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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
6
A long report details railroad staff moves and personal notes from Amarillo. Included are promotions and transfers in the Northern District, health updates, and veterans returning home. Also noted are marriages, hospital stays, and a released prisoner of war, with several staff changes and local family updates.
Andy Anderson and family left Tuesday for a brief vacation in Des Moines Iowa. Special Officer Ben Monroe and his wife visited Amarillo as shoppers this week. H V Bullis of Chicago spent the week in Amarillo checking the freight station. Our sympathy goes to the J E Baggs family.
An advert promotes L.B. Hair Oil for daily use to prevent dandruff and add gloss. It also previews L.B. Foaming Shampoo to cleanse the scalp and leave hair soft and shining.
Obituaries note Mrs. Baggs death and Liano Cemetery burial. Numerous staff moves include Virgil Mann filling vacancy for W D Robertson and W B Brewer as fireman. Gene Olson family relocates to 913 Louisiana. Several assign ments, vacations, and leaves span Amarillo, Dalhart, Plainview, Caldwell, Hutchinson, and surrounding areas with multiple train crew transfers and duty changes.
Switchmen on the extra board are C. D. Jenkins C. E. Ricketts and M. E. Kemp. Engineer Herb Ross is back after two weeks rest. Fireman R. W. Douglas was called to Washington DC due to a family illness. H. L. Standridge brakeman is off again with a slight ankle injury.
In a short business session the Legion Auxiliary voted to sponsor a Halloween party for patients at the Veterans Hospital on October 29. Plans will be finalized at the next meeting on October 16.
Lt. Charles E. Mize writes his parents that he is a signal maintenance officer in the air engineering squadron based on Tinian and overseas since January. He entered service in 1940 with the 131st Field Artillery National Guard and joined the Army Air Forces in November 1941 after receiving his commission at Yale University.
Milk used by Amarillo residents comes from as far as 200 miles away. About 330 dairy farmers supply the city with milk, including 80 Grade dairies and 250 Grade C dairies. The milk supply is supervised by officials.
A property listing references locations in Amarillo and Plainview Texas with address 1026 With 710 Broadway. The note indicates a real estate or public notice item tied to these cities and a street address.
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