Navy Discharges 10 Amarillo Men
Ten Amarillo men have been discharged from the Navy returning to civilian life. William Elwyn Garrett, wife at 501 Tennessee, aviation electronics technician's mate second class, enlisted in October 1943 and discharged from New Orleans. Daniel B. McEwan, 504 Monroe, discharged at Shoemaker California as fireman first class. Norman separation center in Oklahoma discharged eight men including Garfield Eugene Turner boatswain's mate first class and Alfred Lee Woods 1302 Johnson.
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Navy
Amarillo
William Elwyn Garrett
Tennessee
Naval Separation Center
New Orleans
Garrett
Daniel B. McEwan
Monroe
Shoemaker
Cal
Norman, Okla
Garfield Eugene Turner
Johnson
Alfred Lee Woods
Notable Navy and Army Radio and Machinist Ratings Listed
A list of service members with ratings and home addresses appears: aviation radio technician first class at 806 Travis. J. P. Jones electrician's mate third class at 812 Mississippi. Harlie Dale Gordon aviation radio man third class at 108 Wayside Drive. Tim Beavers motor machinist's mate second class. Prather Burnett Spradling motor machinist's mate third class at 1604 Jackson. William Hicks Curtis watertender third class at 2418 Buchanan. William P. Fleming seaman first class Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
J. P. Jones
Mississippi
Harlie Dale Gordon
Wayside Drive
Tim Beavers
Army Tech Village
Prather Burnett Spradling
Jackson
William Hicks Curtis
Buchanan
William P. Fleming
Route 1
Kemper Military School Students Arrive Home
Three Amarillo boys attending Kemper Military School in Boonville Missouri returned home for Christmas. They are Jerry D. Bush son of J S Bush 3303 Van Buren John O Hunter son of Roy O Hunter 4214 West Eleventh and Eugene E Harper son of Maj and Mrs Henry H Harper 1913 B Hayden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Kemper Military School
Boonville
Jerry D. Bush
J. S. Bush
van Buren
John O. Hunter
Roy O. Hunter
West Eleventh
Eugene E. B. Harper
Henry H. Harper
Hayden
Warehouses and Freight Lines To Close For Christmas
Warehouses, motor freight lines and many wholesale houses will close next Monday December 24 through Christmas Day according to Jack Squires chair of the Coordination Committee of the Amarillo Traffic Club. The announcement extends the Christmas holidays from the close of business Saturday until Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Squires
Amarillo
Aggie Exes See Film of Game With University
Al Morgan of the Amarillo A M Club said the team was beaten as in the field after watching a film of the Texas A M versus Texas University football game in College Station played November 29. Film arrival surprised members and the club postponed officer elections until after Christmas, moving the next meeting to after Christmas Day.
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Aggie
al Morgan
Amarillo
Texas A. & M
Texas A. & M.-Texas University
College Station
Three Die In Head-On Wreck Near Gallup New Mexico
The weekend crash near the New Mexico Arizona line claimed three lives. Betty Stein 35 Topeka Kansas died from injuries after Seaman First Class Alfred Rishell 19 Fort Blanchard Pennsylvania and Pvt Floyd Francis Miller Hamilton city Ohio also perished following the collision and hospital stay.
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Gallup
N. M
U.P
New Mexico-Arizona
Betty Stein
Topeka
Kan
Alfred Rishell
Fort Blanchard
Floyd Francis Miller
Hamilton
Coffman Family Holiday Visit in Antlers Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Dealous Coffman and son Jerry of Blankenship Dairy spend holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs D C Coffman in Antlers Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Dealous Coffman
Jerry
Blankenship Dairy
Mrs
D. C. Coffman
Antlers
Okla
Traffic Club Christmas Luncheon Planned at Capitol Hotel
Traffic Club members meet tomorrow at noon for a Christmas luncheon. Wayne O Keefe leads an program on safety with a traffic hazards film and safety sidelights. J L Brundage notes membership open to carriers shippers and receivers, especially receivers division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traffic Club
Capitol Hotel
Wayne O'Keefe
J. L. Brundage
Brundage
Chaplain Capt Horace Frerking Visits Amarillo
Captain Horace Frerking former Trinity Lutheran pastor returns from 22 months of Air Transport Command duty in Newfoundland to Amarillo on terminal leave. He preached at the fifth anniversary dedication of the new Lutheran church at Twelfth and Taylor before departing for Concordia Missouri to join his wife and three children. Frerking served from 1928 until 1942 when he entered the Chaplain Reserve Corps and plans to resume ministry after resting from active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Frerking
Trinity Lutheran Church
Amarillo
New Lutheran Church
Twelfth and
Taylor
Concordia
Frerking
Chaplain’s Reserve Corps
Newfoundland
Air Transport Command
Newfound
ATC
Europe
Entrepid Plays Key Role in Pacific Campaigns
Navy radar operator Ted served on the USS Entrepid during campaigns in the Carolines and Philippines. He was among the most-bombed carriers in Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and he anticipated a naming class while taking part in January canons furlough.
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Entrepid
Carolines
Philippines
Iwo
Okinawa
Ted
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Polk
Betty Maiden
Dickey
Hubert
By Dick Wingert
Viset
Oklahoma
Ted Ratcliff
States
T. Ratcliff
Legion Headquarters
1800
Harrison
Want
Co.d
U. S
Howard West
New York
N. Y
Dept
Jefferson Barracks, Mo
Horace R. Freaking
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Putnam
Beery
Prescription Shop
Polk St
Dipj
Horn
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber CO
Amarillo, Texas
Ol’ Vernon Sez
Oriental Cleaners
Vernon Hancock
Buchavtas
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Rolla V. Cartwright Finch & Gavin Oakes
E. A. Regal CO
Harold S. Richey Upshaw Insurance Agency
Williams-Boyce
Howard Williams
L. E. Lyles Holt-Ferguson Agency
Neely-Greenhill
Hugo H Loewenstern
R. S. White Agency
Kaiser
Frazer
America
Willow Run
Mr. Kaiser
Mr. Frazer
Neering Advancements
Kaiser and Frazer
Kaiser-Frazer
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Willow Run, Michigan
Graham-Paige
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation
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