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Amarillo Newsnotes From Home for Soldiers and War Efforts
Amarillo reports a new general, Brig. Gen. Julian B. Hadd on, will command Amarillo Field while Col. E. C. Black remains. Troops flood the town for the technical school, USO expands, and a scrap drive spans Panhandle towns. Taxi fares fall after rate dispute. a new osteopathic hospital opens. multiple campaigns run, including fire prevention and community drives. The Sandies football beat Temple 13 to 0. Garber to visit. engagements and marriages among locals noted. Churches host open houses and services to welcome soldiers as pleasant weather continues.
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Amarillo
Julian B. Haddon
Craig Field
Ala
Haddon
Amarillo Field
E. C. Black
Black
Polk Street
USO
Hunsley
Tenth and
Jefferson
Symphony Orchestra
Sandies
Temple
Butler Oa
Globe News
R. P. Parcells
Henry Thomson
John Fullingim
R. L. Rogers
John Peterson
Mike Sweeney
Elwin Ricketts
Mike Montgomery
Don Williams
Cliff Matthews
Charles (Dow) Goodwin
Myrle Greathouse
J. R. Corbitt
Burl Bufkin
Bob Clesson
Buffs
Arizona
Texas Tech
Jan Garber
Paramount Theater
Anson Weeks
Artha Fisk
Sherman W. Pochapirgh
Evelyn Frances Viet Saskot
William Wallace Fowler
Mary E. Patricia Honea
R. Booker
Lubbock
Mary Kathryn Utterback
Bill Elliott