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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1944

Page

5

Amarillo Country Club Gala Fourth Planned July Schedule

Amarillo Country Club calendars July with a Fourth of July morning dance from 10 to 1, a kiddie bathing review at 3:30, a swimming contest at 4, and golf events. Dutch dinner team matches feature captains Jimmy James and Ed Roberts on July 11 and Dick Bivins and Gus Roberts on July 27. Family nights, putting contests, mixed bridge, Junior Tournament Day, and Woman’s Golf Association events fill the month with weekly activities.

Amarillo Country Club Jimmy James Ed Roberts Dick Bivins Gus Roberts Woman’s Golf Association

Social Calendar Highlights Circles and Cotillion Events

Cotillion Club hosting Miss Betty Teel at 1321 Harrison Street at 8 o clock. West Amarillo Christian Woman's Council Circle 1 meets 2 PM at 4234 West Fifteenth Avenue. Circle 2 and Circle 3 have no meetings. Circle 4 meets 2 PM at 204 Independence Street. Mother Hulen Circle not meeting. Palo Duro Assembly rainbow girls at 2041 West Tenth Avenue 7 30 PM. First Christian Woman's Council Circles 6 and 7 coffee at 1309 B Madison Street 10 AM to 12 PM. ee for girls ages 9 to 12 at Y W C A building 2 PM. Y W C A business girls committee meeting at 501 Lincoln Street 6 30 PM.

Cotillion Club Betty Teel Harrison Street Amarillo Palo Duro Assembly Order of Rainbow of Girls West Tenth Avenue First Christian Woman's Council C. P. Hutchings Madison Street Y. W. C. A. Business Girls Committee Faye Gordon Lincoln Street

Luck Turns For Pvt Umholtz On D Day Invasion

Pvt Carl Umholtz of Sunbury Tennessee survives a near miss on the Normandy beaches when an 388 shell explodes ten feet away. He finds a small piece of shrapnel in his knuckle and notes the incident after the blast. The piece becomes a keepsake amid war chaos.

Montgomery France Carl Umholtz Sunbury Tenn Umholtz Umbholtz

Roy Bechtel Presumed Lost in Action in World War II

Roy Bechtel Jr a technician third class in the air corps is reported presumed lost in action after the fall of Corregidor. Parents Mr and Mrs Roy Bechtel Sr of 1417 A Jackson Street received word. The note notes he may be the first Amarillo man missing since the Philippines fell as U S and Allied forces conducted aerial bombardments in Europe.

Roy Bechtel, Jr Air Corps Corregidor Roy Bechtel Jackson Street Amarillo The Philippines

Santa Fe carloadings rise in week ended June 24 1944

The Santa Fe system moved 29 657 carloadings in the week ending June 24 1944, up from 25 718 in the prior year. Receipts from connections reached 12 347 versus 11 780 a year earlier. Total cars moved were 42 004, up from 37 498, with 39 174 cars handled the prior week. V Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.

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WEDDINGS CRUM-McJIMSEY TULSA AND LUBBOCK EVENTS

WEDDINGS CRUM M JIMSEY TULSA Dimmitt bride Anna Crum wed Sgt Arthur McJimsey in a 9 PM Sunday ceremony at her grandfather J L Crum's home Tulsa. The bride, a beauty student, and Lt Clyde C Wright of Fresno, Calif., wed in Lubbock as well.

Tulsa Anna Bell Crum John Crum Dimmitt Arthur S. McJimsey Luther McJimsey Silverton J. L. Crum Rev. W. Stewart Juanita Crum Robert McJimsey McJimsey Lubbock Armed Forces

Thompson Paris Miami United in Marriage at Christian Church

Miss Lorene Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Thompson and Cpl J D Paris son of Mr and Mrs Lee Paris were married Tuesday evening June 20 at the Christian Church with Rev E L Stanford officiating. Miss Billie Jo Paris lit candles and Mrs Bill Gill played music before the ceremony. The couple, reared in Miami, include bride who studied at West Texas State College and works in the county agents office and groom a Miami High School graduate who served 23 months in the U S Army with 16 months overseas.

Will Harvey Carr Paris Miami West Texas State College Canyon Miami High School U. S. Army

Two WWII-era Weddings Reported in Texas and Georgia

Miss Dorothy Hicks wed Sgt. Joseph A. Bradley in a home ceremony in Tulia Texas. The couple’s families and training backgrounds are noted with Bradley stationed at Alliance Nebraska. Mrs Brooks weds Capt Joseph Clifford Brown Jr at Fort Benning Georgia. The bride’s music education work in Wisconsin and the groom’s Texas A M and Wisconsin credentials precede their Fort Benning posting and Columbus Georgia home.

Hartley Charlotte Josephine Brooks James Watson Brooks Crystal Falls Mich Joseph Clifford Brown J. C. Brown Post Fort Benning Frederick W. Helfer Paul Koenig Camp Sibert Ala

Canyon Couple Weds At Las Vegas As Army Bride Gathers

Miss Mary Jane Woosley daughter of Mr and Mrs William Woosley of Palos Verdes Estates California and Thomas Eli Hogge son of Mr and Mrs C J Hogge of Canyon were married on Sunday June 11 in Las Vegas Nevada. The pair spent time at Boulder Dam before returning to Camp Beale California where the groom is stationed with the Army.

Canyon Mary Jane Woosley William Woosley Palos Verdes Estates Cal Thomas Eli Hogge C. J. Hogge Las Vegas Nev Boulder Dam Camp Beale Army

Amarillo Girl Named to Phillips University Honor Roll

Enid Oklahoma special report notes Merle Jo Coble daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Coble of Amarillo listed on Phillips University honor roll for the second semester ending May 26. Honor roll requires a B average or higher in at least 12 hours. New gymnasium due for completion this summer ahead of the fall term starting September 11.

Enid Okla Merle Jo Coble Edgar Coble Tennessee Street Amarillo Phillips University

WPB has no plan for further newsprint cuts in 1944

Representative Myers reports the War Production Board has no current plan to further reduce newsprint usage by U S newspapers in 1944. He cites information from a House subcommittee investigating newsprint consumption led by Representative Boren.

Washington Rep. Myers Pennsylvania War Production Board Myers House Boren Oklahoma WPB

Redding Trial Reset to Aug 28 in Murder Case

Judge Henry S. Bishop postponed the murder trial of O. M. Redding due to juror shortages. A 175 member panel from a 600 strong venire must report by 10 am August 28, with Sheriff Bill Adams to bring 400 more veniremen. Defense argued improper summons and pretrial publicity.

O. M. Redding Henry S. Bishop 47Th District Court Bishop Bill Adams

Brooklyn Soldier Killed in Dalhart Road Crash

Pfe Raymond Goldberg 36 of Brooklyn New Jersey died when his car overturned four times 14 miles northwest of Dalhart Air Base officials said. Three sergeants with Goldberg were unhurt and the body lay in a Dalhart funeral home while arrangements were pending. State Patrolman R C Johnson attributed the crash to loss of control.

Dalhart Pfe Raymond Goldberg Brooklyn N. J Goldberg R. C. Johnson

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