Wyatt and Finnell family news and greetings
Lt. and Mrs. John C. Wyatt Jr arrive from San Diego to visit Mrs. Wyatt’s parents in Jacksonville and Lt Wyatt’s parents in town. H. H. Finnell returns from Washington on business. Tom Raburn and family were guests en route from Carlsbad to Goodwell. Birthday greetings listed for several local residents. Call a Hammond Cab. 6234.
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John C. Wyatt, Jr
San Diego
H. H. Finnell
Bowie
Washington
Tom Raburn
Pvt
T. M. Raburn
Finnell
Carlsbad
Goodwell
Local Births and Neighbors News Column Highlights
Lt. Sgt. and Mrs. David E. Lake welcome a daughter born at St. Anthony's Hospital on May 3. Cpl. and Mrs. Luther H. Taylor celebrate a May 2 daughter born at Northwest Texas Hospital. Amarillo Library appeals for News Week issues for February to April. Seaman Millard Johnson home from sea for two weeks before San Francisco duty. Neighbors relocate and visitors noted, with medical and surgical updates for numerous local residents and out-of-town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Lake
North Taylor
St. Anthony's Hospital
Luther H. Taylor
Hastings
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo Public Library
Newsweek
UAW Proposes 40 Hour Week To Avert Layoffs
The United Auto Workers in Texas urged war industries to resume the 40 hour week to stave off unemployment from war contract cutbacks. Russell Lerner, state UAW director, said North American Aviation has been asked to revert to 40 hours to prevent layoffs amid P 51 Mustang production reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
United Automobile Workers (Cio
War Industries
Russell Lerner
Texas
UAW
North American Aviation, Inc
Navigator Van Dever Missing In Action In The Marianas
Lt. Donald J. Van Dever listed as missing in action since April 2. B 29 navigator from Wichita Falls and Amarillo, he joined the Air Forces in 1943 and trained at Honda Field. He arrived in the Marianas February this year and is a Price College valedictorian. His sister is Mrs. Vernon Dye of Claude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Notlfield H. C. van Dever
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Donald J. van Dever
Marianas Islands
van Dever
Price College
Honda Army Air Field
Kearney
Neb
Marianas
Air Forces
Military College
Arlington
Vernon Dye
Claude
Pilot Missing Over Germany in World War II
War Department reports Lt. James A. Stark Jr. is missing in action since April 10 while piloting a P-38. Based in Germany after service in England and near Paris, he served with the Ninth Air Force, previously trained at Luke Field and Hamilton Field, and entered service in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
James A. Stark, Jr
J. P. Weatherford
Stark
Germany
Ninth Air Force
England
Paris
Belgium
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Luke Field
Ariz
Hamilton Field
Cal
New York
Shortage Still Acute in Amarillo Housing Market
Amarillo faces a persistent housing shortage as demand remains high. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce reports steady housing inquiries from people intending to settle permanently, including aviation cadets and combat returnees seeking living space through the USO Travelers Aid office despite a surge in building permits in the year’s first quarter.
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Amarillo
Brother of Mrs Carvajal Wounded on Okinawa
Lt Rankin H Eisenberg, brother of Mrs Nadine Carvajal of 1006 Jackson, is recovering at North Sector General Hospital in the states. He served with the Seventh Infantry Division on Okinawa and was wounded in the right arm. Previously flown from the Marianas to Hawaii, he is a Texas National Guard member mobilized in 1940 and has spent nearly two years overseas. The sister received the notification in a letter dated April 23.
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T. H
Okinawa
Rankin H. Eisenberg
Nadine Carvajal
Jackson
Seventh Infantry Division
Eisenberg
Marianas
Hawaii
Texas National Guard
Amarillo
War Veteran Attorneys Needed in Small Towns
The State Bar Association of Texas launches a plan to place attorney veteran volunteers in Texas smaller communities where legal services are scarce. Committee head G. W. Parker Jr. of Fort Worth says entire state regions lack proper representation and urges veterans to settle in those areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
U.P
State Bar Association of Texas Today
Texas
G. W. Parker, Jr
Leo Peterson Reports Danny McShane in Westminister Match
Leo Peterson, former Herring Hotel manager, is working on Navy railroad construction at Westminister California. In a letter he shared a wrestling poster listing Danny McShane in the main event and said Amarillo should know where McShane is performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Peterson
Herring Hotel
Navy
Westminister
Cal
Danny McShane
Amarillo
Texans Liberated At Altengrabow Camp
The 83rd Infantry Division freed over 1 200 American prisoners from Kasserin Pass to Cassino and began liberating more than 19 000 Allied captives at Altengrabow. Texans named include Norman B Hecker William Jackson Pedro Figueroa Willie Griffith Wilmer Welsh and Willie Broussard.
