Nurse Schools To Be Enlarged In Northwest Texas St Anthony
Northwest Texas and St Anthony's hospitals plan to expand educational facilities to train nurses amid a national shortage of about 50 900. Northwest will start training 25 nurses March 1 and St Anthony's 24 on June 1. Courses run for three years and require 18 to 30 year old single high school graduates.
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Texas
St. Anthony's Hospitals
Northwest
St. Anthony's
Army
Por
Amarilo College
University of Texas
Northwest Texas Hospital
School of Nursing
Japanese Offensive Drives on Malaya Front
Japanese heavy tanks and dive bombers broke through British lines in the Slim River area north of Kuala Lumpur as a general offensive began. Front reports say light tanks, bicycle troops, and massed infantry pressing the Empire defenses with heavy casualties on both sides.
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Harold Guard
West Malaya
U.P
Slim River
Tanjong Malin
Kuala Lumpur
Empire
Slim
Bil
Malacca Straits
Empire General Headquarters
Malaya
Lewis MacClesfield Heath
Malaya Front
North Sea Mine Barrage chaplain recalls Heron service
Bishop Laurence FitzSimon recounts serving as pharmacist’s mate on the seaplane tender Heron during World War I. He notes Heron’s mine sweeping role, North Sea duties, and later revival of memory as he reflects on the 1919-22 era and the ship’s modest armament.
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Laurence FitzSimon
Heron
Laurence Julius FitzSimon
Fitz- Simon
North Sea
Bishop FitzSimon
Amarillo
Atlantic
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Norway
Ralph Brown
FitzSimon
Fitz8imion
Bostem
Navy
Rome
United States
Indiana
Seguin
False Teeth Rock, Slide or Slip? Aste Fth
A brief note reports concerns over dental devices and misfit issues creating discomfort and potential hazards. The item discusses fit problems and guidance for wearers seeking adjustment or replacement options. Readers are reminded to consult dental professionals for evaluation.
Welfare Session Preparations for Region No 9 Convention
Arrangements are underway at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce to assist the Texas Social Welfare Association Region No 9 convention opening in Amarillo next week. About 300 attendees are expected with headquarters at the Amarillo Hotel. Dr. Daniel Russell of College Station is state president. John Winters of Amarillo is vice president and Region No 9 chairman, with Miss Rosalind Giles of Amarillo. The two day session will follow.
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Amarillo
Discontinue Sunday Flower Deliveries in Amarillo
Amarillo florists announce Sunday closures to conserve rubber gasoline and manpower for wartime effort. Stores will close at 6 pm Saturdays with last deliveries around that time, effective this Sunday Jan 11 for the duration of the war. O T Stewart presides over the Amarillo Florists Association with secretary Mrs P H Buthker.
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Amarillo Florists
Amarillo Floorists Association
O. T. Stewart
P. H. Buthker
Woman Plans Her Own Funeral on Birthday
Mrs. Trison Peterman, seeking to arrange her funeral, visited a mortuary in October choosing a casket and burial clothes. She died last night by gunshot through the heart on her 45th birthday. police found her body after a note asked for no funeral services.
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Los Angeles
Trison
Peterman
Samuel Croninger
Croninger
Ray Giese
Brave registrant stays 1-A after marriage change
An Emporia Kansas draft registrant reported a new address and changed marital status claiming he married a widow with four children. The draft board praised the act as brave but kept his 1-A classification unchanged.
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Emporia
Kan
U.P
Red Cross Nursing Class Hears First Aid, Locks Out
Dallas January 9 1942 Twenty Red Cross nursing students in a church basement learned first aid but faced a locked exit when doors were shut by mistake They hung from a window to signal for a key to escape The incident highlights the dangers of improvised drill in crowded spaces.
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Dallas
Tex
Red Cross
Father and Son Enlist Together in Navy Recruit Class
Byron Montgomery Mathews reported that his stepson R. L. Hughes joined 19 other Amarillo and Texas recruits in Dallas for final Navy enlistment. The group includes Leo E. McMahan William E. Morgan Ales Jesse Holland Glyndon T. Cherry and several others from Hedley Marathon Shamrock Paducah and nearby towns. Recruiting was slow overall but all services still need volunteers.
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Byron Montgomery Mathews
R. L. Hughes
Dallas
Navy
Leo Edward McMahan
William E. Morgan
Ales Jesse Holland
Amarillo
Glyndon T. Cherry
Hedley
William Everett Dial
Marathon
James Woodrow Hanes
Shamrock
Woodrow Oman Worley
Paducah
South Ben
Tex
S. Buford Conwell
Wheeler
Glen Leonweach
Pampa
Noel Douglas Winch
Arnold Artie Compton
Atoka
Okla
Z. D. Tennison
Ralph Abraham Tennison
Albert Gordon Denney
Douglas Russell Bevers
Wellington
George Ray Sherrod
Dunn, Tex
Irving H. Tolzien
Army
Marine
Coast Guard
Mrs Earl McDonald Dies At Home In City
Susie Ellen McDonald aged 56 died suddenly at the family home 2413 North East Eighth Avenue. She is survived by her husband Earl and four sons W P McDonald Stinnett William McDonald Pampa Charles B McDonald Corpus Christi Joe W McDonald Amarillo one daughter Ivy McCabe Amarillo five brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives with Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home in charge.
