College entrants and notable students listed across multiple colleges
The article lists numerous students from Borger Memphis Conway Shamrock Clarendon Panhandle and other regions as representatives of various colleges. It names Frances Maxfield Josephine Kuykendall Billie Ritter Mary Lucille Dowie Wiley Puqua Eddie Storseth Evelyn Bailey Pitts Crudgington Pred Dodson Glenn Draper Harriet Bordwell and others. It also mentions a science note about keratin as the basis of tissues such as claws feathers hair and horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Wiley Puqua
Eddie Storseth
Evelyn Bailey
Amarillo College
Pitts Crudgington
Pred Dodson
Glenn Draper
Texas A
Harriet Bordwell
Texas Tech
Great Soldier Dargue Praised by Veteran Survivor
Elmer E. Martin recalls Major General Herbert A. Dargue who served under him in the Philippines for two years. Dargue died in a recent air crash near Salt Lake City. Martin, a former Fort Mills fire lieutenant, praises Dargue’s bravery and notes his hydroplane crash rescue on Manila Bay.
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Elmer E. Martin
North
Fillmore Street
Herbert A. Dargue
Philippines
Dargue
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mr. Martin
Islands
General Dargue
Fort Mills
Corregidor
Corregidor Island
Keith Motor Company Banquet At Capitol Hotel
The annual Christmas banquet for Keith Motor Company employees will be held tonight at the Capitol Hotel. About 30 employees and company officials are expected to attend the dinner and fellowship session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Motor Company
Capitol Hotel
Draft Inductions Now Are Secrets of Army
Adj Gen J Watt Page, Texas director of selective service, says local draft boards and state headquarters will not disclose the number of men to be inducted. He cites headquarters orders that such data is valuable to the enemy and must be kept confidential. He notes calls from now on will be very heavy, heavier than January, the biggest to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Adj
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
General Page
Amarillo Seeks Health Seal Support For Tuberculosis Fight
The Amarillo Christmas Seal Campaign runs until January 1 with a post office booth for donations. Mrs. J L Scott and Mrs. Miles Bivins urge wide support as wartime conditions heighten disease risk and a broader 1942 program is planned to educate the public and fund prevention and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
J. L Scott
Potter County
Scott
Potter County Tuberculosis Association
Miles Bivins
Brownie Girl Scouts Serenade Kiwanians at Amarillo Hotel
Sixty five Brownie Girl Scouts under ten surprised the Kiwanis Club with a Christmas music program at noon. They sang Jingle Bells and other carols and performed the Brownie Smile Song for the Amarillo Hotel audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie
Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo Retailers Form Stamp Defense Committee
Pool Roy of Amarillo heads a Texas defense stamp committee for retail merchants to promote stamp sales in local stores. Members include L L Short and R V Hageman with other merchants. Appointed by Texas Retailers Defense Committee in Austin, the group will assist shops and begin organized campaigns once briefing details arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Pool
Amarillo
Mavericks To Help In Paper Campaign
The Maverick Club an affiliate of the Boys Clubs of America joins a waste paper conservation drive started in Amarillo by the Boy Scouts. Led by Leon Henderson the nationwide effort aims to save waste paper for defense material packaging. Funds from sales will be split between the Maverick Club and its members who receive defense stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maverick Club
Boys Clubs of America
Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Leon Henderson
Girl Scouts Holiday Program Set at First Christian Church
Girl Scouts in Amarillo will hold Scouts' Own, an annual Christmas program, at 4 pm at Fellowship Hall, First Christian Church. Activities include Christmas songs, a nativity playlet by Troops 25 and 41, and readings by Jean Chandler. Bobby Lynn Johnson, Mary Virginia Coffin and Barbara May will sing. Senior Scouts serve as ushers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouts’ Own
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
Amarillo
Bobby Lynn Johnson
Mary Virginia Coffin
Barbara May
Jean Chandler
Waste Paper Drive Expands Across Scouting Groups
Amarillo Boy Scouts join nationwide effort to conserve paper with a growing drive. Scout Executive Will J. Hiatt reported the program is expanding fast though totals are unavailable. troop No. 21 led by Scoutmaster R. P. Carter has collected 12,000 pounds of old newspapers and magazines, with several other troops collecting similar amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Will J. Hiatt
No. 21
R. P. Carter
Southwestern Drug Announces Christmas Cash and Bonds
Southwestern Drug Corporation will award bonds and cash bonuses to all 400 employees across eight locations as a special Christmas remembrance. The bonds plus cash bonuses were approved by the board of directors at a meeting last week, according to president J. M. Penland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Southwestern Drug Corporation
J. M. Penland
Southwestern
City Hall Moves Departmental Offices to Top Floor
Moving day at city hall relocates the building inspection offices along with electrical plumbing engineering and the city fire marshal to the west wing top floor. Formerly on the first floor, these offices shared space with the water department offices.
