Sub Skipper Howard Gilmore Dies After Daring Dive
Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore of Elma Alabama and New Orleans led his submarine on its fourth war patrol sinking a cargo ship and probably sinking a gunboat. Mortally wounded on the bridge he ordered Take her down and was lost at sea. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously after earning the Navy Cross and a Gold Star in prior patrols.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Cmdr
Howard W. Gilmore
Elma
Ala
New Orleans
Gilmore
Pacific
Wallet robbed from Guy Byrd home during early morning break in
Guy Byrd of 3719 Fountain Terrace awoke at 4 20 am to find a house prowler had fled with his wallet containing a few dollars and papers. Entry was by unlatching a window screen likely with an ice pick. Twenty minutes earlier Mrs. Crane of 605 Sunset Terrace heard a noise and found a prowler had left through the front door.
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Guy Byrd
Fountain Terrace
Byrd
R. W. Crane
Sunset Terrace
Novices File 150 Petitions for Mystic Shrine Meeting
Petitions of nearly 150 novices are on file at Khiva Temple for the Mystic Shrine monthly meeting next Wednesday night. More petitions from novices across the South Plains are expected as the Victory ceremonial on May 31 looms as one of the largest classes. Rehearsals for the first section are under Dr. R. P. Parcell. The temple also organizes potentate aides in 40 counties to push a Lion’s toward a Million in May war bond total.
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Khiva
Mystic Shrine
South Plains
R. P. Parcell
Dick Powell
Khiva Temple
Hollywood
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City
War Savings Staff
Ross Rogers
Rogers
Shrine
Temple
Philharmonic
Shriners
Amarillo
Powell
Usc
Toronto
New England
Carolinas
Fail To Settle Railroad Fuss
Emergency fact finding panel failed to settle the wage dispute between 900000 railroad non operating workers and major railroads. I L Sharfman said the panel will retire to executive session to prepare a report for President Roosevelt. Seven thousand pages of testimony were taken with no immediate settlement expected.
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Chicago
I. L. Sharfman
University of Michigan
Roosevelt
Sharfman
Officers Seek Movie Stuff For Traffic Education
Traffic officers in Amarillo want to buy a 16mm projector and sound track to present talking movies about traffic. They explained the equipment is needed to show films at schools and civic clubs with cooperation from Dr George Ingham and Amarillo College. The department will show Guilty by the Kansas City Safety Council at the Lions Club meeting next Thursday and also has Highway Sabotage available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ingham
Amarillo College
H. H
Tommy” Thomas
State Department of Public Safety
Amarillo Police Department
Kansas City Safety Council
The
Lion's Club
Naval Officers To Interview Seabees In Amarillo
Commander Duncan and Lieut. Ben Blackwell will interview more than 50 Panhandle volunteers for the Navy Construction Battalions in Amarillo. Chief Harry Longabach says men aged 17 to 50 with skilled trades experience are eligible. over 50 have scheduled interviews Friday and Sunday.
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Duncan
Seabee
Eighth Naval District
Ben Blackwell
Amarillo
Panhandle
Navy
Harry Longabach
Longabach
Two Classes Held In Salesmanship
Two classes in salesmanship help offset worker shortages as adults and students study distributive education and diversified occupations. An employer-employee banquet will be held tonight at the Amarillo Hotel with sponsorship from the vocational education department public schools chamber of commerce and the Amarillo Credit Association.
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Amarillo Hotel
Mary Frances Bowden
Vocational Education Department
The
Public Schools
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Credit Association
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Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
Mel-Roy
Levine’s
Fort Worth
House of Delegates
Texas State Medical Association
Coke R. Stevenson
Ansley Cleaners
Gene Tierney
U.P
Screen
Junction City
Kan
Pvt
Oleg Cassini
Pt. Riley
Las Vegas
Nev
Christian Science
Churches of Christ
Scientist
I. Corinthians
Mary Baker Eddy
Sweden
Stockholm
Germany
Peru
J. M. Hyden
W. 7Th St
Oakes Agency
Taylor
Polk
Bert
Globe-News
Army
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hank
Panamas
Bakus
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
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