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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
6
The Elks Rodeo in Woodward Oklahoma, long a premier Wild West event, is canceled. Officials cite safety concerns and budgeting issues, ending a yearly tradition once among the world's largest rodeos. Local organizers vow to assess future plans.
Santa Fe chief petty officer Jesse B Briscoe, on furlough from the European theater, visits Amarillo and catches up with friends before returning to base. Numerous personnel changes and assignments across departments include Bennie Chavez promoted to sheet metal apprentice and Ray Crawford to machinist apprentice.
The Amarillo Globe plan for a local event was cancelled this year due to a son Glenn serving as a seaman first class during wartime and transportation shortages. Glenn and others wrote that a reunion may be revived in 1945 as conditions improve.
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