Service Men In the News: Lt Redus Key Tokyo Raid Pilot
Lt William W Redus led a P-51 escort on the first Tokyo raid with the Seventh Air Force Fighter Command. His group destroyed 50 Jap interceptors and 24 probables. The former Sandie star is based on Iwo Jima with wife JoAnne at 1702 Taylor and parents at 213 West Fourteenth.
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Tokyo
Seventh Air Force Fighter Command
William W. Redus
Redus
Sandie
Iwo Jima
Air Forces
JoAnne
Taylor
M. D. Redus
West Fourteenth
Three Kouba Brothers Serve in U S Forces
The Kouba brothers Lee Fred and Roy L. Kouba are serving in the U S military. Lee is a seaman first class stationed at Camp Pendleton with two years in service and former local police. Fred is a mess sergeant with the 36th Division overseas over two years with action in Africa Salerno Anzio Naples Rome and France earning the Presidential Unit Citation. Roy L. Kouba is a private in the infantry overseas since February, enlisted July 1944, trained at Camp Hood and Ft. Ord.
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Lee Kouba
Range Rider Club
Oceanside
Cal
Navy
Camp Pendleton
Seventh Army
Germany
Fred Kouba
Africa
Salerno
Anzio
Naples
Rome
France
Kouba
Armed Forces
Camp Bowie
Camp Blanding
Fla
Camp Edwards
Mass
Smyth Auto Supply
South Pacific
Pvt
Roy L. Kouba
Camp Hood
Tex
Ft. Ord
Young Merchant Marine Boatswain Joins Pharmacy School
Tony Martin son of Mrs Thelma Alien Martin 1720 Monroe recently on sea duty as a boatswain's mate first class in the Merchant Marines has served since January. He was stationed at St Petersburg Florida for boat training and passed pharmacy school tests with high marks as the second under 18. The Sheephead Bay New York program was crowded and all under 20 were removed.
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Tony Martin
Thelma Alien Martin
Monroe
Martin
Merchant Marines
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sheephead Bay
N. Y
Seaman First to Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Gibbins
Joseph C. Gibbins advanced in rating to aviation ordnanceman third class. He is stationed at Alameda California. Gibbins graduated from Amarillo High School and served in the local fire department before enlisting April 14 1944. His wife and daughter reside in Oakland and his parents in Stratford.
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Aviation Ordnanceman
Joseph C. Gibbins
North Grant
Alameda
Cal
Gibbins
Amarillo High School
Fire Department
Oakland
Joe Gibbins
Stratford
Visitors Represent Business Houses In Amarillo Journey
A large group of visitors represented various firms in Amarillo yesterday. Delegates included Irving L. Jones of Jones-Roberts Shoe Store Lubbock W W Shultts of Ait Products Chicago R C Perrin Rock Island Memphis Tenn Roy Gavin American Railway Express Dallas D A Klemme Stanolind Tulsa A R Johnson Fort Worth Stanolind H B Smith Houston Austex Chili J R Murphy Gulf Refining Tulsa T A Tom Colgate Palmolive Dallas F W Wallace Shamrock Oil Dumas and others.
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Amarillo
Irving L. Jones
Jones-Roberts Shoe Store
Lubbock
W W. S. Shultts
Ait Products Corp
Chicago
R. C
Perrin
Rock Island
Memphis
Sid Brown
Alexander Motor Co
Dallas
J. G. Bejarano
Julie E. Bejarano
Cactus Ordnance Works
Dumas
King Cook
Austin
H. B. Smith
Houston
Austex Chili Co
J. R. Murphy
Gulf Refining Co
Tulsa
W. W. Moody
Duff-Norton Manufacturing Co
Petroleum scout plans to stay with work long term
The subject, a petroleum scout, shows deep interest in fishing besides work and family. He expresses a strong desire to continue his occupation indefinitely, contingent on his boss's agreement.
Words Mark Our Progress at Optimist Club Meeting
Dr. R. Thomson spoke at the Capitol Hotel noting language as the index to a people. He cited words like garage and priority showing evolving American diction due to war. Johnny Raef spoke for a Roosevelt memorial fund drive with Junior Chamber of Commerce. Guests included Mickey McGuire and Sam Williams of Fort Worth.
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America
R. Thomson
First Presbyterian Church
Optimist Club
Capitol Hotel
Thomsen
Johnny Raef
Chamber of Commerce
Mickey McGuire
Sam Williams
Fort Worth
Telegraph Service To Italy Restored
Western Union official announces restoration of general public telegraph service to Italy after five years. Government and press messages had been sent. system now restores broader international reach to Italy and other regions including Europe, South America, Central America and the West Indies.
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Italy
R. S. Scruggs
Amarillo
Western Union
Scruggs
South America
Central America
West Indies
North Carolina Leads Nation in Yam Production in 1944
North Carolina set a national record by producing more yams in 1944 than any other state, signaling a pivotal shift in agricultural output and market supply during the wartime period. The state’s growers expanded acreage and yields, strengthening its role in national food production.
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North Carolina
The Twelfth Man Physics Cured Dorsey’s Engineering Dream
Grover Dorsey, 11 years in oil scouting for Magnolia Petroleum, explains how physics dampened his early plan to study electrical engineering at Hardin Junior College. Born Dallas 1911, he moved to Wichita Falls in 1918 with his family and later married.
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Grover Dorsey
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Dorsey
Hardin Junior College
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Grover
Texas Electric Service Co
Nat
Aisling
Motorists Through Amarillo Are Cross Country Travelers
Amarillo AAA reports motorists are cross country travelers from Florida to Oregon and New York to California. War workers and military personnel keep the office busy with names and addresses from across North America.
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Amarillo
Oer
W. B. Amacker
The
American Automobile Association
Florida
Oregon
New York
California
AAA
North American
College Will Get More State Money
House passage of a Senate bill would provide $343,800 in state aid to 22 public junior colleges, boosting Amarillo Junior College funds by an estimated $2,000 to $3,000. The plan uses a $60 per capita distribution, $10 above current authorization. Amarillo College enrolls 200 day and 135 night students, with aid limited to full time students.
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House
Senate
Amarillo Junior College
Earnest C. Shearer
Amarillo College
Kilmer Swamp Root advertised relief for bladder irritation
An ad promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming to ease frequent urination backache and night disturbances by addressing bladder irritation from excess urine acidity. The copy touts herbal ingredients and kidney action with a free sample offer and a mail order address in Stamford Connecticut.
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Kilmer
Department F
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Swamp Root
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Roy Kouba
Iveel
Ian
L.N. Pittman
Optometrist
Polk St
Leo Kouba
By Sue Wise
Khoury Bros
Amarillo's
Pice
Zale
Zale’s
Polk
Roosevelt Memorial Fund
Crippled Children's Hospital
Junior Chamber of Commerce
A. W. McKee
Starling
Cusanlb
Uwalin
Zale‘’s
Elgin-American
Ellyn Deleith
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