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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1944

Page

6

Hell Week For Pledges At College

Amarillo College holds Hell Week for pledges in three sororities and two fraternities. Senior members design outfits while pledges model them. examples include Jane Everline in a green house dress worn inside out and Nelda Jean Fotheringham in a white evening dress with tennis shoes.

Amarillo College Jane Everline Nelda Jean Fotheringham Louise Walker Ernie Wanser Shirley Jackson

Rock Island Crew Details and Local Rail News From Amarillo

Engineer Tom Young took the 8 AM switch engine with fireman W E Lindsay. VariousRail staff including demurrage inspector Georgia Pride and others are active in Amarillo this week. Publications note vacationing superintendents and crew assignments while passengers praise Rock Island conductors and brakemen.

Tom Young W. E. Lindsay Tom Georgia el Reno Fatima H. D. Ball

Railroad News From Amarillo and Fort Worth Departures

Brakeman F R Howard and switchman W H Arney bid for yard engine work in the 4 PM shift. L K Lucas and W E Thompson report through freight service, with E Nottingham named auditor in Fort Worth. New firemen W E Matthews and W R Oldham join, machinist A D Lindley and wife travel to Fort Worth for sister’s death, and Vera Hamilton’s obituary notes her son Walter J Hamilton of Amarillo mourns. Interment in Bowie. Fireman L J Lile moves to Childress. C L Morris promoted to chief clerk to V P and GM C D Peckinpaugh in Fort Worth. Switchman W P Couch to graveyard helper. Engineer Sam Lewis asks members to attend Nov 25 meeting at 3 30 PM in I O O F hall. J E Niccum named night roundhouse foreman at Texline. Arch Bryan returns to work after illness. Morgan G Rockwell on 20 months Mediterranean leave, due in New York around Dec 1. Lt J E Owens Jr son of Santa Fe tax agent and Dorothy Ross wed in Albuquerque Nov 4, Owens at Camp Bowie. Specialist M T Norman of the Coast Guard furloughed fireman, visits with father P H Norman Sr warehouse foreman and father-in-law R H.

Amarillo E. Nottingham Fort Th W. E. Matthews W. R. Oldham A. D. Lindley Fort Worth Vera V. Hamilton Walter J. Hamilton C. L. Morris C. D. Peckenpaugh W. P. Couch Sam Lewis B. of L. E Arch Bryan Morgan G. Rockwell the Roundhouse Mediterranean Sicily Italy New York Rockwell J. E. Owens, Jr Santa Fe Dorothy Elizabeth Ross Tucumcari Albuquerque Owens Camp Bowie M. T. Norman Coast Guard P. H. Norman R. H

Parade of costumes and prankish dress in school Hell Week

In Amarillo on November 16 1944 students engage in a humorous hall parade with Arthur Thibodeaux and Eugene Heinze leading in shorts high heeled shoes and fashion hats. Billye Gibbons and Jean Bechtel appear in evening wear with vegetable necklaces and bracelets. Jerry Briscoe walks into algebra class in pajamas robe and house shoes. William Collier offers a soft drink from a liquor bottle as Vi Doris Fisk barters in shorts and her uncle’s long handles. Hell Week activities continue through Saturday.

Amarillo Globe Amarillo Texas Arthur Thibodeaux Eugene Heinze Billye Gibbins Jean Bechtel Jean Blank Jerry Briscoe William Collier Vi Doris Fisk Doris

Transfer of Lumpkin and associates from Norfolk to West Coast

Lumpkin of the general manager's office and his brother P H Norman Jr paymaster move from Norfolk Virginia to the West Coast. His wife Beverly Lumpkin accompanies them. Machinist Archie Barr took a layoff to escort his wife to Temple for medical care. J L Lovvorn and A G C Laseter with R Fletcher also went to Topeka for medical attention.

Archie Barr Temple J. L

Turkeys Scarce This Thanksgiving Says Institute

Chicago November 16 The Institute of American Poultry Industries blamed ceiling price differentials civilian demand from the armed services and black market operations for the tight turkey supply this Thanksgiving. Dr Cliff D Carpenter said the Far West and Texas will ship more birds to Pacific coast and southern markets due to price differentials.

