Air Mechanics To Graduate At Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo Army Air Field plans December 23 graduation for its first class of aviation mechanics. Brig. Gen. Julian B. Haddon will address the ceremony with Chaplain Virgil Cameron delivering the invocation. Graduates will be assigned to instructional roles, engineering programs, factories, or operational units as the field runs seven days a week.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Julian B Haddon
Virgil Cameron
Paul T. Hanley
America
Uncle Sam
Libya
Amarillo Field
Retired Railroad Man Dies Here
Claude Berry a 68 year old retired railroad man died in a local hospital. He spent 24 years with the Santa Fe Company and five with Fort Worth and Denver. Survivors include his wife three sons W A and Vernon Amarillo and Marvin Levelland three daughters Lona Jones Nadine Branson Compton Annie Mae King Amarillo three brothers E P Berry Claude Albert and Carl Berry Compton three sisters Vonnie Day Olesta Okla G R Arberry Compton and Dolly Gilbert California Funeral services set for 4 pm Saturday at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Rev C V Oldham officiating Burial Llano Cemetery The last sentence notes a population fact.
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Denver
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Amarillo
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Levelland
Lona Jones
Nadine Branson
Compton
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Annie Mae King
E. P. Berry
Claude
Albert
Carl Berry
Vonnie Day
Olesta
Okla
G. R. Arberry
Dolly Gilbert
California
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
C. V. Oldham
Llano
Secret Weapon in Desert War Shapes Modern Armament
An American officer urged a self propelling anti tank gun as the ultimate artillery asset in North Africa. The weapon mounted on a tank chassis and powered independently helped turn the El Alamein fight with Axis forces and boosted Allied morale. prisoners noted the new material aided victory. Side launches in narrow waters can tilt up to seventy degrees.
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Suez
Gazala
Egypt
el Alamein
Montgomery
Eighth
Afrika Korps
Bir Hacheim
Here's a Way To Play Santa
Citizens can adopt a needy Amarillo family by calling listed agencies including the American Red Cross the Catholic Welfare Bureau City-County Welfare Salvation Army Social Welfare Association and the State Department of Public Welfare to register the adoption. After selecting a family the Santa should call the Holiday Bureau to register and avoid duplications. Mrs. Fred DeCoster operates the bureau at 607 Taylor Street sponsored by the Council of Social Welfare and the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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American Red Cross
Catholic Welfare Bureau
Salvation Army
Social Welfare Association
State Department of Public Welfare
Council of Social Welfare
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fred DeCoster
Taylor Street
Ceremonies Planned to Welcome Major Jimmie Daley
Morning Chamber of Commerce meeting outlined events to honor Major Jimmie Daley of the American Eagle Squadron. A tentative welcome is set for December 28 with the final date tied to his homecoming and the major’s plans. His parents Mr and Mrs W J Daley were informed that the 23 year old officer would be home before Christmas.
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Jimmie Daley
Chamber of Commerce
W. J Daley
Chinese recapture Ho shueh in Shansi after counter attack
Chinese Central News Agency reports Chinese troops retook the town of Ho shueh on the Yangtze River in southeastern Shansi after three Japanese columns had captured it from the north. The Japanese entered Wednesday, but Chinese forces drove them out that night in a strong counter-attack.
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U.P
Hoshueh
Yangtze River
Shansi
Japan hears about praise the Lord song in war reports
Reports from Magna Utah describe how the tune praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition influenced Japanese prisoners and priests. The Rev Hugh C Craig notes that Japs misunderstood the words leading to tighter priest restrictions. A Catholic priest interned in Korea for seven months is mentioned. Knee length shorts are issued to U S troops in desert areas following British practice.
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Spitter Foams At Mouth Spooks Polk Street Merchants
A spitter at large on Polk Street haunts the 800 block, foaming at the mouth and ruining shop windows daily. Merchants say the white foam pours down windows and that the offender appears to spit high with little police progress in trapping him.
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Infant Henry K Lackey Dies In Amarillo Home
Douglas Wayne Lackey three months old son of Mr and Mrs Henry K Lackey died at 3600 North Fast Eighth Avenue this morning at 5 30 o clock The family moved to Amarillo from Fort Worth a month ago Surviving are two brothers Kenneth Alfred four and Earl Calvin two Funeral arrangements are pending Burial will be at Alvarado Texas
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Henry K. Lackey
Eighth Avenue
Lackey
Amarillo
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Mr. Lackey
Pantex
Kenneth Alfred
Earl Calvin
WPB Rulings Allow Wiring Switches for Stoves
The Office of War Information announced new WPB rules enabling households in gas houses with electric ranges to wire for electric stoves and those in wired houses but with gas ranges to get a gas connection installed instead of buying new stoves.
