Plans laid for free Navy Open House in Amarillo
Friday night 9 o'clock in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel hosts a Navy Open House with WAVES saluted by Amarillo citizens. Lawrence Hagy leads the event promising the largest party of the season with dancing, entertainment, and notable naval guests from the Eighth Naval District. The salute honors 68 local women forming the Texas Bluebonnets squadron. Public invited. no tickets or invitations required.
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Free Navy
Herring Hotel
Lawrence Hagy
Hagy
Panhandle
Amarillo
Eighth Naval District
Francis Rich
Washington, D. C
WAVES
Navy
Stillwater
Norman
Pantexans
Elks To Observe 75th Anniversary In Amarillo
Amarillo Elks plan a diamond jubilee observance next Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the organization's founding. The event will initiate a large jubilee class and honor Amarillo lodge members in the armed services. Principal speakers include Frank Holaday of Dallas and Henry Marshall of Sweetwater, with others from Dallas expected to attend.
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Elks
Amarillo
Amarillo Lodge
Armed Services
J. C. Lilly
Frank Holaday
Dallas
Texas State Elks Association
George W. Loudermilk
Elks Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Henry Marshall
Sweetwater
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Lilly
Open House and Dinner Planned for WAVES Officers
Photographer Jack Whitman reports a Paramount News broadcast of events by KGNC as the WAVES Blue Bonnet party hosts a 7 o'clock dinner. Naval officers and WAVES are to be on deck by 6 30 Friday evening at the hotel mezzanine for an informal gathering and the subsequent open house, chaired by Hagy.
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Jack Whitman
Paramount News
KGNC
Bluebonnets
Hagy
Associated Landlords Set Meeting Tonight in Court House
Associated Landlords, a recently formed group of rental property owners, will meet at 7:45 this evening in the court house. Secretary treasurer Mrs. George L. Smith announced the gathering.
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Associated Landlords
George L. Smith
Market Summary and Chicago Livestock Prices Feb 9
Stocks and bonds edged higher with Dow Jones up modestly as utilities led gains. Chicago hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep reported brisk trading with top prices around 15.50 for hogs and 16.40 for select sheep. Kansas City livestock followed with steady to firm bids and light volume on February 9.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Ti P. M
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
D. A
Kansas City
U.R
Virgil D Staniford Dies in Amarillo at 48
Virgil D Staniford, Hutchinson County farmer and stockman, died in an Amarillo hospital yesterday at age 48. He was a Catholic. Survivors include brother Claude Staniford of Rogers Arkansas. N S Griggs and Son sent the body to Rogers this morning.
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Virgil D. Staniford
Hutchinson County
Amarillo
Staniford
Claude Staniford
Rogers, Ark
N. S. Griggs and
Rogers
Bombers Hit Japanese Stronghold in Aroe Islands
Allied air crews from Guadalcanal and Australia targeted the Japanese town and harbor works at Bobo in the Aroe Islands. The raid destroyed key facilities and set fires visible across the area, with enemy positions reported heavily damaged.
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U. S
Bobo
Aroe Islands
Julie Sorth
Australia
Globe News
Pvt Houston Is Back Home From Solomons Battle
C W Houston of 3016 West Second Avenue received a call from his son Pvt Respy James Houston who arrived home safely from the Solomon Islands campaign. He was wounded with an arm fracture from a bomb blast while landing in the SW Pacific. Houston enlisted a year ago, trained at Camp Roberts, and served in Hawaii before joining the infantry in the Solomons. His wife Pat works for Pantex Certain-feed. his father has long worked in railroad service in Amarillo.
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C. W. Houston
West Second Avenue
Pvt
Respy
James Houston
San Francisco
Solomon Islands
U. S.A
Houston
Army
Camp Roberts
Cal
Hawaiian Islands
Army Infantry
Solomons
Pacific Islands
Pat Houston
Pantex Certain-feed Corporation
Amarillo
Trainman Killed At Dalhart
Russ R. Boreing a 23 year old brakeman for Fort Worth and Denver died in a Dalhart train accident last night. He lived in Amarillo with his wife and two children at 410 East Eighth Avenue. He had six years with the railroad and three as a brakeman. The train backed onto a siding and Boreing fell from the caboose. no witnesses or signals were seen. Burial plans and arrangements are pending.
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Russ R. Boreing
Dalhart
Amarillo
East Eighth Avenue
James Williams
Linda Dell
E. R. Powell
Amarillo J
Owen Potts
Carl Wright
Santa Monica
Calif
Boreing
Fort Worth
Denver
N. S. Griggs and Son
Panhandle Woman Injured by Glass Accident
Mrs. George Crossman of Panhandle was hospitalized after a piece of glass from Mangel's store cut her heel while she walked along Polk Street. Two soldiers helped her to a physician’s office in the Fisk Building. Her husband waited in a car nearby.
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George Crossman
Panhandle
Polk Street
Mangel’s
Routine Business Before Commission
City commission agenda covers only routine matters for tonight. City manager A. P. Hancock disclosed the items during the afternoon briefing. The meeting is scheduled for 8 o'clock.
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A. P. Hancock
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P. M. Close
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Bess
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New York City
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