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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1944

Page

3

Choir Band Concert to Benefit Hospital Tonight

Amarillo High School Sandie Band and A Cappella Choir present a joint concert at the school auditorium at 8 oclock to benefit the Texas Warm Springs Foundation for crippled children. Admission is free. a collection will support Gonzales hospital. Tickets not required. seats may be reserved by phone or through band or choir members. Mrs Julia Dean Evans directs the 80 voice choir and Clyde Rowe conducts the Sandie Band, 106 pieces.

Amarillo High School Sandie Texas Warm Springs Foundation For Crippled Children Amarillo Globe Amarillo Texas Ala Iecess Clara Driscoll Corpus Chris Dallas Scar Gonzales Borough of Abilene Cen Edwin Hawes, Jr Arcert Geo. W. Eddy

No Suspense As Votes Cast In Texas Electors

Texas 23 Democratic electors cast their votes with all naming Roosevelt for President and Truman for vice president. Substitutes replaced Harris and Jones. Jim Strong urged excluding W. Lee O Daniel from a Washington dinner, and the motion passed unanimously. Homer L. Pitts presided at Odessa.

Austin Texas Roosevelt Truman W. Lee O'Daniel Jim Strong Carthage O’daniel Washington National Democratic Committee For Democratic Strong Homer L. Pitts Odessa

Reds Swarm Into Slovakia

Red Army troops crossed the Czechoslovak frontier from north eastern Hungary on a widening front in eastern Slovakia. Marshal Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Army advanced up to 12 miles into the Bodva and Hernad valleys toward Kassa. Moscow reported a column within two miles of the German southern escape route from Kassa. Russian forces also moved toward Burieve and near Miskolc, with fighting within about six miles of Budapest.

London Red Army Hungary Poland Kecske Marshal Malinovsky Bodva Hernad Kassa Moscow Malinovsky Czechoslovak Slovakia Burieve Miskolc Kamenec Slana Budapest

Ley Reserve: America's top selling whiskey this holiday

ScHENLey Reserve is claimed as America’s largest selling whiskey for the holidays. The ad touts broad popularity and suggests it is a reliable choice for festive celebrations.

Schenley Reserve America Scheney Reserve

Mrs. S. B. Landers Taken by Death

Mrs. Josephine Landers 61 died this morning in a local hospital. She lived in Amarillo for eight years and belonged to Central Baptist Church. Survived by husband S. B. Landers and son Ray Bowers of Pascagoula Miss. Home address 3619 East Nineteenth. Funeral arrangements by N. S. Griggs and Sons.

Josephine Landers S. B. Landers Amarillo Landers Central Baptist Church East Nineteenth Ray Bowers Pascagoula Miss N. S. Griggs and Sons

Rapier Named Acting General Transportation Inspector

G C Jefferis announced the appointment of J H Rapier as acting general transportation inspector for the Santa Fe Western Lines and P and SF Railway effective immediately. He succeeds J L Hardy on leave and has a long Santa Fe history from Newton Kansas in 1920 to Albuquerque New Mexico as general yard master. Rapier’s territory covers Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Texas and New Mexico. The report notes Australia’s first white settlement at Sydney in 1788.

J. H. Rapier Santa Fe Western Lines P&sf Railway G. C. Jefferis Amarillo Rapier J. L. Hardy Santa Fe Newton Kan Albuquerque N. M Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Texas New Mexico

War Bond Contest Winners Announced in Amarillo

War Bond contest results released with Amarillo High School top buyers receiving $25 war bonds. Bill Winchester wins for largest cash value, Bernice Nussbaum earns for most sellers, and second prize goes to Mary Litle Bourden Rea Barfield Billy Zelsman for a sightseeing tour. Lee Roy Rea wins top seller prize from Bushland with 25 bonds. Student Congress prizes go to Marian Barnes and W B Burkhalter home rooms.

Guy Saunders Potter County Amarillo Bill Winchester ROTC Bernice Nussbaum Mary Litle Bourden Rea Barfield Billy Zelsman Amarillo Air Field Lee Roy Rea Bushland Marian Barnes W. B. Burkhalter Student Congress

Tax Installments Come in Slowly

Final installments on declarations of estimated income tax for 1944 are arriving slowly at the collector of internal revenue office. Most taxpayers are using the 30 day extension for payments due Dec 15. The bulk of payments is expected in the first half of January. The law revision allows filing regular income tax returns by Jan 15 instead of amended declarations.

