Amarillo Family Receives Word of Navy Pilot’s Loss
Lieutenant Guilford Branson, a Navy pilot and former Amarillo resident, was killed in action with the Navy. He trained at Corpus Christi in 1942 after enlisting in 1941 and served with a task force on Tarawa in the Gilberts. The Branson family moved from Amarillo to Pampa last winter amid his service.
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Navy Department
Cc. F. Branson
Guilford Branson
Navy
Branson
Tarawa Atoll
Gilberts
Corpus Christi
Bransons
Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service
Pampa
Cabot Company
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Amarillo Girl Sees World In War Time
Miss Margaret Miller, an Amarillo resident and civilian government employee, writes from overseas about travels across tropical jungles, deserts, and seas. She details visits from Cairo to the Caspian and her encounters with pilots, soldiers, and locals, noting meals, shows, and rationed goods as she travels toward the Holy Land and possibly India.
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Amarillo
Margaret Miller
United States
Equator
Equatorial
Africa
Shepheard
Cairo
Nile
Pyramids
Mena House
Heliopolis Club
Mediterranean Sea
Central Africa
South America
Short Snorters Club
USO
Texas
Southwest
Gilmore Nunn
Chalus
Caspian
Mediterranean
Elburz
Desert
Holy Land
India
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Guilford Branson,jr
Arillo Business
Mayfair Nite Club
People’s Recreation Club
the Rainbow
the Plainsmen
Herring Hotel
Lucille Shoppe
Hollywood Dress
Levine's Department Store
Bateries
Amarillo Baking Co
Mann Bakery
Dixie Cream Donut Shop
D. L. McDonald Ramey & Mathis Construction Co
Leeward Western Light and Supply Co
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Adkisson Hatchery and Feed
Kearns Grain & Seed Co
Buthker
Cunningham Floral Co
Ideal Food Stores
No. 1 & Panhandle Fruit Co
Virgil Reager's Market
Amarillo Ice Co
Badger Ice Co
Jewelers
Spicer
the Diamond Shop
Zaie's Jewelry Co., Inc
Troy Laundry Panhandle Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
the Star Lumber Co
Machinery & Equipment
Amarillo Welding and Machine Works
Star Equipment Co
Media-Advertising Globe-News Publishing Co
Panhandle Outdoor Advertising Co
KGNC
Danube Oil Corp
Hugo H. Loewenstern
Bruce Autry
Gathright's Cafe
Shoe Stores
Jones-Roberts Shoe Store
Interstate Theatres
Paramount State Capitol
Rialto
Utilities
Amarillo Gas Co
Southwestern Public Service Co
Miss Miller
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