Leon Messer Sends Purple Heart home
Mrs. Stella Messer receives the Purple Heart for her son Marine Cpl. Leon Messer who was wounded at Guam on July 27. The 20 year old from Shamrock has served since May 1943, trained at San Diego, and saw 15 months overseas. His brother Cpl. Robert Messer serves in the tank corps with Patton's 3rd Army in France.
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Shamrock
Stella Messer
Marine Cpl
Leon Messer
Leatherneck
Guam
Corporal Messer
Leon
San Diego
Cal
New Caledonia
Messer
Cpl
Robert Messer
Tank Corps
Patton
3Rd Army
France
Amarillo Major Boyce Returns After Italy Service
Maj. William Q. Boyce arrives in Amarillo on 30 day leave to be with wife Ida Mae and son Quincy at 3200 Hayden. He served 27 months overseas and rose from private to major after attending OCS in Miami in 1942. He joined Doolittle’s unit in November and has served in Africa and Italy in the intelligence division.
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Italy
William Q. Boyce
Amarillo
Ida Mae Boyce
Quincy
Hayden
Major Boyce
Sheppard Field
Miami
OCS
Doolittle
Africa
Intelligence Division
Vandenberg Declines Bindings for San Francisco Delegation
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan plans to ask President Roosevelt whether strings are attached before accepting an invitation to join eight American delegates to the World Security Conference in San Francisco. Friends say he will not be bound by commitments beyond Dumbarton Oaks principles.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Dumbarton Oaks
GOP
Senate
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Congress
White
Maine
Ensign Mount Back in Mates After Pacific Duty
Ensign Walter Mount Jr. returns to Amarillo for a 30 day leave after eight months with a Third Fleet carrier. He saw action over the South China Sea Formosa and East China Sea and will report to Corpus Christi for reassignment.
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Walter Mount, Jr
United States
Southwest Pacific
Ensign Mount
Walter Mount
Hughes
West Coast
Amarillo
Third Fleet
South China Sea
Formosa
East China Sea
Corpus Christi
West Texas State College
Navy
Florida
Amarillo Fat Stock Show Bull Catalog Is Mailed
The 18th annual Amarillo Fat Stock Show catalogs came off the press and will be mailed to Hereford breeders. A midweek complete catalog follows as fat stock entries grow in calf sheep and swine divisions. Show grounds and pens are being readied and repairs aim to speed judging and exhibition. Windsor Castle employs an official rat catcher.
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Amarillo
Dalhart Native Verne Schuhart Promoted Navy Lieutenant
Verne Schuhart of Dalhart has been promoted to lieutenant junior grade in the Navy. The 25 year old Ensign pilots a Grumman Avenger torpedo plane in the Pacific, based on a carrier. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Schuhart and attended West Texas State College after Dalhart High School before enlisting in 1942.
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Dalhart
Verne Schuhart
E. G. Schuhart
Pacific
Dalhart High School
Schuhart
West Texas State College
Canyon
Countries use dandelion roots as coffee substitute
Some nations roast and grind dandelion roots to substitute for coffee, using the plant’s roots as a caffeine alternative. The practice leverages roasted root flavor as a beverage base in place of traditional coffee.
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Countries
Dalhart Soldier Wounded in France Receives Update
Technical Sergeant Cliff S. Cisco of Dalhart was wounded in both feet in France on January 13 and is recovering in a hospital. The message says he is in Albuquerque visiting his parents in law, Bernice and two year old Mary Sue. Cisco previously ran an income tax service in Roswell before enlisting in August 1943. The Mediterranean is saltier than the Atlantic.
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Dalhart
Cliff S. Cisco
Nara Visa
N. M
A. G. Triplett
France
Bernice
Mary Sue
Cliff Cisco
Albuquerque
Cisco
Roswell, N. M
Hall County 4-H Boys Sweep State Medals
Hall County 4 H Club boys won twenty one of twenty three medals in 1944 state wide 4 H events. At a Memphis Rotary club meeting County Agent W B Hooser presented medals to Laddie Sloan Estelline Bruce Gibson Turkey Don Hancock Harold Rampy Billy Hancock Carroll Fowler Don Hillis David Horace DuVall Lakeview Jack Moreman Brice Gale West Memphis Laddie Sloan Tommy Gattis Brice Joe Neal Bevers Lakeview Jimmy Bownds Memphis Jim Whaley Estelline Don Byars Lakeview Bob Ellis Memphis Jimmy Joe Stephens Parnell in Safety Rural electrification garden and general achievement contests. Special medals went to Whaley Laddie Sloan and Jim Hutchins.
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Memphis
Hall County
Texas A. & M. College
Banner County
Texas
Memphis Rotary Club
W. B. Hooser
Laddie Sloan
Estelline
Bruce Gibson
Turkey
Don Hancock
Harold Rampy
Billy Hancock
Carroll Fowler
Don Hillis
David Horace DuVall
Lakeview
Jack Moreman
Brice
Gale West
Tommy Gattis
Joe Neal Bevers
Jimmy Bownds
Captain Praises Jesse Dove in Dalhart Letter
Captain How ard O. Biggers praises Pvt. Jesse A. Dove in a Dalhart letter. He credits Jesse with loyalty and bravery and notes his unit’s record in heavy artillery during key World War II operations including Volturno crossing, Cassino, Anzio, Rome, South France, Rhone Valley, and Moselle crossings.
