Dutch Underground Friends Reunite in Amarillo
Two Dutch natives who served in the underground during World War II met in Amarillo as friendly rivals in the tulip bulb trade. George Van Zonneveld of Sassenheim and Chris Segers of Lisse, who fought to escape German conscription, recalled their wartime roles and recent reunion at the Herring Hotel after Segers altered his trip from Lubbock.
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Globe
George van Zonneveld
Chris Segers
Amarillo
Holland
van Zonneveld Company
Sassenheim
Lisse
van Zanten Brosher
Hill
Waren Freeman
Freeman
Washington
van Zonneveld
Segers
Lubbock
Herring Hotel
Seger
Underground
Truck Line Reports Theft Of Tools This Morning
Operators of Magnolia Truck Line at 600 North East Second reported to police the theft of a tactograph valued at 92 dollars and mechanics wrenches worth 50 dollars. A tactograph is an instrument used by the truck driver.
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Magnolia
North East Second
Tulip merchant praises Texas and U.S. life in cross country visit
Seger contrasts life in his homeland with living by day in warehouses and night newsletter distribution. Van Zonneveld joins him in the same city for the first time, sharing travel routes and trade talk. Seger praises American wealth, car, radio, and Texas hospitality, noting Texans welcome buyers of his bulbs and the potential for growing tulips and mums.
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Seger
van Zonneveld
Texas
Bible Display Opens At Polk Street Methodist Church
Bibles from latest translations to earliest manuscripts are on display this week in the Polk Street Methodist Church foyer. The traveling exhibit, augmented by rare Bibles loaned by Amarillo citizens, was arranged by Frances Yows and J. B. Davis. The exhibit welcomes all interested visitors.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo
Frances Yows
J. B. Davis
Rites at Chapel For Bill Crow
Funeral services for William M. Crow were held in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel at 2 PM. Dr. E. Fincher officiated. Burial followed at Liane Cemetery. Survivors include a wife, three brothers, six sisters, two nephews and a niece. Crow lived in Amarillo 15 years, then moved to Lubbock to work for Kerr Paper Company. Australia now has 100 religions.
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William M
Bill”. Crow
Lubbock
Amarillo
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
FE. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Liane Cemetery
Don Tuttle
Jack Trimmier
D. Hobson
F. A. Hancock
Herschel Fulbright
Tommy Bradley
Crow
Kerr Paper Company
Funeral Held for Mrs Sabrina Jackson 89
Final rites conducted at Griggs & Sons Chapel for Mrs Sabrina Jackson age 89 of 3705 East Twelfth who died from burns after a gas stove incident. Survived by two sons Emmett and Horace Jackson a daughter Mrs C C Killion two sisters and seven grandchildren. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery with grandsons as pallbearers. Official inquiry found no foul play.
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Sabrina Jackson
East Twelfth
Burns
Griggs & Sons
Newton J. Robison
First Christian Church
Llano Cemetery
New Mexico
Amarillo
Jackson
Emmett
Horace Jackson
C. C. Killion
Columbia Holcomb
Fort Worth
Henry Palm
Albany
Injuries Fatal to Jacksonville Man
Lester O. Rivers 30, a Jacksonville resident, died yesterday at Veterans Administration Hospital from a broken neck suffered when a truck overturned near Parnell in Hall County three weeks earlier. He had come to Hall County two months ago to pick cotton. Funeral arrangements by Austin Funeral Home of Amarillo. Survivors include wife Juanita Rivers, mother Elizabeth Rivers, five sisters Lula Mae Williams, Leslie B. Nathaniel, Essie Lee Rivers, Lena Bell Rivers, Grace Rivers, and five brothers Billy Fey, L. C. Leon, Jimmy and Mike Rivers, all of Jacksonville.
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Lester O. Rivers
Veterans Administration Hospital
Rivers
Jacksonville
Parnell
Hall County
Austin Funeral Home
Amarillo
Juanita Rivers
Elizabeth Rivers
Lula Mae Williams
Leslie B. Nathaniel
Essie Lee Rivers
Lena Bell Rivers
Grace Rivers
Billy Fey
Jimmy
Mike Rivers
Dentists in Amarillo to hear telephone lecture on gum disease
Amarillo Dental Society members join 255 cities for a two hour talk on periodontal disease from University of Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago. Dentists meet at 6:30 PM at the Amarillo Hotel to listen by telephone, part two of a five part series. Dr. George Ingham presides and Dr. J B Landers Jr serves as secretary.
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Amarillo Dental Society
Chicago
University of Illinois College of Dentistry
Amarillo
University of Ilinois
George Ingham
J. B. Landers, Jr
Rites for Father of Mrs Lester Held in Hollis
Funeral services for J. W. Cole 77 of Hollis Oklahoma father of Mrs Barcie Lester of 3804 North East Eleventh were held Saturday in Hollis He died Thursday in Hollis Cole was a retired farmer Another daughter Mrs Raymond Wilcox lives in Dalhart
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J. W. Cole
Hollis
Okla
Barcie Lester
North East Eleventh
Cole
Raymond Wilcox
Dalhart
Lloyd Woofter Rites in Missouri
Funeral services for Lloyd Woofter 79 a former Amarillo resident were held in Marshfield Missouri after noon yesterday He died Friday The body goes to Las Vegas Nevada for burial He lived in Amarillo years worked on US Helium Plant and later in Las Vegas He had lived in Marshfield five years Surviving include his wife Alice C Wooster of Marshfield three daughters and a son Bruce Billy Woofter previously of Amarillo and Las Vegas Detective Department died March 8 in Las Vegas
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Lloyd Woofter
Amarillo
Marshfield
Las Vegas
Nev
Mr. Woofter
Bruce
Billy) Woofter
Billy Woofter
Amarillo High School
Woofter
Alice C. Wooster
Woofter Family Noted Across Several Cities
Mrs Clyde W Hudson and Mrs Gladys Greer of Amarillo and Mrs Mary Treat of San Jose Cal lead a list from the Woofter family. Four sons named Albert Blair Sheridan Joe and Ralph Woofter are identified in the US Merchant Marine and from Marshfield.
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Clyde W. Hudson
Gladys Greer
Amarillo
Mary Treat
San Jose
Cal
Albert Woofter
Blair Woofter
Sheridan
Wyo
Joe Woofter
Chicago
Ralph Woofter
Marshfield
Australia Welcomes 250000 New Residents Speaking 30 Languages
A wave of 250000 new residents in Australia speaks 30 different languages, reflecting the country’s diverse immigration landscape and multicultural integration efforts. The influx underscores rapid demographic shifts and the need for inclusive services across education, housing, and public programs.
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Australia
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By Bob Foight
Bill Crow
Mrs. Jackson
Richard
Fred
Charles
L. C. and
Quenton Killion
J. W. Hargrove
India
Tyler
Vy T
Ener
Lester
Syria
Zuetity
Belmont
Henley
Harvey's
Ath
OLD Forester
Bond
Echo Spring
Glenmore Silver
Sras
China
Kentucky Tavern
Tral Spirits
GREAM
Kentucky
Eggnog
Currier and Ives
Monroe
Fillmore
Missouri
Sale’s
POLK
Tabor Keeling
K & M Auto Service
Bill Moore
Gunn Bros. Thrift Stamps
Iarrison
Vero Advertising
Dnc
BRAY
John Ruskin
Amarillo Cigar CO
James E. Pepper
Bourbon
Glenmore
Calvert's
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