Collector of Internal Revenue Ralph Kenniston Kenniston

El Alamo Named Amarillo Park Near Dwight Morrow School

Amarillo selects El Alamo as the new park name from a list of nearly 100 suggestions. David Coronado receives a War Bond from Mayor Joe Jenkins for suggesting the name. Hare and Hare of Kansas City will design the Spanish motif memorial park south of Amarillo College.

el Alamo Amarillo Dwight Morrow School Cleveland David Coronado Houston Joe Jenkins David Hare & Hare Kansas City Memorial Park Amarillo College

Shakespearean Lecture Tonight At Cathedral Hall

Rev Henry Courtney of St Bene dicts College Atchison Kansas will discuss Shakespeare life and works at 8 15 tonight in Cathedral Hall 1110 Washington Sponsored by Sacred Heart Cathedral admission 75 cents adults 35 cents children Dorothy Lehman to present musical numbers during program

Henry Courtney St. Benedit’s College Atchison, Kan Shakespeare Cathedral Hall Washington Father Courtney Sacred Heart Cathedral Dorothy Lehman

Girls From Children's Home Sing At Kiwanis Club Meeting

Girls from the Children’s Home entertained Kiwanis Club members at yesterday noon’s regular meeting. A six member chorus, led by Mrs. W. A. Zischang, performed songs while Georgia Buchanan drew chalk illustrations on a blackboard. Chorus members included Frances Sanders Florence Sanders Lois Roberts Audry Hines Olive Phillips and Dolores Welborn.

Kiwanis Club W. A. Zischang Georgia Buchanan Frances Sanders Florence Sanders Lois Roberts Audry Hines Olive Phillips Dolores Welborn

Murderer of Deputy Sheriff Dies in Electric Chair

J. B. Stephens, convicted of murdering Ellis County Deputy Sheriff Jess White, died in the electric chair in Huntsville at 12:20 AM after receiving last rites. He had one 30 day stay denied by Governor Coke R. Stevenson as the board of pardons and paroles refused another stay.

Huntsville J. B. Stephens Ellis County Jess White Stephens Coke R. Stevenson Board of Pardons and Paroles

Uneventful Nagoya Raid Reported By B-29 Pilot

Delbert Barron of Borger piloted one of the first B 29s over Nagoya. He described the mission as rather uneventful with limited enemy activity. Later waves found clouds clearing enough for visual dropping of explosives. Also a local notice asks for a missing birthstone ring lost by a child in the Newberry Store or Furr Food area.

21St Bomber Command Saipan Delbert Barron Borger Nagoya T. H. Call West Eleventh South Pacific

Personal crisis reports cite about 19000 U S deaths annually

An estimated 19000 deaths occur each year in the United States due to personal crisis reports. The figure highlights the scope of self harm and related mortality within public health data.

United States

Woodmen of the World Lodge to Elect Officers Tonight

Election of officers for next year is scheduled tonight at 8 o clock for Lodge No 52 Woodmen of the World. J Q Barnes consul commander announced the meeting at Woodmen Hall located at 209 East Seventh.

Lodge No. 52 Woodmen of the World J. Q. Barnes Woodmen Hall East Seventh

Sparks Announces Special Meeting of Underwriters

Earl Sparks president of the Amarillo Life Underwriters Association announces a special business meeting at the Capitol Hotel on Wednesday at noon. All members are urged to attend as reports for the year are presented and plans set for the important January meeting.

Earl Sparks Amarillo Life Underwriters Association Capitol Hotel

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Concer T. S. Jones Canadian G. C. Harris Greenville L. R. Granberry Celeste Harris Elmer L. Lincoln Texarkana Jones Reds Benson & Benson Doctors OF Optometry Oliver Eakle 6Th & Polk Kowe Eee Oe Ol’ Vernon Sez Seth and Buchanan Oriental Cleaners Schenley Americas O.P. A Schenley Distillers Corp Schenley Distillers Corporation New York City Australia Sydney 1788 Khoury Bros Sinclair-ize Sinclair H-C Sinclair Refining Company Sinclair Children’s Home Borgan Preacher's Cretney Polk Amarillo Piano Plainview Mary L. Spence Broadway Sparks Capitol Tailor Shon Blackburn Iaw Zale Poppytrail Chinaware Sth & Polk Ellyn Deleith Zale’s Southwest
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