Lawson Back from France in WWII service replay
Lt. Cmdr. Ed ward C. Lawson, recently back from England and France, visits Amarillo en route to Tulsa. A former officer in charge of Naval Officer Procurement, he helped form the Navy Petroleum Board and served as chief of staff for Commodore Abbott during the Philippines landings. He plans to return to oil interests in Oklahoma and the southwest. He is headquartered in the Phil Tower Building, Tulsa.
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Edward C. Lawson
Amarillo
Tulsa
Okla
England
France
Navy Petroleum Board
Navy
States
South Pacific
Philippines
Commodore Abbott
San Francisco
Lawson
Oklahoma
Philtower
Hanson Post Plans WAC Recruiting Tour
Hanson Post will hold a meeting at Legion Home to organize a WAC recruiting drive across the Panhandle. Aimed at forming a 15 woman medical platoon with seven volunteers, trainees will go to Fort Oglethorpe and be assigned to Beaumont General Hospital for active duty. Lt Jewel Hooper notes the urgent need for trained nurses amid wounded soldiers returning home.
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Hanson
Legion Home
WAC
Panhandle
Legionnaires
Fort Oglethorp
Beaumont General Hospital
el Paso
Jewel Hooper
Freecr
Amarillo
Wacs
Shaw Family Listed With Local Ties In Obituary Snip
The text notes the Shaw family with Mrs. Shaw living at 802 Mississippi and a son, Dick Shaw, serving aboard the Merchant Marine on Atlantic duty, reflecting local obituary or notice details.
Pantex Shells Marked for Quick Passage
Shipments from Pantex Ama rillo to combat units are stamped MTX Military Transportation Expedite. Ammunition is now handled under special handling to speed trains and allow hourly line checks, with preloading and block stowage to ensure continuous transit to ports and front lines.
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Pantex
Amarillo
MTX
R. M. Smith
C. P. Gross
Transportation Corps
Alumnae Meeting for St Marys Association Sunday
St Marys Alumnae Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock at St Marys Academy. River Road Parent Teacher Association will sponsor a box supper at 8 oclock Friday night at the school.
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St. Mary’s Alumnae Association
St. Mary's Academy
River Road
Parent-Teacher Association
Shaw Goes Into Action in the Pacific
Navy Seabee Neil D. Shaw writes from an unnamed Pacific ship that it heads for a target and promises details after landing. He describes the Pacific as vast and tiring and notes the Atlantic seems small by comparison.
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Neil Shaw
Pacific
Neil D. Shaw
Navy Seabee
Shaw
Amarillo
Atlantic
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Amarillo Public Library
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