Gilbert Meek wedding at Corpus Christi Naval Base
Mrs. W B Gilbert announces the marriage of her daughter Dena Beth Gilbert to W D Meek on February 14 at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Base chapel. The ceremony featured Lt. J. R. Mintzer as escort and Chaplain A Ash officiating with music by Miss Paulena Woolley. After a base reception the couple left for a short honeymoon. Dena Beth is a West Texas State College junior and WAVES veteran. W D Meek is a Navy metal smith with a Purple Heart, stationed at Corpus Christi.
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Cgilbert-Meek
WB. Gilbert
River Drive
Dena Beth
W. D. Meek
Corpus Christi
Naval Air Base
A. Ash
J. G
J. R. Mintzer
T. Miller
W. T. Miller
Paulena Woolley
Meek
Amarillo
West Texas State College
Canyon
the Waves
Hunter College
New York City
Memphis
Widow of Rody Nickolich Seeks Insurance Contacts
Mrs A Nickolich of Childress widow of Rody Nickolich former owner of the Herring Hotel coffee shop says her husband died December 22 and she is trying to locate Amarillo insurance agents who may have policies for him. Surviving relatives include two sons, Rody Jr. 11, and Robert 34, with Rody Jr. attending Allen Military Academy at Bryan.
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A. Nickolich
Childress
Rody Nickolich
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Nickelich
Rody, Jr
Allen Military Academy
Bryan
Robert
Berean Class Social Evening Report
Members of the West Amarillo Christian Berean Class gathered Friday for a business and social evening at Mrs. Paul Winstead home. Mrs. J. C. Sullivan led the devotional and Mrs. Ima Wales conducted prayer with a group of attendees including Rena Watson Ralph Roush and O E Knox as hostesses and many other members present.
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West
J. O. Sullivan
H. E. McCabe
Elsie Montgomery
Sara Temple
M. E. Jenkins
Allene White
Wales
Misses Mayme Chinn
Lillian Constable
Bethany Class to Have Dinner at Church
The First Baptist Bethany Class will meet for a dinner Tuesday night at 7 o'clock in the church. Class officers will be hostesses.
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First Baptist Bethany
Social Calendar of Local Groups and Events Tonight and Tuesday
Tonight events include Sigma Alpha Epsilon Federation Club Rooms at 8, Security Benefit Association WCO W Hall at 8, Bible Study at First Presbyterian at 7 30, Fellowship supper at West Amarillo Christian Church at 7, Viola W Wilson concert at Wilson Studios 1500 Harrison at 815, Y Ettes Colonial dance at YWCA building 501 Lincoln until 11. Tuesday lists C I W Club surgical dressings Red Cross 9, Ladies in Waiting knitting sewing baby clothes Downtown USO 2, Amarillo Rebekah Lodge 730, BPW Club dinner Capitol Hotel 630, Division 300 G I A to the BofLE 230, Bonita Chapter OBS Khiva Temple 8, Trulove Class Polk Street Methodist lunch 12, Officers Wives Club Red Cross Building AAAF Avenue D Fourth Street 830 sewing 130, Officers Club tea games Las Amigas 1312 Tyler 230, YWCA 501 Lincoln 11, Gym and sports class YWCA 7, Horace Mann PT Association 6 at school auditorium, St Andrews Altar Guild 1007 Bellaire 3, First Baptist Bethany dinner church 7.
Red Carnation Lodge Meets in 100F Hall
Red Carnation Lodge 345 of the B of L F and E met Friday afternoon in the I O O F Hall with Mrs. Ruby Bunch presiding. The refreshment committee included Mesdames Francis Howes Jessie Howes Viola Hunsucker and Margaret Hamilton. Attending were Mesdames Bunch Louise Devine Della Robertson Maggie Wallace Jewel Hudson Margie Moran Clara Throckmorton Myrtle Massey Lidia Webb Elsa Wilcox Bessie Lee Melvin Eva Beavers Maybelle Baird Hamilton Hunsucker Howes and Howes. Guild to Meet Tomorrow. St Andrew's Altar Guild to meet Tuesday at 3 in Mrs Henry Thomson's home.
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Red Carnation Lodge
B. of L. F
I. O. O. F. Hall
Ruby Bunch
Mesdames
Francis Howes
Jessie Howes
Viola Hunsucker
Margaret Hamilton
Mesdames Bunch
Louise Devine
Della Robertson
Maggie Wallace
Jewel Hudson
Margie Moran
Clara Throckmorton
Myrtle Massey
Lidia Webb
Elsa Wilcox
Bessie Lee Melvin
Eva
War wives need social clubs to ease loneliness at home
Ruth Millet argues war wives and separated service members crave social contact. A Chicago YWCA club is offered as a model for town groups to host dances, games, and conversations to reduce lonely dating and flirtations and protect marriages. The piece ends with a recipe for an oatmeal facial pack.
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Chicago
YWCA
Amarillo Marine James H. George Earns Presidential Citation
James H. George 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. George, served in the Fourth Marines after a Pearl Harbor shipboard start. He fought from Midway to Saipan, was wounded at Saipan, and earned a Presidential Citation with the Purple Heart. He sent home two Japanese flags and other mementos and hopes to lead a homeland platoon in Japan.
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Amarillo
James H. George
D. A. George
Milan
Fourth Marines
Amarillo High School
Jimmy Dick
Marines
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Chicago
Warspite
Australia
Fourth Marine Division
Roi Island
Namur
Saipan
Iwo
Japan
War veteran's service noted with honors and ribbons
A local reader recalls a Marine veteran who earned eight major campaign ribbons and multiple stars. His two months aboard a British warship earned another citation from England, reflecting a long history of land and sea service since before World War II.
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Globe-News
England
U. S
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