Women’s Victory Command forms four junior groups
Four squadrons of Junior Business Women enlisted in the Victory Command at the Capitol Hotel to form a new platoon in Company B. Miss Evelyn Broaddus named first lieutenant and commander, with Miss Irene Toll as second lieutenant. Squadrons W X Y Z list chaperons and members including Mrs. Beyer, Elizabeth Hales, Virginia Wilbanks, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Command
Capitol Hotel
Beaumont Stinnett
Evelyn Broaddus
Irene Toll
P. L. Beyer
Chaperon
Elizabeth Hales
Virginia Wilbanks
Freda Crawford
Ethel Hicks
Floner Atwood
Olena Marvin
Allyne
Wives of Glider School Officers Luncheon At Rose Bowl
Ada wives of Glider School officers held a luncheon at the Rose Bowl Tea Room. They planned Red Cross work and may meet weekly for this effort. Guests included Donald R. Johnston George M. White Glenn C. Wilson John D. McDaniels Grady L. Kirbe Ernest M. Kelley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Rose Bowl
Waneed Glider School
Red Cross
Mes Games
Donald R. Johnston
George M. White
Glenn C. Wilson
John D. McDaniels
Grady L. Kirbe
Ernest M. Kelley
Joseph W. Koch
Harold R. Linebaugh
Lewis D. Rice
Hyman G. Sneider
C. F P. Adams
John N. Huttig
Guy C. Wood
Frank R. Stone
Jay J. Brown
Carter Wimberly
E. N. Breen
William FE. Markham
F. V. Conrad
J. T. Leonard
M. K. Burgess
William A. Gravino
S. FE. Maxwell
Calendar items include musicales and club meetings
Tonight Spanish Musicale at Lilly Larsen Studio and a Forest Hill 46 Home Demonstration Club session with Mrs Finley Martin at 3397 North Fast Eighth Avenue at 2 o clock. Amarillo Assembly Order of Rainbow breakfast led by Jor Gins. Mrs BE C Singleton hosts at 11 Kentucky Street at 7 o'clock. Saturday features a children's story hour at Amagillo Public Library at 4 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hill
Home Demonstration Club
Finley Martin
North Fast
Eighth Avenue
Amarillo
Amagillo Public Library
Calotabs Offer Improved Calomel Compound Tablets
Calotabs are sugar coated calomel compound tablets described as improved and pleasant to take. They are advertised as prompt and effective and are to be used as directed on the label.
Scrap quilts conserve material pattern 387
Scrap quilts conserve material and varied scraps improve quilts. Pattern 387 includes accurate pattern pieces diagrams for Star of the East blocks cutting sewing finishing yardage chart and quilt diagram. Send eleven cents to The Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY. Include pattern number name and address.
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Star of the East
Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N.Y
Visitors Honor Mrs Martie Haugen and Janet in Luncheon
Mrs Martie Haugen and her daughter Janet of San Angelo were honored at a luncheon hosted by Mrs George Haugen at 1218 West Tenth Avenue. Attending were Mesdames J B Perry John Gilchrist Nelson Davis Harry Neely Chet Wheeler Doyle Tyler Catherine Bradford Nancy Perry Jean Neely Samantha Bradford the honorees and hostess.
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Martie Haugen
Janet
San Angelo
Music Pupils To Present Spanish Program Tonight
Miss Lilly Larsen's students present a Spanish musicale at 8 tonight in the Larsen Studio 1225 Polk Street. Dancers include Jacquelyn Roberts Bobby Wirth Edwar Morris and Lee Whitney. Pupils perform piano voice and organ numbers led by Kay Patterson Nola Jane Sears Aurice B Vernon Jonnie Dean Reneaul Doris Shields Beverly June Carter with Jewell Ellis Joyce Harvey Jimmie Morris and Glenn Holden of Waynoka Oklahoma invited to attend.
