Huge Sewing Quota For Red Cross Here
The Potter County Red Cross chapter calls for volunteers to cut, sew, and knit for European war victims. A 1,000 girls dresses must be shipped by January 15, with knitting of sleeveless sweaters long sleeve sweaters socks and quilts planned. Volunteers may work at the Chapter House corner of Tenth and Tyler or take work home.
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Red Cross
A. R. Granberg
Volunteer Special Services
Potter County
Tenth
Tyler
FE. R. Jacobson
Educators Begin Extensive School Testing at Amarillo
Educators shift focus from curriculum to individual students as Amarillo High School rolls out an extensive testing program. Seniors took the American Council Psycho logical Examination under counselor Mrs Burkhalter. Sophomores were tested with the California Mental Maturity Test by Miss Carmen Ulm. Juniors will take the California Personality Test supervised by Miss Minnie Feierabend.
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Amarillo
AHS
American Council
W. B. Burkhalter
Carmen Ulm
California
Knife and Fork Club Opens Fall Series With Asia Topic
Amarillo Knife and Fork Club starts its 1945 fall season with Dr. Henry H. Hart presenting China and the Future of Asia at 8 15 Friday evening at the Amarillo Country Club. A social hour follows. Tickets on sale at Herbert Drug and Maxor Drug. Erwin C. Ochsner is president and John N. Maynard is secretary.
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China
Asia
Amarillo Knife and Fork Club
Henry H. Hart
Amarillo Country Club
Herbert Drug Store
Amarillo
Maxor Drug Store
Fisk
Erwin C. Ochsner
Knife and Fork Club
John N. Maynard
Guidance tests to expand junior high assessments
Under R A Selby director of guidance, tests will be given through home room organizations and in junior high schools. Tests include mental maturity and personality measures plus vocational preference tests to guide students.
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R. A. Selby
Corporal Nobles Leaves for Greensboro Field
Corporal Edward Nobles departed yesterday to Greensboro Army Air Field North Carolina after a ten day delay with his parents Mr and Mrs Mack Nobles of 1917 Jackson. Nobles had been stationed at Mountain Home Idaho and is now ordered to South Carolina for reassignment.
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Cpl
Edward Nobles
Greensboro Army Air Field
N. C
Mack Nobles
1917
Jackson
Corporal Nobles
Mountain Home
Idaho
South Carolina
Mrs Dechman Heads Home After Week with Pleshers
Mrs Bill Dechman departs today for Houston after spending a week with Mr and Mrs W J Plesher at 3205 Van Buren.
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Bill Dechman
Houston
W. J. Plesher
van Buren
Myron Vann Resigns as Rialto Theater Manager
Myron Vann resigns from his post as manager of the Rialto Theater and plans to make Lubbock his home.
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Myron Vann
Rialto Theater
Lubbock
Survivor of Death March Returns Home From War
Cpl. James Stanford Cope 21, nephew of Mrs. Ed Nelson 2025 Ong, is back in the United States at Fort Sam Houston. In the Army Air Forces, he wears the Combat Infantryman badge for service with dough boys in the Philippines, earned three battle stars and the Distinguished United Badge. Liberated from Osaka prison camp in Japan on Sept. 5 this year. Born in Childress, son of Mrs. H. Jarrell of San Angelo, he graduated Kirkland High School in May 1941 and enlisted the day after graduation.
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Bataan
Cpl
James Stanford Cope
Ed Nelson
United States
Fort Sam Houston
Army Air Forces
Philippines
Osaka
Japan
H. ©. Jarrell
San Angelo
Childress
Kirkland High School
Army
March Field
California
Poll Tax Receipts Low As January Deadline Looms
Only 1 092 poll tax receipts have been issued to Amarillo and Potter County residents though about 12 000 potential voters exist. The deadline to obtain receipts is the end of January. Seniors over 60 must renew exemptions annually under the new statute.
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Amarillo
Potter County
American Business Club Dance Draws Large Crowd
More than 100 couples attended the American Business Club fall dance at the Country Club last night with an Amarillo Field orchestra providing music. Several couples from the Lubbock chapter joined the event, reflecting active club participation. Russell G. Tate, son of C. R. Tate, was discharged after three and a half years in the Coast Guard at Long Beach California.
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American Business Club
Amarillo Field
The
Lubbock American Business Club
Russell Tate
Russell G. Tate
Tyler
C. R. Tate
Belleview
Coast Guard
Long Beach
Cal
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Ozarka
Ol’ Vernon
Oriental Cleaners
Buchanan
Vernon Hancock
Roger W. Harris
Harwood
Hiram Walker
J. B. Coe
Lincoln
Willie and
Joe
Mauldin Knife and Fork Club
Federal
Bruckner
N. Fillmore
Shamrock
James 8S
Coyeff
Penetad
Great Britain
Russia
W. C. Allison
Fillmore
Pleasant Valley Cleaners
D. H. Scoby
River Road Drive
Appliance Company
Tyler St
Children’s Saddle Oxfords
Oxford
Anthony
Jaton
Polk
Amarillo, Texas
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