Amarillo Urged to Meet Victory Clothing Quota
Carl Jenkins warns Amarillo lags on the Victory Clothing Collection drive. Residents are asked to donate one garment per person from the 1940 census totaling about 19 600 more items by next Sunday. Collection points include the post office four fire stations and churches. Baby clothes and diapers are prioritized for overseas destitute.
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Amarillo
Victory Clothing Collection
Carl Jenkins
Victory Collection District
Dallas
Jenkins
Council of Church Women
Marines Sink Five Inch Guns At Wake In 1942 Battle
A veteran describes best laughs of 46 ships sunk by Marines using five inch guns at Wake. After surrender, Japanese moved Marines and 1500 civilians to Shanghai POW camp where life was comparatively mild. The corporal later to Osaka shipyards, then to Yoko Hama on Sept 5 1945 for handover.
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Leathernecks
Wake
Shanghai
Osaka
Naoetsu
Japan
Nips
Yokohama
Sgt Vanhooser To Be Discharged From Army
Sgt Donald Vanhooser, son of Mr and Mrs S F Vanhooser of 1312 East Eleventh, arrived back in the United States from Europe and is en route to Camp Chaffee Arkansas for discharge. He will go to Wellington Kansas after separation to join his wife and children. He entered the Army in 1944 and served with the 65th Infantry Division in Europe, seeing action in the Sara Basin and Germany at V E Day. He later was with the 80th Division assigned to Poland Czechoslovakia duties for an election that never happened.
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S. F. Vanhooser
East Eleventh
Donald Vanhooser
Europe
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Luby’s
Wellington
Kan
Vanhooser
65Th
Sara Basin
Germany
80Th
Czechoslovakia
Tyndale’s English New Testament Smuggled to England
In 1526 likely at Worms William Tyndale issued the first complete printed English New Testament. They were secretly shipped into England in bales barrels and boxes of merchandise.
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Worms
William Tyndale
England
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Constipation Relief
For years Dr Edwards relieved patients with constipation using Dr Edwards Olive Tablets now sold in drugstores. The tablets are described as mild and thorough acting on the bowels to produce natural like movements with no griping. Caution: use as directed priced 15 30 60 cents.
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Dr. Edwards
Veteran Wake Island marine returns from Texas farm life
Cpl. Alvin Waronker, 24, veteran of Wake Island and Japanese prisoner camps, left Amarillo to return to Philadelphia after three weeks as a ranch hand on the C. E. Weymouth ranch north of Amarillo. He plans college after discharge and recalls his POW ordeal and service in Dallas, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, and Wake Island. He painted fences, fed stock, and wore out three pairs of gloves while earning praise for his cowboy work ethic.
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Wake Island
China
Japan
Philadelphia
Amarillo
Texas
Marine Corps
Dallas
Paul Fowler
Auditorium Uso
Weymouth
Corporal Waronker
Smithers
Overbrook High School
San Diego
Pearl Harbor
First Defense Battalion
James Devereux
FASTEETH Denture powder promises a steadier fit
Advertises FASTEETH as an alkaline non acid powder that you sprinkle on dentures to hold plates firmer and more comfortable. Claims helps denture odor and does not sour. Encourages purchasing at any drug store.
Potter County Poll Tax Receipts Plunge Ahead of Elections
Tax payments yesterday tumbled after a day of 275 receipts, threatening an unusually light vote in Potter County. With 13 days left to pay the poll tax or obtain an exemption, official aim is about 700 receipts daily to reach estimated 16,000 voting strength for two primaries and a general election.
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Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Arrivals on Both Coasts From War Transport Fleet
The Associated Press reports six transports with 8 497 servicemen arriving today at two East Coast ports while over 15 000 passengers debark from 24 vessels at five West Coast ports. Ships include U S Victory John F Schmeltzer John Ericsson Thomas Bickett Henry Wilson Calvert Sloterdijk George Flavel Rescue Bon Homme Richard Solace and more details of routes and origins.
