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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1945
Page
11
Dr Lowell Hicks head of Franklin College chemistry department used insecticide DDT all summer after a student concocted it in the lab as part of an exam. Also note Leo T. Kizer arrived in Boston aboard the SS Felipe de Neve with an East Fifth address.
Candid Hollywood chatter accuses film industry of chasing profits over education. Rea warns movies fail to teach world matters, while gossip columns skim stars Sonny Tufts Boris Karloff and Garbo curiosities.
The Amarillo Business and Professional Women's Club plans a 6 30 p m meeting at the Amarillo Hotel. A chartered bus departs Third and Polk at 6 00 p m Tuesday for a dinner at the Pampa Country Club honoring Mrs Clifford Dunn second vice president of the State Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club. Mrs Margaret Fletcher leads the Amarillo club with the Panhandle club president.
Margaret Bromert daughter of Dr and Mrs J F Bromert 1718 Polk wins a full voice scholarship to North Texas State College Denton. The 18 year old soprano is noted for piano skill and recital work and plans to enroll mid term February 4. Scholarship funded by Mrs Domenico Savino covers tuition and applied music fees.
Sen. Tom Connally announced the 36th Division would be demobilized in New York rather than Texas. Army officials said veterans could be discharged and home by Christmas if demobilized in New York, but doing so would hinder travel home. The division is not due in New York before mid December and Brownwood citizens had urged inactivation there.
Mr and Mrs Thad Crossett reside at 706 Belleview and are visiting friends and relatives in Dallas and McKinney during the holiday season.
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright will visit Fort Worth on December 17 to boost Texas Victory Loan drives. Dallas bond chair Nathan Adams urged Texans to buy bonds as a Thanksgiving observance honoring servicemen who secured victory. Plans for the rally will be announced later.
Chas M Rogers and his wife and two daughters travel to Dallas to preside over Texas State Teachers Association meetings. He will chair the education financing committee on Thursday with sessions for the executive committee and house of delegates on Friday and Saturday. Mrs Rogers visits Terrell and Fort Worth friends later. Virginia and Betty stay with acquaintances from Camp Audubon in Colorado.
Maj. Gen. Terry Allen, retiring from the Army, leaves for El Paso. He commanded the First Infantry Division in North Africa and the 104th Timberwolves, leading key actions at Oran El Guettar Tunis and the Allied landings at Gela Sicily.
After a period of roughly one and a half months the unit took part in five major offensives across Holland and Germany. The participation highlighted sustained combat operations and strategic persistence by the unit amid Allied campaigns.
Mrs C C Shaller of 2102 Taylor travels to Dallas to spend holidays with her son Walter. She teaches mathematics at Amarillo High School.
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