Fighter pilot earns commendation with 60 battle holes
Lieutenant Baker, a Texline High School graduate and former Civil Service clerk at Sheppard Field, serves with the 100th Bombardment Group of the Eighth Air Force. His unit helped bomb Messerchmitt factories at Regensburg, earning high praise from the President.
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Baker
Texline High School
Sheppard Field
Army Air Force
100Th Bombardment Group
Eighth Air Force
Third
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
J. G. Baker
Alabama
Lucille Baker
Los Angeles
Cal
Sailor Shores II Sends Saipan Souvenirs Home
James Edward Shores II, a private first class with the Second Marine Division, filed from Saipan along with a box of collected items including Japanese gear and notable pieces such as a carved wooden idol and an officer's saber. He came from Watertown New York and attended high school there before joining the Santa Fe Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Shores II
Charlotte
Fillmore
Saipan
Marines
Second Marine Division
Shores
Santa Fe Railroad
Watertown
N. Y
Lost bass clarinet from Sandie Band near Tyler and Seventh
A student reports a bass clarinet left Friday after school January 5 at the Tyler and Seventh Street corner. The instrument belongs to the Sandie Band and a finder should call 5764 or notify Amarillo Senior High School band director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Seventh Streets
Sandie
Amarillo
Herschel Allen
Personal ad seeking in-home laundry help
A man requests a woman to perform laundry at her home. He notes no children and that most work will be flat laundry tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Lost fat fluffy brown and white puppy
A reader reports a missing small puppy described as fat and fluffy with brown and white fur. The finder is asked to call 6491 or bring her to 710 Fairmont for a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Fairmont
Lost Texas plate F18 764 found contact 1324 East Twelfth G
Lost owner BILLIGMEIER seeks return of Texas license plate F18 764 and a black billfold containing $10 and papers of value. Contact from 1324 East Twelfth G. Sailor's wife requests assistance.
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Texas
East Twelfth
G. Billigmeier
Tack
Return of Billfold and Papers Found on City Streets
A woman reports a lost billfold and papers belonging to Shirley Neely. No contact details beyond a call number. finder urged to call 4589. The note mentions a husband, yellow leather gloves lost on Polk or Tyler Street near Eighth Avenue.
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Tack
Polk Or
Tyler Street
Eighth Avenue
Amarillo woman offers reward for lost billfold
Mrs Opal Barger of Route 3 Box 571 Amarillo reports a lost billfold containing money. She says the finder may keep the money if they return the billfold and contents.
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Opal Barger
Amarillo
Lost shoes on bus prompt return request
Mrs Joe C Weaver reports leaving a new pair of patent leather pumps with bows on a North Polk or South Loop bus on January 3. A box held hose and gloves. Call 6045 to arrange pickup. Mrs Floyd Smith offers scrap lumber at 3937 Rio Grande.
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Dearack
North Polk
South Loop
Tack
Rio Grande
Floyd Smith
Lost blue billfold in town with license and IDs
Person reports a lost blue billfold in town containing a driver's license an identification card and about 2.36 in cash. They indicate the finder may keep the money and request a response.
Lost diamond amber earring on Polk Street area
A sender seeks a small diamond shaped amber earring with a rhinestone, lost last Saturday night January 6 between the Par amount Theater and the Santa Fe building on Polk Street or on a Washington bus. Contact 22422 during the day or 9661 after 6 PM.
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Polk Street
Paramount Theater
Santa Fe
Washington
How to Make a Splendid Cough Syrup at Home
Simple home remedy mixes sugar and water without cooking then blends in Pinex to create a pint of cough medicine. Use two cups sugar or corn syrup with one cup water, then add 244 ounces of Pinex for a soothing cough tonic.
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James W. Cagle
Ha- Wael
Ment
Coast Guard
South Pacific
Willis O. Hamilton
Carl Hamilton
United States
Hamilton
General McArthur
Kincaid
Barbey
James E. Shores
Carl K. Baker
Patch Rothers
Ersterton—Spearman
Gunner
Jasper A. Cagle
Ross
Harlingen Army Air Field
Flying Fortress
George L. Grogan
V. Leslie Rhea
G. L. Hockenberry
Harold B. Shile
Certified Public Accountant
George L. Grogan & Company
Oliver-Earle
Bamarillo Greenhouse
Taylor
Beery
Vitamin Shop
Vitamin
Pacific
Khoury Bros
Congo
West Texas
West 7Th St
Shirley Neely
TARGE
Margie
Globe-News
Joe C Weaver
Monroe
W. J. Morris Agency
Insurance and Bonds
Polk ST
SHOE
J. B. CO
Lincoln St
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
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