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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1944
Page
5
Amarillo clubs and organizations host a busy day with sewing rooms, luncheons, and meetings at Red Cross, Catholic Daughters, YWCA, and Grand International Auxiliary. Notable items include Theta Pi Dance at Crystal Ballroom, officers installation at various clubs, and a piano recital by Mildred Moorman Bolster at the Musical Arts Conservatory.
Gurley of Pampa marries Lt. John Edgar Witt son of Mrs. Anna Jacobson Adrian in a June 24 ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church of Pampa. The bride wore ivory crepe with lace insets and carried an orchid amid lilies of the valley. corsages featured pink gladioli. Attendants included Mary Gurley and Edith Coppedge. Lt. Witt’s best man was Lt. James Austin. Both families and wedding party are from Pampa Army Air Field. After a reception at the bride’s home, the couple plans to live in Pampa.
In Dalhart and Hartley regions, multiple marriage notices appear. Margaret Nell Wakefield wed Lt. Harold Grant Scoggins at Camp Wolters with Maj. Harold G. Scoggins officiating. Charlotte Josephine Brooks wed Capt. Joseph C. Brown at Ft. Benning with Chaplain Hafler presiding. Gracie Hines married Pvt. John E. Humphreys in Pampa First Baptist Church.
The Army appeals electrical workers to volunteer for at least 90 days on Hanford Engineer Works in Pasco Washington or Clinton Works in Knoxville Tennessee. Workers keep seniority and return to jobs. certificates of service issued after 90 days. Wages are $1.65 at Hanford and $1.50 at Clinton. dorms and meals provided for a weekly or monthly charge. Local unions and U S Employment Service offices handle details.
Rangers set out on a 40 mile horse trek to reach an Army airman stranded 500 feet above the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. A Coast Guard party reached the area with rescue gear from the Pacific Coast while pack animals carry supplies to a camp near Tonto plateau. An airman, believed one of three who parachuted from a bomber, was sighted as a search plane dropped food and water amid treacherous currents.
Base itching burning soreness described as externally caused. Mentions use of Black and White Ointment and antiseptic stimulation. Recommends cleansing with Black and White Skin Soap and using products as directed.
In Camp Van Dorn Mississippi a survey of cooks in the 381st Infantry shows diverse pre military occupations including an actor a railroad worker and a grave digger.
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