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Office of War Information
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Wife Appeals to Put Husband into Army for Five Children
A Baton Rouge wife with five children asks the government to compel her husband to enlist, offering to sign papers as needed. The family lacks income and beds, sleeping on the floor, prompting the plea to the local recruiting office. The item is reported alongside a separate note about a lost sugar ration card by a U.S. officer returning from Solomon Islands duty.
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Maxor Drug Co Applies to Move Liquor Permit Amarillo
Notice under the Texas Liquor Control Act states Maxor Drug Company Number 1 a retail liquor dealer at 500 West 16th Avenue has applied to the Texas Liquor Control Board to move to 710 West Sixteenth Avenue in Amarillo Potter County Texas dated December 17 1942 Clyde H Holtzclaw proprietor.
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Maxor Drug Company
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16Th Avenue
Texas Liquor Control Board
West Sixteenth Avenue
Amarillo
Potter County
Texas
Clyde H. Holtzclaw
Second Youth Draft Opens in Amarillo for 18-Year-Olds
The second round of draft registration begins today and runs through Thursday for men who turned 18 in September and October. Local boards operate from the old library at Sixth and Taylor, with Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce volunteers staffing the desk. Additional registrations for those turning 18 in November and December occur December 26 to 31, and those reaching 18 on or after January 1 1943 must register when they reach that age. Men aged 18 to 38 may apply for release to join the Navy, Coast Guard, or Marines if already registered, using Form 165 to be eligible for enlistment when branch quotas are open.
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Santa To Visit Soldiers Here At Amarillo Field
Soldiers at Amarillo Army Air Field will enjoy a full Christmas with a 20 foot tree and holiday decorations in mess halls. Special Service officers coordinate with general mess staff to serve a home style dinner featuring turkey oyster stew rolls and desserts plus a surprise package for every trooper.
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Army aviation students get new telephone center
Soldiers at Amarillo Army Air Field will gain a dedicated call center starting Sunday. Four booths provide comfortable seating, magazines, writing materials, and direct operator service for calling girlfriends and family. Payment is made at the counter after the call. The center is described as the first of its kind in the region. One fifth of Italy's shipping passes Genoa port.
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Markets report and livestock prices from Kansas City and Chicago
Livestock markets show hogs salable around 14.25 with modest gains, cattle steady to up slightly, and sheep higher in Kansas City. Chicago quotes hogs steady to 10c higher with top near 14.30, cattle mixed with best steers around 15.75, and lambs firm for buyers.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Street Fight Case Delayed In Jehovah's Witnesses Row
Reynolds M Gardner Amarillo attorney faces charges of disturbing the peace simple assault and destruction of sect booklet distribution after a street altercation with Jehovah's Witnesses. Trial paused due to absent material witness from Pantex. defense challenges date and counts. Newton Willis named special prosecutor.
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Gardiner
Oil Furnaces Burn Low Across Regions Amid Cold December
Thousands of oil furnaces in the Middle West and East burned low as one of the coldest Decembers on record. Eastern shortages stemmed from war time transport strain and military needs, while Middle West delays arose from federal rationing snarls. Officials moved to relieve the crisis with temporary measures.
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Allied advance traps through rough desert track near Wadi Matratin
Africa report notes Gen Montgomery's tactic hinged on a rough desert by pass to Wadi Matratin enabling a picked force to dodge mines and booby traps. Italian reports spoke of heavy fighting in the Sierte area, possibly near the Gulf of Sirte where Axis forces are retreating.
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Sirte
Lamb market trends show steady trade across classes
Prices listed for lambs and yearlings vary by grade with notably steady demand. Feeding lambs bring about 13.50 for 68 lb loads while good to choice ranges from 14.50 to 15.25 for lambs and 13.90 to 14.25 for yearlings. Lower grades fall to around 6.50 to 8.00. Also noted are minor shifts in the Financial Industrial Fund with liquidation bids near 1.40 to 1.54.
Prohibition Talk Raises War Wariness Across Nation
A judge explains the prohibition debate, warning that talk of banning liquor at Army camps and nationwide may escalate. He compares it to past failed efforts that fueled bootleg liquor, racketeers, and crime, urging focus on winning the war and avoiding new conflicts.
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