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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1943
Page
2
Reader seeks finder for Lost item on Washington bus
A reader reports a lost item on a Washington bus and asks the finder to contact 8397. Please call if you have information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Will
Dog reward offered for return of pet
A note from H B White of the U S Navy offering five boxes of shells as a reward for information leading to the return of a lost dog. The writer mentions long service and being away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. White
U. S. Navy
Aviators Arrive for Southwest Aviation Conference
Reservations piled in for the two day Southwestern Aviation Conference opening at 9 tomorrow. Events include welcomes by Mayor Joe Jenkins, talks, luncheons, and a banquet at the Herring Hotel with officials from government, industry, and chambers of commerce in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Aviation Conference
Herring Hotel
Chambers of Commerce
Southwest
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Joe Jenkins
Jack Cunningham
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Hotel
Leatherneck Remembers Pearl Harbor Sgt Linwood Jones recalled Pearl Harbor aboard USS Tennessee and the Arizona ordeal
Sgt Linwood B Jones of Lufkin Texas remembers Pearl Harbor while serving with Marines in the Aleutians He described the panic during the attack the pie galley incident and the empty ammunition barge near the West Virginia and Arizona He later earned sharpshooter and bayonet qualifications and plans to return to Lufkin to resume Future Farmers of America activities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Leatherneck
Aleutians
U. S. S. Tennessee
Linwood B. Jones
Lufkin
Jones
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Japan
United States
San Diego
America
You Can't Squall With Mouth Shut
In Amarillo Field two boys argued over a penny in a gum ball. One refused to share and was hit with a rolled Sunday newspaper. The winner confiscated the gum and said the other would be “okay in a minute” as crying began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Field
Navy Seeks Men of Officer Caliber in Amarillo
Lieut E W Nippert of the Office of Naval Officer Procurement will interview prospective enlistees at the Herring Hotel Amarillo Tuesday 8 00 to 8 00 PM and Wednesday noon to 8 00 PM Engineers of civil electrical mechanical chemical and general disciplines are needed for commissions age 21 to 50. Also sought are college grads under 30 or men over 30 with two degrees or two good business records chaplains and Supply Corps candidates. Interviewing HQ at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
E. W. Nippert
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Temperature to drop to twenty tonight with strong winds
The forecast shows steady cooling through today to about 20 degrees by tonight. Last night’s low was 34 and 32 at 11 o’clock this morning, while winds at about 25 miles per hour add to the chill. Robert E Seer is noted as a Southern general who began as an Army engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Seer
Newton Case Postponed in Cameron Hearing
The criminal appeals hearing for Dr. W. R. Newton of Cameron, serving seven years for assault to murder over the 1942 Littlefield shooting, is postponed to January 6. Mrs. W. R. Newton’s trial is set for the January term of the 64th district court, with Judge Russell noting a potential date after January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. R. Newton
Cameron
H. M. Lafont
Newton
Lamb County
Littlefield
Roy Hunt
Dr. Hunt
Best Foot Forward Opens Tonight at Amarillo College
The Amarillo College Players present Cecil Holm’s three act comedy Best Foot Forward in the College Auditorium tonight at 8:30 with a dress rehearsal completed. The cast includes Denney Plumlee r Sterling Curry Carlos Hinkamp Kent Webster Billy Miller and others plus Mary Elizabeth Browning and Euna Rue Oldfather. The show runs again tomorrow night and centers on a high school danceplot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College Players
Cecil Holm
Denney Plumleer
Sterling Curry
Carlos Hinkamp
Kent Webster
Billy Miller
Folsom D. Jackson
Herman Bergman
Euna Rue Oldfather
Maxine Deastn
Lucy Mae Ratliff
Ruth Ann Harrison
Denney Plumlree
H. L. Robinson
Don Clark
Roy Ann Cullum
Bill Ingerton
Jimmie Lee Speer
Mary Elizabeth Browning
Dollar-a-Year Men Get Raise in Pay
E. Byron Singleton, Potter County Red Cross chair and state ward sales assistant, received a government salary raise. The four percent increase applied to dollar-a-year men, adding four cents to his 1943 service pay, amid rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L E. Byron Singleton
Potter County
American Red Cross
Ward Sales
Singleton
Congress
Bridge Fans Warned Against Trick Hands
