Silver Star Presented to Marine’s Mother for Gallantry
Pfc. Jimmie Barnes, 20, son of Mrs. J. B. Dodson of Amarillo, received the Silver Star posthumously in a ceremony at his mother’s home. Capt. E R. Aenew traveled from Dallas to present the award for Barnes’s actions on Peleliu on Sept. 17, 1944, after his squad was pinned down. The citation notes Barnes alone moved under heavy fire to disable enemy guns, enabling his unit to reach its objective despite mortally wounding injuries.
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Jimmie Barnes
Marine Corps
J. B. Dodson
Harrison
Barnes
Peleliu
New Britain
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
A. A. Vandergrift
James Forrestal
Secretary of the Navy
First Marines
First Division
Palau
United States Naval Service
Truck Mishap Spills Cattle Onto Street
A truck overturned on Plains Boulevard spilling 18 head of cattle onto the street. Driver M A Fincher of Adrian escaped injury along with his load. Mrs Larry Ternary’s car avoided collision. Police and Texas Highway Patrol investigated. nearby students watched as cattle wandered home.
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Plains Boulevard
M. A. Fincher
Adrian
Larry Ternary
Fincher
Texas Highway Patrol
Margaret Wills
Sunset
Nancy Coffee
Amarilloan Lt Guy Johnson Presumed Dead in War Action
Lt Guy Johnson Jr a Thunderbolt pilot from Amarillo presumed dead after being missing since December 14 1944. A War Department letter to his parents states he was shot down over La Spezia Italy. He attended Amarillo High School and Texas A M College graduating in 1942. His parents Mr and Mrs R G Johnson now reside in Waco.
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Guy Johnson, Jr
Hit and Run Driver Sought After Morning Collision
Police search for a blue Ford involved in a hit and run at the intersection of Tenth and Tyler around 8 this morning. The other driver identified as Jack R. Rains of 103 Arch Terrace reported heavy damage to the right rear of his car.
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Tenth
Tyler
Jack R. Rains
Arch Terrace
Granville Billingsley Named Deputy County Clerk
Granville Billingsley begins duties as deputy county clerk today in the county clerk's office. He recently returned from service in the armed forces while Hubert Cole led the office with a predominantly female staff over the past two years.
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Granville Billingsley
Billingsley
Hubert Cole
Rumors of Command Move Denied by Lt. Gen Walker
Lt. Gen Walton H. Walker, commander of the Eighth Service Command, said the War Department had not informed him the headquarters would move to San Antonio. He noted rumors claiming a move to San Antonio came from civilians, not official military sources.
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Dallas
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Service Command
War Department
San Antonio
Weather Outlook Repeats Pleasant Song of Mild Skies
The weatherman repeats a positive forecast with a partly cloudy and mild day ahead. Temperatures peak near 61 with tonight staying above freezing. Yesterday’s mean temperature ran 12 degrees above normal for the season.
Red Cross Drives 1946 Campaign in Amarillo Spotlight
Campaign is intensified by workers led by C. T. Crowe and Gus Roberts with a Red Cross in every window on Texas Independence Day. Crowe chairs Potter County Chapter aiming to raise 75000 dollars. he heads Crowe Guide Cement Co. in Amarillo and has two grandsons. Roberts, Panhandler Fruit Co. managing partner, serves as general chairman and has a family of four.
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Red Cross
C. T. Crowe
Gus Roberts
Red Cross Fund
Potter County
American Red Cross
Amarillo
Crowe- Guide Cement Company
North
Tyler
Crowe
Sunset
Panhandler Fruit Company
Grant
Roberts
Travis
James H Randolph Dies in Dalhart
James Henry Randolph 83 a retired stockman died in a Dalhart hospital. He had lived in Texline for 30 years. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow in the Texline Baptist Church.
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James Henry Randolph
Dalhart
Randolph
Texline
Baptist Church
Dale Gruver Discharged at Fort Leavenworth Base
Cpl. Dale Gruver has been discharged from the Army at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. He entered service on February 11 1943 and served as a mechanic at various army bases in the United States. His wife Mrs Dorothy Gruver resides at 1312 Fast Thirteenth.
