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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1946
Page
4
The War Assets Administration will distribute one million Bibles free to religious educational welfare and similar groups. The effort uses a portion of 11 million Bibles bought for morale during the war, with pocket sizes and versions for different faiths including King James Douay and a Jewish fighting men edition.
Amarillo and the Panhandle will play a major part in the postwar National Guard organization. The 142nd Infantry of the 36th Division has units in Amarillo Canyon Borger and Pampa with officers and noncommissioned officers, most WWII veterans, slated for appointment as possible second lieutenants. Drill pay matches Regular Army rates and about 900 guardsmen and 49 officers will serve in the region as temporary headquarters prepare enlistments. The 36th Division has Croix de Guerre with Palm, with battle records across Africa Italy France and Germany.
The Southernaires, a quartet of negro singers, perform Ballads of the Southland and folk songs tonight at Municipal Auditorium. Show starts 8:15. Balcony seating for negro audience, lower floor for whites. Ticket prices at the door: $3 lower floor, $2.40 balcony, $1.75 children. Members are Ray Yeates, Jay Stone Toney, William Edmonson, and Lowell Peters. accompanist Spencer Odom.
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