Fever outbreak here first of kind in America
Amarillo becomes a frontier battleground in Q fever research as U S Public Health Service officers arrive. Dr. J W Irons and later Drs Norman Topping and C C Sheppard lead diagnosis and lab work, with Austin and Washington labs confirming Q fever. The case, first public outbreak in the United States, raises questions of origin and transmission while noting 5 percent fatality and immunity after infection.
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Amarillo
America
United States Public Health Service
John Hooper
State Department of Health
J. W. Irons
Austin
Institute of Health
Washington
Norman Topping
C. C. Sheppard
Topping
Army
Shepard
United States
Australia
Montana
National Institute of Health Laboratories
Mediterranean
Institute of Public Health
State Health Department
Rickets
West
East
Queensland
Spanish Atmosphere Banquet for Amarillo High Club
At the Mexican Inn last night Los Viajeros Club of Amarillo High School held its annual banquet. Miss Cora Russell sponsor and Charlton Wise retiring president welcomed attendees. Jeanne Watkins new president served as emcee and announced Louise Hume who led two Spanish contests. Harshelene Journey led songs including O Noble Pan America, Dios Guarda and Mexicalli Rose. Miss Russell received a rose corsage from 67 attendants. Elizabeth Allen Pat Henry Mary Todd and Jeanne Watkins organized arrangements.
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Los Viajeros Club
Amarillo High School
Cora Russell
Charlton Wise
Jeanne Watkins
Jeanne
Louise Hume
Harshelene Journey
Dios Guarda
Mexicalli Rose
Kenneth B Berry Assigned to Field Artillery School
Kenneth B Berry son of Mr and Mrs Ervin E Berry 606 Buchanan assigned to the Fourth Battalion Field Artillery School Troops Fort Sill Okla He served in the European theater with the 366th Medical Battalion and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in combat He has enlisted in the Regular Army.
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Pic
Kenneth B. Berry
Ervin E. Berry
Buchanan
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklo
Amarilloans Discharged by Army and Navy Three Amarillo men released
The Army and Navy announced discharges for three Amarillo residents Billie P F Foster of 616 Lincoln was discharged from the Navy in Charleston South Carolina Albert L Samman was discharged at Great Lakes Illinois Sgt Dan B Jones of 1212 Houston was discharged at Fort Sam Houston Texas
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Army
Billie PF. Foster
Lincoln
Navy
Charleston
S. C
Albert L. Samman
Great Lakes
Dan B. Jones
Houston
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Arabs Seek Soviet Help Over Palestine Plan
The Arab higher committee in Jerusalem decides to appeal to Stalin via the Cairo Soviet embassy for Russian support against the Anglo American recommendations on Palestine. They met four hours to plan responses if 100000 Jews are admitted to Palestine and will send copies of their letter to Attlee to Stalin.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Cairo
Stalin
Palestine
Clement R. Attlee
First Army Led Normandy Breakthrough and Early German Wins
Berlin dispatch notes the U S First Army spearheaded Normandy amphibious operations and captured Cherbourg, broke German lines at St Lo, took Paris, and crossed the Rhine at Remagen. It contrasts with Patton's Third Army, which gained glory later in the war. The First Army reached Germany first and linked with Soviet forces at the Elbe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States First Army
George Patton
Third Army
Patton
St. Lo
Paris
Rhine
First
Normandy
Cherbourg
France
Metz
Germany
Aachen
Rhine River
Ludendorff
Remagen
Maurice Rose
Elbe
Fremont jail drains whisky to free cells
In Fremont Ohio authorities seized 128 cases of whisky from unlicensed haulers and stored it in two jail cells. Mayor Bernard Hawk ordered the liquor poured down the drain to free space for more prisoners.
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Fremont, O
Bernard Hawk
First U S Army Leads Squeeze Play in Europe War
Narrative credits Gen Omar N Bradley and Lieut Gen Courtney Hodges for top command during major European operations. Praises Patton and the Third Army while noting Hodges began as a private and avoids claiming individual credit for the victory.
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Europe
First Army
Omar N. Bradley
Missouri
Courtney H. Hodges
Georgia
Patton
Third Army
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