Amery Hanged For Treason In London
John Amery son of a British statesman was hanged in London for treason after broadcasting Nazi propaganda. He stood beside Lord Haw Haw Joyce, awaiting execution for the same offense. His 33 year old father L Amery and actress wife Una Wing were noted in the events surrounding the sentence.
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London
John Amery
William
Lord Haw Haw
Europe
Quisling
Amery
Una Wing
Chiang Kai-shek Returns to Nanking as Marshall Heads East
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek arrives in Nanking with Madame Chiang after years in exile. Marshall is expected to depart Manila for Shanghai and likely meet Chiang before proceeding to Chungking, as China braces for Christmas amid wartime memories.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Madame Chiang
George C. Marshall
Chiang- Marshall
Chungking
World Daily News
Marshall
Manila
China
George W Gibson Funeral in Oklahoma
Funeral services for George W. Gibson 77 a retired farmer died yesterday morning at his daughter Mrs Amy Pendleton 604 North Taylor Delhi Oklahoma He lived with his daughter since moving to Amarillo from Gladstone NM Survived by five sons Morley Weldon both of Amarillo Edward of Plainview Leland of Borger and Troy of Erick OK Arrangements by NS Griggs Sons.
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George W. Gibson
Amy Pendleton
North Taylor
Delhi
Okla
Gibson
Amarillo
Gladstone
N. M
Morley
Weldon
Edward
Plainview
Leland
Borger
Troy
Erick
Oklo
N.S Griggs & Sons
Keep a Gun Cocked Through Universal Military Training
John Steele, national commander of the American Legion, tells the House Military Committee that the United States must keep a gun cocked through universal military training. He urges a plan for four months of intensive training with a choice between a large standing force or a trained citizen army and reserve components.
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Washington
John Steele
The
American Legion
United States
House Military Committee
Legion
Steele
Man Returned to Amarillo on Theft Indictment
Richard T. Wheiless was brought back to Amarillo yesterday afternoon by Paris sheriff's deputies after an arrest there. He is under indictment in Amarillo for theft by bailee. Petty Officer Ted Sandlin has left for reassignment in Oklahoma City after a leave with his mother. 1402 Jefferson, San Francisco plans two large trading centers akin to Rockefeller Center.
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Richard T. Wheiless
Amarillo
Sheriff's Deputies
Paris
Wheless
Amrillo
Ted Sandlin
Oklahoma City
Ora Sandlin
Jefferson
San Francisco
New York
Rockefeller Center
Amarillo Real Estate Board names 1946 officers
Fred M. Seale elected president for 1946 to succeed T. J. Wagner with S. C. Albright as vice president and W. A. Askew as secretary treasurer. Four directors chosen for two years: M. F. Taylor G. C. Odom W. I. Clifford Hal Brown. Remaining year terms held by W. H. Brymer Charles M Holt H. N. Wheeler John B. Gilvin. The group backed ending wartime controls and opposed price ceilings on homes. The board will reconvene Jan 8 at Capitol Hotel for plans on an installation ceremony.
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Fred M. Seale
Amarillo Real Estate Board
T. J. Wagner
S. C. Albright
W. A. Askew
M. F. Taylor
G. C. Odom
W. I.clifford
Hal Brown
W. H. Brymer
Charles M Holt
H. N. Wheeler
John B. Gilvin
Royce Gant
Hugo H. Loewenstern
J. Hall Brown
Seale
Real Esate
Capitol Hotel
Wagner
E. Bass Clay
Roy Bernard
Bulb Snatcher Puts Ben Smith on Warpath
A thief visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith at 811-B Belleview last night and stole two strings of Christmas lights from the California Privet hedge, about 20 feet of heavy extension wire, and a three way light plug. The Smiths had placed the lights in the hedge on Monday.
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Ben Smith
Belleview
Guests from California Visit Mrs Star and Moore Hosts
Mrs E R Star and Mr and Mrs K C Moore host guests from Long Beach California. Mr and Mrs R H McKnight and daughter Charlotte Ann will stay at 2411 East First until January 1. Mozart died after completing a requiem mass he believed foretold his own funeral.
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California
E. R. Star
K. C. Moore
East First
R. H. McKnight
Charlotte Ann
Long Beach
Cal
Mozart
Molotov Hosts Byrnes Bevin At Luncheon In Moscow
In Moscow on December 19 Foreign Commissar Molotov hosted Secretary of State Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Bevin at a luncheon at Speri doniska Palace. Talks ahead focused on the atomic bomb and Japan's control. Byrnes planned meetings with Stalin, while Catroux conferred with Byrnes and Malik attended the day’s events.
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Moscow
V. M. Moscov
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Speridoniska Palace
United States
Byrnes
Stalin
Bevin
Georges Catroux
Russia
Spasso House
V. M. Molotov
Y. A. Malik
Japan
Funeral services for Lucian L. Sellars in Fort Worth
Lucian L. Sellars 74 died in a Fort Worth hospital. Rites set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel conducted by Dr. J W Darby pastor of West Amarillo Christian Church. Burial in Panhandle Cemetery. Home at 4242 West Thirteenth. He moved from Panhandle 20 years ago after a 30 year hardware business.
