Colonel Garman’s Son‑Cowboy Boots Distract Dad at Breakfast
Colonel Ralph Garman Jr. faces a jittery morning as 3%-year-old Buddy stomps across the table in cowboy boots. The boy clears dishes while garrison medals glow on his blouse and the father recalls combat glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garman
Ralph
Buddy) Garman, Jr
Rome
Buddy
England
Africa
Col
Ralph Garman
Amarillo Field
Florida
Selzer
Bromo
van Buren Street
Army
California
Atlantic
Mchigan
Amarillo
Dad
WAC Air Forces Open for Recruits in Panhandle
Gov Coke Stevenson launched a recruiting drive for the Women's Army Corps in 23 Texas Panhandle counties. Lt Helen Wade Finn said special officers from Pampa Army Air Field will assist and city tours begin. The campaign seeks volunteers ages 20 to 50 with Honorary Citizenship offered to any non Texas citizen who volunteers for the Texas WAC unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAC
Panhandle
West Texas
Army
Helen Wade Finn
Pampa Army Air Field
Coke Stevenson
Women's Army Corps
Texas
Lone Star State
Texas Company
Wacs
Navy seeks recruits for Ship Repair Units in Am arillo
Men 50 and under are invited to interview at the local recruiting station on November 19 for the Navy’s new Ship Repair Units. Lt. Comdr L H Ridout Jr and Lt M Lokey will interview in Amarillo for immediate service at overseas bas es. Qualified applicants receive petty officer ratings, aiding married men. Ship Repair Units repair ships and tenders at Seabee bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Harry Longabach
L. H. Ridout, Jr
Texas Naval Recruiting
M. ©. Lokey
Amarillo
America
Continental United States
Seabees
Ridout
Longabach
Doctors Warn Constipated Folks About Lazy Liver
A 19th or early 20th century advertising note from Ohio by Br. M Edwards promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to relieve constipation and stimulate liver bile flow. The ad claims broad availability and urges testing tonight with prices 15 30 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Br. ¥. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Roosevelt warns civilians may need to ease eating habits
In a message to Congress, President Roosevelt argues civilians must accept tighter civilian belts and reduced luxury foods to support the war effort. He emphasizes subsidies as a solution to raise farm prices and stabilize costs, noting 800 million dollars in subsidies saved government and consumers billions overall.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
WAVES seek 50,000 more radio operator recruits this year
Yeoman Doris Campbell announces urgent Navy need for 50,000 additional WAVES this year, on top of 30,000 in training. Training centers at the University of Wisconsin and Miami University Oxford educate women in code typing teletype chart plotting and radio direction finding. Full details of radio training are available from Campbell in Room 240 Amarillo Building.
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Doris Campbell
Navy
University of Wisconsin
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Yeoman Campbell
Miss Campbell
Amarillo Building
Clifton Assumes Housing Duties
J. W. Clifton yesterday became executive director of Amarillo Housing Authority succeeding Arthur Truitt who resigned. Clifton will oversee Technical Village at Amarillo Army Air Field and Pantex Village housing for war workers plus 360 government dwelling units and trailers at Twelfth Avenue and North Hayes Street. Truitt has purchased the Royal Crown Bottling Company.
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J. W. Clifton
Amarillo
Soldier seeks extended furlough to stay by his son
Pvt. Clifton W. Dunaway of the Marine Corps Reserve at San Diego arrived to visit his wife and three year old son Jerry in Plainview. The boy was struck by a car Saturday while playing near Amarillo Army Air Field and is in St. Anthony's Hospital receiving treatment. Authorities are considering extending the soldier's furlough so he can remain with his injured child.
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Clifton W. Dunaway
Jerry
St. Anthony's Hospital
Dunaway
Marine Corp Reserve
San Diego
Calif
Plainview
Mitchell Dunaway
Amarillo Army Air Field
St. Anthony's
M. W. Larmour Leader In Civic Affairs To Visit
M W Larmour district governor of Rotary International will visit Thursday for a Graham Rotary luncheon. He has long served civic causes as Graham Rotary member since 1926, chamber president, city council member, Possum Kingdom Fair executive, Boy Scouts district commissioner, and Graham school board vice president. He also runs a theatre and serves on the Graham Federal Savings and Loan loans committee. He will confer with Emil Myers and E Greer.
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M. W. Larmour
Rotary International
Rotary
Rotary Club
Graham
Mr. Larmour
Chamber of Commerce
Possum Kingdom Fair Association
Boy
Graham School Board
Graham Federal Savings and Loan Association
Larmour
Emil F. Myers
E. O. Greer
Mrs. E. C. Britain Has A Comfortable Night
Mrs. E. C. Britain of 1300 Monroe Street has been a patient at St. Anthony's Hospital since last night.
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Britain
E. C. Britain
Monroe Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
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By Lewis Nordyke
Globe-News
Ravest
Maxor
Fisk Building
Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
WAC Air Forces
By James Marlow
George Zielke
Clifton
Johnson's Red Cross
Johnson’s Red Cross
Son
Sian
I. J. Freid
Zale
OPA
Sunky Brook
Kentucky
LE Sage Company
Amarillo, Texas
National War Relief
Community War Chest Fund
USO
China Relief
British War Relief
United Seamen's Service War Prisoners
Belgian War Relief Society
British War Relief Society
French Relief Fund
Friends of Luxembourg
Greek War Relief Association
Norwegian Relief
Polish War Relief
Queen Wilhelmina Fund
Russian War Relief
United China Relief
United Czechoslovak Relief
United Yugoslav Relief Fund Refugee Relief Trustees
United States Committee For the Care of
Omens Fund
BOY Scouts
Catholic Welfare Bureau
Council OF Social Agencies
Girl Scouts
Maverick Club School Children's Relief Fund
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Social Service Exchange
Social Welfare Association
DAY Nursery
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