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Lilly Larsen
Larsen Studio
Polk Street
Jacquelyn Roberts
Bobby Wirth
Edwar Morris
Lee Whitney
Kay Patterson
Nola Jane Sears
Aurice B. Vernon
Jonnie Dean Reneaul
Doris Shields
Beverly June Carter
Jewell Ellis
Joyce Harvey
Jimmie Morris
Glenn Holden
Two Soldiers Die From Electricity
Two soldiers were electrocized and a third injured when the scout car radio antenna touched a high tension line in Monroe North Carolina. The dead were Privates First Class James B Hins on Jr of Lucedale Mississippi and Henry P Englert Jr of New Orleans Louisiana. They were carrying messages for their cavalry unit during Carolina maneuvers.
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Wadesboro
N. C
Monroe
James B. Hinson, Jr
Lucedale
Miss
Henry P. Englert, Jr
New Orleans
Carolina
No Gasoline Sales in Louisiana Sundays
Louisiana will ban gasoline sales on Sundays starting late July except for specific vehicle classes under a law signed by Governor Sam Jones. Robert Fine of the Service Station Association of Louisiana says the rule targets Sunday joy riding to curb gas rationing.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Sam Jones
Robert Fine
Service Station Association of Louisiana
Records Pile Up inDrive Amarillo Station Drive for 20000 Records
Amarillo collects 20000 phonograph records old new or broken to send to fighting men as morale boosters. Nearly 2000 discs already fill storage center at 408 Polk Street with contributions from Mrs. J R Wallace and Mrs. D L McDonald among others. Legionnaires and Boy Scouts organize house to house collection while famous artists Kay Kyser Kate Smith and others reprocess new recordings for the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Polk Street
Baracat
J. R. Wallace
Pierce Street
D. L. McDonald
American Legion
Fighting Men, Inc
J. A. Pfeffer
Samuel Stratton
John Evans
W. Allbrooks
West Eleventh Avenue
Harry Gardner
Walter Irvin, Inc
Caisson
Sixth Avenue
Kay Kyser
Kate Smith
Gene Krupa
Nino Martini
Cab Calloway
Budapest String Quartet
The
Westminister Choir
Astrid Varnay
Dick Jurgens
Horace Heidt
Rise Stevens
Luarita
Nimitz Praises Texans Spirit
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz lauds Texas bravery in wartime service and volunteers. He says Texans in conflict and those answering naval calls inspire the fleet and the nation. He notes the time has honored him with a Chester W. Nimitz Day on July 22 and thanks Texas for the tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Chester W. Nimitz
Texas
Coke R. Stevenson
Admiral Nimitz
London Daylight Air Raid Alert Reported Near City
London registered its first daylight air raid alert since March 16 when a single raider was sighted heading toward the capital. The all clear came within half an hour with no incident, and the enemy plane was said to have been 15 to 20 miles from London.
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London
Hathcox Funeral Tomorrow for Amarillo Cattle Trader
Funeral services for Allen A Hathcox a cattle trader who died yesterday morning will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 from the Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Dr E B Fincher will officiate. He died at the family home 812 North Arthur Street after 12 years in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife three daughters two sisters and two brothers. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
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Allen A Hathcox
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
BE. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Hathcox
North Arthur Street
Amarillo
The
Baptist Church
J. B. Garner
A. L. Storrs
Otto Rougeau
San Antonio
Dave Kitchens
Mineola
Garry Kitchens
Ada
Okla
W. 8S. Taylor
Fruitvale
Tex
Doc Hathcox
Durant
J. W. Hathcox
Yantis Tex
Llano Cemetery
Shooting Was Family Affair on Moonshine Feud Bridge
In Jasper Tennessee on a bridge over Suck Creek a feud between the Parsons and Redmond families led to a deadly shooting. A 15-year-old Mrs. Lillian Parsons faced dropped charges while sister-in-law 17-year-old Mrs. Gladys Parsons Pickett was charged with the slaying of 23-year-old mountaineer St Redmond. A bystander Walter Ritchie testified the shooter was Mrs. Pickett, and both Ben Pickett and Ellen Parsons faced conspiracy charges.