Chicago Armed Services Institute of American Poultry Industries Cliff D. Carpenter Institute Far West Texas Pacific Coast

Promotions and crew assignments on Amarillo division trains

Harry E. Goodwin is named land and tax commissioner with Fort Worth headquarters. Brakeman Jack Felton bids to fill W. O. Barnes vacancy as conductor W. N. Smith oversees trains 1 and 8. Engineer J. B. Hudson begins work on the Amarillo division work train. Walter B. Oates of A A R visits Amarillo to check all three lines. The death of Harris L. Dillard shocks friends. Brakeman B. F. Webb reports for duty, replacing P. L. McDaniels on the work train. Mrs Cecil Williamson and son Warren visit home in Lubbock after weekend with Mr. Williamson in Amarillo. Crew for the work train on the Amarillo division includes Conductor J. E. Hibbetts.

Harry E. Goodwin Fort Worth Jack Felton W. O. Barnes W. N. Smith J. 8. Hudson Amarillo Walter B. Oates Harris L. Dillard F. Webb P. L. McDaniels Cecil Williamson Warren Lubbock Williamson TFA J. E. Hibbetts

Radio Schedule Fragments From KGNC KFDA NBC CBS

A dense listing of radio program times and show titles across KGNC KFDA NBC and CBS, detailing morning to late evening slots with news, dramas, music, and variety programs. Names include Fred Waring Jade L H Kaltenborn Burns and other listed performers.

KGNC Fulton Lewis, Jr MBS Fred Waring CBS Blue yBo John Nesbitt KFDA NBC Kaye Juste Hall CBS Mayior Gabriel Heatter Bob Burns CBS Corliss Archer Alfred Antonin Abbott & Costello Raymond Gram Lowing CBS U Andy Russell Rudy Vallee March of Time RAF Broadcasting NBC News Richard Harlin Ambassador Hotel Orch Roseland Ballcomm _orch 8Sky the Trading Post Central Baptist Church Alr Monte Magee Lora Lawton Carl Kress Jemima Ozzie Nelson Talatenire Road of Life Sardi’s Hollywood Theater Nf Blue Martyn David Harum Udy Jane Glamour Manor

Should UN force powers be in Military World Body

Armed forces and civilians are urged to listen to America's Town Meeting of the Air tonight. The program discusses if a world organization can authorize force, a timely debate on U S policy featuring listeners across the nation. The Reader's Digest sponsors the broadcast with KFDA at 17 30.

America World Organization Reader’s Digest KFDA

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Polk St Ozarka Military Railway Service Army Transportation Corps France Cherbourg LST Rock Island Roger M. Francis T. L. “Dusty” Rhodes N. C. Halley Halley C. C. Cunningham Liberal D. H. McHugh Howard Sharp L. E. Anderson DFA Des Moines Iowa Virgil Mann John B. Stovall Veterans Hospital H. J. Crowley Dalhart St. Anthony Hospital Mae Jacobs Hutchinson Kan Thelma Moon L. Bakke Kansas City C. B. Murray Floyd Williams Wilbur Spann South Pacific F. W. Spann Wilbur Arawe Marshall Islands Jim R. Fowler New Mexico F. B. Gibbs J. M. Huntsman Columbia S. C H. W. Clutter Major Huntsman Long Beach Calif Reed Beaver N. O. Halley F. H. Walker KCS L&a Oklahoma City J. E. Baggs Brotherhood Theo Ashlock Water Service C. A. Perkins Sayre Okla Doc Vaught Clyde Staples Margaret Powell E. R. Melvin F. R. Howard F. T. Davis W. H. Arney A. Lucas W. E. Thompson J. E. Niccum Texline G. H. Massingale R. L. Russell Toland Kaerel BT Bay Wilson & CO Imen Rari Capudine Srhub Quicksilver-Smith CO Pork Burlington Childs Kinney’s Polk Street the Panhandle Panhandle U. S Terry Lomax van Buren Joe Ott COMET Mnaircraft Barrard Flying Models Cleveland Falcon Hawk Capitol Pioneer XACTO Kidwell Model Shop Typewriter Service CO E. Third St RADIO Harry Breuer Group Tin Pan Alley Bert Levy Battle of Wits Trade Wind Tavern Kfda Bankhage Winstop Duzzit Sons of Pioneers the Guiding Light HBO Cedric Foster Gordon's Morton Downey Ma Perkins NBO Tiue Esoper Young Ray Life Ethel and Albert Stella Dallas Don Norman Lorenzo Jones I Serip Iue Young Widder Brown Chick Carter Portia CBS Lands Three Sisters Superman Farrell Hop Harrigan Tom Mix Wilderness Road Jack Armstrong Jeri Sullavan Volney Wes Izzard Lowell Thomas Blue Henry J. Taylor Renue Tex” Smith Senator Aleokinds Pla Gurelaryurance
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