Army trucks to use revised U S Highway 83 route
Oklahoma City officials and military officers agreed to upgrade U S Highway 83 across the Oklahoma Panhandle to allow army trucks from Borger to Liberal Kansas. Engineers note Texas pavement on 83 and discuss routing via State 117 to Perryton to connect with U S 83.
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Oklahoma Panhandle
Borger
Liberal
Kan
Oklahoma City
Ben Childers
EB. F. Phelps
Amarillo
C. G. Beckenback
Dallas
Texas
Division
Shamrock
Canadian
Perryton
Berger
Japs Worry Over Rabaul Strategic Hold
Tokyo papers aired concern that Rabaul must be held at all costs with Berlin radio noting a critical situation on New Britain. Mainichi warned against underestimating Rabaul and said its loss to Americans would affect battles on all fronts.
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Associated Press
Rabaul
Berlin
New Britain
Mainichi
Service Men In the News
Aviation cadet Mixon son of Charles Mixon graduated Dec 21 from Wesleyan Naval Flight Preparatory School in Middleton Connecticut after serving as fire man first class at sea. He aided in North Africa invasion. brother Charles P. Mixon serves with Marines. Bernard Leavitt graduated Dec 24 from Deming Army Air Field bombardier school and earned second lieutenant silver wings. son of Mr and Mrs B D Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Mixon
Charles Herbert Mixon
North Buchanan Street
Wesleyan Naval Flight Preparatory School
Middleton
Conn
Mixon
Navy
North Africa
Charles P. Mixon
Marines
Bernard S. Leavitt
Deming Army Air Field
N. M
Leavitt
B. D. Young
Buchanan Street
Lt Kimmell on Leave Visits Wife and Friends in Town
Lt Harold Kimmell of the Navy, formerly a KFDA radio newscaster, is on leave from the Dallas Naval Air Base visiting his wife and friends, staying at Frank DeWolfe’s home on Van Buren Street.
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Harold Kimmell
Naval Air Base
Dallas
Kimmell
KFDA
Frank DeWolfe
van Buren Street
Deering Promoted to Technical Sergeant at Salt Lake Base
Reuben F. Deering receives promotion to technical sergeant at the Army Air Base in Salt Lake City Utah. His advancement marked a career milestone within the Army Air Forces during a period of ongoing training and operations.
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Reuben F. Deering
Army Air Base
Salt Lake City
Utah
WOODBURN WEARS DOUBLE BARS PROMOTED CAPTAIN
The War Department announced yesterday the promotion of Charles Russell Woodburn to captain in the field artillery. Captain Woodburn is the son of Mrs. Charles P. Woodburn of 1721 Tyler Street.
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Charles Russell Wodburn
Field Artillery
War Department
Woodburn
Charles P. Woodburn
Tyler Street
Killgore Wins Pilot’s Wings at Corpus Christi Naval Center
Howell Green Killgore son of Mrs Hallie Scott Killgore 408 Tennessee Street has graduated from the Naval Air Training Center at Corpus Christi and is commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps Reserve He is a former student of Amarillo College.
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Howell Green Killgore
Hallie Scott Killgore
Tennessee Street
Naval Air Training Center
Corpus Christi
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Killgore
Amarillo College
North Amarillo Kiwanis to install Harris as club president
Roger Harris will succeed Lee Hunter as president at the North Amarillo Kiwanis club. The Ladies Night program starts at 7 30 tonight in Horace Mann cafeteria. Downt own club officers to be installed January 10 with Charles Rogers succeeding Ray Minner. Cy Cleramons and Bob Selby will arrange the Ladies Night program. Earl Sparks is installed as San Jacinto club president but will preside at the first January meeting. Percy Blackburn will lead his final meeting next Thursday. 90 year old Mrs. Maria Yorke of Kensington New Hampshire has knitted over 1000 mittens and completed a 1872 piece quilt for servicemen. This marks the third war effort she has supported.
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Amarillo
Roger Harris
Lee Hunter
North Amarillo
Horace Mann
Charles Rogers
Ray Minner
Cy Cleramons
Bob Selby
Earl Sparks
San Jacinto Club
Percy Blackburn
Kensington
N. H
Maria Yorke
Postwar buying likely calmer than war era says Illinois expert
University of Illinois economist Dr. John F. Bell predicts the postwar rush may be modest. He calls the shift from sellers’ to buyers’ market largely psychological and warns against expecting immediate delivery of dream cars at $500 as war savings deter a buying surge.
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Champaign-Urbana
Ilc
University of Illinois Bureau of Economic and Business Research
John F. Bell
Bureau
Bell
Smuts Urges Harsh Rule and New World Covenant
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts urged a tighter postwar structure led by the United Nations Big Four with neutrals allowed and defeated powers under guardianship. He argued the League of Nations covenant did not go far enough and should be built upon with realism and established foundations from World War II. Separate data show Virginia automotive war production reached $725 million in June 1943, up from $384 million in June 1942.
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Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
League of Nations
United Nations
Organization
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
New York
Smuts
League
Versailles
Pattern 4667 for a children's sailor frock
Advertisement for Pattern 4667 a children's sailor frock in dark color with optional contrast braid. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 require 13 4 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 6. Send sixteen cents for pattern plus ten cents for Pattern Book and note order to The Amarillo Globe Pattern Department New York.
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Amarillo Globe
Pattern Department
West Lith St
New York
N. Y
Clipper planes illustrated by long Pacific flight
The article notes the Pacific Clipper's long trip to illustrate the scale of postwar airpower. It mentions the value of accumulating savings to reduce spending of earned money and the likelihood people will refrain from dipping into savings after the war.
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Bell
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Kansas
Dalhart
Pratt
Railroad Retirement Board
Wichita
Kansas City
War Man Power Commission
Co. C. Cunningham
H. G. Killgore
Bernard Leavitt
Charles R. Woodburn
Eeeimicallye
St. Joseph Spiri
U. S. Deposit Insurance Corporation
Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Brown T. Runner
J. C. Burshalter
Rolla V. Cartwright
PINCH
Thomson-King Company
E. A. Regal Co
Harold 8S
Richey Upshaw Insurance Agency
H N. Wheeler Williams-Boyce Agency
Howards Agency
L. £. Lyles Holt-Ferguson Agency
Neely-Greenhill Agency
Hugo H. Loewenstern
H. V. Robertson & CO
Oliver-Bakie
J. M. Hyden
Optometry
W. 7Th St
Anne Adams
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance Service
DUMAS
Perryton—Spearman
Taylor
Suppy — Allenales
Marchant Calculating Machines
Herring - Hall - Marvin Boates
Ohmer Cash Register
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