Banquet and Dance Planned By Lions Club
Amarillo Lions Club announces a ladies night banquet at the Amarillo Hotel next Tuesday at 7:30 pm with a short program led by Mrs. Julia Dean Evans and a speech by District 2-T governor Charles Dean of Plainview. A 12 piece orchestra from West Texas State College will provide music for the dance after intermission.
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Amarillo
Roy Cloninger
Ama- Tillo Hotel
Elizabeth Nixson
Vada Bain
Wanda Gatten
Joe Bob Smith
Herbert McGregor
Jimmy Phipps
Ben Lane
Lions to Host Nov 13 Luncheon in School Cafeteria
The Lions announce a November 13 luncheon to be held in the Margaret Wills School cafeteria with a program by pupils tied to American Education Week. The Tuesday luncheon was organized by J. E. Ferguson and Claude Gray.
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Nounced the Lions
Margaret Wills
J. E. Ferguson
Claude Gray
Tin Can Salvage Ends in Amarillo After War Board Frees Tin
The War Production Board removed all controls on household tin salvage, ending Amarillo’s postwar drive. Byron Ellis, Amarillo salvage chair, said the committee would not pursue further collections. A WPB letterSept 30 acknowledged work. Last Amarillo tin shipment was 56,380 pounds on April 6, 1945, with 52,220 pounds sent on Dec 5, 1944 to East Chicago plant.
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War Production Board
Byron Ellis
Amarillo
Ellis
WPB
WBP
Chicago
President Truman seeks Puerto Rico self rule and statehood
President Truman told Congress to study Puerto Rico public will on its future status. He proposed options including local government expansion, statehood, full independence, or a dominion form of government for Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Puerto Rico
Amarillo Gains Third Knight Commander of Court of Honor
Fred Galle of Khiva Temple, Mystic Shrine, among 25 Texans named by the Washington council for the Knight Commander degree. Other Amarillo leaders previously named include R. S. Holmes and Rolla Cartwright. Galle, Mason since 1906, has held multiple offices in local Masonic bodies. Creed Haskins Hancock of Plainview and William Jess Porter of Childress also received the honor.
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Amarillo
Court of Honor
Supreme Council of the
Southern Jurisdiction
Fr Masonry
Fred Galle
Khiva
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
A. F
A. M
Creed Haskins Hancock
Plainview
William Jess Porter
Childress
Sternenberg Discharged After 30 Months Overseas
William W. Sternenberg, longtime Fifth Army veteran, returns to civilian life after 36 months in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. His wife resides at 2601 Van Buren and his Canyon parents are A. W. and Mrs. Sternenberg. A former West Texas State College and Texas A. M. student, he earned five bronze battle stars and led mule-supported supply runs to the front.
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Camp Fannin
William W. Sternenberg
van Buren
Fifth Army
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
A. W Sternenberg
Canyon
West Texas State College
Texas A. & M
Wool production dominated by Western states
Seventy eight percent of the nation is wool produced in the 17 Western states, highlighting regional dominance in the textile supply.
Pantex Buildings Considered for Wheat and Cotton Storage
R E Wertz of Amarillo Gas Company proposes using the 414 buildings at the Pantex Ordnance Plant for warehouse space. The plant offers about 1,400,900 square feet of floor area that could be adapted to store wheat and cotton, reducing weather exposure of grain and fiber.
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Pantex Ordnance Plant
R E Wertz
Amarillo Gas Company
Pantex
Wertz
Committee weighs future uses for Pantex plant
Jay Taylor chairs an 18 member committee examining potential reuses for the Pantex facility and calls for suggestions. The remarks note concerns about waste, possible damage, and the possibility of storing two products cheaply in the buildings.
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Mr. Wertz
Jay Taylor
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