Moore Cited For Courage In War
Lt. Robert J. Moore of Amarillo and the 121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron earned the Silver Star and Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Wade H. Haislip. His actions in France included directing patrols near Orion and Remoncourt, wounding and defeating enemy positions, aiding artillery, and leading a successful patrol that captured prisoners and disrupted enemy operations.
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Robert J. Moore
Amarillo
121St Cavalry
Wade H. Haislip
Seventh Army
Orion
France
Moore
Remoncourt
Normandy
Clothing Drive to Open Wednesday in Amarillo
Amarillo residents participate in United National Clothing Collection preparations by canvassing downtown stores for cartons. Clothes gathered at church depots will be sorted at 4 Central Station Federated Women’s Club Rooms Municipal Auditorium. A separate two day drive at Pantex Village collected clothing today after starting Saturday.
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Amarillo
United National Clothing Collection
Central Station
Federated Women’s Club
Municipal Auditorium
Pantex Village
Seek Donations for Neg ro Preacher Fire Victim
Donations of clothing and furniture were asked today for Rev. Robert Criss a black preacher who lost his fire room home at 1712 North Washington in a February fire. Contact Rev. J L Langston at 106 North Hughes or phone 2 0967 to contribute.
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Robert Criss
North Washington
J. L. Langston
North Hughes
Aggie Dean Guest at Former Students Club Meeting
C N Shepardson dean of agriculture at Texas A and M will speak at the weekly meeting of former students tonight at 7 in the Capitol Hotel. He formerly led the dairy husbandry department and was named dean after E J Kyle resigned to become ambassador to Guatemala. He is in the Panhandle for the Plainview dairy show and A M roundup at 5 30 Wednesday afternoon.
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Texas A. & M
C. N. Shepardson
School of Agriculture
Capitol Hotel
Dean Shepardson
Plainview
Show Grounds
Campbell goes on trial in Wellington for theft charges
Mrs. R. H. Campbell stands trial in Wellington with George McCarthy as her attorney. Her husband has multiple sentences from prior similar charges. Authorities recovered thousands of dollars worth of clothing, jewelry, and electrical appliances after the arrest.
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George McCarthy
Wellington
R. H. Campbell
Dalas
Vandals Shoot Out Transformers at Three City Wells
Amarillo city officials report three transformers at water wells on the McDonald site were shot out with high powered rifles. City manager A. P. Hancock warned the act threatens water supply and may create a shortage. FBI agents were informed.
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Amarillo
FBI
A. P. Hancock
McDonald Site
J C Rice Freed From Japs Comes Home
Mrs J C Rice of Shamrock Oil and Gas Co and Sunray employee left for El Paso to join her husband freed from a Japanese prison in Manila after three years as a civilian prisoner. He arrived in San Francisco with 800 others. 2 700 more heading to the U S from the Philippines.
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J. C. Rice
Shamrock Oil and Gas Co
Sunray
el Paso
Philippines
San Francisco
Rice
Manila
MacArthur
French
States
Campaign for Safer Car Brakes Initiative Planned
The International Association of Chiefs of Police leads a nationwide brake emphasis program from April 15 to June 1, urged by President Roosevelt. Police will check brakes on passenger cars only after violations or accidents, noting a 30 percent rise in accidents caused by defective brakes and calling car owners to test brakes promptly.
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Roosevelt
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Polk Ivy
Highway Patrol
Tommy Thomas
City Traffic Department
J H Whisenant Services Arranged
Funeral services for Joseph Henry Whisenant 63 will be held at 4 PM at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Rev E F Cook of Glennwood Baptist Church to conduct. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
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Joseph Henry Whisenant
Highland
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
E. F. Cook
Glennwood Baptist Church
Llano Cemetery
Dusty Skies Ahead As Winds Stir In New Mexico
The bureau says wind speeds may reach about 40 miles per hour this afternoon and tomorrow. Dust will loosen in New Mexico this afternoon causing a spring haze here. Tomorrow expect dust plus rising clouds and a slight drop in temperatures. Last night’s low reached 50 degrees, the highest early winter low this season. Yesterdays high was 83.
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Bureau
New Mexico
Church Unity Lectures By Interfaith Leaders On Army Posts
Three religious leaders from the National Conference of Christians and Jews will lecture at Amarillo Field and other Army installations Monday through Saturday. Rabbi S. E. Starrell Dr. Joe Z. Tower and Father Vincent Mc Callum speak 15 minutes daily at Arena No. 3 on postwar unity among Christians and Jews.
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National Conference of Christians and Jews
Amarillo Field
Eighth Service Command
S. E. Starrell
Joe Z. Tower
Vincent McCallum
J. B. Pryor
Ralph K. Wheeler
Arena No. 3
John V. McCallum
Philadelphia
Visitation
Northeast Catholic
la Salle
St. John’s Seminary
Little Rock
Ark
St. John’s Church
Terrell
Texas
St. Peter's Church
Mineola
Brooklyn N. Y
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
University of London
London
Albert Albuquerque
N. M
University of New Mexico
Joel Tower
Douglasville
Tex
Baylor University
College of Pharmacy
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tower
Hospital Corps of the Navy
First Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
Local Recruiters Win Navy Award in Dallas
Amarillo Navy Recruiting Station leaders Chief H F Longabach and John C Oldham received a special Navy award at Dallas ceremonies for recruiting 133. Comdr Dan Henry praised the pair and the trophy depicts the battleship Pennsylvania under steam, part of the Keep on the Alert contest.
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H. F. Longabach
John C. Oldham
Amarillo
Dallas
Dan Henry
North Texas
Pennsylvania
Longview
Longabach
Oldham
Navy
White Rock Lake
Funeral services for Milton D Arthur infant
Funeral services for Milton David Arthur 19 months old grandson of Mr and Mrs T E B Turpin 912 North Cleveland will be held tomorrow at 2 pm in Griggs Chapel The baby was killed April 2 in an automobile accident near Palm Springs California Also in the accident were his father and mother Staff Sgt and Mrs Milton D Arthur Rev H A Somerville will officiate Burial will be in Llano Cemetery
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Milton David Arthur
T. EB. Turpin
North
Cleveland
Griggs Chapel
Palm Springs
Cal
Milton D. Arthur
H. A. Somerville
Llano Cemetery
Lloyds Policy Holders Unaffected by Member Insolvency
No holder of an insurance policy with Lloyds of London has ever lost a cent through a member's insolvency. The statement underscores Lloyds' financial protection framework and confidence in policyholder security amid member failures.
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Lloyd’s of London
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