Patriots Day recalls Lexington and Concord battles
Patriots Day marks the first battles of the American Revolution. The article recalls the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, the heavy fighting at North Bridge, and the British retreat toward Charlestown. It notes American casualties and the start of the siege of Boston, with Lexington in Middlesex County, Mass. as the memorial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Massachusetts
Lexington and
Concord
Europe
Boston
Minutemen
Lexington
Pitcairn
North Bridge
Meriam’s Corner
Reading
Charlestown
Middlesex County
Mass
Burial of Ernie Pyle Amid Ie Island Honors
Ernie Pyle will be buried with simple military honors on Ie Island beside GI Joel and fellow comrades. Army Chaplain N B Saucier will officiate at 11 A M local time. Pyle was killed during the Ie island action as part of the 10th Army landing efforts.
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IE Island
Ryukyus
Ernie Pyle
GI Joel
N. B. Saucier
Joffeyville
Miss
U. S
Pearl Harbor
10Th Army
Ernie
Joseph B. Coolidge
Helena
Ark
Coolidge
Pyle
Pigeons and Starlings Rival Custodian in Milwaukee
John Messmer courthouse custodian invites suggestions to solve a pest problem. Pigeons were driven off by an invasion of starlings, but after relief the pigeons returned. He had greased roosts to deter the birds, then faced a renewed pigeon infestation despite initial relief.
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Milwaukerf
John Messmer
Messmer
Camouflaged Vestments Worn by Navy Chaplain at Iwo Jima
Lieut. (j.g.) Larry Byrne of the U. S. Navy Chaplain Corps appeared in a camouflage chasuble made from ponchos during action at Iwo Jima. He says it may be the first camouflaged priestly vestment and notes a Vatican dispensation was needed. He previously served at St. John Bosco school in Bellflower California, and resides in St. Paul Minnesota.
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Coast Guard
Two Jima
J.g
Larry Byrne
U. S. Navy Chaplain Corps
Byrne
Vatican
St. John Bosco School
Bellflower
Cal
St. Paul
Minn
Radio Schedule Mix From Amarillo KGNC KFDA Listings
Broadcast grid lists KGNC and KFDA programming across day parts with NBC CBS and ABC content. Notable items include News by air segments, music variety shows, comedy, drama, Western and musical programs, and morning and afternoon lineups featuring Abbott and Costello, Fred Waring, Bob Crosby, and The Guiding Light among others.
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NBC
KFDA
CBS
KGNC
Johnny Johnston
Raymond Gram
Kaltenborn
MBS Dance Orchestra
Blue Opa
Earl Godwin Blue
CBS Suspense
Lum
Curt Massey
Sammy Kaye
CBS News
Major Bowes
MBS
Gabriel Heatter
Bob Burns
ABC
Spotlient
Corliss Archer
Alfred Antonini
Fred Waring
US Navy
Anita Ellis
March of Time
Rudy Vallee
Larry Douglas
Ore Blue
Lora Lawton
Jemima Blue
Joyce Jordan
Tom Brenaman
Hollywood
Gil Martyns
David Harum
Jack Berch
Judy and
Jane
Glamour Manor
Alr
Keda Bert Levy
LSC
Ethel and Albert
Battle of Wits
Trade Wind Tavern
Bankhage
Sons of Pioneers
NBCU
Stella Dallas
Lorenzo Jones
Young Widder Brown
Portia
FBI
Cimarron Tavern
Page Jarrell
Hop Harrigan
Blue
Parker Willison
Hic
Terry and the Pirates
NBC News
Quincy Howe
Chick Carter
Dick Tracy
Jimmy Carroll
Jack Armstrong
Sally Moore
Wes Izzard
Lowell Thomas
CBS World News
Tom Miz
Amarillo Public Hearing on Zoning Change 1945
City Commission of Amarillo Texas will hold a public hearing at 8:00 PM on Tuesday May 1 1945 in the City Hall Council Chamber. The meeting considers rezoning 1300 East 13th Avenue Lot 1 Block 453 Mirror Addition from E Apartment Area to D Retail Area per the Official Zoning Map. City Secretary Katheryne Burwell announces.
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City Commission
City of
Amarillo
Texas
18Th Avenue
Washington Street
Council
Flynn
Lakeview Addition
Flynn Addition
San Jacinto Heights
Katheryne Burwell
Amarillo Zoning Hearings Set For May 1 1945
Public hearings before the Amarillo City Commission at City Hall discuss rezoning multiple parcels. Plans include changing 1001 03 05 West 18th Avenue and surrounding lots from C RETAIL to D RETAIL, and adjusting 1007 West 18th Avenue and 609 Mississippi Street from B DWELLING and Residential to D RETAIL.
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West 18Th Avenue
Frontline Memoir Excerpt Records Fatal Wounding of Soldier Ernie
A veteran recalls a fatal front line moment when a burst hit. Ernie lay dead with a bullet in his left temple just under his helmet. He had described life up there as simple and devoid of jealousy.
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Ernie
Shriners to Learn Square Dancing At Khiva Temple
Amarillo Shriners and wives will brush up on square dancing under Cecil Hefley from 7:30 to 8:30 this evening. Regular bi monthly dance night at Khiva Temple, with Art Miller as entertainment chairman predicting a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Cecil Hefley
Khiva Temple
Art Miller
Houston Telephone Strike Called Off
Houston long distance service returned to normal after a settlement of an operator dispute that threatened a walkout of 600 workers. About 200 to 300 operators who did not report for work yesterday were back on their desks following an agreement among union representatives workers and management officials last night. The company pledged not to import additional operators from other cities until the grievance is satisfactorily handled under the bargaining agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
U.P
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Nature
America
Agricultural Extension Service
Your State University
Swift & Company
Patterson Guest at Adams Address. Okinawa Marine Believed Missing
Union reports Mrs. Cora Patterson of Pampa staying with Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Mace at 806 B Adams for the rest of the week. B R Jones Jr, a Marine in the Second Division, has been in the armed forces since June 11 and is believed by his parents to be on Okinawa at present.
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Cora Patterson
Pampa
P. F. Mace
B. R. Jones, Jr
B. R. Jones
Taylor
Okinawa
Idaho Wool Growers Bulletin
U.S.D.A
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D! Scholls
John Parker
Buckman
U. S. Navy
John Barry
Edward
Chesapeake
Theodore Bailey
San Blas
Mexico
Shiloh
Grant
Lee County
Austin
John D. McBride
Optometrist
el Paso
T. M. Montgomery
Oliver Eakle
RADIO
St Marallo
Tex
Plate Glass Boiler
Alliea
Surciary Insurance
1300 East 13Th Avenue
Mississippi ST
W. J. Morris Agency
Insurance and Bonds
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Amarillo, Texas
Herbert W. Beck
C.S. B
San Francisco, California
The
Mother Church
Boston, Massachusetts
Taylor Street
F. F. Ferrin
Swine Division
University of Minnesota
Union
A. L. Edmundson
Said
IS ON
Pation
Shoe Department
Polk
EM. Simpson
Agricultural Research Dept
H. R. Smith
National Livestock Loss Prevention Board
U.S
United States
Earth
Russia
Argentina
Brazil
India
A. L. Miskimon
Wellsville
Kans
Martha Logan
New England
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