Navy cuts discharge scores to speed demobilization
Washington reports about 13 000 additional Navy aviators will be eligible for discharge November 1 as reserve flying officer score thresholds drop from 44 to 39 for above ensign ranks and from 36 to 20 for ensigns. Further cuts are planned to 34 and 30 in December and January. Approximately 15 000 reserve aviators want to stay on active duty, with about 11 000 moving to the regular Navy. Navy nurses also see thresholds fall from 35 to 32 on November 1, enabling about 2 700 more to be demobilized by January 1. Through October 20, 341 000 personnel have been discharged since V J Day, with bottlenecks in water transportation delaying remaining demobilizations.
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Navy
Eastern Star Officers Are Given Praise
Mrs. Lillian Barnard is praised as worthy grand matron of the Texas Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She has served in multiple leadership roles since joining in 1914 and is wife of Thomas H. Barnard of Lubbock, with six children and eight grandchildren. The report notes E. B. Guantt of Athens as worthy grand patron, longtime Mason and Eastern Star active since 1935, with wife Lindsay as grand organist. The Guannts have one niece in college and no children, and Guantt is a wholesale grocer and former city official.
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Lillian Barnard
Texas
Order of the Eastern Star
Order
Audra Tanner
Thomas H. Barnard
Lubbock
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Guantt
Lindsay Guantt
University of Texas
Athens
Kansas Police Continue Hunt for Amarillo Girls
Two Amarillo girls Mona Lou Long 13 and Edith Pearl Long 4 missing in Pratt Kansas since Saturday. Mona Lou daughter of Mr and Mrs John Long of 1205 North McMasters. Kansas police and adjoining states alerted to watch for the children last seen walking east from Pratt.
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Amarillo
Pratt
Kan
Mona Lou Long
Edith Pearl Long
Mona Lou
John Long
North McMasters
Kansas
United Press
Globe
320 Technicians of 131st Field Artillery Reported Liberated
Maj. Leroy Ziegler of Wichita Falls says about 320 technicians of the 131st Field Artillery Lost Battalion have been liberated. He reports 89 dead and 168 others unaccounted for with details on return home.
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Wichita Falls
131St Field Artillery
Leroy Ziegler
Greek King to Return If People Vote Freely
King George of the Hellenes said he would return to Greece only if the Greek people voted freely for him. He urged an immediate plebiscite conducted by a non partisanship caretaker government under Allied supervision.
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London
George
The
Hellenes
Greece
United Press
Truman Halts Military Rule in Hawaii
President Truman ordered the end of military control in Hawaii by suspending the October 18, 1944 order that gave the military commander in Hawaii near total authority. The action Restores civilian governance in the Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Truman
Washington
Hawaiian
Dallas Infantile Paralysis Toll Rises in 1943 Epidemic
Health officials report Dallas suffered more than twice as many infantile paralysis deaths in 1943 as in the current year, with statistics released today outlining the toll and trends.
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Dallas
Sippmc
Japanese General in Burma Surrenders Sword in Rangoon
The all India radio reported Gen. Suehiro Kimura the Japanese commander in Burma surrendered his sword to the British in Rangoon this morning.
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London
All- India Radio
Suehiro Kimura
Burma
Rangoon
Help wanted and bicycle theft notice in local reader ad
Maley seeks a woman for three hours of housework each morning six days a week and may offer an apartment to the right couple. A bicycle was stolen from Horace Mann School on Oct 3 and should be returned to the school or to Carol Bean Webb at 708 North Jackson. Call 2-5079.
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Tack
Horace Mann
Carol Bean Webb
North
Jackson
Soldier loses blue suede glove on Polk Street
A soldier reports a lost blue suede glove found Oct 4 on Polk Street and asks the finder to call 8015. Reader notes seek clues to the missing item.
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Polk Street
Used Car Dealer Fined for Price Violation in Amarillo Court
W. E. Bailey, a local used car dealer, paid 382 dollars and costs after settlement with the Office of Price Administration in the federal district court Amarillo Division for a ceiling price violation. C. B. Gloar, a Childress landlord, was ordered to pay 500 dollars and costs after an agreed judgment with the OPA on a rent ceiling suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bailey
Office of Price Administration
Federal District Court of the
Amarillo Division
C. B. Gloar
Childress
OPA
Harty, Pacific Veteran, Arrives in San Francisco
Lieutenant R. Kim Harty arrived in San Francisco yesterday from Okinawa, where he has served as legal officer since last April. His mother, Mrs. Mary K. Harty of 1118 Van Buren, learned the news by telephone. He is expected to arrive here in several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Kim Harty
San Francisco
Okinawa
Mary K. Harty
van Buren
Harty
Pacific
Alabama Officers Arrest Man Wanted Here for Check Forgery
A man wanted in Amarillo for check forgery was arrested in Alabama. Police learned agents captured him as part of the two week old forgery case. Another man, Jack Walker, was arrested in Amarillo Monday and charged with forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Amarillo
Jack Walker
Two Men Held in Rialto Theater burglary probe
Two men are held in the county jail in connection with a burglary at the Rialto Theater. The burglary occurred about 10 30 oclock last night. Police and county officers arrested them in the theater office. No charges have been filed yet.
