Avery Family Ties in Army Service Highlight Texas Ties
Buford Avery returns to Amarillo on terminal leave living at 3407 West Ninth. Captain Avery, once with The Amarillo National Bank, joined early in the war and served in ordnance. Commissioned at Aberdeen Maryland, he took part in several European campaigns. He is son of Harve and ??? Avery with two brothers serving as officers Tol in Japan and Willis in Florida after Europe duty.
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Buford Avery
Amarillo
Captain Avery
Amarillo National Bank
Ordnance
Aberdeen
West Ninth
Harve Avery
Tol Avery
Japan
Willis Avery
Florida
Europe
Amarillo Convention Aid Outlines Planning Details
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce publishes a convention planning outline detailing hotel room arrangements, gavel and water pitcher setup, and program guides. It touts Amarillo as an ideal convention city with 3000 hotel rooms, rail and air access, golf and Palo Duro Canyon, and courtesy services like badges and registration blanks.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Convention Bureau
Enrollment At West Texas State College Rises
Forty four veterans are among 634 resident students at West Texas State College this term as 173 pupils attend the Amarillo Center. Potter County contributes 34 students with Randall County leading Plains country enrollment at 125 students.
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Potter County
West Texas State College
Canyon
Randall County
Plains Country
Amarillo Center
Holabird Depot Dogs Wire Job and Feather Clean Tech
At the Army Holabird Signal Depot electricians failed to pull a wire through a tough hole. Janitor Jerry Carter proposed his pet Miss Louise for the task, with the wire tied to the animal and guided through. Separately, a simple wash solution enables recovery of millions of pounds of poultry feathers once wasted or used as fertilizer for industrial processing.
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Army
Holabird Signal Depot
Holabird
Jerry Carter
Louise
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Dick Turner
N. Fillmore
J. B. Coe
Lith
Lincoln
Amarillo Globe
P.O
Station O
New York
N. Y.Y
Baltimore
EAT NG Currant Press
Reading
North Taylor
Cal Farley
Visit the Beautiful
New JR
Courtleigh
Coats
Baby Pepperell
Esmond
Eal Farle
Farley
Wunstop
Men's Suede
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