Railroad notes from Amarillo relay army moves
The Am arillo Globe reports in its railroad column from the chief engineer's office about personnel changes and returning service members. Maj Robert McGee, a trainmaster, has just returned from France and notes the song On the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe is common on Army networks in Paris. Lt Frank Borden, son of architect L F Borden, is on terminal leave in Amarillo after duty in Birmingham. Other locals include Ted Kiene former Santa Fe building inspector visiting, Mrs Ray and C H Ray touring in Kansas and Oklahoma, switchman W G Bayne transferred here, Mrs Kathryn Tipps and Lil Man Stone in the engineer's office, E J Longren visiting from Topeka, Conductor Earl Damron ill in hospital, Littleton F Roper returning to Columbus Dispatch Magazine, Mrs Roper and Jane Ross joining him soon, Pfc Donald H Smith home after Patton's Third Army service with Purple Heart, and brothers Cpl H D Smith and Ens O L Smith serving in Pacific and Okinawa.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Tra Board
Robert McGee
713Th
France
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Paris
Frank Borden
L. F. Borden
Frank
Birmingham
Ala
W. G. Bayne
Kathryn Tipps
Lil- Man Stone
Fort Worth
E. J. Longren
Topeka
Slaton
San Angelo
Littleton F. Roper
R. E. Logan
Columbus Dispatch
The
Albuquerque Journal
Roper
Gerry Logan
Jane Ross Roper
Mr. Roper
Columbus
Donald H. Smith
H. W. Smith
Patton
Third Army
Germany
Donald
Cpl. H. D. Smith
Pacific
Japan
Ens. O. L. Smith
Seabees
Okinawa
Gray Skies Shadow Diplomacy and Domestic Strife News
Rainy Washington day frames reports from abroad and at home. Nationalist and Communist clashes in China, Iran government clashes with insurgents, and Java conflict with Britain surface as Congress debates U.S. policy toward Russia. General Groves urges continued atomic development while labor disputes idle hundreds of thousands. Planning committee mentions a potential site for a city coliseum and stadium amid housing concerns near the Santa Fe yard.
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Washington
Japan
China
U. S
Java
Johnson
Colorado
Senate
Russia
Byron Price
Truman
Germany
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
L. R. Groves
Labor Management Conference
Santa Fe
District Meet Talk With 40 et 8 Officers In Amarillo
Fred Lynn of Albuquerque a national officer of 40 et 8 is to attend tonight’s Amarillo voiture meeting announced by Otto Landis chef de gare. The 8 o’clock event at American Legion Home 1800 Harrison will cover plans for the district meet in Pampa this weekend. Roy Beard announced a mass initiation by the American Legion on December 4 with about 300 eligible members.
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Fred Lynn
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Otto Landis
American Legion
Harrison
Pampa
Roy Beard
Gallantry Award to Captain Kilmer in World War II
Capt George W Kilmer liaison pilot of 90th Division Artillery received the Silver Star for action near Mairy France on Sept 8 1944. With 30 tanks and 50 half tracks attacking the left flank he flew through direct fire for seven hours to adjust artillery and guide ground units.
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George W. Kilmer
Jackson
Mairy
France
Kilmer
Doctor-Recommended Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Relief
Feel tired and pale from constipation. A physician suggests Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a purely vegetable formula that acts on the bowels to produce more natural movements without griping. Available in 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢ sizes.
Kitchen Gaiety Scotties Embroidery Pattern Ad
A vintage needlecraft advertisement offers a pattern 546 with six transfer motifs for towels and kitchen items. Send fifteen cents to The Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. for the pattern and a 1946 Needlecraft Catalog with 112 illustrations.
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Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Station O
New York
N. Y
Rail workers seek Coliseum site near railroad
Leaders of a railroad workers protest, including L. B. King of 1318 East Sixth, plan a constructive counterproposal. They favor a Coliseum he site east of Sanborn School, arguing the block adjacent to the railroad has too many homes, though it is farther from the business district.
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L. B. King
East Sixth
Sanborn School
Army shoe rebuilding program saves vast leather resources
The Army's shoe rebuilding program, active for over three years, has rescued about 25 million square feet or roughly 4 736 square miles of high priority leather by rebuilding more than 11 million shoes and boots.
Old Ironsides Earned Fame From Guerriere Victory
The frigate Constitution won against the Guerriere in the War of 1812, inspiring American sailors to nickname her Old Ironsides due to shots bouncing off her solid oak hull.
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Earl Damron
Northwest
H. T. Dauthit
A. K. Crafton
McCormick Company
Potter County Tuberculosis Association
Raymond Hollingsworth
Gene Howe
Bob Epperson
J. B. White
Longines
John Furbach
Polk
Dallas Engineering Compan
South Akord Street
Dallas, Texas
Marvene
Arvene
East Amarillo
George W Kilmer
By Laura Wheeler
Zemo
Browning Blue Print CO
East 3Rd
Casella
Cretney Drug
Trree Feathers
Hennessy
Tequilla
Five Star Drug Store
Ixth
van Buren
Service
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