Bar Hunt Plan Reunites Nimitz and Texas Rancher Legs Haynes
In Silverton a 62 year old Briscoe County rancher and World War II Navy hero Cherster Nimitz reconnected at Pearl Harbor after a 45 year pact to defend America. Legs Haynes, now a Merchant Marine cook and father of three, plans a postwar bar hunt with the admiral and donors a Camp Mammy Haynes for the Silverton Scouts.
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Silverton
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Perhood
Chunky
John T. Haynes
Briscoe County
Legs
America
Amarillo
San Antonio
Pop
Navy Yards
Chunky Nimitz
Legs Haynes
Cook
Pacific
Uncle Sam
Tivey High School
Kerrville
Buzzards
Germany
Navy
Texas Rangers
Annapolis
Joe
Air Force
Jack
Marines
Jim
Joe Haynes
India
Jack Haynes
Leathernecks
Guadalcanal
Great Lakes
Mammy Haynes
Ering
Panhandle
Admiral Nimitz
Navy Day
Funeral services for Lou Ellen McCain in Plainview
Miss Lou Ellen McCain a 19 year old Plainview resident was found dead Wednesday in her Santa Fe New Mexico room while employed as night manager of the Western Union telegraph office A funeral was held Friday with Rev G K Rogers presiding She is survived by her parents three sisters four brothers and a grandmother plus other relatives.
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Plainview
Lou Ellen McCain
Harry McCain
G. K. Rogers
The
Presbyterian Church
Miss McCain
Santa Fe
N. M
Western Union Telegraph Office
Whoa
Texas
East Ninth Street
McCain
Lloyd Bennett
Brady
Katherine Elizabeth
Tom Day
Stanton
James Ed
William Cary
Neal Wayland
Bertha M. McCain
Santa Anna
Amarillo Center Enrollment Climbs Toward New Record
Enrollment at Amarillo Center is 180 with expectations of a further rise once all class records are in. Fall enrollment was 191, a record, and officials expect this semester to beat it. Dr Roy Boger, director, notes the trend toward higher totals.
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Amarillo Center
Roy Boger
Visiting Here With Mrs Lane and Son in San Antonio
Mrs Dan Lane and her son Danny visit the home of Mrs C J Lane at 1719 Jackson as guests from San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Lane
Danny
San Antonio
C. J. Lane
1719
Jackson
Texans To Honor U.S. On 100th Anniversary
Texans mark the United States centennial amid posters and dances in Washington and local observances in Amarillo. March 2 parade by Boy Scouts is weather postponed and Texas Statehood Day is Feb 19 per state law. Notables like Tarter and Daniel are noted in regional notices.
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United States
Lone Star State
Dale Miller
Texas State Society
Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Texas
John Tyler
U. S. Supreme Court
Republic of Texas
Jake Tarter Resigns as Wheeler County Agent
Wheeler Feb. 23 Special Jake Tarter longtime Wheeler County agent resigns due to ill health. After starting in September 1930 he plans to farm in Wellington and will leave once a successor is found by March 1. The National County Agents Association mentions the move.
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Wheeler
Jake Tarter
Tarter
Wellington
Dobie Lecture Set March 5
Frank Dobie, University of Texas professor and Southwest author, lectures on Texas history as the first Bush Memorial lecture at the high school auditorium Monday evening March 5. He will be honored at a reception by the J U G club at the Amarillo Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dobie
University of Texas
Texas
Dobie
Southwest
Cambridge University
Saturday Evening Post
J.U.G. Club
Amarillo Public Library
West Texas State College
Canyon
Wm. H. Bush
Panhandle- Plains
Morrison Lists Postwar Rackets
Amarillo Better Business Bureau chief Gordon K. Morrison warns postwar rackets target returning servicemen and citizens. He categorizes four schemes including scarce goods, large investment ventures, cash deposit jobs, and home ownership schemes. Morrison cites Coronet magazine noting 20 percent of war bond money could divert to scammers.
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Gordon K. Morrison
Amarillo Better Business Bureau
Morrison
Coronet Magazine
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Bar’ Hunt
Haynes
Nimitz
Old Pals
Koen’s
U. S
Leys Haynes
York Tire Co
N. E
U.S
Sociation
Texas A. & M
Cornell University
New York
Wayne A. Daniel
Q. J. Daniel
Hughes
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes Ill
British Empire
Amari Lace
Esst & Sr
Wilton
West 7Th St
Allied Finance Co
Amicable Life Inc
Arkansas Western Gas
Baker Hotel Co
Cabell’s, Inc
Dallas Power & Light
Dallas Railway & Terms
Dr. Pepper Employers Casualty Co
Fidelity Union Life Ins
Galveston-Houston
Great Southern Life Ins
Gulf Insurance A. Harris & Co
Huey & Philp Hardware Co
Longhorn Portland Cement
Murray Co
Neiman-Marcus Co
North Texas Co
Pool Mfg
Republic Insurance Co
Southern Aircraft
Southland Life Ins
Southern Union Gas
Southwestern Drug
Southwestern Life Ins
Texas Electric Service
Texas Power & Light
Texas Textile Mills
Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills
Trinity Universal Ins
United Fidelity Life Ins
West Texas Utilities Ltd
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
Paramount
Smith
Vv. B. West & Company
Amarillo Bldg. Ph
John H. Smith
Life Insurance
Tyler
Remington Rand, Inc
Taylor
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