Name Bands Represented At Air Field
A drummer from Charley Spivak's orchestra and a French horn player from a symphony are in Amarillo Army Air Field's 530th Band. They opened at Ellwood Park with weekly concerts, with more shows planned. The unit supports formations, ceremonies and nearby fields, while veterans and transfers keep the band at 40 to 50 musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Spivak
530Th Army Air Force
Amarillo Army Air Field
Ellwood Park
Spivak
Cpl
Charles Mastripaolo
George Kolodziej
United States
Amarillo Field
Basic Training Center 12
Miami Beach
Fla
530Th
Dayton W. Palmer
501St Band
Guy L. Stone
Hawaiian Islands
Pampa Army Air Field
Hawaii
Europe
Palmer
Military Musician Profiles Through Army Service
A musician who joined the Army in 1931 served with the 11th Engineers Band in Panama, then the U S Military Academy Band at West Point in 1934. He studied at Juilliard after a 1935 scholarship, later led the Waterbury Symphony and Connecticut State School Band before re-enlisting after Pearl Harbor and becoming an Army band conductor. He plays flute and drums and is versed in other band instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Panama
11Th Engineers
United States
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Julliard School of Music
New York City
16Th Infantry
Governor's Island
Waterbury, Conn
Connecticut
Pearl Harbor
Army Music School
Texans Liberated From War Prisons
The Office of War Information lists Texans freed from German internment camps and one released prisoner from Japan. Included are Lt. Waud V. Ames of Westbrook and many others from cities like Houston Dallas San Angelo and Waco with ranks from Pvt. to Sgt. plus one Hereford native Sgt. Robert Bicknell Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of War Information Today
Waud V. Ames
Westbrook
Clarence J. Bartek
Denaville
Ira J. Castles
Anson
Edward B. Foisy
Palacios
John Franco
Houston
Granville G. Fuller
Plano
Kenneth L. Goen
Anton
Natibidad
Gonzales
Waxahachie
Jorge I. Guerra
Schulenburg
Robert E. Morris, Jr
Henderson
Frederick M. Olsen
Dallas
John E. Pace, Jr
Kenneth Patten
Genera Pina
Robstown
Dominck C. Sachitano
Beaumont
Guillermo R. Serrano
del Rio
John C. Simcik
Waco
Cecil M. Smith
Samuel A. Smith
Roaring Springs
George W. Thomas
Ranger
Glen C. Thornley
Muleshoe
Holly Q. Thomas
Bergen
Kenneth A. Thurman
Whitesboro
Ignacio G. Trevino
San Benito
James D. Walker
Post
Howell A. Wilson
Pasadena
Japan
Robert Bicknell, Jr
Hereford
Allen Dawson and Willard Harris to Graduate at NMMI
Two Amarillo youths will receive high school certificates from New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell on June 5. Named are Allen B. Dawson Jr. and Willard H. Harris Jr. Also listed as NMMI cadets from Amarillo are Clifford B. Braxton Vernon L. Miller and Mell M. Sammons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Allen B. Dawson, Jr
A. Dawson
Polk
Willard H. Harris
Son of Rondot Dies in Locomotive Fall
Russell Rondot, son of Mr and Mrs J A Rondot of 806 Bryan, died after falling from a locomotive while an engineer for Grand Trunk Railroad in Detroit Michigan. Funeral arrangements are pending. He is survived by his wife and a brother, Herman Rondot of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Rondot
J. A. Rondot
Bryan
Rondot
Grand Trunk Railroad
Detroit
Mich
Mr. Rondot
Herman Rondot
Los Angeles
Cal
Teachers Wanted for Convalescent Veterans Care
The U S Civil Service Commission seeks instructors for veterans hospitals in academic subjects and typing and stenography. Pay ranges from $2 190 to $2 433 yearly. Apply using blanks from H M Timons in room 21 postoffice building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Hospitals
U. S. Civil Service Commission
H. M. Timmons
Postoffice
Myrtle Polachek Wins Safety Education Scholarship
Mrs. Myrtle Polachek, safety teacher at Elizabeth Nixson Junior High, receives a University of Texas scholarship for a safety education course. The program supports 35 teachers and runs July 5 to August 30 amid broad labor labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Polachek
Elizabeth Nixson
University of Texas
Bus Driver Buys a House
Arley Hunter, a San Jacinto Bus Co. driver on seven days leave, buys a house that is already sold. He spends vacation installing plumbing and furnishing the home before learning the true owner has lived there for 10 days prior. He stores new furniture at his mother in law’s house and returns to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arley Hunter
San Jacinto Bus Co
Hunter
Sonny
False chinch bugs seen in Amarillo city areas
City forester O. B. Howell reports large numbers of false chinch bugs in several Amarillo sectors. He notes they cause limited damage to grass crops and ornamentals and recommends a four percent kerosene spray for control as safe for plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
O. B. Howell
Howell
Spanish Show Time by Dixie Dice at High School Auditorium
Spanish Scenes Highlight Dixie Dice presents Show Time on June 11 and 12 at the high school auditorium. The revue features 175 dancers and singers in two hours of lively entertainment with advance tickets available at local drug stores and retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
Dixie Dice
Torium
Cretney
Max
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Air Field
Dominic Geraci
Boyd Rayburn
Ama
Amarillo Fief
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
RAF Headquarters
Mr. Palmer
Amarillo Hotel
C. S. Pryor
Thomson-King
Insurance Service
Thomas Bakery
City Delivery Service
Doren
Allen Dawson
Willard Harris
NMMI
Jobs
Thornton & Minor
John H. Smith
Life Insurance
Tyler
Hilexa
Washington
Aaa
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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