Census shows births favor boys by slight margin in last year
The census bureau reports about 3 000 000 births with a boy to girl ratio near 105 to 100. Sergeant Bell, an aerial gunner in Italy with the 15th Air Force, holds the African European Middle East theater ribbon with two stars and the Distinguished Unit Badge. He is a 1943 Amarillo High School graduate who worked as an aircraft inspector for the Navy before enlisting in 1942. His wife Ruby Bell lives in Odessa. Promotion news notes Earle A. Shields Jr as a major in the 80th Infantry Division on combat duty in Europe. he is a 1941 graduate of Price Memorial College and Texas A&M. He is married to Ruby and has a daughter Susan. William R Hewett recently graduated from Marfa pilot school and was appointed a flight officer. He is a former Amarillo High student assigned to Gardner Field Taft California.
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Bell
Italy
15Th Air Force
Amarillo High School
U. S. Navy
Army Air Forces
Harlingen
Tex
Rubydell Bell
Odessa
Earle A. Shields, Jr
Earle A. Shields
Travis
Major Shields
80Th Infantry Division
Price Memorial College
Texas A. & M
Shields
Marfa
William R. Hewett
J. E. Hewett
Taylor
Hewett
Gardner Field
Taft
Cal
Samuel Wright Ships Overseas After Army Service
Samuel Wright, technician fifth class, after 18 months in the Army, shipped for overseas duty in January. He is the son of Mrs. Bessie Thiessen of 313 East Seventh. A graduate of Amarillo High School, he attended the University of Washington before enlistment and was stationed at Muskogee Oklahoma prior to active duty with the Army Engineers. His wife, Alpha Mae Wright, resides in Seattle, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Wright
Bessie Thiessen
East Seventh
Wright
Amarillo High School
University of Washington
Muskogee
Okla
Army Engineers
Alpha Mae Wright
Seattle
Wash
Second Division Writes Its Place In Ardennes History
Major General Robertson receives praise for the Second Division's stand at a key Ardennes counter offensive. First Sergeant Hubert Wardlaw forwards his unit’s historical accounts to his mother Sophia Wardlaw of 1223 Pierce, noting two brothers serving with Patton and the Navy. He asks to keep the press releases and articles detailing the division’s actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Walter Robertson
Ardennes
Hubert Wardlaw
Sophia Wardlaw
Pierce
Hubert
Wardlaw
Air Medal Awarded to Robert W. Bell
Robert W. Bell son of Mr and Mrs M H Bell 4801 Plains is cited for outstanding performance earning the Air Medal. The notice highlights his service in FROM OUR DEFENDERS and places Bell among service men in the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Bell
M. H. Bell
Plains
Air Medal
Air Force engineers commended for difficult feats
Lt. Clyde B. Bandy son of Mr and Mrs J L Bandy 402 Cleveland and his squadron of air force engineers are praised by their commander for performing difficult construction work and tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde B. Bandy
J. L. Bandy
Cleveland
Air Force Engineers
Ike M. McCuan Dies at 61 in Clarendon Area
Ike M McCuan a Clarendon farmer died at 1 o'clock this morning in a Mineral Wells hospital after four months illness. He is survived by his wife Maggie a daughter Mildred Ritter a granddaughter Jo Ann Ritter five brothers and his son Marvin G McCuan a senior instructor at Amarillo Army Air Field. He moved to Clarendon from Farwell four years ago and was a member of the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike M. McCuan
Clarendon
Mineral Wells
Mr. MccCuan
Marvin G. McCuan
Taylor
Amarillo Army Air Field
Maggie McCuan
Mildred Ritter
Jo Ann Ritter
McCuan
Farwell
Methodist Church
Stewart Scott Among UT Pre-Med Fraternity Initiates
Thirty pre medical students at the University of Texas were initiated into Alpha Delta Phi for outstanding scholastic achievement. Among the new initiates was Stewart Scott of Amarillo. Col P M Seleen notes ordnance supply lines from US and England to Europe operate at peak efficiency. He cites Lend Lease depots aiding British armies in the field. An ordinary sneeze travels two to three feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Alpha Delta Phi
Stewart Scott
Amarillo
Col
P. M. Seleen
Ordnance
Army Service Forces
United States
England
Europe
Seleen
Sergeant Wardlaw Shapes Division History In His Service
A terse note describes Sergeant Wardlaw maintaining a personal history while assisting in documenting division activities. He records events and helps preserve unit memory as part of ongoing service.
Sheriff Ramsey Visits Amarillo En Route to New Mexico Cattle
Jack Ramsey of Miami just finished 18 years as Roberts County sheriff and spent a weekend in Amarillo. He is traveling to New Mexico to seek land to run cattle on the open range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ramsey
Miami
Roberts County
Amarillo
New Mexico
Mysterious Hat Fashion Notes From An Old Calot
An enigmatic fragment describes an old hat with a cut crown and brim trimmed prom style. Petal shaped cutouts decorate the calot top, creating a delicate ornamental pattern.
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Bureau of Census
Hatamine
Bess
Clyde B
BANDY
Larry E. Sparks
W. A. Wardlaw
Harold Wardlaw
Dd 1
le la Via
Aia
Chooseliquip
Mi LT
Thomson-King CO. Insurance Service
Insulating CO
West 3Rd St
Moe
Red Cross
Coucy
Peg
MUSIC
America
Dorit
Candy Bros. Mfg. Co
St. Louis
Cavalcade OF America
Firestone
Ramsey
Globe-News
Vaughn Plumbing
PRI
Ping
Amarillo Printing Company
E. 5Th
ST Wa
Chicago
Try
TWA
Travel
TWA Ticket Office
Nompson
Glenmore Distilleries Co., Incorporated
Louisville, Kentucky
Wac
U. S. Army
Noac
Army of the United States
THE
WAC Women’s Army Corps
Women’s Army Corps
US Army
Texas
Panhandle Laundry & Dry Cleaners
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