Spanish Club elects officers at Amarillo High
Los Viajeros, Amarillo High School Spanish Club, met on Monday and elected Ginger Owens as president Virginia Zollars as vice president Dorothy Bradford as secretary De Courcy Scott as treasurer and Leroy Carver as sergeant at arms. It also notes 83 students in Miss Cora Russell’s classes subscribed to La Luz bi monthly newspaper.
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Los Viajeros
Amarillo High School
Ginger Owens
Virginia Zollars
Dorothy Bradford
de Courcy Scott
Sergeats
Leroy Carver
Cora Russell
la Luz
Over Billion Bet on Horses
Horse race betting reached 1.126 billion dollars in 1944 across 17 states led by New York with 410 million wagered. Tax revenue from betting totaled 55.97 million, up from 32.42 million a year earlier as states nationwide saw heightened wagering.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Continental
United States
Associated Press
Mutual
Florida
Delaware
Wagering Season Shows Louisiana Dip Amid Higher Handle
The report notes a gain in total wagering with Louisiana as the only state showing a decrease. The 1944 season ran nine days shorter than 1943, totaling 65 days and $9,862,629 in handle, compared with 74 days and $10,014,476 a year earlier.
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Louisiana
Defenders Highlight Local Servicemen in Training and Awards
John M. Cunningham 21 of 2119 Lipscomb St begins Naval indoctrination at Great Lakes. Ensign James Hamilton, son of Mrs Lulu Hamilton, recently commissioned in Naval Reserve and designated naval aviator at Pensacola. Pvt Ray Daniel selected for electronics course at Harvard after Weather Service duty in Coolidge Arizona. Lt Rex Daniel, twin, commissioned navigator in Air Forces. Sgt Lawrence J Silvey 20 earns Distinguished Flying Cross for Eighth Air Force missions. wife Fulvia Y Silvey at 909 Louisiana St. Sgt Thomas C Mott Jr of Pleasant Valley reports arrival overseas with Army Supply Ordnance in Assam, India.
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John M. Cunningham
John E. Cunningham
Lipscomb Street
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
James Hamilton
Lulu Hamilton
North West
Third Avenue
Naval Reserve
Naval Air Training Bases
Pensacola
Fla
Ensign Hamilton
Ray Daniel
Bruce Daniel
Harrison Street
Harvard University
Daniel
Weather Service
Coolidge
Ariz
Harvard
Rex Daniel
Air Forces
Thomas C. Mott, Jr
Tom Mott
Pleasant Valley
Supply Ordnance
Army
Assam Province
India
Back From Pacific Ira E Foster Home From Navy Duty
Ira Earl Foster aviation radio man second class son of Jess B Foster 1014 Alabama Street is home after ten months duty in the Pacific He is now stationed at New Orleans Foster is a member of the Navy Big Boat Air Squadron and a veteran of combat against Nazis and Japs.
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Ira Earl Foster
Jess B. Foster
Alabama Street
Pacific
New Orleans
Foster
Navy
Big Boat
Servicemen Return, Award Winners Highlight Local Navy and Air Force News
Hershel V Wilkerson spends a 30 day leave with wife Ruth at 706 A Virginia Street after a year overseas with a Seabee battalion in Scotland England and France. He trained at Camp Perry and Camp Endicott and will report back to Endicott after leave. Gerald F Harvey earns the Air Medal from his advanced base in Italy with the 15th Air Force, serving five months as a B 17 top turret gunner with three years in service. He trained at Amarillo Field Kingman and Tampa and previously worked in Cincinnatus New York. Robert Smith of 3600 Taylor Street begins apprentice seaman training at the U S Maritime Service Training Station Catalina Island California.
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Hershel V. Wilkerson
Ruth Wilkerson
Virginia Street
Wilkerson
Scotland
England
France
Camp Perry
Camp Endicott
R. I. Wilkerson
Seabees
Steffens Ice Cream Company
Lullian Wilkerson
Altus
Oklo
Gerald F. Harvey
Pauline Harvey
Tennessee Street
Italy
15Th Air Force
Amarillo Field
Kingman
Ariz
Tampa
Fla
Army Air Forces
Harvey
Cincinnatus
N. Y
Robert Smith
Taylor Street
U. S. Maritime Service Training Station
Catalina Island
Calif
Radio School Graduate Joins Overseas Air Forces Duty
Pvt. Henry N. Chowning son of Mr and Mrs H N Chowning 212 North East Fifth Avenue has graduated from Scott Field radio school Army Air Forces Training Command He is Amarillo High School graduate and a former radio technician now qualified as radio operator mechanic for overseas duty
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Henry N. Chowning
H. N. Chowning
North East
Fifth Avenue
Scott Field
Army Air Forces Training Command
Amarillo High School
Air Medal Presented to Maj Winston Brown in Abilene
Maj Winston Brown son of Mrs Florence Brown 1007 Monroe Street received the Air Medal at Abilene Army Air Field where stationed for action in the Southwest Pacific He has two years overseas and also holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and Silver Star Seaman Second Class Paul L Mangold serves as gunner with Navy amphibious forces in the South Pacific The gunner trained at San Diego and Treasure Island and worked as an explosive driver at Pantex before enlistment Lt Charles L Wagner newly commissioned in the Quartermaster Corps after 17 weeks at Camp Lee Va He is the son of Mr and Mrs ee J Wagner 1723 Monroe Street Mrs Margaret Wagner his wife resides at 2902 Jackson Street Lt Dale Foreman B 17 co pilot with Eighth Air Force England has an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal for meritorious achievement on combat missions over Europe He is 21 son of Mr and Mrs A D Foreman 3708 East Thirteenth Avenue Amarillo High School and Amarillo College graduate
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Fulvia Y. Silvey
Louisiana Street
Winston Brown
Florence Brown
Monroe Street
Abilene Army Air Field
Southwest Pacific
Paul L. Mangold
Navy
South Pacific
San Diego
Treasure Island
Calif
Pantex
Mangold
Paul, Jr
Jimmy
Phyllis Jean
Pierce Street
Charles L. Wagner
Camp Lee
Quartermaster Corps
Ee J. Wagner
Margaret Wagner
Jackson Street
Dale Foreman
Eighth Air Force
England
Europe
Foreman
A. D. Foreman
East
Thirteenth Avenue
Amarillo High School
Amarillo
Sergeant Aldridge Returns on 30 Day Amarillo Furlough
Veteran of 26 months in the Southwest Pacific, Sgt. C. E. Aldridge arrives in Amarillo for a 30 day furlough before reassignment. He visited his sister Mrs. Marcelene Teague and mother Mrs. C. E. Aldridge Sr. in Lefors and Fort Worth connections emerge from his wartime service and Masonic Home ties.
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Southwest Pacific
C. E. Aldridge
Amarillo
Marcelene Teague
West Tenth
Lefors
Aldridge
New Georgia
Guadalcanal
Guam
Marshalls
New Hebrides
Masonic
W. D. Aldridge, Jr
W. D. Aldridge
Dumas
Cabot Company
Arvie Dumas Held On Burglary Charge
Arvie Dumas is jailed on a burglary charge connected to entering the John I. Howard home at 703 Buchanan Bond. Bail was set at $1,000.
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Arvie Dumas
Arvie D. Dumas
John I. Howard
Buchanan
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