Veteran Pacific Fighter Seeks Education at Amarillo High School
George Ford, 20, Amarillo High School student and former Marine, reflects on war and peace after serving as scout and sniper in the Pacific. He emphasizes the value of education and the debt of young Americans to those who sacrificed in Bougainville Tulagi Ellice Islands and the Marshalls.
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George Ford
Amarillo High School
George
W. EF. Ford
Alamo Addition
Camp Elliott
Cal
San Diego
Amarillo Marine
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Bouganville
Tulagi
Ellice Islands
Marshalls
Young Graduate Plans Aviation Study for Peace
After graduating from AHS George plans to study aviation engineering at Texas A&M. He hopes to contribute to a world of stability and permanent peace, honoring friends who gave their lives on Iwo Jima.
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George
AHS
Texas A&m
Iwo Jima
Tax statements mailed to property owners not returned
Nearly 1 000 state ments returned to the county tax assessor collector. About 250 returned to the school tax office and 400 to 500 to the city tax office. Addresses moved or missing forwarding addresses cause many returns as owners have departed. About 19 000 statements were issued this year.
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Frank Hoyt
George Waddill
Perry Burks
Tax collectors may hire couriers for unlocated property owners
Tax collectors warn that if they cannot locate new mailing addresses for returned statements they may employ people to deliver statements directly to property owners.
New Fords Ready in Dallas After Strike Delay
Dallas reports the 1946 Fords will begin rolling from the East Grand plant Thursday. The start follows a production halt of over a month caused by a strike at Detroit's Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
East Grand Pliant
Kelsey-Hayes
Detroit
Hardened Brown Sweat In Bread Box Leaves Questionable Moisture
A short note describes leaving hardened brown sweat in a bread box for several days. It is expected to become moist as time passes, raising concerns about odor and storage conditions. The text lacks wider context or impact details.
OPA Removes Special Truck Tires From Ration List
The Office of Price Administration removed non-directional mud and snow tires from the ration list after the Army turned many over to the Surplus Property Administration. All other truck tires remain rationed.
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OPA
Washington
U.P
Office of Price Administration
Army
Surplus Property Administration
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Lawrence Jackson George Ford
Ry Fffif Burkhalter
Ceyyle
al Ne Toa
America
Williams~ Campbell Insurance Agency
Khoury Bros
Ballards
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Columbia University
New York City
Lighten Ag oTelm Oy Vag
Globe-News
Beery
Prescription Shop
Polk
Sherwin-Williams
Bevel
Timbers
Windmill Towers
Houston Bros, Inc
Panhandle Lumber CO
Texas
Ansley Cleaners
Cohama
VOGUE
Harper's
Poole
Bose Wardrele Yf
Cohama Pacseneg
Anthony
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