Sister Seeks Pvt. Connally After War Records Check
Pvt Harold M Connally of 1213 East Seventh reportedly not listed in War Department records. His sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs B M Wheeler of 904 Jackson say they received an undated card from him about three weeks ago and wonder if it was written before or after the Philippines prisoner liberation. Connally served with the 60th Coast Artillery on Corregidor when it fell to Japanese forces.
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Harold M. Connally
East Seventh
B. M. Wheeler
Jackson
War Department
Connally
Philippines
60Th Coast Artillery
Corregidor
Rare Jensen Convertible Arrives at Amarillo Garage
A local Amarillo garage received an unusual car for storage last night a Jensen five passenger convertible from West Bromwich England made by Jensen Motors Ltd. The left hand drive vehicle features leather upholstery is long and low slung and attendants note its engine resembles a Cadillac.
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Amarillo
Jensen
West Bromwich
England
Jensen Motors, Ltd
Cadillac
Heaviest B-29 Raid on Tokyo
U P reports B 29 Superfortresses burned 667 acres in central Tokyo in the largest single raid of the war. Over 200 aircraft participated dropping 1000 tons of bombs, with no losses. Carrier planes from Task Force 58 supported the assault, destroying or damaging 233 enemy planes and 31 ships at Tokyo and Hachijo.
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Guam
U.P
Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Radio Tokyo
Bomber Command
Marc A. Mitscher
A _ Pacific Fleet
Hachijo
Texas Recruiter Sees Texas Work For WAC Medical Tech Platoon
Sergeant Irene Struve of the WAC recruiting staff arrives in Amarillo Texas and plans to recruit 15 volunteers for a medical technician platoon sponsored by the Hanson American Legion. Four have been accepted. she emphasizes women’s duty at William Beaumont Hospital El Paso and notes strong Texas service.
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Irene Struve
WAC
Texas
Struve
Amarillo
Hanson Post American Legion
William Beaumont
el Paso
Eighth Service Command
United States
Texas Rangerettes
Wacs
Santa Fe carloadings rise in week to Feb 24 1945
Santa Fe system carloading for week ending February 24 1945 reached 22 366 cars, up from 21 106 in 1944. Receipts from connections totaled 14 485 vs 12 471, with total cars moved 36 851 versus 33 577. The prior week saw 38 077 cars. Rotenone described as harmless to birds and animals and far more powerful against certain insects than lead arsenate and nicotine.
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Santa FE
Signs in Reich Beg For Saving of Homes
Allied troops in Germany find English propaganda signs from vanished Nazi households pleading for sympathy. One reads Please treat this home as you would your own. The Spearhead editorial calls Germans cunning as they press signs that mock Allied aims while warning of inevitable end of the Nazi era.
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Reich
Germany
Goebbels
Hecause
83Rd Infantry Division
The
Spearhead
Europe
Druggist and Friends Seek Coffee at Another Store
Two friends visited an Amarillo druggist inviting him for coffee in his shop. Behind the counter, two or three workers refused, saying coffee wouldn’t be ready soon. The pharmacist left with his companions to find coffee elsewhere, while a separate note recalls the American Expeditionary Force in North Africa needing 700,000 equipment items.
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Amarillo
North Africa
New Extended Tax Office Hours In Amarillo
Amarillo Internal Revenue Service field office announces extended hours from 8 30 a m to 8 p m daily through March 15 for 1944 income tax returns. Ralph Kenniston urges filers with income over 500 dollars to use free help at the post office third floor and obtain Form We 2 from employers for withholding records.
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Amarillo Field
Internal Revenue
Ralph Kenniston
Kenniston
Sand or Sandy: The State’s Most Common Place Name
A brief note explores the prevalence of Sand and Sandy as the most frequent place names within the state, noting multiple towns bearing the names and the historical reasons behind frequent naming. The piece highlights how provincial maps show clusters around central counties and reflects on naming practices across generations.
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Joan Roberts
Arid
Arrid
Arridi
Globe-News
Reinz Is
Ena
Hel
Fifth Avenue Shop
Polk
Rick
Joe E., Em
Polo Joe
Pete Smith
John Nesbitt
Tom Tyler
Rip- Boss OF
West
Boonjohn
Rod Cameron
Hal Boyle
Mary L. Spence
Texas Plainview
Broadway
Stromboli
Mediterranean
Aeolus
God of the Winds
Fou
Brown House
State Farm
B. B. Williams
Frank Campbell
State Farm Insurance Companies
East Fifth
Chicago
Try
TWA
Travel
TWA Ticket Office
Merring Hotel
Thomas
Rere
RED Cross
Women of America
U. S. Army
Army Medical Technician School
Army General Hospital
Women’s Army Corps
U. S. Army Recruiting Station
New Illustrated
Sive
Army Air Forces
the Panhandle American Legionettes
Purple Heart
American Legion
Blackburn ‘Bros
Army
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