Seek Men for Burial Service in World War II
World War II veterans in the Army Enlisted Reserve may enter active duty for six months to one year to provide escorts and ceremonies for fallen comrades being returned from overseas. Enlistments are voluntary and selective, with full pay in current grades. Quotas depend on duties required. contact Captain Safford at the US Army offices in the Post Office Building for details.
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Army
Pyrene Safford
Amarillo
Safford
United States
US Army
City park workers fertilize Will Rogers and East Parks
City park workers spread fertilizer at Will Rogers Park and East Park as Mark Miles city park superintendent confirms. Bivins, Oliver Eakle and Sanborn Parks have already been fertilized this winter.
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City Park
Will Rogers Park
East Park
Mark Miles
Bivins
Oliver Eakle
Sanborn
Letter From Finland a Coat Finds Its Way Home
A long letter from Fouva Aino Turpeinen Kannenkoshki in Finland describes a coat given by Mrs. H McCraney of Minneapolis and mailed via neighbor Mrs. Fox to a Red Cross aid event. The note reveals life as a Karelean refugee, with family, poverty, and longing for connection, ending with greetings to an American recipient.
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Charles McCraney
Bonham
Charles
H. McCraney
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs. Craney
Finland
Red Cross
Karelian
Helsinki
Saarijarvi
Kaija Orvakki
Katherine Pansy
Gog
Taru
Fouva Aino Turpeinen Kannenkoshki
Pitkajarvi
Vassan Laani
Suomi
Europe
Last-Minute Requests to Santa Claus
Amari llo youngsters write to Santa with Christmas desires ranging from a typewriter and dolls to an ironing board and toy trains. The letters list many specific gifts including a wind-up fire truck, a two-wheel bicycle, a football helmet, and a Texan gun set, reflecting hopes for holiday cheer.
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Santa Claus
Amarillo
Santa
Ann Brinkman
Route 1
Rose Marie Lawson
Johnson
Paulette Sullivan
North Roosevelt
Barbara Ann Latimer
Kentucky
Sharon Keilman
Karleen Hibbs
North Hayes
Wanda
Sandra Massey
Buchanan
Jewell
Betty Sue Hill
Lynn Reynolds
Bonham
Patricia Ann Buzzard
Jemima
Donnie Vinez
Joel Cole
Monon man jailed for purse snatching with high fine
Monon Indiana police arrested William O Kelley 24 for stealing a woman's purse containing 20 cents. He was fined 510 dollars and sentenced to 180 days at the state farm.
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Monon
Ind
U.P
William O. Kelley
State Farm
Twelve Die in Plane Crash near Davis-Monthan Field
At Davis-Monthan Field in Tucson a B-29 bound for Jamaica crashed minutes after takeoff killing twelve of twenty crew. An Army board of inquiry will investigate the cause as witnesses report the craft broke up in flames five miles southwest of the base.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Field
Maj
D. D. Burke
Army Board of
Davis- Monthan
Vernam Field
Jamaica
Arizona Highway
Walter Sheets
Snowy Haired Man Sentenced to 20 Days in Stockade
An Atlanta man with white hair received 20 days in the stockade after crawling under a house to sleep. He told the judge to “make it 100 days if you want to,” saying he had no place to go.
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Atlanta
Armistice veteran shoots 40-pound lynx on Mt Pattaquatuck
Raymond Smart, a war veteran who lost an arm, shot and killed a 40 pound lynx on Mount Pattaquatuck near Palmer Massachusetts. The incident was reported by United Press.
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Palmer
Mass
Raymond Smart
Mt. Pattaquatuck
Court Recommends Brotherly Love
Chicago judge Michael Tremko sentenced two brothers in a case of mutual assault. He broke from strict law to urge family guidance, telling their mother to bring them up with more care. The men are Joseph Pecak, 30, and Matthews Pecak, 32.
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Chicago
Michael Tremko
Joseph Pecak
Matthews
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American ‘Wonderland
Kannonkoski
Olga Ovaskainen
Lakomaki
Vaason Laani
Pro*luray Investment CO
Marillo, Texas
Raef Bros., Butane & Appliances
St. Francis and Umbarger
Tex
Cay T the Builders
Gerty
Armstrong
Nairn
W. 7Th St
Sanitas Congo
Garity
WilEs Day
Dekcember
Hall Company
Taylor
Court House
Canadian Club
Walker's Deluxe
West Éth
Court
Ane Guenanan
Ol’ Vernon
Oriental Cleaners
Vernon Hancock
Fate
Polk
Elec
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