Tunisian Nuns Aid Wounded Allied Soldiers
White-clad nuns run a hospital in a Tunisian town near the front and gave space for diagnosis and emergency care to American and British troops. They also supplied laundry gear and funded a delousing unit as soldiers travel long distances for hot showers. A cheerful nun greets each patient daily, her smile transcending language.
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U. S
Tunisia
Tunisian
Gustave Stockness
Elizabeth, N. d
Cub Scout Pack Forming Tonight at Humphreys Highland School
Parents of prospective cubs meet at 7:30 tonight as organizers select pack leaders and form a pack committee at Humphreys Highland School. Five men will serve on the committee and a mother for each den will be named. S. G. Stockston leads the committee. Mrs. P. W. Perks will train the mothers. Cubs may be 9 to 11 years old.
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Humphreys Highland School
S. G. Stockston
Amarillo
Boy Scout
P. W. Perks
Range Riders Hold Annual Spree in Texas
Last evening at 503 Florida Tex Thornton rolled out nitro trucks but kept the area safe. The Will Rogers Range Riders hosted their annual spree with a fiddle, guitar, buck and wing contest, and dancing as Bob Dow and Beaumont Stinnett led the revelers in a festive rodeo style gathering.
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Florida
Tex Thornton
Will Rogers
Rodeo
Levi's
Bob Dow
Wichita
Kan
Bobbie Ann
Mr. Dow
Beaumont Stinnett
Range Riders
Lane Funeral Services for Mrs N A Lane
Funeral services are held for Mrs. N A Lane 47 who died in a car accident north of Bushland. The service at N A Griggs & Sons chapel this afternoon includes Christian Science burial rites. Survivors include her husband, one son, four sisters, and three brothers. Burial in Llana Cemetery.
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N. A. Lane
Bushland
N. A. Griggs & Sons
Christian Science
Lane
Lindsey Campbell
Campbell
Northwest Texas Hospital
Church of Christ, Scientist
N. A. Lane, Jr
Lee McSpadden
William Jenkins
Frank Pollard
W. K. Ludden
B.S. Smith
Co. A. Cadwallader
Llana Cemetery
Radio Schedule Highlights for KGNC Station
KGNC 1440 kHz daytime 5 000 watts and 1 000 watts at night presents a full Friday evening lineup including Fred Waring in Pleasuretime With Victory Tunes NBC News and H V Kaltenborn plus Dance Time Information Please and Road to Danger NBC. Saturday features The Sky Pilot Freedom on the Land Forever Rise and Shine The Trading Post and numerous NBC and MBS programs through late afternoon and evening with music variety news and farm and religious segments.
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Fred Waring
Victory Tunes
NBC
News of the World
H. V. Kaltenborn
KGNC
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lou
Weer
Sky Pilot
Freedon
the Trading Post
al Breuer Orchestra
Altr
Lew White
Air
Red Cross
Betty Crocker
The
Music Room
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mbs
Johnson
Montezuma
Berries
TSN
Chico Marx
Texas Wranglers
Arthur Ravel
Orch
Mr. Farmer
Central Baptist Church
Charlie Spivak
Artie Shaw
Orchestra
Rainbow House
Curley Clemons
Rodeo Rangers
Billy Repaid
Lane McIintyre
George Duffy
Palmer House
Henry Jerome
Navy Bulletin Board
America
Hawaii
Range Riders Host 7X Stetson Triumph at Annual Dance
The Range Riders treated 144 attendees to a feast with turkey ham quail and trimmings in a large garage venue. President Dalby received a 7X hat amid a lively party as Mr and Mrs Thornton earned praise for flawless arrangements.
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Chuck
Delbert Dalby
Dalby
Mrs. Thornton
Trinity University Austin College merger outlined
Trustees of Trinity University and a Texas Synod committee have drafted a merger proposal with Austin College of Sherman. The plan will go to the Southern Synod in Fort Worth on January 20 for approval before possible presentation to the Texas Synod of the Northern Presbyterians that sponsors Trinity. Newly mined diamonds have been known to explode.
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San Antonio
Trinity University
Texas Synod of the
Southern Presbyterian Church
Trinity
Austin College of Sherman
R. Thomson
Amarillo
Trinity Board
Southern Synod
Fort Worth
Texas Synod of the Northern Presbyterians
WAAC Recruitment Drive Targets West Texas Volunteers
Lieut Rose Smothers WAAC recruiting officer for the Panhandle says Amarillo will qualify more than 30 volunteers for physicals in Lubbock and Dumas tonight. The West Texas quota is 584 WAACs by March 31 and 150000 by June 30.
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Rose Smothers
WAAC
Panhandle
Amarillo
Lubbock
Dumas
West Texas
America
Wells Crafts Knife for Fighters in War Effort
KGNC guard Chick Wells made a six inch blade knife from a file to aid service men after failing to obtain a government knife. He presented the weapon to Old Tack this morning and offered to make more if files are donated. The item features a carved hardwood handle, linen binding, and waterproof shellac. La Goulette is noted as Tunisia’s deep-water port near Tunis.
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Chick” Wells
KGNC_ guard
Wells
Two Identified in Navy Plane Crash
The Navy reports two of seven killed in a patrol bomber crash at Grand Prairie Naval Air Base Dallas Texas during a routine flight. The deceased are Lt. William James Finnegan 38 pilot and Lt. John Matthew Bregel 23 co pilot both identified with spouses listed. The search continued for other victims as authorities identified remains.
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Los Angeles
Navy Public Relations Office
Navy
Grand Prairie Naval Air Base
Dallas
Tex
Go William James Finnegan
Alberta Violet Finnegan
Wilson Ave
Richmond
Calif
J. G
John Matthew Bregel
Mary Jean Bregel
Webster
North Dakota
Lieut
Allen Graham
Pilot’s Brother Among Seven Dead After Grand Prairie Crash
A bomber at Grand Prairie Naval Air Station exploded on impact killing seven aboard, including Lieut. (J. G.) Frank Graham of Dallas, as Captain Meadow reported. The aircraft came from San Pedro California and burned after nose-landing on the field.
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Grand Prairie Naval Air Station
J. G
Frank Graham
Dallas
Meadow
San Pedro
Calif
Phillips 66 Service Man Offers Car Care Tips
Reduced driving may dilute crankcase oil and raise sludge due to moisture. Battery charging time drops require more frequent checks. Spark plugs need scientific adjustment to save fuel. Seek Phillips 66 Service Man at Orange and Black 66 Shield stations for Poly Gas and 100% paraffin base motor oil.
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Phillips 66
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Louise Knight Wheatley Cook
Kansas City
Wheatley
First Church of Christ Scientist
Boston
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Globe-News
Lane Funeral Services
Atr
Milt Herth
Winstop Duzzit
Aera Black
Charles Dant
Eric Johnson
Beverly Mahr
Alex Dreir
KFDA
Pat O'Brien
Lever Brothers Company
Swan
Trinity-Austin
J. M. Hyden
Doctor of Optometry
West 7Th Ave
Chick’ Wells
Tunis
la Goulette
Capital
Pittsburgh
Cal
U.P
Mercurio
Ntire
W. L. Mackey
Amarillo Hotel
Phillips
Sonny
U.S
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