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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1945
Page
5
Pat Alfred Veasey departed for Camp Chaffee Arkansas to begin basic training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Pat Veasey of 820 Lamar Street Demetrius is the patron saint of Salonika
Corporal Robert M. Wyatt, husband of Bernadine L. Wyatt of 809 North East Tenth, was discharged at Amarillo Separation Center. After 3 years 9 months in the Air Forces, he logged 27 overseas months with the Tenth Air Force in India Burma and China as an Arctic operator flying 25 missions. He was in high school when he enlisted.
The Surplus Property Board approves leasing three Texas military centers for state charity use. Mexia camp to train about 500 handicapped children and 250 non serious mental patients at a $175,000 yearly cost. Brady camp to house delinquent negro girls under 18 at $30,000 yearly. Fort Ringgold to become a 500 bed tubercular hospital at about $175,000 annually. Leases arranged by Texas State Control Board Chairman Weaver Baker. Mexia and Brady to be in use within 66 to 90 days. Fort Ringgold may take longer.
Beginning tonight the Bonita Chapter OES will meet at 7 30 PM until further notice.
Captain Henry Emil Hertner to arrive home tomorrow with a discharge after five years in the Army four in the Pacific. He called from Lone Beach yesterday. Son of Mrs. H A Hertner of 1602 Hughes he was commissioned from Texas A and M College. He spent most time overseas in Hawaii and was at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. During his last visit home he posed for a war loan poster by Ben Carlton Mead shown in theaters.
German civilians were evacuated from three apartment blocks in Fuerth to house 1,050 homeless Jews under directives from President Truman. The move, announced by the 15th Corps of the U S Third Army, reflects postwar housing actions in Germany.
A short kitchen tip advises reviving hard lemons by warming them briefly in a hot oven. The method aims to restore juice and pliability for immediate use.
Joe Shaw is discharged from the Army and has returned to Ama rilo. He was stationed in San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Shaw reside at 1115 Jackson.
Washington Oct 9 For the first time in history a conscientious objector has been awarded the nations highest military decoration the Congressional Medal of Honor The War Department announces the medal will be presented to Desmond T Doss 26 of Lynchburg Va a member of the 307th Infantry Medical Detachment First Battalion Fifth Division for outstanding bravery in aiding his wounded comrades.
John Smith, seaman first class and 1945 Amarillo High School graduate, is home for a week from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He qualified for a 10 month radar school after returning to Chicago and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith of 311 Virginia. Pre Doss wounded several times to receive a presidential award on Oct 12.
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