Army Officers Inspect Lake for Bombing Event Opening
Army officers from Childress Army Air Field inspected Buffalo Lake yesterday and declared it suitable for bombing maneuvers marking the government playground opening on April 29 30. Maj C A Martin Capt R O Harvey Lt W Van Dusen and Lt Clay Underwood said shorelines canyon hills would host spectators with skip bombing synchro bombing and altitude bombing featured. Planes from Pampa Army Air Field will join local units and coordinators from each field will be named to organize the events.
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Childress Army Air Field
Buffalo Lake
Government Playground
Maj
C. A. Martin
Childress
Hool
R. O. Harvey
W. van Dusen
Clay Underwood
Amarillo Army Air Field
Pampa Army Air Field
Air Corps
Close Call For Allied Air Chiefs in Italy
In a London dispatched delay dated March 31, an American negro pilot nearly destroyed the RAF high command in Italy. As Warhawks of the 99th fighter-bomber squadron lifted with two 500 pound bombs, a motor failure caused a crash 20 yards away, inches from Air Chief Marshal Portal Tedder Cunningham and Broadhurst. A frightened pilot survived and warned the bombs could have exploded, killing many high-ranking officers.
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London
High Command
RAF
Italy
Charles Portal
Arthur Tedder
Arthur Cunningham
Broadhurst
Courthouse Notices and Assignments Feature in Record Briefs
Courthouse records reveal multiple divorces including Clyde W. Hudson and Mary E B Hudson, Mary H Drake and Otto Drake, and Joe Murphy versus Beulah Murphy. Marriage licenses listed for Billy Frencher Anderson with Chartine McAlister, Wilbur Hinchen with Helen Currie, and Joseph Poletti with Betty Oronshore. Oscar Applequist, Navy Seabees, assigned to Gulfport Mississippi, after earlier Marine service. Optimist club story notes a prank strip tease promise that drew a crowd to a meeting in Columbia.
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Clyde W. Hudson
Mary EB. Hudson
Mary H. Drake
Otto Drake
Joe Murphy
Beulah
Murphy
Billy Frencher Anderson
Chartine Lois McAlister
Wilbur G. Hinchen
Helen K. Currie
Joseph J. Poletti
Betty Oronshore
Gulfport
Oscar Applequist
Amarillo Gas Company
Navy Seabees
Gulf Port
Miss
Navy
Applequist
Winner Must Be Photogenic in Amarillo Contest
Amarillo Photographic Society seeks the most photogenic girl in Amarillo with a contest ending May 1. Entries should be brought to 216 Nunn Building with the contestant name and address on the back and a signed consent allowing reproduction and use of the photograph in any display or exhibition.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Photographic Society
Wanted Hard Of Hearing Men And Women Advertised
Readers urged to contact Cretney's and local drug stores about Curine Ear Drops while a home test promises to restore hearing. The ad claims a money back guarantee if hearing does not improve and offers a test for ear wax related hearing loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cretney’s
Adv
The Teacher Who Taught With Love in Gosnwall NY
A nostalgic portrait of Frances Irene Hunger ford, praised as a tiny schoolmistress who inspired her pupils with faith. The piece previews Reader's Digest April issue contents including Pearl Harbor, Social Security, and articles on midgets, dwarfism, and 30 other features.
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Gosnwall
New York
Frances Irene Hungerford
Amarillo Photographic Society to Send Contest Photos to Hollywood
The Amarillo Photographic Society picks its April photogenic girl winner who may gain a film audition. Photographs will be sent to Hollywood for judging by Columbia Pictures producers for Cover Girl. Recruiters Vern on Larsen and Herschel Duncan interview 17 year olds at the post office building seeking enlistments in the U S Marine Corps.
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Hollywood
Columbia
Jack King
Amarillo
Columbia Pictures
Amarillo Photographic Society
U. 8S
Marine Corps
Vernon Larsen
Herschel M. Duncan, Jr
Corps
Fort Worth Visiters to Return to Amarillo
Mrs Richard J Cazzell and her daughter have been visiting in Fort Worth for two weeks and will return to Amarillo Friday accompanied by Mrs Cazzell's mother. They will reside at 600 Florida Street.
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Richard J. Cazzell
Fort Worth
Amarillo Priday
Steak Dinner Marks Graduation At Amarillo Army Air Field
Graduating aviation mechanics at Amarillo Field receive a steak dinner with trimmings in Mess Hall 5 after receiving diplomas. Lt. John E. Soderberg oversees a special graduates table. A souvenir booklet Pictures of Amarillo Army Air Field is given to each graduate, initiated by Gen. Arthur Easterbrook.
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Amarillo Field
Mess Hall 5
John E. Soderberg
Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo
Arthur Easterbrook
Willie Wells Reflects on Fishing and Home Ties
An overseas letter from Willie Wells recalls a song about not fishing and wistful yearnings for trout fishing in Seward's Creek. He describes the sweet feel of a trout rod, a pleasant beer with friends, and the aroma of his mother's fresh baking in the kitchen.
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Willie Wells
Seward's Creek
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Allied Air Chiefs
Courthouse Records
8. C
U.P
Herbert Riley
Columbia Optimist Club
Jean Colleran
ALGO
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Pacific
Pene
Cedric Foster
KFDA
Globe News
Globe-News
Benson School of Commerce
Clovis
New Mexico
Joe Marsh
Brewing Industry Foundation
Sanitas and Walltex
Pratt & Lambert
Texas
Stacoat Paint
Pratt & Lambert Paints
Dutch Boy Products
the Builders Supply CO
Noble Paulk
Stillman
the Stillman CO
Aurora, Ill
Rida
ARCAR
Ssititty
Tuite
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