Gunner Gene Birdwell to spend furlough with wife
Gene Birdwell, the former prisoner of war, is returning to the United States and plans a furlough in Kansas City with his wife Mrs. Birdwell. She reports Birdwell will visit San Francisco briefly, then report to a hospital before travel. His wife had married his uncle, Jack Marshall of Wichita, after Birdwell was believed dead.
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Kansas City
Gene Birdwell
States
Kanas City
San Francisco
Victory Day Returns: 2800 Plus Repatriated Servicemen Land
More than 2,800 servicemen and civilians arrived in San Francisco aboard Army and Navy transports. Among them were 103 Americans and 90 Canadians who had been Japanese prisoners.
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San Francisco
Texas Fireman Pension Setup Is Ruled Legal
Texas Attorney General Grover Sellers approved the legality of a $262,850 annual appropriation to the firemen's pension commissioner ensuring pension payments to Old Texas firemen until August 31, 1947.
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Texas Fireman
Austin
Soldier Sees His Family Buried in Kentucky
In Morganfield Kentucky Pvt William H Garrett 23 the sole survivor of his family watched as his parents and six siblings were laid to rest after a car crash near Providence. Neighbors gathered about a thousand for the funeral as the Army arranged his return from France aboard the same plane that carried Gen Mark Clark back to New York. He was then flown to Sturgis Kentucky.
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Morganfield
William H. Garrett
Odd Fellows
France
Lewis Ward Stanger
Providence
Alben W. Barkley
Earle Clements
War Department
Mark Clark
New York
Sturgis
Dinner to Honor 18 Eastern Star Officers in Texas
Eighteen floor officers of the grand chapter of Texas Order of the Eastern Star will be honored at a Monday dinner opening the lodge 63rd annual convention in Amarillo. Hosts include Mrs. Maribelle Fields and Cc. W. Gwin of Amarillo Chapter 787 and Mrs. Sadie Beth Hancock and B. S. Smith of Bonita Chapter 184.
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Grand Chapter of
Texas
Order of Eastern Star
Maribelle Fields
Cc. W. Gwin
Amarillo
Sadie Beth Hancock
B. S. Smith
Bonita
Amarillo and Bonita Chapter Leaders Named for Grand Chapter
The entertainment committees for Amarillo and Bonita Chapters are listed with members inclduing Mrs Fields Mrs Gordon and Mr England for Amarillo and Mrs Hancock Mr Smith and Mrs Leona Streetman for Bonita. Mrs Alawin Royse is general chairman of the Grand Chapter arrangements committee. Pauline Baker serves on the transportation committee and S F Pelton chairs the by laws committee with Fred Lyon as a grand trustee member.
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Robbie Dyer
Amarillo
Clifford Dunn
Elsie Abernathy
Pields
Gwin
Jewel Lewis
Jesse Ritter
Frances Walker
Amve Ritter
Luccille Jennings
Lee March
Marshal
Ruby Mitchell
Midred Spain
Adah
Beulah Gwin
Ruth
Vera Fields
Esther
Vera Ferguson
Martha
Florence Webb
Electa
Billie Estes
Douglas Jones
Sentinel
Bonita
Hancock
B.S Smith
Leona Streetman
Marvin MecCuan
Helen McCuan
Letty Keaton
Botha Voeel
Lorraine Stone
Bertha Johnson
Pauline Baker
S. F. Pelton
Fred Lyon
Grand Trustees
Homestead Tax Rule Is Clarified
An opinion from Assistant Attorney General Bob Donahue clarifies that Texans may claim the homestead exemption at any time, not only when rendering property. The ruling confirms a $3,000 exemption of the assessed value is available whenever the taxpayer asserts it, addressing a Canyon County query on timing of the claim.
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Austin
Bob Donahue
Joe Randall
Canyon
Amarillo Lions Club Plans Ladies' Night Event
Tickets for the Amarillo Lions Club Ladies' Night go on sale for the October 23 party in the Blue Mirrored Room at the Amarillo Hotel. Lions district governor Charles Dean of Plainview will attend, with Roy Cloninger serving as chair of the arrangements committee.
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Amarillo
Sergeant Collins Receives Release From Armed Service
Staff Sgt. C. T. Collins, in the Army nine years, has been discharged. He is the brother of Mrs. T. A. Williams and Mrs. C. A. Eddleman, both of Grant Street households. He served with an engineers unit of the 85th Infantry in Africa.
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C.T. Collins
T. A. Williams
North Grant
C. A. Eddleman
Amarillo
85Th Infantry
Africa
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Eastern Star
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A. E. Shirley
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Grand Chapter
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Lee Optical Company
Lubbock
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