Officer Henry Kidd on Terminal Leave in Amarillo
Captain Henry Hugh Kidd, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Kidd of 1908 Jackson, entered service March 5 1941 and served ten months in the Pacific with the 20th Air Force. Reared in Amarillo he graduated from Amarillo High School and the University of Oklahoma. After today he will join Cretney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hugh Kidd
Henry Kidd
Jackson
Pacific
20Th Air Force
Captain Kidd
Amarillo
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
University of Oklahoma
Cretney Drug. Co
Taylors Return From Business Trip to Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs W B Taylor of 2036 Hughes have returned from a business trip to Fort Worth.
Army Veteran Assigned to Amarillo Recruiting Station
Sgt. Q D Freeman, a Signal Corps radio operator with 22 months in the Southwest Pacific, returns to U S service and is assigned to the Amarillo Army Recruiting Station. His parents live in Chickasha Oklahoma and his wife and two children reside in Dalhart. He enlisted 28 months ago and recently extended for three years in the Army Services Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. D. Freeman
United States
Southwest Pacific
Amarillo
Signal Corps
Sergeant Freeman
Leyte
Mindanao
Admiralties
Army
Chickasha
Okla
Dalhart
Army Services Forces
Veterans Gain First Chance For Federal Jobs
Jobs paying 1200 to 9000 dollars yearly are open to honorably discharged veterans in federal civil service. Veterans receive a five point head start in tests, 10 points if service connected. Some positions like guards and custodians are for veterans only. Wives unable to work may claim the 10 point preference, as may widows if single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Alsbrooks
J. E. Pietzsch
Durable Used Car Picks in News-Globe Want Ads
The News-Globe Want ads showcase dependable used cars suitable for daily driving. Listings emphasize reliability, mileage, and price, guiding readers to practical choices.
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News-Globe
Sergeant Bright returns from Pacific duty in engineers
Staff Sgt. Sam H. Bright of Amarillo has been discharged at Fort Bliss after a year of service with the Corps of Engineers in the Pacific. The former Fort Lewis, Washington, and Amarillo resident is back in town and runs a photography and engraving business in the Nunn Building, including The Amarillo Engraving Company.
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Corps of Engineers
Pacific
Sam H. Bright
Bowie
Fort Bliss
Amarillo
Bright
Fort Lewis
Wash
Nunn Building
Amarillo Engraving Company
Nunn
Pilot Mincher to Visit Parents in Amarillo
Capt James A Mincher of Little Rock Arkansas plans a visit Feb 1 to his Amarillo parents Mr and Mrs J M Mincher at 4102 Van Buren. He is on terminal leave after nine months with the 14th Air Force in China and will report Feb 24 to Santa Ana California. The 24 year old former Amarillo High School student has earned the Distinguished Flying Cross two battle stars and the Air Medal while piloting a C 46 that ferried gasoline for B 24s from Jap prison camps after surrender. He landed at Tacoma December 20 returning to the United States. His wife Lavelle Brown Mincher from Little Rock married in Houston. Their son Marvin N Mincher is a seaman second class in the Navy stationed at San Pedro California.
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James A. Mincher
Little Rock
Ark
Amarillo
J. M. Mincher
van Buren
14Th Air Force
China
Army
Santa Ana
Cal
Mincher
May Reenlist and Serve in U S
Capt R E Fancher Amarillo Field recruiting officer explains a soldier reenlisting for three years may choose to stay in the United States. The Answers to Questions column in Sunday News Globe asked if a first class private could discharge to reenlist. He said three year reenlistees select their branch and station within the continental United States and will be assigned to their chosen station.
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United States
R. E. Fancher
Amarillo Field
Sunday News Globe
Fancher
Civic Duties Start Early
Freddy Fishbach, a five year old at the time, reported for jury duty in New York but was excused after the commissioner noted Freddy would be 16 years away from registration when eligible. Juror lists come from the board of elections, causing surprise at the summons.
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New York
Freddy Fishbach
Supreme Court
Freddy
James McGurrin
Board of Elections
Golding Post Seeks Modern Fireproof Building
The John B. Golding post and auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars plans to raise funds for a new fireproof building. They moved from the Weather Bureau Building at Sev enth and Taylor in 1945 and now exceed 300 members in the post and 115 in the auxiliary. A $5 plate dinner at the VFW home is set for Thursday night to kick off the drive.
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John B. Golding Post and Auxiliary
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Weather Bureau
Seventh and Taylor
VFW
Post
Auxiliary
Romance Has Its Own Emergencies
A returned serviceman in Chicago on January 15 tries to place a long distance call to Milwaukee during a line tie up. The operator says only emergency calls are accepted and defines emergencies as family death or serious illness. He argues his need is an emergency to him.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Man Cancels Date After Operator Intervenes
He explained a date with his girl that night and wanted to tell her he could not go. The operator agreed an emergency might arise if she felt stood up and, with sympathetic giggles, she connected the call.
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Taylors
Wonder Bait Kids
Dick Turner
Dek Tone
Tropical Bicycle Shop
NEA Service. Inc
TM. Reg
U.S. Pat
Winningham & Hays
R. R. Winningham
Jack Hays
Don Miller
Ideal Paint & Body Works
Littte
Polk Street
Zemo
Hm, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Investment Securities Commodities
Securitees
Merril
Anyanvestor
Tran Exchangé
Ital
Oke
G. R Coleman
Sam Bright
May
U. S
Jayne
Golding Post
News- Globe
Polk St
Vicks VA
Loyd Shackelford
Loyd
Crowe-Guide Cement Co
N. Tyler
Grady Hazlewood
Hazlewood & Hazlewood
Oliver Eakle
John Hazlewood
Insurance Exchange
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Askew & Brown
G G. Black Rolla V. Cartwright
Finch & Gavin Oakes-Fyfe
Ordway-Saunders CO
D. W. Owen Panhandle Ins
Thomson-King Agency
E. A. Regal CO
Harold S. Richey Upshaw Insurance Agency
Williams-Boyce Agency
Howard Williams
L. E. Lyles Holt-Ferguson Agency
Neely-Greenhill
Hugo H. Loewenstern
R. S. White Agency
Marit Lling and Friends
Greyhound
U.S. A
Taylor St
Greyhound Terminal
Union Bus Depot
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