Sky Giants Lose Hurler Ronald Cook To Army Discharge
Ronald Cook, star pitcher for the Amarillo Sky Giants, receives honorable discharge from the Army. His absence cripples the mound staff as the Texas State Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament opens July 26 in Waco. Cook belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Sky Giants meet Midland Army Air Field at Tri-State Fair Park this weekend.
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Ronald Cook
Amarillo Field
Waco
Cook
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sky Giants
Midland Army Air Field
Tri-State Fair Park
Texas Rainfall Ranges From Gulf Coast to El Paso
The report notes regional rainfall differences with 51 to 55 inches annually along the Gulf Coast and far lower totals of about 9.16 inches observed in the El Paso area.
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Texas
Gulf Coast
el Paso
Corkiff Completes Visit Then Heads To Florida
Technical Sgt Earl F Corkiff Jr returns to Corpus Christi after visiting Mrs J E Baggs at 707 North Buchanan during a 30 day furlough. He trained at Amarillo Field years ago and served as flight engineer and turret gunner with action in the Alpines Po Valley Balkans and Germany. He earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and three oak leaf clusters.
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Earl F. Corkiff, Jr
Amarillo Field
Corpus Christi
J. E. Bages
North Buchanan
Corkiff
Europe
Florida
Po Valley
Balkans
Germany
Africa
British Guinea
Puerto Rico
Ray Earley Named Manager of SWPC
Ray Earley of Oklahoma City acting manager of the Smaller War Plants Corporation district office in Amarillo. He succeeds W O Coleman who resigns to head Updyke Manufacturing in Sanaloa Oklahoma. Both Earley and Coleman have been frequent visitors in Amarillo.
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Ray Earley
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
War Plants Corporation
W. O. Coeman
Updyke Manufacturing Company
Sanaloa
Oklo
Earley
Coleman
Missouri Elevation Range Shown In River and Mountain
The report notes elevations in Missouri from 230 feet above sea level on the St. Francis River to 1,800 feet at Taun Sauk Mountain, illustrating the state's varied terrain.
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Missouri
St. Francis River
Taun Sauk Mountain
Weekend Golf and Softball Events at Amarillo Venues
Friday events include a Sunset Golf Course putting tournament and a Ladies Day at Ross Rogers Course. A Men’s Softball League game is listed for Amarillo College. Saturday features Amarillo Country Club weekend handicap, plus baseball at Tri-State Fair Park with two showings. Junior leagues for Gold Sox and softball are planned at Tri-State Pair Park and nearby venues.
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Soptball
Dursday
Tri-State Fair Park
Sunset
Ross Rogers
Amarillo College
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Field
Midland Field
Midland
Tri-State Pair Park
National League Yesterday's Results and Standings
Baseball standings show the National League with records for teams including 42 28 for one club and 43 31 for another. The Pittsburgh Pirates sit at 37 36, while Philadelphia shows 20 59 and 22 49 for the open date and standings.
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Veterans services push noted with SWPC leaders named
Coleman led SWPC district office since August 24, 1943, and Earley has served in the Oklahoma City office since April 1944. Earley previously worked in Douglas Aircraft Company personnel and later ran an automobile operation.
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SWPC
Coleman
Earley
Oklahoma City
Douglas Aircraft Company
Mrs. Crabtree To Serve as Librarian Overseas
Mrs. Virginia Crabtree of Amarillo will take a librarian post in the rehabilitation program of the Allied Military government in Europe. She recently left for New York City and will fly to England for assignment after arrival. Previously she served as Amarillo High School assistant librarian and then at Amarillo Army Air Field before her foreign service appointment.
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Europe
Virginia Crabtree
Amarillo
Crabtree
New York City
England
Amarillo Army Air Field
Tank track shoes loom in 1945 production plans
American foundries must churn out over 1,000,000 tank track shoes monthly to meet 1945 tank schedule increases. Each medium tank requires about 530 shoes for complete equipment and service, highlighting the scale of wartime mobilization and armor maintenance.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Baggs
Polk ST
Crowe-Guide Gement Co
Tyler
Fred Allen
United Artists
Hollywood
Mauldin
West Texas Golf Association
Basel
Tri-State
Chicago
Health Department
Cambridge
Cretney Drug Stores
Lavoptik
Insulation Board
Dupont Paints
Star Lumber CO
Jackson ST
Will
Matt Hudson
Steve Hudson
Polk
Gene Chapman
Jim Hudson
Paris
Lai
Mrs. Crabtree
Ofershokn
Pepsi-Cola, Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Eiffel ‘Tower
The
Voice of America
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Morton Downey
Lincoln ST
Coca-Cola
Coke
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