Around Tow and Thither and Yon in Northwest Texas
Local notices share wedding and birth announcements from Austin to Dumas, with visits of relatives in Lubbock and Fort Worth. Births at Northwest Texas Hospital include daughters for Cameron and Snodgrass, plus a Payne son, with several patients listed by city for hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Payne
Dumas
Northwest Texas Hospital
H. D. Strickland
Tulsa
R. L. McCombs
Vega
W. Osborne
Amarillo honors returning air force veterans in 1943 commemorations
The article notes veterans from the 18th Army Air Forces and the Army Air Corps including Sergeant Ruffner son of Mr and Mrs W R Ruffner of 708 B Adams who trained as an engineer at Amarillo College before enlisting in 1942. Gunner Robert W Bell of 4801 Plains Boulevard earns the Distinguished Unit Badge with a heavy bombardment group. Private Neill Singleton Jr son of Mr and Mrs Neill Singleton of 3701 Van Buren trained as a radio operator for C 47 transport planes. Cled Pruitt of Pantex village earns radioman second class in the Merchant Marine after radio training at Gallups Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
18Th Army Air Forces
W. R. Ruffner
Adams
Ruffner
Amarillo College
Robert W. Bell
B. H. Bell
Plains Boulevard
War Department
Army Air Corps
Bell
Amarillo High School
Rubydell Bell
Odessa
Neill Singleton, Jr
Neill Singleton
van Buren
Reno
Nev
Army Air Base
Army
Singleton
U. S. Maritime Service Station
Gallups Island
Boston Harbor
Mass
Cled Pruitt
Pantex Village
Merchant Marine
Pruitt
Christmas Travel Returns Hit Local Homes
The holiday travel period begins with residents returning from trips. Mrs. Bartt Phipps of 1500 Taylor Street reports a trip to Lamesa. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vincent and children Mary Jim and Jackie, of 2615 Ong, have come back from Pampa. Mrs. Jim Godwin and Ercelle Godwin returned to Lubbock after visiting BEA Wossum home at 712 West Eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartt Phipps
Taylor Street
Lamesa
Jack Vincent
Mary Jim
Jackie
Ong
Pampa
Jim Godwin
Ercelle Godwin
Lubbock
Roach Returns Home With Commission
Amarillo native James P M Roach known as Jim arrives by plane after OCS graduation at Fort Sam Houston Texas. Son of Mrs Lida Roach and Senator Burton Roach of Hillsboro New Mexico Roach has served since Oct 1 1943 and is a former Amarillo High School and Amarillo Business College student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. M. Roach
Jim
Amarillo
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Lieutenant Roach
Lida Roach
Pierce
Burton Roach
Hillsboro
N. M
Amarillo High School
Radio Listings Reflect Diverse 1945 Broadcast Schedule
A dense archival radio grid shows KGNC NBC CBS and KFDA airings from 6:00 p.m. through midnight detailing Supper Club acts, news programs, orchestras like Paul Martins and Vincent Lopez, dance shows and variety segments, with multiple network and local affiliations across time slots and venues. The fragmented OCR preserves numerous program titles, host names, and station identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KGNC
NBC
KFDA
News of the World
CBS
NBC Garttvne
Oas
BS Sinfonietta
H. V. Kaitenborn
FDA
Paul Martin
Sportsman's Lane
En Aldrich
RBC Flavalle
Vin Cleave
Skylar
Eax
Ang Busters
Fett
Beatie
Anne Brewster Boy
Gary Oore
Jimmy Ran
Bob
Ilene
Bs Fflavard
Bill Steen
Blue
Ana
CBS News
J. Taylor
Richard Harkness
Marty Dale
Ali
Oe Snengt
Ross Aly Beeoet
Elias
KPDS
Kgnc Radio Ae
Fannie Urst Hu
Ty Gre
KPDA
Henry Busse Oreh
Tim
Alr
FDA Light
SR Raptors
Martin Songa
Martin's
Army Wings
Panitz
Trained Lieutenant Leads New Mexico Service Candidate
A young recruit, with prior law enforcement, enters service and is sent from Fort Bliss to Fort Custer Michigan for military government training and enrollment in the criminal investigator's school. He is later selected at Fort Custer for OOS duty as part of his early assignments.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Z. T. Scott
Austin
Thither and
Yon
Henry E. Hertner
Hawaii
H. A. Hertner
Hughes
Hertner
Mary Sheridan
Dallas
Howard Boxwell
Ed Pipkin
John K. Boyce
Cameron
Route 2
R. C. Snodgrass
Washington
W. Shellmaker
Fairfield
Hammond
W. R. Pumphrey
Oklahoma City
J. T. MeIver
J. W. MeIver
Hereford
Patricia Sue
Pvt
Alex White
Harrison
Patricia
8. D. Barrer
Dewey White
G. Ray Smith
W. H. Throckmorton
Patricia Ann
Santa Fe
J. A. Watson
Jacquelyn Ann
Arrelene
Kentucky
Stroud
Okla
George W. Jacks
Texarkana
R. P. Dorough
Talmage Apartments
William E. Day
Ft. Myers
Fla
Lester Day
Fillmore
Corporal Day
Columbus
H. H. Kidder
San Juan
Kidder
Bureau of Reclamation
Monroe
J. E. Cupell
Silverton
Cupell
North
Garfield
W. E. Stodghill
Beas
Luzier’s Cosmetics
American Medical Association
Annalee Dyke
Sunset
C. D. Luts, Jr
Ft. Bliss
Ei Paso
Lutz
Arthur Osgood
Osgood
G. 8. Buck
Butler
Oklo
Buck
H. N. Wheeler
R. J. Wheeler
Maj
Winston Brown
Abilene
Major Brown
Florence Brown
J. J. van Pelt
Taylor
Mr. van Pelt
Office of Defense Transportation
Jenkins
Ong &T
Inez Hill
First Methodist Church
Glennie Hill
Miss Hill
Nashville
Tenn
National Conference of Christian Education
Scarritt College
Hill
Marie R. Sipple
Lubbock Army Air Field Post
Northwest Texas Hospital News
G. Fogerson
Clovis
Eugene Coffman
Herman
Thomas 8. Lewis
C. D. Malone
Adrian
J. E. Honea
West First
Claud E. Adams
North East Eighth
Nelma Doris Gilbreath
Laura Jean Patterson
Nara Visa
A. V. McAdoo
Karen Rue Edwards
Wichita
B. E. Baun
West Eleventh
Camilo Fuentes
Houston
E. A. Coons
Texhoma
Bill Gunderson
Dorothy Kathrine Duenkal
North Lincoln
W. O. Laurence
Dimmitt
Bob White
Jefferson
R. J. Beardsley
Jackson
Robert B. Beardsley, Jr
Hugh Striver
Dagwood
Dankards
the and Tribune Syndves
Bette
Wright Field
Ara- AY
Capitol Food
MR. Merchant
Geo. Thomas
Piera
Fiat
Roach
Rk Roach
Globe News
RADIO
Pennsylvania
Oreh
Ae News
Vincent Lopez Orch
Radio Renue Shop
Tex” Smith
Park City
Mary Montgomery
FISK
Southern Brokerage
John H. Smith
Life Insurance
Tyler
Boston Symphony Program
Serge Koussevitsky
Allis-Chalmers
America
Boston Symphony
Allis- Chalmers
U. S
Minacser
Wiscomus
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