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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1945
Page
9
County clerk Hubert Cole notes a surge in workload, especially recording servicemen discharges, with over 30 discharges needing processing in two weeks. He will seek approval for more deputy clerks at the upcoming commissioners court meeting. tax office has also requested extra help.
Private Ralph C. Lokey has been discharged by the Army Air Forces at Drew Field Tampa Florida He is the son of L Lokey 401 North Tyler and prior to service worked as a plumber His wife resides at 1308 North Tyler
Mrs. Julius Talmadge president general heads a coast to coast tour to strengthen DAR support for Army and Navy hospitals. Amarillo regents Mrs. E H Ashcraft and Mrs. Ross M Jombdin emphasize ongoing aid to veterans through headphones therapy carts supplies and portable comforts for incapacitated men.
Dr Ernest C Shearer acting president of Amarillo College attended a Wednesday meeting in Austin with representatives from about 200 Texas junior colleges. The discussions covered veteran training, legislation for financial aid, and ways junior colleges can assist veterans in pursuing technical courses.
The Potter County Texas sheriff announces a sale under an order of sale dated October 1 1945 in the case Amarillo Independent School District versus William Hank and others. The property is Lot 9 in Block 47 Glenwood Addition Amarillo. The sale is set for the first Tuesday in November 1945 at the courthouse door in Amarillo.
Four Downtown USO staffers will travel this week to San Antonio and Wichita Falls for conferences. Miss Jane Darland assistant director will attend a YWCA meeting in San Antonio opening today. John Corcoran USC Institute in San Antonio. Joseph O'Connor also to the institute. Miss Jeanne Manella program director will attend National Catholic Community Service meeting in Wichita Falls Tuesday and Wednesday.
The church lesson titled Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real will be read in all Christ Scientist churches on Sunday Oct 14. The Golden Text from Isaiah 33 speaks of Zion and healing and forgiveness. The cited passages relate to spiritual health and divine law.
A Bible Lesson-Sermon cites Psalms 19:8 praising the Lord’s statutes as right and pure. It also quotes Mary Baker Eddy from Science and Health asserting God as the life giver and lawmaker, denying sickness sin and death in infinite Life and Love.
A fish catching expert heron was once thought to lure fish with its legs and old guidebooks urged using thighbone marrow as bait. The tale reflects historic beliefs in animal derived lures and the lore surrounding waterfowl.
Captain Lee E. West, son of Mr and Mrs L E West of 1810 Fillmore, earned the Bronze Star in a War Department ceremony among eight decorations. Brig Gen John Magruder and OSS service staff honored eight Army and Navy men. West who has served since 1940 and saw two months in the China Burma India theater arrived in New York on September 26.
The article notes the inaugural International Labor Conference convened in Washington D C in 1919. It outlines the event as a landmark gathering aiming to coordinate labor standards and international cooperation among nations.
Amarillo High School Thespian Dramatic Society presented The Man in the Bowler Hat before the student body. Cast included Jimmy Sade as Join, Rosemary Cochran as Mary, Billy Pat Moore as the hero, Lindaiie Mack as the heroine, David Hickman as the villain, Jackie Rains as the accomplice, Jack Eisenberg as the bowler hat man, with Freda Jones and Dorothy Bradford as student directors and Mrs N N Whitworth as faculty director.
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