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City Hall
Building Inspection Department
Water Department
Santa Claus Visits Turner Citadel Christmas Party
Santa hosted about 100 mothers and children at Turner Citadel for a Christmas party. He gave age appropriate gifts to the children and, after, mothers received gifts from the Salvation Army on behalf of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Turner Citadel
Santa
Salvation Army
Scouts Distribute Posters Urging Defense Service
Amarillo Boy Scouts plan to display over 500 "America Calling" posters in local businesses to recruit volunteers for Civilian Defense. The posters will appear in show windows and other prominent spots. A separate note mentions Philadelphia public schools creating model airplane clubs in junior and senior units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Serum Ov
Philadelphia
Defense Guard Air Unit Seeks 13 Enlisted Men
The 11th Squadron of the Texas Defense Guard Air Corps calls for 13 men to serve as pilots mechanics radio operators and others with aviation skills. Applications must list age occupation and experience and be sent to TDG Air Corps 11th Squadron HQ 710 Taylor Street Amarillo. Other calls will follow as openings arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Defense Guard Air Corps
Art Hawks
Defense Air Corps
TDG Air Corps
Taylor Street
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Lubbock
Hawks
Austin
Death Claims Mrs Carlander
Mrs Ella Carlander mother of Guy Carlander died at her home last night at midnight. She was a Baptist Church member. Funeral services set for 3 30 this afternoon at First Baptist Church with Dr A B Foreman Jr officiating. Besides Mr Carlander another son Leslie W Carlander of Memphis Tenn survives. Pallbearers named. Body to be sent after services at 445 Santa Fe to McPherson Kansas for burial. N S Griggs and Sons funeral directors in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Carlander
Guy Carlander
The
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
A. B. Foreman, Jr
Mr. Carlander
Leslie W. Carlander
Memphis, Tenn
Ray C. Johnson
Frank Warren
Cecil McCausland
John Cowan
Ross D. Rogers
Ed Robers
Santa Fe
McPherson, Kans
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Y M C A Plans Civilian Defense Physical Improvement Program
Harold L. Nichols announced Amarillo Y M C A will launch a Civilian Defense Physical Improvement program sponsored by the Office of Civilian Defense. The plan, starting early next year, aims to boost fitness for tougher times and will be open to both young men and young women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Y. M. C. A
Harold L. Nichols
Office of Civilian Defense
Collegians To Dance Tonight
Miss Dorothy Rittenberry daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Rittenberry 210 Sunset Terrace will represent Stephens College Columbia MO at the all college dance tonight at the Nat The dance is sponsored by the University of Texas Panhandle Club for Panhandle area students ex students and soldiers on furlough Schools to be represented include Oklahoma New Mexico Military Institute Gulf Park College Arizona Texas A and M Texas Tech T C U Baylor S M U West Texas State T S C W Randolph Macon Amarillo College Tickets on sale at Maxor Drug 500 West Sixteenth Avenue Members of the Panhandle Club dance committee include Bob Storseth president Bob Ely Barney York A V Bryan Donald
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Rittenberry
C. B. Rittenberry
Sunset Terrace
Stephens College
Columbia
University of Texas Panhandle Club
Panhandle
University of Oklahoma, New Mexico Military Institute
Gulf Park College
University of Arizona
Texas A
M. Texas Tech
Baylor University
West Texas State
T. S. C. W. Randolph Macon
Amarillo College
Maxor Drug
West Sixteenth Avenue
Panhandle Club
Bob Storseth
Bob Ely Barney York
A. V. Bryan
Donald
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Carlander
Globe News
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