24 Oct 1945
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1945
Page
1
Storm drives inland many, as explosions rock villages near Highcliffe Castle once frequented by Kaiser Wilhelm. Women’s Voluntary Services provide tea and sandwiches while shelters open. Channel ships ordered to watch for mines torn from moorings. Seaford residents rescue babies amid gate torn chaos.
In Amarillo yesterday, convictions for moving traffic violations fell sharply with only four motorists fined. The scene centered on four named individuals as court actions concluded.
Washington officials disclosed tentative plans to end shoe rationing by October 28 or November 1 as production nears the 28 million pairs a month goal. OPA will cut ration values from 12 to eight points and passenger tire rationing may end by December with truck tires ending by late November.
Houston officers captured three holdup men after a blazing gun battle on a highway with cars racing at 75 mph. A fourth fled during the shootout as the sheriff's car pulled into a filling station at o'clock. The station attendant O. D. Jacobs reported the highjack to responders.
Norway’s Vidkun Quisling was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress after a failed mercy appeal. He had been condemned for treason murder and theft, and his name became a global symbol of treason and puppet government.
An Amarillo man asked police if stop signs should be observed after downtown lights are off. Officers stressed signs mark crossing points and that main streets use both stops and signals to control safety, noting more accidents occur in the early morning hours.
In Tokyo editors were told by Supreme Headquarters to establish a free and independent press or step aside for papers that will. Col Kenneth R Dyke charged editors with stifling free discussion of war crimes and the imperial household role in a democratized Japan.
The Lubbock Independent School District has sold the site of a former school building and campus covering more than a city block for 175000 dollars, to a Chicago woman. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal announced the sale for construction of a large Sears Roebuck plant serving West Texas.
Fair this afternoon and tonight with mild highs and freezing lows. Low around 29. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer. West Texas cooler except Panhandle and South Plains. lows 26-28 Panhandle, 28-32 South Plains and upper Pecos Valley. New Mexico warmer north, cooler south. frost tonight. High Thursday 65-75. High 52, low 35, noon 42.
Russian and Chinese officials are negotiating whether Chinese Nationalist occupation troops destined for Manchuria may land at Dairen and Port Arthur. The matter is considered highly significant in Chungking authorities. No further details are provided.
The giant U S Navy battleship Missouri rests in New York harbor as the Navy Day review approaches on October 27. Thousands tour the ship famed as the site where General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan's surrender in Tokyo Bay.
Dallas City Council adopted a 10 year master plan approving a civic center bond package worth 10.5 million dollars as part of a 40 million dollar program. The vote sets the path for a major civic project in the city.
In the largest and most costly industrial election, about 325,000 GM workers cast strike ballots on a 30 percent wage increase. UAW officials held talks amid the Smith Connally Act as nationwide labor action spread to Hollywood studios and other industries. Picket lines hurt production at several plants while federal mediation was sought in wage disputes.
Washington reports the United States asked Britain and the Netherlands to strip American insignia from lend lease gear used in Indonesia. British approval came quickly. Dutch response pending. The move aims to avoid involvement in Southeast Asia unrest while enabling Allied occupation under Mountbatten.
Classified notice from Bel Air Maryland October 24 requests information on a husband’s whereabouts be kept private. Mrs Mosquito Creek Maryland asks neighbors to mind their own business.
Washington officials say U S action against Juan Perons dictatorship will remain mostly protests and pin pricks. They concede Peron has strengthened since his ouster as vice president, but believe only the Argentine people can remove his regime.
Ed Wyatt surplus property administrator said he was sent from Washington to Texas to check reports that war veterans were offered inferior property in surplus sales in the Southwest. He is assistant to W. Stuart Symington and promised corrective action if discrimination is found.
Republicans press for more relief for small businesses as the Senate begins consideration of a 5.625 billion dollar tax reduction bill for 1946. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg signals a floor fight to exempt 1945 corporate earnings up to 25 000 dollars from the excess profits tax to spur reconversion and job growth.
New lockers for Amarillo policemen are being built in the basement hall of Amarillo City Hall, extending through the police department area as part of the station upgrades.
Sam Bynum age 63 died in Pittsburg from injuries received in a Texas tornado that injured 33 people and wrecked 14 homes. He was found in a ditch after the storm and is survived by his widow and nine children.
Chicago report shows 31 year old Beulah Leggitt filing another divorce, her fifth in 15 years, from Otto Leggitt amid accusations of cruelty. Her remark claims there is no shortage of men, only good ones.
The Grand Chapter of Texas Order of the Eastern Star hosts a four day session in Amarillo with a pageant by Mrs Audra Tanner and a tea for Mrs Cynthia Mae Watts. A banquet honors Mrs Lillian Barnard and E B Guantt while memorial services for World War II dead highlight yesterday's sessions. Nearly 3 600 members attend with installation of 1945 46 officers due tomorrow night.
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