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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1945
Page
1
Reconversion Director John W. Snyder told a House Judiciary subcommittee that Congress should slow down revoking wartime powers. He warned that removing controls too quickly could disrupt reconversion and jeopardize an orderly return to peacetime operations.
The report describes varied traffic and driving violations in Amarillo with names and addresses, then shifts to a policy debate where Snyder and other federal officials discuss wartime end dates and reconversion. Four congressmen call for immediate action to declare hostilities ended by Sept 2 or Aug 14. Miller and Boren oppose continuing hostilities, arguing the end should come now. Snyder notes the Army sees risks in declaring victory while troops remain deployed in hostile areas.
Pat Jackson named queen of Amarillo High School and senior class officers chosen in run offs. Sophomores elect Sam Att bury while Louise Erwin and Claire Windsor lead as president and vice president. Juniors elect Bill Talley and Donald Storseth with Peggy Dryden as secretary. Senior officers Houston and Erwin also elected without run off. Congressmen at large listed. Local ad ends.
Sheriff Bill Adams warns Amarillo merchants in a red ink bulletin to verify IDs and signatures to curb hot checks. He notes over 15 000 dollars in worthless checks this year and recounts cases where suspects were caught yet released due to lack of identification. The notice urges asking for drivers licenses, draft registrations, vehicle titles, and local endorsements, and credits the Russell Stationery Company with the mailing.
A traffic officer advised a lady on Polk Street to use clear arm signals in cold conditions. He explained: raise arm for right, extend straight for left, drop for stop, and to stay in the proper lane for safety.
Dallas report states B Massey 78 of Kerens died in Lisbon Veterans Hospital after heart trouble caused his discharge from the U S Army in 1889. The Army knew it would kill him as implied by the obituary.
Nearly 3,000 American servicemen sailed for home aboard the 18 000 ton liner Massonia from Brisbane amid special precautions to prevent Australian brides of GIs from stowing away. The mass departure marks the last major U S military exodus from the country.
President Truman will deliver a 25 minute Navy Day speech in Central Park New York tomorrow at 12 30 pm CST on foreign policy. Earlier he will commission the USS Franklin D Roosevelt at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in a non broadcast ceremony.
The forecast calls for fair skies and mild warmth across Amarillo and vicinity today and tonight, withSaturday expected partly cloudy and little temperature change. West Texas and New Mexico remain fair with minimal shifts. temps in New Mexico will be warmer this afternoon tonight and Saturday, with lows 40 to 50 and highs 70 to 80. Acknowledgment from Washington notes imminent recognition of Venezuela's revolutionary government by the United States and most other American republics.
Moscow dispatches report Generalissimo Stalin expected to resume heavy Kremlin duties about two weeks after a canceled vacation. The 65 year old leader left Moscow October 9 for an undisclosed destination and is anticipated back in time for the November 7 anniversary.
Lt. H. L. Kipp from Silver Creek Minnesota and Miss Norma Clinton of Lafayette wed Oct 2 and left by taxi for San Diego to beat a shrinking leave. After a mail courtship and a Smoky Mountains honeymoon, they travel via Meridian Shreveport Dallas Fort Worth El Paso and Phoenix on a cross country trip to the Marine base.
The body of Dr. Robert Ley, Nazi labor front chief, was buried in an unmarked grave in Nurnberg after he hanged himself in his cell. Authorities kept the location secret to prevent Nazi sympathizers from exhuming the body as Allied justice continued. Guards tightened precautions. the mass war guilt trial was set to open around Navy Day.
Foreign Secretary Bevin told the House of Commons that famine and privation in Europe may cause a greater loss of life than weapons or atomic bombs. He blamed Hitler’s policies for Europe’s wreckage and warned Britain cannot alone avert disaster while balancing food relief with public sacrifice. He urged more wheat and oil despite political obstacles.
Okinawa, site of brutal Pacific fighting, is called the Island of Despair as typhoons Oct 9–10 worsened already dire logistics. Troops face food shortages, delayed mail, and halted leave while hundreds of ships anchor offshore awaiting relief and prioritization from U.S. authorities.
In Sofia, a riotous demonstration erupts for over an hour in front of Hotel Bulgaria, home to Mark Ethridge on a U S State Department mission. Supporters of the Fatherland Front and opposition factions collide, each seeking to show Ethridge backing for their group. Ethridge remains neutral, aiming to uncover the truth through survey.
Elements of the 36th Texas Division are scheduled to dock in New York on November 10. The National Guard unit saw action in Salerno North Africa France and Germany during the war.
London October 26. Two thousand more soldiers were sent to England's major ports to unload food ships clogging the docks as 41 000 striking stevedores showed to insist to end their month long walkout. Strike leaders renewed calls for nationalization of the docks.
In Dallas on October 26, an unusual birth certificate entry lands on Ror Crandall’s desk. The full name recorded is Dick George Edward Bellefield Scott Weaver Jr. of a local family connected to County Judge Al Templeton’s records.
The Army Air Forces will retain limited service clerks on duty as long as needed after a protest over discharge of air cadets. The decision cited ongoing demobilization work and overseas personnel with better discharge claims, noting many clerks have served over two years and are not surplus in demolition tasks.
Chungking October 26 A Chinese government charge of provoking civil war is leveled at Mao Tse-tung. General Fu Tso-yi accuses Communist troops of attacking central government forces and reinforces near Peiping, with more than 100000 Communist troops moving into western Inner Mongolia. Government says troops to relieve U S Marines are arriving in Southern Hopei.
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