News-Globe office moves haunt local sentiment
An Amarillo newspaper column reflects on the longing for the current News-Globe home, fears about relocating the office, and the impact of war on housing. A dog search notice offers a $10 reward for Blackie the Manchester terrier missing southwest of Amarillo. A letter from a soldier's wife laments civilian rent practices during wartime.
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Tack
Blackie
Amarillo
Maud Robertson
West 9Th Street
Constant Reader criticized soldiers on dance floor in Amarillo letter
A reader defends soldiers’ leisure time amid a harsh note from a Constant Reader. Tam a soldier's wife argues soldiers may not know townsfolk and deserve respect, noting ordinary missteps occur and praising servicemen for their sacrifices.
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Tack
Constant Reader
Tam
Amarillo
Mesquite Trees Bloom While Beans Ripen in September
A reader from Amarillo asks if mesquite trees blooming on September 1 with ripe beans signal an unusual winter. The writer seeks explanation and notes curiosity from an observing, old timer at 310 Polk Street.
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Polk Street
Amarillo
Behind the Counter and Wartime Echoes From Amarillo
Columns mix travel notes from the North with a Texas reader’s reflection on wartime shortages and rationing. The writer recounts trips to Minnesota and Dakota lakes, describes store scarcities in Amarillo, and questions counter service ethics while urging rationing and honest supply disclosure. He ends with a humorous letter about Grandfather clocks and a self-deprecating note on time during wartime.
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Amarillo
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Illinois
Texas
OPA
Roosevelt
Truman
Pendergast
Panhandle
Red- Head
Two New Jersey Privates Seek Western Ranch Visit
A letter from two privates from New Jersey asks an editor to locate a western ranch for a brief Sunday visit. They request outdoor experiences and offer in return to overhaul old aircraft or provide legal advice. Contact Mrs. Carlin at the News-Globe office.
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New Jersey
USO
Redding testifies on ranch finances and loan details
The Amarillo court hearing features Redding defending his finances as Miller accuses him of not attempting to sell the ranch to raise funds. Witness E. T. Corder describes helping secure a $35 000 loan, while Redding recounts sending money to his family and an unclear bank balance during a winter crisis.
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Miller
Redding
E. T. Corder
Silver City
Corder
Amarillo
Evelyn
Amarillo mobilizes waste paper drive for war effort
City uses 10 volunteer trucks and high school helpers to gather waste paper after a massive response. Officials say collection resumes late today and will continue until all paper is delivered to railroad cars on Tyler Street. Proceeds from sales fund Amarillo memorial park landscaping.
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Amarillo
Jack King
A. P. Hancock
Mr. King
Tyler Street
First Avenue
New Memorial Park
Former grocer testifies about finances and family life
The former Live and Let Live Markets owner described selling stores for 38 860 dollars, borrowing 8 000 from a bank, and keeping debt secured by the business. He discussed memory lapses after the shooting and said his wife was temperamental yet helpful, with Church attendance and modest corporate salary.
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Live and Let Live Markets
Redding
Miller
Arizona
Explosion Injures Five At Ambarger Farm Home
A two story farm house near Ambarger was blown apart by an explosion likely from butane gas in the basement. Five people including a 18 month old girl and two boys aged 8 and 14 were injured. The family was evacuated to Canyon and St Anthony's Hospital.
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Tack
Hollywood
Panhandle
Ambarger
M. E. Cantrell
Canyon
Albert Fishbacker
R. P. Jarrett
Cantrell
Fishbacker
Greek liberation near as six German divisions in Greece deemed 'in the bag'
Cairo reports say Greece in exile plans to move to Athens as liberation nears. Soviet ambassador to Egypt returning to Cairo for talks while a Bulgarian armistice delegation awaits terms with the Allies. Moscow favors Soviet mediated talks with Bulgaria rather than direct negotiations with the Allies.
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Cairo
Greece
Athens
Ankara
Egypt
Moscow
Bulgaria
Rimini Is Encircled by German Retreats and Allied Advances
German forces withdraw on the central and western Italian front while the First Parachute Division fights to hold Rimini on the Adriatic coast. British Eighth Army enters Riccione Marina and outflanks the area as Kesselring falls back behind the Gothic Line. American troops with Italian patriots enter Prato near Florence and Fifth Army patrols overrun Monte Albano Hill Pass near the Arno. Mrs Wright visits Vernon as J T Leverett’s daughter welcomes her to 834 Louisiana Street.
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Rome
U.P
Rimini
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Riccione Marina
Albert Kesselring
Prato
Florence
U. S. Fifth Army
Monte Albano
Arno River
Montelupo
Pistoia
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J. T. Leverett
Vernon
Bob Wright
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