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Associated Press
U. S. Victory
Bremen
John F. Schmeltzer
John Ericsson
Thomas Bickett
Antwerp
Henry Wilson
Newport News
HMS Ruler
San Diego
Nassau
Clearfield
Seattle
LST
Portland
Calvert
Yokohama
San Francisco
Sloterdijk
Manila
George Flavel
Casablanca
Pearl Harbor
Bon Homme Richard
Leyte
Solace
Los Angeles
Henry Austin
American Press
Sydney
A. J. Botanin
Guam-Manila
Santa Isabel
LCI
Tacoma
Maui
Okinawa
Chicken Dinner Reservations at VFW Hall
Reservations open for a chicken dinner tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall Seventh and Taylor Call C O Flanagan or E R Bruce for reservations Plates are five dollars with proceeds to the building fund Menu includes fried chicken gravy creamed potatoes green peas salad buns pie and coffee Home made pies donated by VFW Auxiliary will be served Ross Rogers is guest speaker music by Dorothy Reeder Chris Butler and J A Scott Grady Cooper to MC Reception committee named including W W Rusk Mr Bruce Harry Vogel and R B Groves
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Seventh and Taylor
C. O. Flanagan
E. R. Bruce
VFW
Ross Rogers
Dorothy Reeder
Chris Butler
J. A. Scott
Grady Cooper
W. W. Rusk
Mr. Bruce
Harry Vogel
R. B. Groves
Turkeys vs Dogs Fire in Municipal Court
In Los Angeles on January 16 a poultryman, Carl Krohn, sues neighbor H. H. Isaac for 175 dollars claiming two watchdogs killed 14 of his turkeys. Isaac counters with a 200 dollar suit accusing Krohn of killing the dogs. Judge Newell Carnes took the cases under advisement.
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Los Angeles
Carl Krohn
H. H. Isaac
Isaac
Krohn
Newell Carnes
Milton Oliver Is Discharged From Navy
Seaman first class Milton Oliver was discharged December 22 at San Pedro California after 20 months sea duty in 22 months of service. He returned to Amarillo on Christmas Eve and expects to go to work for the Electric Company.
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Milton Oliver
Navy
Seaman Oliver
San Pedro
Cal
Amarillo
The
Electric
Sailor Oliver Returns Home From Navy Service
Seaman Oliver from Amarillo served aboard the USS Takanis Bay in Tokyo Yokosuka and Pearl Harbor before helping transport servicemen home. Son of Mrs. W. L. Oliver of 2706 Cleveland and husband of Monette Ratcliff, he has two sons Robert Lee aged eight and Donald Ray aged four.
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J. L. Ratcliff
Hedley
Ratcliff
Seaman
Oliver
Robert Lee
Donald Ray
Cleveland
One Soldier Killed Three Injured In Fort Dix Explosion
Army authorities investigated a premature explosion of obsolete gunpowder during destruction work at Fort Dix New Jersey. The blast killed Pvt Edward J Rohrig of the Bronx New York and injured three other soldiers.
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Fort Dix
N. J
U.P
Edward J. Rohrig
Bronx
N. Y
Notable service members listed for war effort
Nathan Kaplan of the Bronx Pvt Francisco Valdez of Santa Fe New Mexico and Pvt Valentine Mazzarelli of New York City are identified as participants in the ongoing military assignment.
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Nathan Kaplan
the Bronx
Francisco Valdez
Santa Fe
N. M
Valentine Mazzarelli
New York City
Hillsboro War Veteran Seeks Congress Seat
Hillsboro war veteran Joe B. Cowley former state treasury employee announces candidacy for Congress from Texas Sixth District. Cowley served 39 months overseas in the Atlantic and Pacific and is brother to former State Rep. Dero Cowley of Hillsboro.
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Austin
Joe B. Cowley
Hillsboro
Treasury
Congress
Luther Johnson
Cowley
Dero Cowley
Atlantic
Pacific
Greenland Population Density in 1944 Compared
Greenland was the least densely populated country in the world with about 0.6 persons per square mile in 1944, compared with the United States at roughly 45.5 persons per square mile.
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Greenland
United States
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van Buren
Toro
By Brownwood Emerson
Claude
RED
Burrus Texo
Baby Adkisson
Hatchery & Feed Storers
Hayfever
Huntell
Glen Simmons
Hayfever Clinic
Littlefield
BoxweLl
Dumas
Perryton
Spearman
Hazlewood
Oliver Eakle
Grady Hazlewood
John Hazlewood
Panhandle
Amarillo Neon CO
L. A. Pittman Mead Pittman
P. O
Jay Pittman
Ture
Lias
Furni
Nees
People’s Finance and Thrift Co., Inc
Fisk
Potts Dye Works
Hip Dial
Imuain
Fighting Men OF
Dallas, Texas
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