Victory Bond Show to Award Jeep and Cash Prize
Children at the Paramount Theater in Amarillo will receive a $25 bond and a wooden miniature Army Jeep built by a wounded veteran for selling the most Series F bonds this week. The Jeep and cash prizes will be awarded from the stage during the Children's Victory Bond Show featuring Our Vines Have Tender Grapes.
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Paramount
Paramount Theater
Butch Jenkins
James Craig
Boys Ranch
Amarillo
Edward G. Robinson
Margaret O’brien
Frances Gilford
Agnes Moorehead
Morris Carnovsky
West Coast Landing For Lt Crudgington In A A Battery
Lt W P Crudgington arrives in San Francisco as commander of the 16th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battery. Within hours he spoke with his mother by long distance and will return home after his unit is discharged. He served overseas 19 months including Okinawa and wears the Purple Heart.
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W. Pitts Crudgington
Leta Crudgington
Buchanan
San Francisco
Camp Pendleton
Crudgington
Okinawa
Four Convicts Still at Large After Escape
Four convicts remain missing after escaping from the state penitentiary on October 17. They were spotted near a farm home south of Memphis with a cordon around the area by Hall County officers and state troopers, but no trace was found. The fugitives include Daniel Webster Mitchell of Danly County serving life for criminal assault, Jacob Hudspeth of Ardmore Oklahoma serving five years for burglary, Roy Williford of Grayson County serving fifteen years for robbery, and Walter Vincent Valley of Ardmore and Cherokee counties serving five years for burglary.
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Memphis
Navy
Hall County
Daniel Webster Mitchell
Danley County
Jacok Hudspeth
Ardmore
Okla
Five Germans Hanged for Killing American Fliers
Bruchsal Germany November 12 five German civilians were hanged in Bruchsal prison for the murder of six American airmen who parachuted from a disabled plane near Ruesselsheim on August 26 1944. The condemned men Joseph Hargen Freidrich Wust Johann Seivel Johann Opper and Philip Gulich declared innocence as they faced the gallows. Hargen admitted shooting one of the injured Americans after the man allegedly stuck his tongue out.
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Bruchsal
Germany
Ruesselsheim
Joseph Hargen
Freidrich Wust
Johann Seivel
Johann Opper
Philip Gulich
Hargen
Girl Sweeps Street After Bottles Spill Near Drug Store
Amarillo streets are not blamed on police patrols or a young woman cleaning up after pop bottles spilled from a sack at a drug store. A policeman lent a broom and a car passenger swept up the broken glass while city officials note new trash containers exist for such emergencies.
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Amarillos
A. P. Hancock
Church Membership Surges Since 1800
The article notes church membership in the United States has grown fourfold since 1800 and estimates more than 56 million current church members nationwide.
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United States
Forgetfulness Is Only Excuse In Denver Traffic Case
A discharged soldier told a Denver court he forgot he was in the United States while driving, claiming Burma rules caused him to stay on the left side. Municipal Judge Joseph found him guilty despite the explanation.
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Denver
Burma
Joseph
Poppy Sale Nets $1450 Across Veterans Group Event
The Buddy Poppy sale by the John B. Golding post and auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars raised 1450 dollars from 10 000 poppies, selling all but 369. E R Bruce district commander and C B Parks post quartermaster chaired the event held Saturday. Top seller was Mary Jo Horn with Dorothy Reeder runner up and Lucy Gregory third.
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John B. Golding Post
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
E. R. Bruce
C. B. Parks
Mary Jo Horn
Dorothy Reeder
Lucy Gregory
Bones Hook
VFW
Mines
Cleta Oldfather
Gladys Wilmeth
Euna Rue Brady
Grace Flanagan
Mary Marable
Anna Parks
Zella Bruce
Mesdames Etta Bury
Erin Bynum
Leona Hughes
Gladys Walker
Lydia Dodson
Bernice Hills
Leta Goad
Gladys Cherryholmes
Moroline Hair Tonic Promises Lustrous Groomed Look
Advertises Moroline Hair Tonic to tame unruly hair and add lustre. Large 2ic bottle sold everywhere claims to keep hair well groomed.
Amarillo Lions Meet at Margaret Wills School
The Amarillo Lions will meet this week at Margaret Wills School 700 Sunset. The luncheon is planned in the school cafeteria and the program will follow.
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Amarillo Lions
Margaret Wills
Program Theme Set for American Education Week
Margaret Wills presents a program by pupils with American Education Week running from Sunday to November 17. Transportation for 4 percent members will be provided by Grady Wilson, past president. They will meet on the hotel’s north side and depart at noon for the school.
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Margaret Wills
Grady Wilson
Downtown USO Group Meeting Tonight In City
The Downtown USO operating committee will meet at 8 PM in the Community Chest Building at 607 Taylor Street. Attending will be Charles A. Juliana NCSS area supervisor and new Downtown USO director William L. Schmidt. Finance and building committees will follow the general meeting.
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USO
Community Chest
Tayior Street
Charles A. Juliana
NCSS
William L. Schmidt
Looks Are Deceiving But Quality Never Is Aspirin Ad
Advertisement urges three checks for aspirin quality and value. Promotes Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10¢ per bottle and a 100 tablet size for 35c, claiming nearly 3 tablets for 1c.
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Thornton & Minor
Thornton & Minor Clinic
Loz
Tripoli Calms After Anti Jewish Riots In Egypt
British military report from Tripoli says conditions in Cairo have returned to normal after riots last week that caused more than 10 deaths. The report covers events up to Friday night.
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Tripoli
Cairo
Egypt
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