Around Town notices of births visits and arrivals
Local column records several birth announcements at Northwest Texas Hospital and St Anthony's Hospital including a son born to Melvin Welper and another to D B Willis and to R L Bentley. Also notes birthdays, new residents from Fort Worth and Texas theater manager moving to town, plus several travel and visit updates.
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Melvin Welper
West Twentieth
Northwest Texas Hospital
D. B. Willis
Alabama
R. L. Bentley
Travis
Pfc
B. H. Coons
Dallas
St. Anthony's Hospital
Francis
Gillmore
Fillmore
St. Anthony’s Hospital
F. F. McHenry
Fort Worth
Mr. McHenry
Texas and Victory Theaters
West Tenth
Amarillo Sailor Survives USS Bunker Hill Disaster
Melvin R. Gaines of Amarillo survived the USS Bunker Hill attack in which 656 were killed or wounded after two direct bomb hits. He, 19, has 11 battle stars four service ribbons and the Purple Heart. Navy notes his ship flew a daring maneuver and returns to Puget Sound for repairs.
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Melvin R. Gaines
Amarillo
Uss Bunker Hill
Navy
J. L. Love
North Williams
West Coast
Gaines
Bunker Hill
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Pacific
Central Pacific
Saratoga
Franks
Every Man on Port Side of Flag Bridge Killed Except Mitscher
The USS Bunker Hill faced a near sinking after two Japanese self-destruct planes struck May 11 off Okinawa. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher survived as 656 crew casualties occurred, with 373 killed and 264 wounded, while damage control and swift actions by ships including the Wilkes Barre and destroyers saved the carrier.
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Mitscher
Seattle
Bunker Hill
Okinawa
Marc A. Mitscher
Task Force 58
Wilkes Barre
English
Stembel
Charles S. Sperry
Jocko Clark Takes Shore Duty at Corpus Christi Base
Read Adm. J. J. Clark assumes command of naval air intermediate and training bases in Corpus Christi Texas succeeding Rear Adm. Mason. Clark known for Iwo Jima Chichi Jima raid in 1944 now begins first shore duty in four years at age 51 native of Oklahoma and Naval Academy graduate.
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Corpus Christi
U.P
J. J
Jocko) Clark
Pacific
Naval Air Intermediate Training
Naval Air Training Bases
Admiral Clark
Charles P. Mason
Naval Air Station
Pearl Harbor
Clark
Iwo Jima
Chichi Jima
Oklahoma
Naval Academy
Sky is Restored at Grand Central Terminal
New York observers can view a synthetic night sky as illuminated stars adorn the vaulted ceiling of Grand Central Terminal. The repainting, the first in 32 years, took 10 months to complete and fills the grand concourse high above the traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Concourse
Seaman Williams Visits Family After Boot Camp
Seaman Larry Williams, just completed boot camp at San Diego, visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Otis L. Williams at 3102 Harrison to share news and time together.
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NAVY
Bob Shelton
Kingsville
Earl Shelton
West Tenth
Seaman Williams
Seaman Larry Williams
San Diego
Otis L. Williams
Harrison
Only 16 WWI German war criminals tried by Britannica
Britannica notes 16 German World War I war criminals were tried. Six convictions emerged in German tribunals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pay Hike Bill To President For Postal Employees
The House approved a bill to grant postal employees permanent pay raises not seen since 1925. It would raise salaries by about 150 million dollars yearly, replacing the 1943 300 dollar annual bonus expiring June 30, with a 20 percent base increase capped at 300 to 400 dollars annually and time and a half for excess hours. Postmasters would also gain raises across classes with specific ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
White House
Senate
Morgenthau Leads Presidential Lane
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr becomes next in line for the presidency after the resignation of Secretary of State Stettinius. The 1886 succession law says the presidency passes to the Treasury secretary if the president vice president and secretary of state are unable to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Stettinius
Treasury
U.S. Intercity Commerce May Exceed One Trillion Ton Miles
An estimate suggests total intercity movement of commerce in the United States this year will surpass one trillion ton miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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Alfred King
Slalioneu
John L. Sullivan
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Ollie Childers
John Trollinger
R. P. Black
Hallie Hawk
Warren Sparks
Ong
Sioux City
Iowa
Birtie Lee
West Twelfth
el Centro
Cal
Michael Maurice Flynn
Nelda Joyce Stanley
Frank Wood
Gardenia
Jenkins
L. J. Payne
Sam K. Broyles
L. J. Cassell
West Eleventh
Alwayne Wilcoxson
Canyon
D. L. Middleton
Forrest
Joe McIlroy
W. W. McIlroy
West Ninth
Roswell
N. M
Set
Leonard Payne
Western
Huntsville
Ala
R. D. Cox
McAllen
S. W. Hudson
Colorado Springs
Elmer Moss
Glenn Bobbitt
Jan
Carlsbad
Knox Whitney
Bonham
S. G. Bobbitt
Panhandle
Vaughn Plumbing
HEATH
Heath Fengilere Company
Clarendon
Superman
Tang
Rosin
Miss Bisovn
Ase
Bock
Blondie
Amelia
Yourself
Jane Arden
Mong
Gil
Liang
Nere
Ammon
Tucker
NS New
Beverly
Sijvovu
D. A. Potter
Donna Turner
Russell, Kan
H. W. Pitts
Phyllis Evans
J. S. Evans
Florida
Phyllis
State Department of Public Welfare
Helen Bland
San Antonio
Northwest Texas Hospital News
Tarry Wayne Shapley
Bower
Alberto Rodriguez
Santa Fe Yards
Roddy Harwell, Jr
Vega
Charlotte Ann Roach
Johnson
L. H. Odom
Vigo Park
R. J. Pfeiffer
W. L. Bain
Phillips
Ruth Taylor
West Third
J. A. Patrella
Carolina
J. E. Moore
Kathryn Joe Locke
Louisiana
A. H. Mathis
East Seventh
George Gideon
Hereford
Lawann Boyter
Jackson
J. A. Harlow
Rusk
Robert Lemley
Madison
L. G. Davis
North East Eighth
Wanda Marie Burch
Robert N. Powers
Guymon
Okla
J. O. Hatcher
By James McLean
Franklin
U. S
Arleigh A
Burke
Bremerton
Wash
J. W. Gatlin
Mississippi
Carrie Fowler
Henry Frank Morgan
North East Third
Maggie Woodward
Beeches
George A. Seitz
Coronado, Cal
Rochester, N. Y
Ug Hamburgers
Mary L
Texas
Plainview
John H. Smith
Life Insurance
Tyler
W. C. Allison
Acs
Pi-Do Corporation
Dallas, Texas
Gou
Jocko Clark
Sky
Cretney
Cricer
Dion
Morgenthau
Barbara Gould
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