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Rialto
Vic Gher Dies in Colorado at Glenwood Springs
Vic Gher died in Glenwood Springs Colorado on Sunday. He is survived by his wife Violet Gher former operator of the Made O Day Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Gher
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Violet Gher
Braniff Files to Extend Air Travel Route
Braniff Airways applies to the Civil Aeronautics Board to extend service from Kansas City to Minneapolis Saint Paul via Omaha Des Moines and Rochester Minnesota. Charles E Beard, vice president, said the plan would widen Braniff operations and connect additional midwest cities.
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Dallas
Charles E. Beard
Braniff Airways
Civil Aeronautics Board
Kansas City
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Omaha
Des Moines
Rochester
Minn
Peard
Coat and cash vanish from Amarillo night club
W. E. Arnold of Borger reported to police that his coat and $155 disappeared from a table in an Amarillo night club after he left briefly. He returned to find both missing. For services see the Want Ads.
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W. E. Arnold Borger
Amarillo
Kansas City Livestock Market Report October Livestock Prices
Kansas City livestock sales show steady slaughter cattle with steadier cows and steers. Grainfed cattle fetches 16.75 to 17.65 for good and choice. calves and weak medium grades vary. Hogs active at 14.55 for 140 lb plus. sows 13.80. Sheep at 5.75 to 6.00 for slaughter ewes, good and choice natives above 14.25.
Chicago livestock market report from October 24
Hogs 11 500 head active and fully steady with good and choice at 140 lb ceiling 14.85. Cattle 11 500 head calves 800 strong with 828 lb heifers at 18.00 ceiling and fat steers up to 16.00 17.50. Beef cows steady at 9.00, canners and cutters weak 7.25 8.25, bulls up 0.15. Sheep 6,000 steady for slaughter classes with good and choice lambs 14.50 14.75.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Rivalry Among Armed Forces Is Defended
General A A Vandergift defending the current two department military structure argues against unification of land, sea, and air forces. He cites Marine war records and amphibious operations to show healthy competition among services is essential despite proposed mergers.
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Washington
A. A. Vandergift
Leathernecks
Secretary of the Navy
Ernest J. King
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vandergift
Nurse Awaits Army Release From Fifth Army Service
Lieutenant Frances L. Springer of the Army Nurse Corps is home after duty with the Fifth Army in North Africa and Italy and awaits discharge on January 26. A 1941 Baylor University graduate, she served 176 days at Anzio with the 56th Evacuation Hospital, earning four battle stars and five Overseas service stripes. 이번
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witt Springer
Lipscomb
Frances L. Springer
Army Nurse Corps
Fifth Army
North Africa
Italy
Baylor University
56Th Evacuation Hospital
Baylor
Dallas
Anzio
Springer
53Rd Field Artillery
Courthouse Records and District Court Notices
Property transfers include Williams to Morton and Cook to Morton with multiple lots in Victor Addition and Sunnyside. Prather to Wood. West Texas Mortgage to Wirtz. Bruner to Nevels. Woodward to Cline. Jones, Rhodes to Quick. Fisk to Walden. Brown to Griffin. Miles Realty to Craghead. Cobb to Ratliff. McKinney to Armstrong. Clauson to Frost. District Court lists several divorces. Marriage licenses issued for multiple couples.
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John D. Williams
Claude Morton
Victor Addn
L. E. Cook
A. P. Prather
Virgil Wood
SS J. His West Texas Mtg. L. Co
Walter E. Wirtz
Ga&s. T. M. Bruner
Nettie Walden
Plemons Adda
Mack E. Brown
Lloyd C. I Griffin
Ridgemere
Miles Realty Co
E. L
Ben Ratliff
Wolffin
Alice Lee McKinney
W. L. Armstrong
Holland
T. J. Clauson
Dee Bryan Frost
Highland
T. L. Garver
M. Garver
Wimmie White
Albert H. White
H. D. Segler
Pauline Segler
Willie Mae Anderson
Jimmie Anderson
Fred Edgar Higgins, Jr
Billie Jean Durant
Gardner A. Nickerson
Patricia O. Craig
Estavan Ballin
Esperanza Leal
Ralph E. Shettel
Madonna E. Welker
James E. Wood
Phillipa B. Endfield
W. A. Malloy
Juanita Maxine Trim
Venus Looking Glass: A Garden Name for Cornfield Plant
The phrase Venus Looking Glass refers to a popular garden name for a common cornfield plant found in southern Europe. The entry notes its regional usage and botanical context without specifics on species.
