Will Reid of Hancock Oil Defends Battle Lake Nature Preserve
The piece profiles Will Reid born in North Dakota and now president of Hancock Oil, praising his conservation work at Battle Lake. It notes his life from Canada to California, his distrust of logger destruction, and his fight to preserve the lake from logging and wildfire damage while promoting outdoor heritage and stewardship.
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North Dakota
Canada
Prairies
States
California
Reid
Will Reid
Hancock Oil Company
Hancock Gasoline
Pacific Coast
Nootka Bay
Mr. Reid
Animal Panhandle
Navy to discharge WAVES married to disabled veterans
The Navy will discharge on request WAVES married to disabled veterans or disabled servicemen. WAVES married to able bodied servicemen who have been discharged may leave after one year of active duty. Marines and SPARS married to servicemen receive the same discharge basis.
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Washington
Navy
The
Federally Inspected Meat Production Drops Last Week
The War Meat Board of the War Food Administration reported a sharp decline in federally inspected meat production, dropping 1,000,000 pounds last week to 283,000,000 pounds, a decrease of 39,000,000 pounds from the same week in 1944.
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Chicago
O.R
War Meat Board of the
War Food Administration
WMB
Octogenarian Hero Killed Saving Girl at Tulsa Crossing
J. B. Kilgore, 82, was struck and killed by a Katy passenger train near Sand Spring road west of Tulsa. He saved a small girl by pushing her clear of the tracks before the collision.
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Tulsa
Okla
J. B. Kilgore
Katy
Sand Spring Road
Boyce Sworn In as Seventh Court of Civil Appeals Justice
Maj William Q Boyce is sworn in as Justice William J Boyce of the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals succeeding Clayton Heare. The Amarillo born former Army officer served three years overseas and is praised by colleagues including Chief Justice Pitts and Ben Manning.
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William Q. Boyce
William J. Boyce
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
William Boyce
E. L. Pitts
Ben Manning
Ray Johnson
Justice Pitts
W. N. Stokes
Major Boyce
Clayton Heare
Justice Stokes
Bar Association
Amarillo Bar Association
Col. E. A. Simpson
W. E. Gee
Alex Lumpkin
Beaumont Stinnett
Lew Fields
Justice Boyce
House Judiciary backs speaker succession plan
The House judiciary committee voted 10 to 9 in executive session to approve Truman's proposal making the speaker of the House next in line for the presidency after the vice president. Some members who opposed the bill asked for more study time.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Truman
Congress
House
Farm Help Wanted Dear Sir I Seek Year Round Work
W. A. Johnson of Route 1 Claude Texas requests year round farm and ranch work. He has experience and a family, and will travel to suitable employers who reply to him at his Claude address.
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Tack
Woman seeks contact from McCartt's Grocery helper
Annie who worked at McCartt's Grocery last May is asked to contact MRS. EARL HELVEY. Write Box 179 or visit Apt 164 Pantex Village to reach the requester.
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Tack
Annie
McCartt’'s Grocery
Apt
Pantex Village
Earl Helvey
Man's watch found near North Arthur street
A reader offers a liberal reward for the return of a lost pocket watch with a gold Simmons chain, believed misplaced between 914 North Arthur and 800 North Arthur. Call 9675 or deliver to 914 North Arthur.
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North Arthur
Pelase
Panhandle's Young Musicians Show Bright Talents
Promising Texas high plains artists showcased at Amarillo College Auditorium in an annual recital. Jean Tarlton from Canyon and Betty Jean Hill from Spearman impressed with violin and Bruch concerto. Flutist Rena Ellen Cowgill and other young performers from Spearman and Amarillo earned strong notices. Conductor Robert Louis Barron led the combined Amarillo Philharmonic and Junior Symphony.
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High Plains
Texas
East
Amarillo College
Robert Louis Barron
Amarillo Philharmonic
Junior Symphony
Barron
Jean Tarlton
Canyon
West Texas College
Saint-Saens
Betty Jean Hill
Spearman
Bruch
Barbara Jean Daily
DeBernot
Amarillo
Rena Ellen Cowgill
Philharmonic Orchestra
Bobby Robbins
Missing After Japan Raid Lieutenant Montgomery
Lt. Max B. Montgomery has been missing since the B 29 raid over Yokohama on May 21. The War Department notified his wife Huberta Underwood, who lives with her parents at 1618 Madison. He was an auditor for the Amarillo Hotel before joining the service and served as a bombardier after going overseas in 1944, first in India.
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Max B. Montgomery
Yokohama
War Department
Huberta Underwood
Hugh Underwood
1618
Madison
Underwood
Amarillo
India
Trials Acquit Men Of Beating Charge
Four enlisted men were acquitted of beating and mistreating prisoners at the Lincoln Army Air Field guard house in a series of general court martial trials that concluded yesterday. The War Department said it seeks more information on the alleged beatings after a congressman charged a cadet was clubbed into unconsciousness last year. The four acquitted are Pfc Alfred L. Winkle of Sherman Texas Cpl Carlton D. Medows of Longview Texas Sgt Kenneth R. Hamill of Glenrose Texas and Pfc John P. Davis of Chicago.
