Mrs. Mary Giles Dies in Amarillo Home
Mary Margaret Giles aged 78 dies at 2813 Center Avenue after a long Amarillo residence. Widow of I. B. Giles she leaves five daughters including Mrs Josephine Scott Mrs F S Wilson and Mrs Glenn Setser plus two sons J N Giles of Searcy Ark and J P Giles of Lubbock with G W Statser of Menlo VA as brother. Funeral plans announced by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
P. H. Collier
Knife and
Cora Truax
Albuquerque
J. N. Giles
Searcy
Major Rainier
Ark
J. P. Giles
Lubbock
Lone Brother
G. W. Statser
Blackburn Shaw
Lannals
Vine
Mary Margaret Giles
Center Avenue
Giles
I. B. Giles
Josephine Scott
F. 8. Wilson
Glenn Setser
British engineer to speak in Amarillo on war water supply
Maj. Peter W Rainier, a British Army engineer who piped water to the Eighth Army at El Alamein and helped Montgomery's forces advance after Rommel, is coming to Amarillo to give a talk on the war water supply system. The on leave officer will speak before the community audience.
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Eighth Army
el Alamein
Montgomery
Rommel
Amarillo
Peter W. Rainier
United States
Amarillo Seeks 112 500 War Fund Donations
Amarillo needs 59 500 more to meet its Red Cross quota of 112 500 with drives at downtown booths and banks. A volunteer can pick up donations or be reached by calling 7251 after house-to-house campaigns by 300 volunteers report progress and audit results.
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Red Cross
America
War Department
Army
Navy
United States
Pamerica
Aimerica
Amarillo
C C Agricultural Group Plans Contest Discussion
The chamber of commerce agricultural committee will meet at 4 30 this afternoon at headquarters to discuss details of a contest proposed by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. The contest concerns a five year plan with A F Madison serving as committee chairman.
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Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Madison
Dimond Hit by Car on Polk Street
Edward W. Dimond of Abilene was struck by an automobile turning from 11th Avenue to Polk Street last night. He is reported resting fairly well at St. Anthony's Hospital today. Dimond is a traveling salesman for Parke-Davis Company of Detroit.
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Polk Street
Edward W. Dimond
Abilene
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Dimond
11Th Avenue
Parke-Davis Company of
Detroit
Jones Resigns As Tech President In 1942
Clifford B. Jones resigned as president of Texas Technological College at Lubbock due to heart strain and high blood pressure. Directors accepted the move reluctantly, naming him president emeritus, with the change effective June 1 after a history as head since November 1938.
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Fort Worth
Clifford B. Jones
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Jones
Capt. A. Petersen to Join City Auditing Dept
Cap A Petersen, a Spanish-American and World War I veteran who organized Amarillo's first Texas Defense Guard unit, will become a city employee in the auditing department. Ace Estes, city auditor, notes draft board pressure. Petersen is a retired Rock Island employee. The 400-ounce gold bar line appears as a separate detail.
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Capt
A. Petersen
Ace Estes
Captain Petersen
Amarillo
Texas Defense Guard
Rock Island
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Mary Giles
King
Bernice King
City Health Department
Georgia Street
Chamber of Commerce
Herb Budke
Budke
Savage
George Truett Savage
Mrs
Sid Say
Globe-News
Speaker
Ross Rogers
Ross Rogers, Jr
Camp Adair
Ore
Pfc
Joe Rogers
England
Air Corps Supply Department
Bobby Rogers
Pacific
Eddie Rogers
Ernest Rogers
Field Artillery
Camp Shelby
Miss
C. C. Agricultural Group
Tech
Capt. A. Petersen
City Auditing Department
W. T. Robbins
Schilling
Batiste
Sears
T. Preshrunk
Felt
Reds
Greens Naturals
Kem
Dawn
USA
Will Martin
Doc" Vermillion
Coats
Princess Lines
Ressmakers
Zephyr
Kidskin
BABY
Rhode Island
Allstate
Allstate Tires
Sears, Roebeck Amd Cos
Polk
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