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Cpl
Dale Gruver
Dorothy Gruver
Fast Thirteenth
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Gruver
States
Hold Driver of Car Reported Stolen
Police report a man in custody over a stolen automobile theft case in Amarillo. The vehicle was reported stolen in Tucumcari New Mexico and two other vehicles were stolen in Amarillo including a 1941 Ford coach belonging to Tom Brady of Happy and a Dodge truck owned by Ben F Beets.
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Tucumcari
N. M. Amarillo
New Mexico
Amarillo
Tom Brady
Happy
Fourth
Fillmore
West Sixth
Ben F. Beets
North Johnson
R. L. Borge
West Nineteenth
English Field
News Tip On Septuplets Sparks Paris Scurry
Reporters of many nationalities combed the Left Bank of the Seine after a tip claimed a woman in Rue Galande bore seven children four girls and three boys all living. No such birth is found. there are no septuplets or even twins.
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Paris
Seine
Rue Galande
Police Department Motorcycles Getting New Paint Jobs
Five two wheel motorcycles are being painted black and white with black fenders and white tanks. A police department star will appear on each side of the tank. Four three wheel motorcycles are painted silver.
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Police Department
Communist party to hold fifth national convention in Manila
The Communist party announces its fifth national convention in Manila on February 24 to outline plans they say will ensure victory against collaborators and fascists.
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Manila
Communist Party
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Prices February 21 Reports
Livestock markets show mixed movement with cattle calves and hogs varying by class. Kansas City notes steady overall with weaker medium weight calves and firm price ranges for good to choice cattle and hogs, while Chicago reports active hogs near ceiling prices and steadier cattle with limited top grades and strong grain-fed feasibility. Sheep volumes remain sizable with lambs and ewes trading steadily, though market clarity is limited by Friday no-kill conditions.
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Kansas City
USDA
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Courthouse Records Warrants Deeds Listed for Transfers
A sequence of warranty deeds records shows multiple transfers of property in Amarillo and surrounding townships. Names include Fred Cotten Maude Lumpkin John Tidwell J E Weeks Georgia Stamper T B Brooks Norton Baker Kenneth Moore Ovan Davis Floyd Rhoades Katherine Williamson Henry Beverley Chas Baker Clyde Holtzclaw Ethel Nichols R M Lowe Bessie Davis Cox A Pedersen Odis Ivey and others with parcel details in various blocks and lots across several subdivisions.
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Fred Cotten
I. O. Giles
C. C
Maude G. Lumpkin
H. L. Sharp
Mirror
John R. Tidwell
W. C. Seymour
Amarillo Heights
J. E. Weeks
Henry L. Henderson
S. J. Hts
Georgia Stamper
Edwin O. Milburn
Sunset Park
J. W Rhoades
Thomas Springs
Katherine Williamson
G&s
Henry M. Beverley
O. O. Harper
Holland
J Martin Jr
Chas N. Baker
East Amarillo
Clyde
A L. Pedersen
H. L. Howard
S. J. Heights
Odis Ivey
Bruce
Court actions and divorces listed in district docket
District Court entries include try title actions for Hannah Singer vs Herman N Sloss and E Willmerine vs John M Roy. divorces for Ruby Mae Franklin and Victor E Franklin Mable Brown Slaughter and Charlie Slaughter Margaret Louise Randall and Howard Randall. damages in Harvey Corn case. marriage licenses for Sinclair and Wins ton Longe and Willie Marie imea. multiple civil and property transfers listed across Hughes Lizzie Omega Gray Burrel Mayfield Britt and others.
Indian mutiny spreads as sailors siege barracks
Strife grows across India as mutiny extends from Port to Karachi with fighting at barracks leaving at least 20 wounded. Government leader Godfrey vows no surrender to violence and urges mutineers to end the folly. The four day riot follows demands for faster demobilization and better service conditions.
