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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1945
Page
6
The Amarillo region reports gradual replacement of scarce wartime goods with shortages easing. Clothing, food items, building materials and textiles slowly return, though shortages in sugar, nylon hose, canned meats, toilet tissue, and certain fabrics persist. Officials forecast further improvement into 1946 as reconversion proceeds.
A cheeky ad asserts Raisin Bran is not 40 percent bran but a crispy Skinner Flavor Flakes style product. It proclaims no other Raisin Bran is like the original in a humorous marketing note.
Lt. Billie Crabtree son of Mr and Mrs Eldridge R Crabtree of Pantex Village has been discharged from the Army Air Forces at Santa Ana California after 60 months of overseas service in England and Puerto Rico He wears the Air Medal with four clusters The report notes the 22 Swiss states vary in religion politics industry language as a closing unrelated fact.
Father Tom Drury, longtime pastor of Sacred Heart Cathedral, writes friends he has four points he will be glad to give to any GI seeking a discharge. He notes his intention reflects his long wait to enlist and his current situation in the army.
Lack of priests due to many entering the Chaplain Corps led the Bishop to withhold permission until last spring. Father Drury completed chaplain training just before the war ended and served at Camp Devens Seattle and Orlando before his present station as a first lieutenant.
Capt John W Hazlewood a Texas and Illinois attorney before joining the infantry in 1942 has been discharged after earning over 100 points He served 27 months in Europe as combat intelligence and liaison officer with the 45th Infantry Division the Free French Air Forces and the 12th Air Force He lives at 1401 Van Buren and is brother to Sen Grady Hazlewood and Wallace T Hazlewood of Amarillo He resumes the practice of law here
Three Amarilloans arrived Tuesday in San Francisco aboard the SS General Hershey after sailing from Japan. Named are Emil V. Pratt of 407 Virginia, John R. Broadhurst of 2001 Julian, and James A. Brown of 725 North Roberts. The item mentions Timor native dancers performing on a spike-studded board as a separate note.
Ross H Beville WWDC chief engineer in Washington recounts President Truman joining a Community War Fund broadcast prep. The group waited as the President arrived minutes before airtime and grinned while listening. Truman gifted each man a book of green matches marked I swiped these matches from Harry S Truman.
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