Bridge fans are warned to watch for trick hands at the USC Auditorium during the weekly tournament. The article recalls a five club bid fiasco last Wednesday where most players failed, noting spades five hearts queen ten two diamonds ace king clubs four king jack ten eight six two. USC officials expect larger crowds and offer free entry with trophies for weekly winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USC
Funeral today for Murrell S. Dice aviation executive
Funeral services will be held in Belton for Murrell S. Dice flight operations manager at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Plant who died in an automobile crash last Wednesday on the Fort Worth Dallas highway. He was a WWI flyer with 24 600 hours of flying time and a close friend of Maj Gen Jimmy Doolittle. He is survived by his widow one daughter and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Murrell S
Don” Dice
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Plant
Fort Worth-Dallas
Maude Dice
Dixie Dice Amarillo
Stormer
Delta Airlines
Consolidated
Dice
Jimmy Doolittle
Fort Worth
Band Parents To Meet At Amarillo High Tonight
The Amarillo High School Band Parents Association will meet at 8 o clock tonight in the band room of the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School Band Parents Association
Tack
U.S. Livestock Prices Reported From Chicago And Kansas City
Markets show hogs steady to uneven with top quotes around 13.55 to 13.75 for various weights. Cattle and calves move unevenly with good slaughter steers around 12.00 to 16.60 and feeder stock mixed. Kansas City totals note slow trading with prices down for some classes and significant volumes of cattle and calves offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City
USDA
Lost Gifts and Personal Notices From Local Shopper
A boy, 13, asks for calls about three wrapped gifts at Harry Hollands for Christmas and two boys pajamas size 18 lost at Grand Silver Store on December 1. Calls requested to 4109 and 2 4142. Also a Social Security card found at Ross Hotel for Virginia Catherine Thomas. contact Holman Drug or Ross Hotel. An Odell seeks organizations to help mail Victrola records to service men. contact 800 Louisiana Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Silver
Virginia Catherin Thomas
Ross Hotel
Holman Drug
Louisiana Street
B. G. Odell
Thomsen Elected President of Amarillo Ministerial Alliance
Dr. R. Thomsen of First Presbyterian Church was elected president, succeeding Dr. A. D. Foreman Jr. Other officers include Rev. Leon M. Hill as first vice president, Rev. R. N. Huckabee as second vice president, Rev. Lloyd H. Jones as secretary, and Rev. E. R. Foster as treasurer, at the Polk Street Methodist Church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Thomsen
First Presbyterian Church
Amarillo
Lost key ring missing between National Shirt Shop and Leon Theater
Last Sunday afternoon a key ring with two car keys and one door key was lost between the National Shirt Shop and the Leon Theater. Finder is asked to contact the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
National Shirt Shop
Leon Theater
Trade seeks work and lost and found notices mix
Classified items include a floor waxer seeking contract work a keys found near a church a license plate found a person offering at home child care a watch loss and a clothing article loss with store mentions.
Young Teen Seeks Work Experience As Dish Washer
A 15 year old boy seeks employment and states no current schooling. He has dish washing experience and provides 800 Lincoln Street as contact for interested employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Lincoln Street
Zipper Purse Lost and Dog for Adoption Downtown
A little girl lost her red zipper purse downtown Saturday and asks the finder to call 2 1498. She also offers a friendly chow dog for a good home to a boy who will treat it well. Address 20 percent North Harrison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerfield
Frances Reynolds
Harrison Street
Tack
Butch
Herman Gold
North
Reward For Missing Liver Spotted Pointer Dog
A letter from abroad asks help locating a liver spotted pointer reported missing near Thirty-sixth Avenue and Van Buren Street. The dog's collar bears the owners’ name and address, and it is a companion to the wife while the husband is overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Thirty-sixth Avenue
van Buren Street
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Gulf Oils Baeee
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Mid Cent Pet
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Union Carbide
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Harry Holland
M. L. Chapman
North East 9Th Avenue
Financial Industrial Fund
Dr. Thomsen
Ports Oyer & Cleaner
Ninth Avenue
Taylor Street
Globe News
Hughes Street
Rodgers
Anthony
Per
Howard McDonald
Maryland
John D. McBride, O. D
Optometrist
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National Cash Registers
National Cash Register Company
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