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Altengrabow
Germany
83Rd Infantry
Kasserin Pass
Bizerete
Tunisia
Salerno
Cassino
Norman B. Hecker
San Antonio
William Jackson
Marble Falls
Pedro Figueroa
Brownsville
Willie L. Griffith
Woodville
Wilmer M. Welsh
Graham
Willie L. Broussard
Port Arthur
First Flight Envelopes Postmarked in Amarillo
First flight souvenir envelopes from Boston mass postmarked in Amarillo received as courtesy of Transcontinental and Western Air. The inaugural Boston to West Coast service began Tuesday May 1 and the route also serves Pittsburgh Williamsport and Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Amarillo
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
TWA
West Coast
Pttsburgh
Wiliamsport
Albany
Sorority Girls Prove Bright at North Texas State
In Denton Texas the registrar reports that 25 percent of sorority members at North Texas State are on the honor roll, challenging the idea that sorority women are not bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Tex
U.P
North Texas State
Global spread of caffeine beverages noted
Widespread consumption of caffeine containing drinks is observed worldwide, with widespread use across diverse cultures and age groups. The article highlights popular beverages, cultural impact, and potential health considerations.
Texas Aeronautics Commission Appointments Discussed
Wacoon May 4 Appointees to the Texas Aeronautics Commission will be discussed May 7 by hundreds of Texas aviation representatives. Recommendations will be referred to Gov. Coke R. Stevenson for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas Aeronautics Comission
State Senate
Texas Aviation
Commission
Coke R. Stevenson
Amarillo Chamber To Install New Officers At Banquet
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will install new officers and directors next Tuesday at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. H O Starks Phillips Petroleum Company becomes president succeeding John K Boyce. officers include Frank Butler Jeff Neely Dean White and others. Robert S Kerr Oklahoma governor will give the principal address with Sim Kelly to install and Mr Boyce presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarilo Chamber of Commerce
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
H. O. Starks
Phillips Petroleum Company
John K. Boyce
Frank Butler
Amarillo National Bank
Jeff Neely
Neely-Greenhill Insurance Agency
Dean White
White & Kirk
John Cowan
T. W. Gilstrap
E. Kaneher
Jack King
C. S. Lambie
B. Earl O'Keefe
Gus R. Roberts
H. ©. Starks
George Winegvard
H. C. Willborn
Sim Kelly
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Company G Reunion Set for Tomorrow
Amarillo World War I veterans of Company G will hold their annual reunion tomorrow at Legion Hall 1800 Harrison. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m with attendance limited to Amarillo area veterans due to wartime restrictions. George Ragland remains commander Ben Winkelman serves as vice commander and Charley Hoppin as adjutant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Company G
Legion Hall
Harrison
George Ragland
Ben Winkelman
Charley Hoppin
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Arch Hunsley
Charles A. Fisk
Peggy Fullerton
Gloria Caldwell
Howard E. Scott Herschel Caplan
Ed Loftis
Carol Joan Kirian
Earl Gordon Bishop
Ethel Wells
H. C. Charless
Hammond
Library
Seaman Millard Johnson
Ray H. Johnson
West
Seventeenth
Millard
San Francisco
W. D. Greer
Fillmore
Flagstaff
Mr. Greer
Ralph Greer
Bessie Neely
Jenkins Music Co
Ong T
Preston Poynor
Dolly
Harvey
Larry
Hale Center
Poynor
The
Santa Fe
East Thirteenth
Austin
E. J. Cleveland, Jr
Cleveland
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Polk
Carl Sutton
Prospect
Sutton
Dan Ward
Tuscon, Ariz
Mrs. Earl Coles
Mercedes
Mrs. J. Lawler
Joe Davidson
Camp Maxey
Joe Ted
Davidson
West Sixth
NEWS
Roy Clark
North Mirror
J. W. Sammons
Perryton
Frank Temple
East Fourth
P. W. Stork
Bowman Nursery
Willom Jean Sneed
North West Fourteenth
Lex Ray
Route 3
Roy Spencer
Dumas
Terri Williams
Clovis
N. M
L. R. Campbell
C. C. Black
Frederick
Okla
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Joyce E. Quimby
Borger
R. A. Pace
K. D Shough
North East Ninth
Dave
Earl Wesley
Happy
Beverly A. Medford
Lakeview
J. T. Harris
Floyd
W.C. Noltner
Guymon
Daniel E. Elliston
Hereford
H. H. Grounds
West Seventh
Dorothy Tippett
Atlas Hotel
Charles W. Braemer
North East Eighth
J. C. Brown
Hartley
E. A. Baca
Houston
Mildred W. Brown
Ballard Vependable Cleaners
Aot
Ballard
Bill Sparads
Grady Nutt
Polk St
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Jane Arden
Carol
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Trat Waldo
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Barnau
Donald J. van Dever Ooo
Hal Boyle
Gemany
Dan Riddle
Marksville
Harry Grieer
Oxford
Tom Kearns
Hartford
Set
Harry Alden
Pelham, N. Y
Nuernburg
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Alden
Riddle
Harry
Hans
Junge
Gestapo
Volkssturmers
James
A. Stark, Jr
Altengrabow Camp
Globe News
Mary L. Spe
Plainview Texas
Albert Lard
Aeronautics Commission
Santa FE Railway
War Manpower Commission
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ORT
Railroad Retirement Board
E. Fifth
Amarillo, Texas
Pierce
Capitol
Herring Hotels
Saratoga Cafe
Wesizzard
Pantex Ordnance Plant
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