Campbell Missing In Action Since January
The War Department notifies Mrs. Stella Moore that her son Private Jimmy L. Campbell is missing in action since January 8 while serving with the infantry in France. A native of Amarillo, he attended Amarillo High School and Amarillo College. his wife and two children reside with his wife's family in Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Stella Moore
Monroe
Jimmy L. Campbell
Campbell
Amarillo
France
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Vickie Lee
Jim Bob
Canyon
Sergeant Melvin Skinner Killed in Action Over France
Miss Louise Skinner of 1611 Van Buren was informed that her brother, Sergeant Melvin Skinner, age 24, of Clarendon was killed on June 6 in France. He served in the 507th Parachute Infantry, trained at Fort Benning, and went overseas in December 1943. Survived by five sisters and three brothers, with two brothers serving in Camp Maxey and the Marshall Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Skinner
van Buren
Melvin Skinner
Clarendon
France
Sergeant Skinner
Windy Valley
Lelia Lake
Perryton
San Antonio
Skinner
507Th Parachute Infantry
Ft. Benning
England
Ireland
Armed Services
Roy Skinner
Camp Maxey
Tex
Cpl
Clyde Skinner
Marshall Islands
French fliers killed in B-29 crash near Longview
A B-29 bomber from Barksdale Field crashed four miles from Longview killing the pilot and bombardier and injuring four others. One injured crewman is in critical condition at Harmon General Hospital. The plane veered during a presumed crash landing, struck a ditch, burst into flames, and exploded. Bodies to be sent to Montgomery, Alabama for burial then to France. names withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Barksdale Field
Harmon General Hospital
Montgomery
Ala
France
Campaign for Unified Vehicle License System Emerges
In Amarillo and Potter County Texas residents advocate standardizing US licenses. Texas issues run April 1 to April 1, causing cross state complexities and multiple purchases. Potter County license plates go on sale Monday at the courthouse, with a March 1 deadline before use and April 1 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Potter County
Texas
United States
California
Frank Hoyt
Spurs whistle warnings on grass at Wyoming campus
Still a Pleasure Laramie report notes University of Wyoming girls in the Spurs club using police whistles to warn men students away from the grass on campus. The lighthearted item highlights campus norms and student activity at Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
U.P
University of Wyoming
Stephens Killed in Action in Belgium During World War II
Lt. M. L. Stephens, husband of Delma Dodson Stephens of 1811 Fast Third, reported killed in action on January 10 in Belgium. He served seven years in the Army after a 1943 commission, taught at Camp Hood and Ft. Benning, and landed in France on December 18, 1944.
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M. L. Stephens
Delma Dodson Stephens
Fast
Belgium
Stephens
Camp Hood
Ft. Benning
France
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America
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Waring
KFDA
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Pour Ecell
Norwich
Globe-News
Benson & Benson
Doctors OF Optometry
Oliver Eakle
6Th & Polk
Buckley
Cretney Drug
Bush Drug Co
Pool Drug Stores
Bootmaker Guild
Srhub Quicksilver-Smith CO
Polk
Woor
Tweeds
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