Navy Veteran Wayne Duke Returns to Amarillo
Wayne Duke, a radioman second class, spent three years in the Navy including 19 months in the Pacific on a PBY Catalina. He was discharged Feb. 6 and arrived with his wife at his parents’ home in Amarillo after leaving Jacksonville Florida. He plans to enter the restaurant business with his father after visiting family in Memphis.
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Navy
Wayne Duke
Amarillo
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Pacific
States
Duke
South Texas Booms With Growth in Agriculture and Industry
A report on South Texas notes earlier spring, rising business, and lush foliage along the Gulf Coast. Farmers buy new tractors, towns fill on Saturdays, the Tire Pressure Meter Company of Harlingen opens a plant, and service stations stay busy as homes and subdivisions rise amid rebuilding.
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Associated Press
South Texas
Brooklyn
Upper Texas
Gulf Coast
East Texas
Austin
Tire Pressure Meter Company
Harlingen
Eight Navy Men Get Their Discharges
Navy separation center reports Amarillo men back in civilian life after active duty. At New Orleans Robert Leon Stewart motor machinist's mate second class 2223 B Taylor received a discharge after 22 months in the Pacific. Discharges at San Pedro California included Robert Melvin Crawford and Robert Eugene Robinett both listed with ranks and addresses.
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Navy Separation Center
Amarillo
New Orleans
Robert Leon Stewart
Taylor
San Pedro
Cal
Robert Melvin Crawford
Robert Eugene Robinett
North Williams
Cartoonist Bill Mauldin’s Overseas Service Noted
The item lists Bill Mauldin and several service members including William J. Finnell mailman first class at 1016 Bowie, C. W. Masters carpenter’s mate third class at 410 A East Seventeenth, Donald Julian Fish yeoman first class at 1405 Harrison, and Robert E. Kile storekeeper second class at 1818 Taylor, noting 22 months of overseas duty. It also mentions Charles Lutwidge Dodgson as author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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William J. Finnell
Bowie
C. W. Masters
Donald Julian Fish
Harrison
Robert E. Kile
Taylor
Public Hearing on Rezoning Requests
Two rezoning applications are to be heard by the City Planning and Zoning Commission at 8 p.m. in City Hall chaired by C. A. James. Frank T. Brown requests 800 and 802 North Buchanan be rezoned from apartment to commercial while J. C. Daling asks 2311 and 2309 Fillmore be reclassified from residential to retail. Each plan includes a 300 foot property owners list. no protests filed so far.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
C. A. James
Frank T. Brown
North Buchanan
J. C. Daling
Fillmore
England Adopts Birth Registration Not Mandatory Until 1876
The note explains that birth registration was not compulsory in England before 1876. It contrasts with later reforms and highlights the shift toward formal civil record keeping in the 19th century. The change reflects evolving public health and administrative needs.
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England
Penetro Nose Drops Claim Restful Sleep Aid
Cold relief claims include open nasal passages and easier breathing with two drops in each nostril. Advertisement touts rest and better feel with Penetro Nose Drops.
Six Amarillo Men Discharged at Fort Bliss
Reports from the separation center at Fort Bliss show that six Amarillo men have been discharged from the Army this week. They are Sgt. John W. Langstreth Jr. 919 Crockett Major John Currie 1613 West Sixteenth Cpl. Carl E. Hollingsworth 301 Tennessee Cpl. Ancil O. Carpenter 704 Fillmore Cpl. James H. Jones 306 Nelson and Cpl. James C. Davis.
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Fort Bliss
Amarillo
John W. Langstreth, Jr
Crockett
John Currie
West Sixteenth
Carl E. Hollingsworth
Tennessee
Ancil O. Carpenter
Fillmore
James H. Jone
Nelson
James C. Davis
Amarillo Students Named on Trinity University Honor List
Two Amarillo students are listed on Trinity University San Antonio honor roll for the first semester. They are Jonathan Cradlington son of Mr and Mrs John Cradlington 1215 West Eleventh and Gayle Spann son of Mr and Mrs J E Spann 1509 Pierce. Another Panhandle student also mentioned.
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Amarillo
Lsted
Trinity University
San Antonio
Jonathan Crudgington
John Cragington
West Eleventh
Gayle Spann
J. E. Spann
Pierce
Panhandle
Seven Year Old Stroud Showed Rabid Dog Bites
Houston news reports seven year old Robert Eugene Stroud displayed a shoulder and arms bitten by a rabid dog that attacked him Monday. The boy showed the wounds as authorities awaited medical help.
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Houston
Robert Eugene Stroud
Miss Maxine Ebling Makes Honor Roll
Miss Maxine Ebling of Shamrock is listed on the honor roll for academic achievement, reflecting continued scholastic success.
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Maxine Ebling
Shamrock
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South
Texas
By Jack Rutledge
Buckley
U.S A
Cretney
Campbell Drug
Pool Drug
Spin Drug Company
Bill Mauldin
Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
Charles Ludwidge Dodgson
Optometrist
Polk St
Santa Fe
el Paso
SEARS
Polk
Crowe-Guide Cement Co
Oo N, Tyler
U.P
Robert
Allison Moody
W. R. Moody
Walter Moody, Jr
Fisk Building
RADIO
M. W
Dub” Fox
Radio Shop
N. Taylor
TOM Mott
Texaco
16Th
van Buren
10Th and
Georgia Streets
Amarillo Ice CO
Nova Kleen
Nets
Ay) Biddin As
Aineet Ward
Montgomery Ward Pe
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