Rodgers and Hammerstein Nights at Municipal Auditorium
A concert event features songs from Oklahoma South Pacific Carousel Allegro and State Fair on November 11 at the Municipal Auditorium. Tickets range 1.30 to 3.90 with advance orders via Lynch Concerts at 109 East inth. Also noted is Painting the Clouds with Sunshine starring Virginia Mayo and Dennis Morgan at the Paramount.
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Municipal Auditorium
Oklahoma
South Pacific
New Lynch
East Inth
Virginia Mayo
Dennis Morgan
Paramount
Pome
Hare Is Pilot in Korean Theater
Second Lt. Audrey D. Hare, 718 North Houston, assigned to the pioneering combat group of the Eighth Fighter-Bomber wing in Korea. Arriving Sept. 21, he will provide close air support and armed reconnaissance over North Korea and around the Manchurian border. Hare served in the South Pacific in World War II and holds the Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon, and American Defense ribbon. He entered the Air Force in May 1950, earning his commission and wings on June 23 at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona.
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Audrey D. Hare
North
Houston
North Korea
Manchurian
Hare
South Pacific
Air Force
Williams Air Force Base
Arizona
John T. Perry Taken by Death
John Thomas Perry 79 died at 3 15 this morning in Northwest Texas Hospital. A laborer, he lived at 314 North Van Buren and was born July 26 1872 in Texas. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 4 in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel, with Russell M Ingalls officiating, burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Julia. two sons S B Perry Amarillo Ira Perry Abilene. two daughters Mrs Pearl Burlesor Coronado California and Mrs Ollie Goodman Amarillo. two brothers Levy and George Perry Grants New Mexico. three sisters Mrs Minnie Worley Paducah Texas Mrs Etta Jones Mulee and Mrs Dora Marsh Lubbock.
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John Thomas Perry
Northwest Texas
Perry
North van Buren
Texas
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Russell M. Ingalls
Church of Christ
Memorial Park Cemetery
Julia Perry
S. B. Perry
Amarillo
Ira Perry
Abilene
Pearl Burlesor
Coronado
Cal
Ollie Goodman
Levy Perry
George Perry
Grants
Minnie Worley
Paducah
Tex
Etta Jones
Muleee
Dora Marsh
Lubbock
King Is Promoted To Sergeant Rank
Willard P. King, son of Mr and Mrs Willard E King, earns a sergeant promotion for excellent duty in action. A squad leader in Company A, Seventh Division 31st Polar Bear infantry, he earned it during a drive across the 38th parallel into North Korea. His unit has clashed with enemy forces in the mountains north of Hwacheon and early Korean campaign service since Inchon in 1950. Entered Army April 1950. Wears Combat Infantryman Badge and Korean Service Ribbon with three stars.
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Willard P. King
Willard E. King
Rio Grande
31St
King
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Hwachon
Army
One in Fifty in Singapore Owns an Automobile
A historical stat notes that only a small portion of residents in Singapore owned cars, with about one vehicle per fifty people reflecting early automotive adoption and urban transportation patterns in the city.
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Singapore
Rites Today for Mrs. Dicie Smith
Funeral services for Mrs. Dicie A. Smith 79 were set in the Ivy Chapel Boxwell Brothers with Dr E B Fincher officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Widow of W D Smith who died in 1947 she passed away Saturday in Dallas born December 10 1871. Surviving is daughter Mrs Ivy Moon of Hale Center.
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Dicie A. Smith
Ivy Chapel
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
E. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
Reed Completes Mechanics Course at Fort Knox
Pvt. Charles K. Reed, son of Mr and Mrs C 8 Reed of 2400 North West Eighth, recently graduated from the Track Vehicle Mechanics Course at the Armored School, Fort Knox Kentucky. The program included conferences demonstrations practical work performance tests and written examinations training in maintenance of tracked and wheeled vehicles.
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Charles K. Reed
C. 8. Reed
North West Eighth
Armored School
Fort Knox
Amarillo Native Arthur Field Assigned to Idaho Air Wing
An Amarillo boy, First Lt. Arthur Paul Field, is assigned to the 80th Air Resupply and Communications Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. He is the son of Rev and Mrs J W Field of 807 Alabama. During World War II he served.
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Amarillo
Arthur Paul Field
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho
J. W. Field
Alabama
Untitled Military Award Mention in No Title Context
In a report noting a pilot’s service in India, Tinian, and the Marianas as part of a pilot assignment, the article states he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for acts of valor and achievement during combat operations.
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India
Tinian
The
Marianas
Unclear military honors mention Oak Leaf Clusters and Ribbon
The text lists two Oak Leaf Clusters a Presidential Unit Citation and the Pacific Theater Ribbon, signaling awarded decorations. No event context or recipient is provided to specify who earned them or when.
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United States
Germany
Netherlands
Ana
LENTY
Free Superior Letter Service
Farr
Hunt
Hunt's Peas
Lge
Jar
Valtex
Antafion
Wright County Tomatoes
Rome
Chase & Sanborn
Buzzin
Billy Bee
Sandie-Lubbock
Wayne DeGrassi
Tate Oakes
Bob Dowell
Joe Desmond
Bob Carter
Jamie Franklin
Bob Watson
King Kendrick
Hymie Clayton
Paul Knapp
Johnny Price
Bud Curtis
Art McKay, Sr
J. S. Pope
Howard Ferguson
Carl Mathey
Linette Smith
John T. Perry
EDGES
Amarillo Ice Co
West
Mrs
Dicie Smith
Reed
Amarillo National Bank
Luar National Bank
Marillo
F.D
Archie Castleberry
Barfield
Blackstone
Tyler
Bendix
AvroMarte
Wizards of Ease
Wizard of Ease
Taylor
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