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Karachi
India
Rioters Storm British Posts in Cairo Center
Anti-British clashes erupt in Cairo as Egyptian bands surge through the city center storming all British military establishments amid widespread rioting. Local authorities report significant unrest and security measures as crowds move through central districts.
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Cairo
U.P
Moist Heat Relieves Chest Cold with ANTIPHLOGISTINE
An ANTIPHLOGISTINE poultice eases cough chest tightness and bronchial irritation from a chest cold. Applied hot enough to comfort, it soothes sore muscles and also relieves boils sprains bruises and swelling for several hours. Get ANTIPHLOGISTINE at the drug store.
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Flo
Cairo erupts in strikes as British forces clash with crowds
In Cairo thousands protest British rule as demonstrations spread beyond student protests. British machine gunners fire on rioters near the Ksar el Nil barracks. Army infantry and tanks move to restore order while police are overwhelmed. Initial reports cite 10 dead and 130 wounded in the fiercest clashes.
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Cairo
Ksar el Nil
Students Strike in China Demanding Russian Troop Withdrawal
More than 10 000 students and 1 500 professors from 17 schools went on strike in Chungking demanding immediate Russian troop withdrawal from Manchuria. They charged that the Russians violated the Chinese Soviet friendship treaty and displayed banners that declared they would not.
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Chungking
Manchuria
Students Draft Manifesto on Manchurian Crisis
For the first time since 1931 a large student patriotic movement forms around Manchuria. They issue a world manifesto demanding Russia honor treaty terms, oppose new Russian demands, withdraw troops, return looted materials, uphold cease-fire in Manchuria by the Communist party, and disclose actual conditions in Manchuria.
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Manchuria
Manchurian
Russia
Communist Party
Labor Price Rise Aims Major Clothing Production Boost
A new policy raises labor costs on cotton and raises wages to spur a 40 to 50 percent rise in output of lower priced garments. United Press survey finds steel industry trends and worker responses alongside this policy shift.
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United Press
Detroit Dairy Strike Ends Wage Fight With Delayed Output
Detroit dairy workers settled their strike after demanding a 20 cent hourly raise and rejecting a 15 cent offer until the Office of Price Administration approves higher milk prices. Production resumes in at least 30 days with full high-rate output only after 90 days, affecting 400000 Detroit families. California cannery processors warn the 1946 fruit and vegetable pack could drop one third if NLRB fails to resolve AFL CIO bargaining disputes.
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Detroit
Office of Price Administration
California
Simple home fat loss potion promises quick results
A promotional ad claims four ounces of liquid Barcentrate mixed with grapefruit juice in a pint bottle will melt bulky fat. Take two tablespoons twice daily and if no results, return the bottle for a money back guarantee. The copy emphasizes rapid bloat loss and improved vitality.
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Jimmy Barnes
Guy Johnson
James H. Randolph
Fort Leavenworth Base
Globe
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Ncesebsnausdac
SD -WpeeeeGe Inc Csecae
New York
Pierce Fenner & Beane
Armour & Co
Bethlehem Steel
Biaw-Knox
Borden Sete
Braniff
United Aircraft
S Steel Bby
Warner Bros
Western Union Eeewee
White Motors
Willys-Overland
Wilson & Co
Woolworth Atta
Financial Industrial Fund
Kansas City Livestock
Courthouse Records
Joseph Chester Sinclair
Winston
L. Longe and
Willie Marie
Imea Pri
Homer Jones
C. W. Coyle
Margaret Elliott Allen L. Rose
Lois M. Melton
J. Schofield
Oleta Garner
R. H. Corbett
Martha Strain
Godfrey
Egypt
Bo Smith
F. B. and
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N. Fillmore Sr
Polk
Ora
Thomsen
Home Supply
Dub Thomsen
Megr
1OME
Pierce
Amarillo, Texas
Lewies
China
Khoury Bros
West 5Th
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City Auditorium
Speciale
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