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Susie Ellen McDonald
North East
Eighth Avenue
Earl McDonald
W. P. McDonald
Stinnett
William McDonald
Pampa
Charles B. McDonald
Corpus Christi
Joe W. McDonald
Amarillo
Ivy McCabe
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
College Merger Abandoned by Presbyterian Schools
Sherman January 1944 announcement by Austin College president Dr EF Tucker that the proposed merger with Trinity University is abandoned due to wartime difficulties. Merger board chairman Dr R Thomsen had no comment. Tucker returned from Dallas after a Presbyterian synods session overseeing the plan.
Bomber Crew Member Still Missing After Crash Near Hanna
One of eight crew members parachuted before the army bomber crashed seven miles south of Hanna. The pilot and six others survived with minor injuries, while authorities and miners search the hills for the missing airman. Details and names withheld per army orders. The crash occurred about 10 p.m. with flames seen by residents.
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Hanna
Wye
Jan
Union Pacific Coal Company
Hamna
Convicted Communist Striker Beal Paroled in North Carolina
N C Gazette reports Fred Erwin Beal former communist leader of the 1929 Gastonia textile strike has been paroled after nearly four years of a 17 to 25 year sentence. Beal was released from a state prison camp and plans to seek work in a New York textile plant. He had earlier fled to Russia and wrote a book criticizing Communism. Beal and six others were convicted of second degree murder in the killing of Gastonia Police Chief O F Aderholt during a raid on strike HQ.
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Ralfigh
N. C
Fred Erwin Beal
Gastonia
North Carolina
New York
Beal
Russia
O. F. Aderholt
Texas Co-Ed Prefers College to Modeling
Louise Smith, a University of Texas junior from Austin and recently named Miss Photography, returned to campus after trying out and being accepted by three New York model agencies. She said, I'd rather finish college first.
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Austin
Tex
Louise Smith
University of Texas
New York
Police Reunite Man With Stolen Watch After 26 Years
In Minneapolis Minnesota on January 9 police returned to St Paul resident Fred C. Nachtigall a watch stolen in 1916. Detectives traced the timepiece by matching a pawned watch number found for one dollar earlier in the week to Nachtigall’s property.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fred
British Cruiser Galatea Sunk By U-boat
The British cruiser Galatea of 5 720 tons was torpedoed and sunk by a U boat according to an admiralty announcement tonight in London.
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London
Admiralty
Aircraft Tender Langley Sunk by Japanese Submarine
Tokyo reports Imperial HQ says the US aircraft tender Langley was sunk yesterday by Japanese submarines southwest of Johnston Island. The 11,050 ton ship, begun as a coal carrier, later served as an aircraft carrier and tender. Johnston Island lies 900 miles southwest of Honolulu in the Pacific.
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MacArthur
Manila Bay
George Dewey
America
Dewey
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
United States
Langley
Johnston Island
Bay of Malalag
Philippines
Pacific
Honolulu
First Tire Rationing Applications Filed in Amarillo
The Amarillo electrical department filed the first application for new tires under the rationing system. County engineer J. S. Adams, named as inspector by the rationing board, said the process hinges on inspecting old tires. Applications will be received each Thursday.
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Amarillo
J. S. Adams
Rolla Cartwright
Chansler Weymouth
Bill Boyce
Civil Defense Reorganized Under Landis and La Guardia
The White House announced a partial reorganization of the office of civilian defense. Dean James M. Landis of Harvard Law School will become executive and help shape policy with Mayor LaGuardia, who remains director, as they build the new organization and assign staff to implement decisions. Critics had urged LaGuardia’s time be dedicated to civilian defense and Congress voted yesterday to transfer funds to the War Department.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
LaGuardia
New York
White House
Stephen Farly
Landis
OCD
Congress
House
War Department
Federal auto use tax stickers to arrive in Texas postoffs
Postmaster Ray Lee announced stickers will reach Austin and Dallas post offices for redistribution to all Texas offices. The new tax starts January 26 with a $2.09 payment to the postmaster. The taxpayer receives a card for a one cent stamp to mail to the Internal Revenue collector. The payment covers the tax due through July 1.
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Austin
U.P
Ray Lee
Dallas
Texas
Internal Revenue Collector
Murder Charge Is Filed Against Roy
Roy Marion Guinn a 16 year old Amarillo boy is charged with murder in the death of Sam Williams the night cook at the Southern Coffee House. Williams died from injuries after an argument over payment of a guest check. The charge was amended from assault and the case will be tried in juvenile court.
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Marion Guinn
Amarillo
Sam Williams
Southern Coffe House
Williams
British Appoint New Chief of Forces at Malta Base
Maj. Gen. Daniel M. W. Beak, 50, was named to command British troops on Malta in the Mediterranean base, succeeding Maj. Gen. Sanford J. P. Scobell who formerly led the Bombay district. Lieut. Gen. Sir William Dobbie remains commander in chief of combined forces on Malta.
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London
Daniel M. W. Beak
Malta
Mediterranean
War Office
Sanford J. P. Scobell
Beak
Scobell
Bombay
India
William Dobbie
College Students Here Begin Exam Cramming
Amaro College prepares for a week long semester examinations starting Monday. Festivities are postponed. President John F. Mead notes many inquiries from prospective students and suggests war conditions may drive students to return home as potential call to service looms.
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Amaro College
John F. Mead
Dr. Mead
Florida Banks Offer $500 per Enemy Ship Sunk
The Florida National group of banks will pay $500 to the personnel of each American aircraft that destroys a Japanese, German, or Italian capital battleship or aircraft carrier. The prize will be divided equally and paid after official verification by the war or navy departments.
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Jacksonville
Pla
Florida National Group of Banks
Navy
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