Pineapple Puckett Dies Heroically in Battle
Marine Platoon Sergeant Clarence D. Puckett of Detroit known as Pineapple died at Bougainville while directing aid to a fallen comrade. He earned his nickname by tossing 33 grenades in a single assault that left 75 Japanese dead earlier that day. Navy corpsman John Carter Peters witnessed Puckett’s final act exposing himself to machine gun fire to guide litter bearers before dying.
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Bougainville
Puckett
Marine Platoon
Clarence D. Puckett
Detroit
John Carter Peters
Caryville
Florida
Navy
Peters
Puck
Planes Strike Above Rome Rail Lines Targeted
U S heavy bombers based in Italy struck three railway lines from Florence to the west coast and bombed yards at Pisa Pistoia Poggio di Giovi Pontedera and Cerialdo with the Pistoia airfield reported well covered by bursts. No German interception was reported.
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15Th Air Force Base
Italy
U. S
Rome
Florence
Pisa
Pistoia
Poggibonsi
Pontedera
Cerraldo
Pantex Speakers Address Amarillo Real Estate Board
At the Capitol Hotel Amarillo Real Estate Board heard Pantex officials. Captain R M Smith praised management for renewing the contract and reducing weekly man hours to eight thousand. J R Wheeler demonstrated a 105 mm shell and a 20 pound fragmentation bomb while detailing assembly and loading. The board seeks new members.
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Pantex Ordnance Plant
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Capitol Hotel
Royce Gant
Garford Wilkinson
R. M. Smith
Pantex
Smith
Wilkinson
J. R. Wheeler
Wheeler
Potter County Draft Board Announces Inductions
The Potter County Draft Board No. 2 lists numerous men inducted and ready for active duty. Army personnel include James C. Weaver Ellwood S. Whitefield Will M. Sutton Sol M. Gilbert and many others with several aviation cadets. Navy and Marines enrollments feature Jordan E. Brock Marvin L. Ruffin Navy and Ogle T. Lemon Marine, among additional enlistees.
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Armed Forces
Potter County Draft Board No. 2
Army
James C. Weaver
Ellwood S. Whitefield
Will M. Sutton
Sol M. Gilbert
Joe A. Davidson
Jack W. Rutland
Hubert H. Johnson
L. Alex White
Floyd P. Dickey
Leonard A. McGinnis
R. Hair
Wayne E. Taylor
Sidney S. Zukav
James W. Laney
Jack A. Herrmann
W. T. Elza
Curtis D. Powers
Aviation Cadet
Bobby D. Smith
Robert C. Farrell
B. L. Richardson, Jr
Fernando C. Powers
John R. Shirk
Ray C. Sawyer
Ray Deschamps
John W. Grant
Charles C. Powell
Harold B. Eakins
James M. Hobbs
Marines
Ogle T. Lemon
Navy
Jordan E. Brock
Marvin L. Ruffin
William D. Watts
Ike V. McCaulley
Arlie A. Forbus
John Byler, Jr
Harris E. Dinkins
Walter L. Selman
Raymond H. Kreutziger
Gordon T. Jones
Hoyt C. Lea
Otto K. Pettis
John Lyle R. Bowen
Billy Frank Foster
Charles D. Hooker
Winfield Scott
Ward E. Thoms
Jesse R. Ellis
Thomas C. Buchanan
Lloyd W. Powell
George Hitchcock
Alvin L. Pomtree
Frank A. Paul, Jr
Stockholders to Elect Directors at Ama rillo Savings Meeting
Stockholders of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Amarillo held their annual meeting this afternoon. Two directors were to be elected or re-elected, followed by officer elections. P. L. Reppert serves as president of the association.
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First Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Amarillo
P. L. Reppert
Eden outlines Spanish British issues in Commons
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that Sir Samuel Hoare in Madrid was told to press Spain over Spanish volunteers fighting with Nazis on the Russian front. He also cited renewed British support for Italy’s request to release all Italian ships in Spanish ports, highlighting potential Madrid London complications.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commions Today
Spain
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
Eden
OPA Tightens Gasoline Coupon Rules in Amarillo
The OPA announced that from February 1 gasoline dealers must refuse coupons lacking the vehicle license number and must print the number on the front. Dealers may not accept loose or nonissued coupons and distributors will reject questionable ones to curb the gasoline black market.
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OPA
Amarillo
British see possible resolution in Russian Polish dispute
The British government maintained hope for a favorable solution to the Russian Polish issue amid border questions. Reports circulated of Hitler seeking peace offers via Turkey and semi official envoys to Ankara. US officials were warned Hitler might seek asylum in Argentina after backing a Ramírez revolution and rallying South American countries against the United States.
