Family gathers in Rotan for birthday party ages range from 18 months to 88 years
Joyful Rotan gathering included Joyce Gayle Clark 18 months old, youngest attendee, and 88 year old great grandmother Mrs. J B Hackett. Family members include Mrs. Clark, her mother Mrs. E W Braxton, and grandmother Mrs. Dora Christopher. Clark family ties span Amarillo Pampa McLean and Rotan with six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Braxton
North East Third
W. R. Clark
North Taylor
Dora Christopher
Grange
Joyce Gayle Clark
J. B. Hackett
Rotan
Family United
Jorce Gayle Clark
A North Taylor
Clark
E W. Braxton
Amarill
Orange
Clarks
Amarillo
Pampa
McLean
Pete Fowlkes
West Sixteenth
Joyce Gayle
Pvt
William R. Clark
Corps of Military Police
Luzon
Norma Aileen
Kenneth Edward
Billy E. Littlefield
Jesse E
Houston
Three Amarilloans Graduate From University of Texas
Three Amarillo residents graduated from the University of Texas at the end of the Winter semester. Phyllis Marion Burnett earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Julius Louis Mendel received a Bachelor of Arts with highest honors. Wilber Budd was awarded a Doctor of Medicine. address not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
University of Texas
Phyllis Marion Burnett
E. S. Burnett
West Eleventh
Julius Louis Mendel
Morris Mendel
Rusk
Wilber Budd
He Charges By Number of Teeth
Harlingen report notes a bus driver James Bullington began charging fares by teeth after an elderly woman showed him how to judge age. He observed a girl with a full set of teeth and said he charged her full fare based on the dental count.
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Harlingen
Valley
James Bullington
Texas Library Association Convention Heads to Beaumont
The Texas Library Association prepares its annual convention in Beaumont on April 10 and 11, the first since a hiatus due to the war. Amarillo librarian Ruth E. Delzell serves as a member at large on the executive board, with Emilie Netter of the San Antonio Public Library as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Library Association
Beaumont
Ruth E. Delzell
Amarillo
Emilie Netter
San Antonio
Beating Home Letters from Europe Reach Mrs Pate After War
Lt. J. C. Pate wrote from Stalag I on Dec 30 1944 describing a Red Cross Christmas parcel with turkey game pipe tobacco candy nuts and food. He returned to the United States last May 30 and has lived at 1301 North Tyler and later North Mirror Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Pate
North Tyler
Germany
Stalag No. 1
J. C. Pate
Red Cross
Pate
States
North Mirror Street
Walkie Talkies Aid Alert Game Wardens
California game wardens use planes and two way radios with walkie talkies to intercept violators. In a recent test the system caught 12 poachers before they could shoot an out of season buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
State
Fish and Game Patrol
California
Thief Returns Heirloom Watch After Cold Feet
In Indianapolis an unknown thief stole a wristwatch from Mrs Allard Hardy of Marion Ohio while she dined. The heirloom valued at 1000 to 1500 dollars was mailed back to the restaurant wrapped in cotton and cardboard after the thief reportedly had cold feet. Police had been seeking the culprit before the delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imdianapolis
U.P
Indianapolis
Count Fleet first foal born in Kentucky Derby winning line
In Paris Kentucky the first foal from Count Fleet, Derby winner in 1942 and 1943, is a chestnut filly out of Predestined. She received a careful inspection and was pronounced good after the examination by E. B. Benjamin’s mare.
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Paris
Count Fleet
E. B. Benjamin
Discharged Navy Man Plans Get More Schooling
Clarence B. Garrett, pharmacist mate third class, has received his discharge after nearly three years of service with 26 months overseas. He plans to attend school and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Garrett of 511 East Fifteenth. Garrett enlisted in July 1943 and served in Hawaii since January 1944, working in the navy shipyard dispensary. He previously worked as a salesman at the Hub Clothiers before enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence B. Garrett
H. E. Garrett
East Fifteenth
Garrett
Hawaii
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Navy Shipyard
Hub Clothiers
Navy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dia
Legal Reserve Companies
Don Wyatt
Panhandle Building
6Th and Tyler
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo Optical CO
Orrick
Zales S
Fom
Europe
Irving
Milton
George
CTI
Longhorn
Amarillo Hotel
Pryok Manage
Uletdi
U.S. Army
Montgomery Ward
John Garvey
Pierce
Blackburn
Shaun- Neral
Babyguard
Dows
Ward’s
Montgomery
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