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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
2
Mrs. Faye Stanley of 310 Prospect Street will spend two weeks in Dallas visiting relatives. Mrs. W. E. Williams of 1613 LaSalle Street is also on a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Sophia Wardlow reports three sons in the service. Cpl Harold B Wardlow serves with field artillery in England after three years in Communications. W A Wardrow trains at Naval Aviation Gunnery School in San Diego, Navy since 1944. Lt James V Reagan, in England, promoted to captain with Army Engineers. Also: Latimer trained at Camp Swift, Ft Belvoir, Fort Benning. Broome commissioned ensign in Naval Reserve. Adams on leave from Camp Howze. Jenkins earns Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. Ralph Latimer with Army Engineers in England.
Pfc Robert C Slaughter 20 son of Mrs C L Dryden 300 Sunset Terrace serves with the Infantry in New Guinea He crossed the equator into the Society of Neptune Rex He is a 1941 Amarillo High School graduate and attended West Texas State College Enlisted February 1943 stationed in New Guinea since February last September overseas John Warner son of Mr and Mrs J H Warner 309 North Pierce Street serves in the South Pacific with the Merchant Marine A 1938 Amarillo High School graduate he played track football and basketball He was a pump operator for Southwestern Public Service and trained at St Petersburg Fla for Merchant Marine duties
War Department informs Mrs. Nell Manning that her son Corporal Muriel T. Pitcox was seriously wounded in New Guinea on May 27 after 25 months of reconnaissance duty overseas. He joined the Army about 30 months ago, previously worked for the Indian Motorcycle Company, attended Amarillo schools, trained at San Antonio. Two brothers also serve, one in Africa and one in Tennessee.
Fishing is exceptionally good at Buffalo Lake with reports of big catches. Kenneth Pair notes an Amarillo Army Air Field instructor pulled a gold locket from the lake amid plentiful crappie bass channel cat and mud cat. Cars are being scrapped or retired at 150000 monthly.
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