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Jasper
Tenn
Lillian Parsons
Gladys Parsons Pickett
Parson
Redmond
Suck Creek
Mrs. Parsons
Ben Pickett
Mrs. Pickett
Ellen Parsons
Childbride
Plane crash near Barksdale Field kills sergeant and injures six
An Army bomber crashed two miles south of Barksdale Field in Louisiana killing Master Sgt. Harold J. Courtney, 37, of Indianapolis, and injuring six others. The bomber burned after taking off from the base late yesterday.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Field
Harold J. Courtney
Indianapolis
Ind
Man Indicted on War Commissions
Alexander H. Stone testified to Congress in May about earning 600000 in commissions on navy contracts and was indicted for receiving commissions on war work while still employed by the federal government. Pasadena rose industry introduces the Douglas MacArthur Rose.
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Washington
Alexander H. Stone
Pasadena
Calif
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Potter County fights wartime crime surge
Officials report a rise in crime tied to wartime industry growth. In 1941 and 1942 months, county attorney fees rose sharply while arrests and felony complaints doubled. The sheriff added night patrols and overtime. grand jury faces heavy workload as swindling, forgery and confidence games lead the wave.
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Potter County
Sheriff's Department
District Attorney's Office
Justice of the Peace
Grand Jury
Anti-Submarine Measures Work in Caribbean Area
Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews announced in an interview that submarine attacks in the Caribbean had declined and that anti-submarine measures were effective. He said measures would be greatly expanded in the future after returning from Washington conferences.
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Balboa
Frank M. Andrews
United States Caribbean
Washington
Lucky Shot Kills British War Ace
Bren Don Paddy Finucane, a famed British pilot, was killed by a machine gun shot described as a million to one chance, the air ministry disclosed. AV Mexico is rounding up bandits.
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Lucky Shot
London
Brendon Paddy Finucane
Air Ministry
Mexico
Casualty Lists Sent to Legion After kin notified
Lists of war casualties are being sent to American Legion commanders. T W Bill Gilstrap of Hanson Post reported a Texas list with four Amarilloans including Pfc John Brackenridge Garrison and Pfc Gayle Neal, prisoners since Guam fall, plus two Marines listed as missing when Correidor fell who may be prisoners. The report names Mrs Q Buetel and Mrs Lonette Fay Allen as next of kin.
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American Legion
T. W
Bill” Gilstrap
Hanson Post
Texas
Elbert Couch
Q. Buete
Milam Street
Pfc
Allender
Lonette Fay Allen
Capitol Hotel
Couch
Texas Division Resting After North Carolina Maneuvers
The 36th Texas Division, under Major General Fred L. Walker, rested after the first phase of 1942 maneuvers in North Carolina. It held the left center as Blue forces flanked and trapped the enemy center, aided by camouflaged artillery. the unit began receiving mail from Texas as home letters arrived.
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TEXAS
North Carolina
38Th
Pee Dee River
Monroe
N. C
36Th
Texas Division
Fred L. Walker
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
Advertisement for FASTEETH alka line powder to sprinkle on dentures to prevent slipping. Claims firmer bite, added comfort, no gum goo or pasty taste. Promotes buying FASTEETH at drug stores for confidence during talking eating laughing or sneezing.
Phase of Maneuver Mail Reaches Area Within Hours
WW Se RETAIL SALES LESS WASHINGTON The commerce department reports June retail sales for independent stores were down 2 percent from May and 1 percent from June last year. The Mexican government has begun searches for fond hoardings.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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Squadron X
Chester Albritton
Fina Herring
Faye Rascoe
Dorothy Erhardt
Lou Ella Johnson
Cleela Wilkinson
Frances Ellison
Vivian Smith
Wynona Sweptson
Squadron Y
W. T Dinan
Sgt
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Janice Lessing
Lillian Davis
Edith Davis
Chloie Heil
Donna Clyde Wright
Eva Bickley
Squadron Z
Oeraps
Mordlecraft S8omice, Inc
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Taylor
A. K. Baraca
Nimitz
MacArthur
Conservaton OF Vision
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Dlaing Home-Owned
Te Ytv
Fine Diamonds
J.T. Russell
Schilling’s Ib
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Conviers
Elberta, Arkansas
Doz
Odern Bakery
G. G. Laing
Lydia E. Pinkham
Montgomery Ward
Wostgomery Ward
Polk
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