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Lucian L. Sellars
Fort Worth
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
J. W. Darby
West Amarillo
Fire Destroys Bakery Oven Flooring at Mead's Bakery
Last night fire burned out wood flooring under an oven at Mead's Bakery on Adams Street. Damage not yet estimated, flour and materials largely intact, bread loss negligible. Firemen arrived about 11:15 PM and stayed an hour. Earlier a house trailer at 1700 West Sixth burned around 1 AM.
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Mead's
Adams
West Sixth
1000 Ring Found in 10 Cent Store
A Denver attorney bought what appeared to be cheap costume jewelry in a downtown dime store and the jeweler valued it at 1000 dollars. Investigators later showed the piece was a genuine diamond ring worth a thousand dollars, lost by a Denver woman who had shopped there.
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Denver
U.P
Mrs. B. T. Ware Funeral Set at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. B. T. Ware will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church, with Rev. A. D. Foreman Jr. officiating. The family home at 1018 Polk will host the body in state until one hour before services. pallbearers named include S. B. Vaughan and F. M. Butler among others. Surviving relatives include sons Charles T. Ware, R. C. Ware, Arthur Ware, and daughter Mrs. Florie de Ware Vaughn. interment at Llano Cemetery under Blackburn-Shaw.
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B. T. Ware
Polk
First Baptist Church
A. D. Foreman, Jr
S. B. Vaughan
F. M. Butler
H. J. Farwell
B. T. Baker
E. C. Lacy
James Farwell
Odie Russell
C. E. Robertson
Ware
Benjamin Tol Ware
Charles T. Ware
Florie de Ware Vaughn
R. C. Ware
Harrison
Arthur Ware
Hughes
Lt B. Tol Ware IT
Charles R
Cornelius H. Ware
Blackburn-Shaw
Llano Cemetery
Clothing and Money Lost in Two Thefts
Two thefts in Amarillo last night totaled more than 118 dollars in cash and about 100 dollars in clothing. The Morgan residence at 808 Monroe reported 112 dollars stolen, plus a suit, shoes, shirt, socks and a necktie bought for the husband returning from 23 months in the Southwest Pacific. Mrs. Wiederkehr’s purse held 6 dollars. Sailor Lee Pankratz of Wisconsin lost clothing including an overcoat and ties from two boxes moved from a taxi and unloaded near an Amarillo hotel while a porter ferried luggage.
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Amarillo
T. B. Morgan
Monroe
Morgans
Clyde Wiederkehr
Southwest Pacific
Two Panhandle servicemen discharged at Fort Lewis
Two Panhandle soldiers were discharged from the separation center at Fort Lewis Washington. Pvt. Robert A Long general delivery Amarillo and Pvt. Thurman L Williams Borger were released from service.
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Panhandle
Fort Lewis
Wash
Pvt
Robert A. Long
General Delivery
Amarillo
Thurman L. Williams
Borger
Calvert Boosters Expect Calvert Run for Governor
Joe W. Patterson said statewide messages urge Calvert for governor and a formal entry plan will be set at a mass meeting in Hillsboro tomorrow night. Calvert declined to comment, stating the matter rests with his friends to decide. Calvert, former Texas House leader, has been a Roosevelt Democrat activist.
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Hillsboro
Joe W. Patterson
Calvert-for-Governor Club
Hill County
Robert W. Calvert
Patterson
Calvert
Texas
House of Representatives
Texas Aggies on Corregidor Remember San Jacinto
Gen. Johnathan M. Wainwright recalled here that former Texas Aggies did not forget San Jacinto during the fighting on Corregidor. He said the Aggies formed a Corregidor Chapter of Aggie Exes on San Jacinto Day and marked the holiday despite war duties.
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Dallas
Texas Aggies
San Jacinto
Corregidor
Johnathan M. Wainwright
Aggie Exes
Texas
Norma Hoyt Still Hospitalized After Severe Influenza Attack
Norma Hoyt daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hoyt living at 827 Virginia remains in Northwest Texas Hospital recovering from a severe influenza attack. She has been admitted about a week ago.
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Norma Hoyt
Frank Hoyt
Virginia
Northwest
Texas Hospital
Deaths From Auto Accidents Decline From 1934 to 1941
Auto fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles fell from 18.4 in 1934 to 12.7 in 1941, reflecting a significant safety improvement in that period.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers Visit Boonville Family
Mr and Mrs C C Rogers of Boonville Ark are guests in the home of their daughter Mrs Farr Glass 2119 Garfield they will be here until Jan 1.
Fragmentary tale of foxhunting history in colonial Gloucestershire
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a grey fox and red fox, a kennel, and sport near Gloucestershire before the Revolution. Mentions hounds, underbrush, wetlands, and a George day, with scattered phrases about America and freedom.
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America
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R. R. Winningham
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