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Lincoln Army Air Field
Neb
Lincoln Airfield Guard House
Army Air Field
War Department
Leon H. Gavin
Pennsylvania
Alfred L. Winkle
Sherman
Tex
Carlton D. Medows
Longview
Kenneth R. Hamill
Glenrose
John P. Davis
Chicago
Railroads Carry Near Billion Passenger Journeys in 1944
In 1944 U S railroads moved a passenger total nearing one billion rides averaging about 100 miles per trip. The figure reflects wartime travel demand and the dominance of rail transport during the period.
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U. S
War Crimes Should Be Promptly Tried and Shot
Lt General William Hood Simpson urged quick trials for Nazi war criminals and called for their execution. He warned against any soft peace with Germany or Japan and advocated occupying Germany for years to secure a peaceful world. He blamed the German population for largely supporting Hitler and Nazi theories.
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Fort Worth
William Hood Simpson
Ninth
Nazi Germany
Germany
Japan
Hitler
Polio Cases Rise Across Texas as Week Adds 39
Texas reports 39 new poliomyelitis cases in the past week bringing the year total to 237. Harris County led with 11 new cases followed by Galveston County with six. Other counts include Travis, Wichita, Brazoria, Navarro with three each and two in Bexar and DeWitt. Additional single cases appeared in several counties including Austin and Dallas.
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Reids
Vancouver
Titus
Reid
Con
Harry
Mr. Reid
Austin
Texas
Harris County
Galveston County
Travis
Wichita
Brazoria
Navarro
Bexar
DeWitt
Comal
Dallas
Hidalgo
Shelby
Smith
Tarrant
Wilbarger
Robbery by Assault Trial Opens in District Court
Virgil Watts and Luther Counts face robbery by assault charges in 47th District Court. Sam Harris testified he was slugged and robbed by three youths on a road near the Fair Grounds on May 25, losing nearly five dollars.
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Virgil Watts
Sam Harris
47Th District Court
Luther Counts
Harris
Fair Grounds
Canyon Superfortress Gunner Ordered Home for a Rest
At Saipan, U S 73rd Bomb Wing men who just completed their 30th mission to Japan were ordered home for a rest. Among those heading home was Gunner T Sgt James D Loudder of Canyon, part of the B 29 unit that carried the first Tokyo strikes last November 24.
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U. S
Saipan
Japan
Tokyo
T Set
James D. Loudder
Canyon
Air Medal Awarded to B-29 Pilot George T. Irby
Amarillo flyer Captain George T. Irby receives the Air Medal for successful combat missions over the Japanese homeland. Son of Mr and Mrs W D Irby of River Road he has bombed Japan since December and writes he has completed the required number of missions and will be coming home.
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George T. Irby
Amarillo
Associated Press
Saipan
W. D. Irby
River Road
Irby
Japan
Airman from Lubbock Tells of Missions and Training
The article notes an airman commissioned in July 1942 from Lubbock Army Air Base who served as an instructor in Lubbock and Altus Oklahoma, trained on B 17 in Florida and B 29 in Victoria Kansas, and who attended Amarillo High School and West Texas State College. his wife resides in Lubbock.
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Tokyo
Lubbock Army Air Base
Lubbock
Altus
Okla
Florida
Victoria
Kan
Amarillo High School
West Texas State College
Mercury to Top 100 as Heat Wave Hits Panhandle
Summer heat intensifies with temperatures expected to exceed 100 degrees this afternoon, possibly reaching 102. Forecasters anticipate mostly clear skies with scant shade though a few thundershowers occurred yesterday in the Panhandle, with Dumas Spearman and Lubbock reporting measurable rainfall.
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Panhandle
Dumas
Spearman
Lubbock
Funeral for Mrs. Ruth Emerson in Higgins
Mrs. Ruth Emerson formerly of Amarillo and Higgins died Tuesday in Carlsbad New Mexico funeral services are set for Friday in Higgins with burial in Higgins cemetery Survivors include her husband her mother Mrs Ida Hart a sister Mrs Roy Miller and her aunt and cousin both of whom live in Higgins and Van Buren respectively
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Ruth Emerson
Amarillo
Higgins
Carlsbad
N. M
Higgins Cemetery
Emerson
Alta Freeman
Anavie Brown
van Buren
Ida Hart
Roy Miller
Farm Equipment Sales Rise From 1929 To 1944
Total 1944 farm equipment sales exceeded 1.067 billion dollars, up from 636 million in 1943 and 517 million in 1929, reflecting a multi decade rise in agriculture machinery demand.
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Mrs. Reid
Mat
Long Beach
Cal
North Woods
Buttle Lake
Campbell River
Prince’s Mountain
Octogenarian
Boyce
Quincy Boyce
Ann Boyce Strader
W. A. Johnson
Claude, Tex
Carol Ann Clemmons
Viotti
Liquor Mart
Monroe
Bellans
State Chemical Company
Polk
quickstEven Set Co
Plains Plumbing CO
Fillmore
Blackburn-Shaw
Bride
Zale’s
Southwest
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