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Dalhart
Howard O. Biggers
M. C. Dove
Pvt
Jesse A. Dove
Jesse
Volturno
Cassino
Anzio
Rome
South France
Rhone Valley
Moselle
France
Mrs Cleland Visits City Manager in New Orleans
Mrs. Bruce Cleland of 402 Prospect visits New Orleans to see her husband Ensign Cleland who has recently returned from extended overseas service. She serves as secretary to A. P. Hancock the city manager.
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Bruce Cleland
Prospect
New Orleans
Ensign Cleland
Cleland
A. P. Hancock
Bank Manuson Ill At Home In Keith Motor Co. Family
Bank Manuson an employee of Keith Motor Co. is ill at his home at 409 North East Sixth. The notice notes he is away from work due to illness.
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Bank Manuson
Keith Motor Co
North East Sixth
Plainview Plans Big Stock Show
The Plainview Fat Stock show will be held April 27 and 28 with more livestock than last year. Hale county boys will exhibit about 130 head of cattle, plus 75 sheep and as many hogs as in previous years. Cattle on feed look strong with weights around 1100 to 1200 pounds and expected gains in 60 days. Committees for the show were named by President Horace Hawkins.
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C. B. Martin
Hale County
Gary” Garrison
K. C. Stockyards Co
James Calvin Osborne Rites Set in Dalhart
Funeral services for James Calvin Osborne 63 of Channing and Western Sand and Gravel Co superintendent will be held at First Baptist Church of Dalhart Sunday at 3 p.m. He was killed Friday afternoon when crushed between two freight cars in the company pit near Channing. Survived by wife Fannie two daughters Marie Dallas Lois Elkin Channing and two sisters. After Dalhart funeral the body will be sent to San Angelo for burial.
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James Calvin Osborne
Channing
Western Sand and Gravel Co
First Baptist Church
Petrucionne visits Amarillo with wife Nancy Strain
Pvt. C. Petrucionne arrived in Amarillo Saturday morning to spend the weekend with his wife, the former Miss Nancy Strain, a child welfare worker. He is stationed in San Antonio at the aviation cadet center.
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Pvt. C. Petrucionne
Amarillo
Nancy Strain
Petrucionne
San Antonio
Aviation Cadet Center
A Vital Message To Men Who Feel Old
Advertises CASELLA stimulating tablets for men who feel aged and listless. Claims to restore youthful vigor with ingredients Celery seed, Thiamin, Passion Flower, Iron. Urges asking a doctor or druggist about the formula and buying at Post Office Drug Store and other druggists.
Hall County 4-H and FFA Show Slated March 3
MEMPHIS Feb 17 The Hall County 4 H Club and Future Farmers of America show expects about 65 fancy baby beeves and many high class swine. County Agent W H Houser aims for top places with club exhibitors at Amarillo Fat Stock Show and Southwestern Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. Laddie Sloan of Estelline, a trip winner to the National 4 H Club Congress, is among the exhibitors. Judge is Fred Hale, A and M College extension chief.
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Memphis
Hall County
Future Farmers of America
W. H Houser
Texas
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Laddie Sloan
Estelline
Chicago
Fred Hale
Extension Service
A. & M. College
Gems of Thought Moral maxims and proverbs quoted
A collection of quotations from Matthew Stretch Chinese Proverb Mary Baker Eddy Abraham Lincoln and Shakespeare. The lines urge justice kindness honesty and equal rights across diverse voices and eras. The compilation offers reflective ethical guidance with references to moral conduct and personal integrity.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Willoughby Home on Furlough in Dalhart
Sgt Tesser Willoughby 25, recently flying in France with the Tiger Stripe Marauder Group, is on a 21 day furlough with relatives. He served in Britain and holds the DFC. A Dalhart High School alum, he entered service in May 1943. Grandmother is Mrs P A Crabtree. parents Mr and Mrs T T Willoughby now reside in Granbury.
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Dalhart
Tesser Willoughby
France
Tiger Stripe
Britain
Dalhart High School
P. A. Crabtree
T. T. Willoughby
Pecos River Railroad Company Stockholders Meet in Pecos
Annual meeting of the stockholders will be at the company office in Pecos Texas on Wednesday March 7 1945 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Directors meeting will follow immediately after the stockholders session. G F Parker secretary.
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Pecos
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Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
Hall
Jesse Dove
BANK
Manuson III
J. A. Harper
Oliver Eakle
Blackburn
Eec
Jeoffroy Manufacturing CO
N. E. 8Th St
Mous
Jeoffroy
Plainview
Post Office Drug Store
Abraham Lincoln
Willoughby
Whitney Company
EXIDE
S. C. Brown & Sons
N. Buchanan
RC. Jordan's
GM Menicht
Taylor
Meyer & Meyer
Polk
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