrs Arnett Pearson of Atlanta GA travel to see Mrs C F Simms and relatives. S R Nelson and son Raymond from a Miami area farm visited Mr and Mrs Murry Watts and Nelson is Roberts County commissioner.
Maj. Joe A. Helton holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross is home on a 45 day leave after 16 months in the Pacific theater. He will report January 10 in San Antonio for reassignment. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Helton of Clarendon. The Major served in the Fifth Air Force piloting B 24 Liberators and B 25 Mitchells over the Netherlands East Indies Philippines and Japan.
Benjamin F. Essary of Amarillo and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Essary has been promoted to technician fifth grade while serving as a cook with an engineer unit on Bataan. He previously served in Europe before heading to the Pacific theater.
An advertisement urges readers to combat constipation with Kellogg's All-Bran. It markets the cereal as a natural laxative food rich in nutrients, claiming daily consumption plus water can prevent future laxative use. The copy notes All-Bran is made from wheat bran and grown by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and Omaha.
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