Four Suspects Charged After Montgomery Ward Burglary Loot Recovered
Amarillo police recovered nearly $2,000 in loot from the Montgomery Ward burglary at 708 Polk Street. Four suspects were charged, with one still at large, including Marion Steve Guinn of 704 Harrison Street. Also linked is a burglary at Cal Farley’s on Fillmore Street where $2,890.31 was stolen. Bill King and Vernon Counts, both held, face charges in the Ward burglary.
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Amarillo
Montgomery Ward & Company
Polk Street
Marion Steve Guinn
Harrison Street
Cal Farley
Fillmore Street
Guinn
Montgomery Ward
Bill King
North Harrison Street
Vernon Counts
North West
First Avenue
Olive-drab note from Arizona post bans rattlesnakes
Pvt Clyde L Dobbs writes from an Arizona Army camp that commanding officers barred all snakes from the post with a rule enforced by Military Police at the gate. Mrs Violet Ziegler of Liberal water dept to return Friday from a two week New York vacation.
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Liberal
Kan
Clyde L. Dobbs
Arizona
Violet Ziegler
Municipal Water Department
New York
Captain Abel Recognized for Undertaker Work in Southwest Pacific
A clipping from Scott City Kansas honors Capt Stewart W Abel now leading graves registration units in New Guinea and the islands. The former Scott City funeral director and U S Army captain has overseen recovery and burial of the dead, using tooth charts fingerprints clothing and serial numbers to identify bodies for proper interment in military cemeteries. He was commissioned in 1931 and called to active duty in March 1942.
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W. E. Ferguson
Crestway
Scott City
Kan
Stewart W. Abel
Southwest Pacific
U. S. Army
Captain Abel
New Guinea
Abel
Infantry
Finer Femininity Campaign Seeks Moral Reform on Home Front
Global Thinkers Inc promotes abstinence from alcohol and smoking for women and urges modest dress and moral standards. Miss Grace L. Donaldson, national director, outlines the program at a Nashville seminar joined by founder Mrs. Myrtle Banister. The drive includes education to foster a new standard of femininity. 550 members are reported. In Amarillo Civilian Defense groups meanwhile organize fruit and vegetable canning on shared basis for women without time or facilities.
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Nashville, Tenn
Global Thinkers, Inc
Grace L. Donaldson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lse
Myrtle McLean Banister
Nashville
Amarillo
T.H. Rodgers
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