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Europe
Universal Training Plan Faces Late Start in Postwar Reform
Senior U S military leaders say Truman’s universal military training proposal is too late to maximize impact as emergency forces shrink. Congress shows waning enthusiasm with no clear schedule, while House leaders plan action after pending atomic energy and labor disputes bills.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Truman
Vuuketesss
Congress
Sam Rayburn
John W. McCormack
Mass
Andrew J. May
Military Affairs Committee
May
Atomic Energy Control Commission
Below Freezing Temperatures Forecast Tonight
Amarillo will see a low around 29 degrees as clouds fail to warm the night. Calm mild afternoon ahead then a freeze tonight and a warmer day tomorrow. Across the region freezing readings were reported last night with Adrian 26, Dalhart 27, Tucumcari 26, Clayton 25.
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Amarillo
Adrian
Dalhart
Tucumcari
N. M
Clayton
Blind War Worker Sentenced for Mailing Bomb
Maurice Knapp a 38 year old blind war worker from Cleveland Ohio was convicted of mailing a homemade bomb to a Beaumont woman. He told the jury he mailed it as a prank but Federal District Judge Randolph Bryant sentenced him to 20 years in prison on the charges.
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Beaumont
Maurice Knapp
Cleveland
Knapp
Doris Peveto
Randolph Bryant
Funeral Set For H. C. Bell
Funeral services for Henrie Q. Bell 55 employed at Pantex Ordnance Plant killed Sunday night when struck by a car will be held at 10 o clock tomorrow at Griggs Funeral Chapel with Dr. E B Fincher presiding. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Bell identified by L A Probst after reading of the accident in Grand Avenue. Survived by two sisters Mrs M W Robinson and Mrs Ed Hascock two brothers W A and J L and a niece Mrs Jennings Buckholts.
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Henrie Q. Bell
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Griggs
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Grand Avenue
Probst
Rea
Bell
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Deputy Tax Collectors Schooled on Income Blanks
Daily classes in income tax law run at local internal revenue offices for deputy tax collectors. Field division chief Ralph Kenniston said the two week course lasts until November 2 with sessions each afternoon from 2 to 7. Instructor C I Powell previously taught in Fort Worth and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Ralph Kenniston
C. I. Powell
Fort Worth
Dallas
Amarillo hosts Social Security staff conference
Wilbur J. Keith information service director of the Social Security Board in San Antonio attends a two day Amarillo conference with James L. Farmer local board director and other staff members to discuss program matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur J. Keith
Social Security Board
San Antonio
Amarillo
James L. Farmer
St. Joseph Aspirin Promises Quick Cold Relief
Prepared to ease cold symptoms the ad promotes St. Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10c. It asserts no aspirin can do more and highlights a 100 tablet bottle for 35c.
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St. Joseph
Santa-by-Error Aids Real Santa
Tenants in a house owned by County Auditor Lorene Burks found a bricklayer building a chimney on the wrong house. Burks said she had no idea why the chimney was being added and confirmed the workers confused the address.
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Great Falls
Mont
Lorene Burks
Strike Vote Shows Pressure on Auto Industry Faces Wage Clash
The article notes a 30 percent wage increase demand petitioned to Congress amid looming mass stoppages. Henry Ford II met with Secretary Schwellenbach and expressed hope for solutions. UAW Vice President Walter Reuther pledged no immediate walkout while strike votes proceed. Reuther aimed for a wage settlement without a strike, calling it a tragedy of economic power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company Empire
Schwellenbach
UAW
Water P Reuther
Ruether
Directors to Meet
Chamber of Commerce director will meet Friday at noon in the Amarillo Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Hotel
Plan Stations For First Aid In Potter County
Captain Polk Ivy of the state highway patrol and Potter County Red Cross chair announces a stepped up Red Cross first aid program. He notes a rise in accidents since gas rationing ended, with 896 crashes this year versus 614 last year. Ten first aid stations are planned. none exist currently in the county.
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Red Cross
Polk Ivy
State Highway Patrol
Potter County
Ivy
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