Keller and Moore Receive Military Honors Abroad
John F. Keller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keller, completed air force flight engineer officer training in San Antonio and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Lt Waymon L. Moore, brother of Mrs. J. B. Rogers, earned the Bronze Star for actions near Andernach, Germany, on March 9 and the Purple Heart, while serving with the 111th Armored Infantry Division in the Third Army.
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Air Force Flight Engineer Officer Training School
San Antonio
John F. Keller
Thomas M. Keller
Jackson
Keller
Waymon L. Moore
J. B. Rogers
Lincoln
Moore
111Th Armored Infantry Division
Third Army
Andernach
Germany
Ft. Warren
Wye
Austria
San Francisco
Amarillo
Pete Exposito
Kenneth C. Moore
Brothers Howingtons Serving Abroad in World War II
Brothers Angus and Noel M. Howington, sons of Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Howington of 407 North Florida, are overseas in the armed forces. Angus serves with the Army Fugineers in Germany as part of the 825th Engineering Battalion after 33 months in service and training in San Antonio. Noel M. Howington, a seaman first class, is in the Pacific with the Navy amphibious forces and saw action on Iwo Jima after a year and a half in the Navy with sea duty starting September 1944, while trained at San Diego. Both attended Indian Gap School in Texas.
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N. O. Howington
North
Florida
Armed
Cpl
Angus Howington
Germany
Army Fugineers
825Th Engineering Battalion
San Antonio
Noel M. Howington
Pacific
Navy Amphibious Forces
Iwo Jima
Navy
San Diego
Burgess Lumber Co
Indian Gap
Tex
War Sparks Surge in Eyewear Across Nation
The Better Vision Institute reports a 32 1 3 percent rise in spectacle wear since Pearl Harbor with about 20 million Americans now wearing glasses. Over 5 million pairs have been fitted to service members and war industry workers. William C. Wendt notes more women now wear glasses, accounting for about 60 percent of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Vision Institute
Pearl Harbor
William C. Wendt
Guild of Prescription Opticians of Philadelphia
Texans May Find New Sugar Supply
Washington June 14 relief may come for Texas sugar shortage as Sen Tom Connally aides say talks to charter a ship to import refined sugar from Cuba direct to Texas are underway It would be distributed equitably to households and industry across the state.
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Washington
Sen
Tom Connally
Office of Price Administration
War Shipping Administration
Connally
Cuba
Texas
Freak Storm Tornado Strikes Matamoros District
A freak tornado struck 10 miles south of Matamoros, Mexico, Tuesday night killing 11 and injuring 33. Ten ranching communities were wiped out, cattle and residents reportedly disappeared, as Matamoros hospitals treated the wounded.
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Brownsville
Matamoros
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting Noted for 8 Oclock
Post and auxiliary of John B. Golding 1475 are to meet at 8 o clock tomorrow night at the VFW Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Golding
Veterans Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
Mrs Monson Visits Denver Relative for Month
Mrs H O Monson of Denver visits her mother Mrs J R Pollan at 1500 Van Buren for a month.
Deer Caught Under Bridge At Cliffside
A deer became trapped under a bridge near Cliffside, prompting a local response. The incident drew interest as wildlife sightings rise in the Amarillo area, with city workers including Joe Martins from the water department involved in the effort to free the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliffside
Amarillo
Joe Martins City Water Department
Deer Captured Near Cliffside Under Amarillo Bridge
Mrs. Herman Ratten reports a 15 pound deer captured under a bridge near Cliffside northwest of Amarillo last night. Mr. Martin, in a car with a young passenger, spotted the animal and he snared the deer before taking it home and notifying the game warden.
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Cliffside
Amarillo
Herman Ratten
North Florida
Martins
Mr. Martin
Mrs. Ratten
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