Veteran Oran Beck Returns to Amarillo After Discharge
Oran Beck, platoon sergeant in the First Marine Division, is back in Amarillo after discharge in Pensacola Florida. He served in major campaigns including Guadalcanal and Okinawa and is married to Margaret Beck of 3001 Polk. Beck is the son of A O Beck and former Floydada residents now in Dumas, with three brothers in military service.
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Oran Beck
First Marine Division
Amarillo
Pensacola
Fla
Margaret Beck
Polk
Oran
A. O. Beck
Floydada
Dumas
Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Easy at home weight loss remedy from Post Office Drug Store
An inexpensive home recipe promotes slimming by mixing four ounces of liquid parcel Concentrate with grapefruit juice to make a pint and taking two tablespoons twice daily. It promises quick, safe looking weight loss without exercise or dieting and offers a money back guarantee.
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Post Office Drug Store
Mrs Eva Belle Love Dies At Amarillo
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Belle Love 48 will be held at 3 tomorrow afternoon at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr. E B Fincher pastor of Ellwood Presbyterian Church officiating Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery Mrs Love lived in Amarillo ten years and was a Christian Church member She is survived by her husband C E Love
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Eva Belle Love
East Fifth
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Blackburn
Shaw Memorial Chapel
Llano
Timetable of Redeployment Arrivals From Europe and Pacific
Nearly 11,000 servicemen from Europe and 5,551 from the Pacific are scheduled to reach East and West Coast ports today on 24 troop carrying ships. Boston entries aboard Milford Vic tory list 1,963 troops including 21st Tank Battalion and 172nd Medical Detachment, Newport News entries aboard Blue Ridge Victory list 1,966 troops including 10th Armored Division units, Sea Scamp carries 2,875 troops including anti aircraft units and medical companies.
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Associated Press
Europe
Pacific
Boston
Milford Victory
21St Tank Battalion
10Th Armored Division
172Nd
Newport News
Blue
New Orleans Club Proposes Research Staff Startup
The Young Men's Business Club proposes establishing a research staff and foundation to secure facilities and personnel for research to industrialize New Orleans and attract dozens of new small manufacturers.
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New Orleans
Young Men's Business Club
Club
Pomerenk Rites Set for Santa Fe Supervisor
Funeral plans are announced for William C. Pomerenk 53 Santa Fe general office building superintendent who died yesterday in Topeka Kansas. Services set for 10 30 tomorrow at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with interment in Albuquerque. He served Santa Fe since 1907 and as building manager since 1933. A World War I veteran and Mason member of Khiva Shrine Amarillo. Survived by his widow.
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William C. Pomerenk
Santa Fe General Office
Topeka
Kan
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Albuquerque
French Montuary
Santa Fe
Pomerenk
Khiva Shrine
Amarillo
West Fourteenth and a Brother Across State Lines
A fragment notes a person on West Fourteenth Street and a brother living in Albuquerque. The text provides limited details on relationships or context. No dates or organizations are mentioned.
Marines Shorten Enlistment Period
Marines shorten enlistment to three or four years replacing the longer term. Recruiters Staff Sgt Arvel Drake and Sgt Thorton Myers opened Marine recruiting offices on the Post Office third floor and will accept 17 to 25 year olds with no prior service until Oct 26. Discharged Marine veterans, who are...
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Marine Corps
Arvel Drake
States
Drake
Thornton Myers
Military reenlistment rules extend grace period and age limit
Soldiers still within a 90 day grace period may reenlist and keep their former rank and must not report for duty until the period ends. Men with prior military experience who left service less than a year ago may enlist up to age 32.
Nimrods Urged To Buy Hunting Stamps Early
Local Post Office officials urge prospective Nimrods to buy migratory bird stamps now to avoid a rush around the November 2 opening of the hunting season for ducks and geese. The one dollar stickers went on sale.
Penetro Nose Drops Cited For Nasal Relief Use
Medicine label warnings show Penetro Nose Drops designed to relieve nasal congestion. Caution: use only as directed. Reader is advised to follow dosage and safety recommendations for over the counter nasal spray.
Stamp sale before dove season draws local buyers
Postal officials announced a sale of migratory bird stamps set for September 1. Any hunter over 16 who hunts ducks or geese must carry the stamp, and buyers must write their name across the face of the stamp.
Chicago Holds Largest Single Telephone Book In Nation
Chicago publishes the nation’s largest telephone directory with 1736 pages. The exhaustive volume lists residents businesses and exchanges across the city’s vast communications network reflecting dramatic urban growth.
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Chicago
United States
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