Randall County sheriff candidate Roland Black announces
Roland Black declares for Randall County sheriff tax assessor and collector seat. A Canyon native and West Texas State College alum, he served in the National Guard and five years in the armed forces rising to captain after campaigns in North Africa and Italy. He pledges full dedication and careful handling of taxpayers affairs.
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Roland Black
Randell
Randall
Amarillo
Canyon
Mr. Black
West Texas State College
National Guard
Company F
Camp Hood
Europe
Black
North Africa
Italy
Randall County
Sailor Spots Amarillo Ship in Calcutta Harbor
Joseph Freeman, a 22 year old former Navy sailor discharged January 3, saw the Amarillo Victory in Calcutta harbor in November. He photographed the ship from a small boat and followed its itinerary to New York though not returning aboard. Freeman served four years as a Liberty ship gun crewman and has traveled around the world about one and a quarter times. he is the son of Mrs. Goldie Freeman of 800 Georgia.
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Calcutta
Joseph Freeman
Freeman
Navy
New York
Goldie Freeman
Georgia
Minor collision causes damage to police car and others
A police car sustained minor damage in a collision on the 1700 block of North East Eighth near 8 o clock last night. The officer at the wheel was O. B. Harvey and the other driver was Mrs. Madeline Jacobson of 1704 Buchanan. Two tires were blown on Richard A. Prigg's car when he backed onto a vacant lot at Sixth and North Park to avoid another vehicle. Over the weekend police logged five other property damage incidents with no injuries.
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North East Eighth
O. B. Harvey
Madeline Jacobson
Buchanan
Richard A. Prigg
Asquippa
Sixth
North Park
Dallas takes over Amarillo Farm Security duties
Final chapter in the ten year history of the Farm Security Administration in Amarillo was written as the Dallas regional office formally assumed its duties. Region 12 merged with Region 8 at Dallas, moving more than 40 FSA employees to new offices there. Ray E. Davis becomes assistant regional director in Dallas. county supervisors remain the farmer contact.
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Farm Security Administration
Amarillo
Dallas
FSA
R. M. Reed
Panhandle
Ray E. Davis
Robert H Johnson Dies in Amarillo Hospital
Robert Henry Johnson 78 a retired farmer and Amarillo resident for eight years died at 12 45 this morning in an Amarillo hospital. Survived by widow Delphia five sons three daughters and a sister plus fifteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services at Griggs chapel. He was a Baptist.
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Robert Henry Johnson
North
Cleveland
Amarillo
Delphia Johnson
Hubert H
William H
Elmer L
Robert E. Johnson
Ben F. Johnson
Tyler
J. L. Cameron
Fred Farr
Gladys L. Johnson
Robert Buckner
Reklaw
Johnson
The
Baptist Church
Griggs Chapel
Local Veteran to Receive Discharge at Fort Bliss
Cpl Willis E Butchee son of Mr and Mrs R M Butchee 508 North Van Buren recently landed at a West Coast port and is en route to Fort Bliss for discharge. He joined the Army in April 1943 and served in Combat Engineers across three campaigns with the Fourth and Sixth armies plus with Eighth Army occupation troops in Tokyo. His wife Opal Singleton resides in Hale Center with her parents.
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Cpl
Willis E. Butchee
R. M. Butchee
North van Buren
Fort Bliss
Corporal Butchee
Combat Engineers
Eighth Army
Tokyo
Missing envelope found by Mrs Wardow
Mrs Sophie Wardow of 518 North Tyler found a government envelope addressed to Corporal Wardlow in her backyard. The letter appears to have blown away from a mail box after mail was collected a few days earlier.
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Sophie Wardow
North Tyler
Corporal Wardlow
Return to Civilian Life After Army Service
He has recovered from his wounds and will start work in a furniture store here next week. Before entering the Army he farmed near Amarillo in February.
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Amarillo
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Ohio
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Amarillo Printing Company
Robert H. Johnson
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Opal Singleton
Hale Center
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C. N. Britton
J. R. Williamson
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