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Britain
Pravda
London
Adolf Hitler
Turkey
National Broadcasting Company
Sweden Today
Stockholm
Geneva
la Suisse
Hitler
Ankara
State Department
Argentina
Germany
United States
Amarillo Seeks Five New School Teachers for Semester
Amarillo school system under Supt. Charles M. Rogers seeks five teachers for next semester starting Feb. 7. Positions include two grade school art teachers, a junior high music teacher, an industrial arts shop teacher and a commercial teacher plus three clerical posts. News-Globe ads promise results.
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Amarillo
Charles M. Rogers
Market Summary and Livestock Prices Across Regions
Livestock and market notes from Kansas City and Chicago show hogs steady to higher with lighter weights up, cattle firm with calves and stockers in demand, and sheep slow but bids steady. ERs report hogs at 13.50 to 12.75 across weights, cattle bulk around 12.25 to 14.25, heifers to 14.80, lambs around 15.65. Pepper cultivation noted as new in Central American tropics.
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Kansas City
D. A
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
NEW York Stock Exchange
Lynch, Pierce, Fennet & Beane
At & Co
Baldwin Loco
Aviation Corp
Ee Terenee
Bendix Aviation
Wees Oan
Bethlehem Ee Teaeeee
Borden Shee Edee Oh
Briggs
Udd
Sinclair Ou
Cont Oil Deltheteeee
Motors
Curtiss Wright
Curtiss Wright Eeeees 16% 16H | Deere
Long-Bell Lumber
Seeee
Guilt Olls
Glenn L. Martin
Mid Cent
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
MZ National Biscuit
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central Ry
North Amer Aviation
Ohio
Packard
Pan Amer Airways
Paramount
Shell Union Oil Tees Socony Vacuum Beneee
Southern Pacific
Standard Brands Wee
Calif
Ind
Studebaker
Swift & Co
Texas Co
Tex Gulf
Tidewater
Union Carbide
Bily United Aircraft Thee
US Rubber
News-Globe
US Steel Fe
Wilson & Co. Srettnes Aly Gs
White Motors
Warner Bros Wee
Western Union
Woolworth Cesare
Spirit and crew earn cautious homecoming after perilous flight
On a flight to the coast the fortifiers endured heavy German attacks and dangerous flak. Greer ordered bailouts three times as the Spirit was hammered, while Dobbs destroyed the bomb sight to safeguard the crew. Mueller praised Greer and the crew for keeping the ship intact and returning home.
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Greer
Dobbs
Mueller
Liquor Dealer Wins School Tax Plea
Amarillo school officials sought an opinion after alleging the tax equalization board overvalued L. E. L. Sales Company with $3800 in federal and state excise stamps. The attorney general ruled the school could not tax taxes, ruling the assessment invalid.
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Amarillo
Rails Return To Owners After Wage Dispute Ends
Washington reports railroads return to private management as Roosevlet settlement ends a 16 month wage dispute for 1 100 000 non operating rail workers. US Steel asks War Labor Board to resolve Steel Workers demands amid CIO drive.
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Washington
United Steel Workers
Roosevelt
Cal
United States Steel Corporation
Frances Perkins
War Labor Board
USW
CIO
Weatherly Taken by Dean and College Tax Filing Start
Johny D Weatherly and Kerry Weatherly are named in notices. Tax returns begin January 28 with a $2.50 registration fee at the college taught by Dr Harold Schoen. Johny Dale Weatherly died after a long illness at 10 years, with services held at Boxwell Brothers chapel. Grandparents Claude Sharp of Amarillo survive.
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Harold Schoen
Johny Dale Weatherly
Tom Wea
Kerry
Prospect Street
Fort Worth
Claude Sharp
Amarillo
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Wanted Hard of Hearing Men and Women For Simple Test
Public notice seeks men and women with hearing difficulty for a no risk heart test. Advertises Onrine Home Method test promising better hearing or money back. Mentions Ourine Bar Drops and availability at Cretney's and drug stores.
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Cretney's
Income Tax Returns Course Scheduled
Amarillo College schedules a five week course on income tax returns. The program covers basics of filing, deductions, credits, and forms. Students gain practical guidance for preparing personal and small business returns under instructor supervision.
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William A. Hopkins, JR
New York World-Telegram
U. S. State Department
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fennet & Beane
Kansas City Livestock
Tropics
Central America
Chile
Ecuador
Brazil
Nory
Johny D. Weatherly
Dean
Amarillo College
Killough & Davies
Miamond
Zale
Polk
Authority OF the
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln Street
The
C-C Co
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