Dancing Class Opened Again by Querrys
Helen and Art Querry reopen their school of dancing at Myers Music Mart auditorium after a war interruption. They previously ran seven years, did war work during the war, and now offer tap ballroom and ballet in day and night classes for beginners and advanced students, with group and private instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Art Querry
Myers Music Mart
Querry
Houston
Amarillo Army Air Field
Jap Fatalists Will Cause No Trouble
Yokohama reports three hours after surrender talks the Tokyo newspaper man Tanaka says Japanese fatalists accept defeat and expect no mass unrest. He notes most people did not know the full extent of Nipponese troops' crimes and that only a few informed circles were told.
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Yokohama
Tanaka
Tokyo
Mainichi
China
Philippines
Fort Worth Mason Is 100 Years Old
John J. Ray of Fort Worth marked his 100th birthday after attending church and hosting an open house. A Grand Royal Arch ceremony honored his 77 years in Masonry, with Masons statewide paying tribute to the centenarian whose health he credits to faith and daily Bible reading.
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Fort Worth
John J. Ray
Grand Royal Arch
Ray
Lost Battalion Liberated in Thailand Report
Six Decatur men from the 131st Field Artillery known as the Pacific's Lost Battalion have been liberated from Japanese forces in Thailand. The group includes Capt. Charles Alien Cates of Battery D Lt. Wade Hampton George Burns Jack Key Robert Buck and Alf Brown, according to the War Department.
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Decatur
131St Field Artillery
Pacific
Thailand
War Department
Charles Alien Cates
Wade Hampton
George Burns
Jack Key
Robert Buck
Alf Brown
Reward Offered For Information On Betty Genn Disappearance
Discharged veteran Taylor Genn of 2422 Lincoln posted a $50 reward for information locating his wife Betty Genn who vanished Wednesday morning. Betty is 18, 5 feet 4 inches, 100 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes, Ama-Tillo police were told.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Genn
Lincoln
Betty Genn
Graduate Credits Offered by College at Conservatory
Sociology course for senior and graduate credit will be offered again this year at the Musical Arts Conservatory. Professor J. L. Duflot of West Texas State College, who has taught extension courses there for 10 years, will instruct. First meeting and course selection are set for 7:30 p.m. September 17 at the Conservatory, 1710 Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musical Arts Conservatory
J. L. Duflot
West Texas State College
Conservatory
Tyler
Fred Killion Receives Discharge From Service
Fred Killion, son of Mrs. Lena Killion of 1001 Jefferson, has arrived here on a discharge issued at the Naval Hospital in Brooklyn New York where he has been a patient for 13 months. He served as chief carpenter's mate in the Seabees since June 1942 and helped build Camp Endicott and Camp Davisville in Rhode Island.
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Fred Killion
East Twelfth
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn N. Y
Lena Killion
Jefferson
Killion
Seabees
Camp Endicott
R. I
Camp Davisville
Rock Island Lines Posts Record July Income
J. D. Parrington reports Rock Island Lines earned 18.56 million dollars in July, up from 17.18 million last year and 17.37 million in June, marking an all time high for monthly gross revenue.
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Rock Island
J. D. Parrington
Attlee to Speak to British Nations on War Anniversary
Prime Minister Clement Attlee will address the British nations by radio at 9 o clock tonight marking the sixth anniversary of Britain's entry into World War II. He will speak as WWII hostilities continue and Allied nations mark the milestone.
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Attlee
London
Clement R. Attlee
Britain
Returning Heroes Are Greeted Coldly in Amarillo Letter
A Globe letter from Amarillo lamented troops returning from Germany faced only MP attention at the North Fillmore Street viaduct while buying milk. An official review found MPs enforce routine controls, that the train held noncombat veterans, and Brig. Gen. Carl W. Connell is a long-serving war veteran. The piece concludes Amarillo and Amarillo Field are cordial to combat veterans.
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Globe
Amarillo
North Fillmore Street
Germany
Amarillo Field
Amarillo Army Air Field
Carl W. Connell
Australia
New Guinea
Fifth Air Force
Amarillo Coliseum Committee Proposes Major Fair Grounds Upgrades
The Amarillo coliseum committee has proposed extensive improvements for the Tri-State Fair grounds. Plans include converting the automobile building into a coliseum, adding livestock, merchants, industrial, agricultural, poultry, and arts buildings, repairing the grandstand, relocating the zoo, and enhancing restrooms, roads, and grounds. The committee aims to present the proposal to the county commissioners for funding or a bond issue if state funds are unavailable.
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Amarillo
Coliseum
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Merchants
Tri- State Fair Association
Coliseum Committee
Amarillo Horse Show
Range Riders
Hereford Breeders
American Legion
War Dads
Business and Professional Women
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
San Jacinto Kiwanis
North Amarillo Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions
Optimist
Bill Beechier
Tri- State Fair
Beechler
County Commissioner'’S Court
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
Potter County
Potter County property management proposal outlined
Beechler proposes forming a management organization to efficiently plan and help with construction as an agent for Potter County. The group would protect the property and ensure fair administration for all organizations seeking use of the property.
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Beechler
Potter County
Funeral Tomorrow For Miss Boyter
Funeral services for Llawana Lee Boyter 16 will be held at Boxwell Brothers Chapel at 2 tomorrow afternoon. She died at 5 06 Saturday in Northwest Texas Hospital after a long illness. Rev Roy B Flippo will officiate with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers include Doris Robertson M N Rich Leonard Nunn Landon Sanifer Billy Tartar Frank Filis.
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Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Llawana Lee Boyter
Alvin Boyter
Jackson
Northwest Texas Hospital
Roy B. Flippo
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Doris Robertson
M. N. Rich
Leonard Nunn
Landon Sanifer
Billy Tartar
Frank Filis
Wedding Ring Found After 55 Years Worn
Mrs. R. E. Williams of 1703 Fillmore reported a wedding ring lost for days. She and her husband searched the house and chicken pen, thinking a chicken swallowed it. While warming green beans, she found the ring washed and returning to her kitchen.
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R. E. Williams
Fillmore
Lieutenant Miller Reunites With Family on Leave
Lt. Miller and family welcome the officer home at 1616 Polk. He had served in the South Pacific and this visit marked his first sighting of daughter Mary Annita.
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Herbert L. Miller
Mary Annita
Lieutenant Miller
M. L. Miller
Polk
South Pacific
Amarillo Ex Aggies Oppose Change From Military Discipline
Amarillo leaders and alumni oppose Texas A and M College’s shift of student discipline from military officers to civilian directors. Mayor Joe Jenkins, a 1917 A and M graduate, argues the school’s military system shaped its identity. Texas A and M President Giffith Gilchrist says discipline now resides with the student affairs office while the commandant oversees formation times.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Texas A. & M. College
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas A. & M
Gilchrist
Amarillo Aggies
A. and M. Faces Change in Student Affairs Leadership
Amarillo sources report a new director of the office of student affairs, J. W. Rollins, a World War veteran and retired Army major. He is a classmate of Mayor Jenkins, and officials say the change signals a radical shift from long standing military discipline at the school.
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Amarillo
J. W. Rollins
Jenkins
Station Wagon Stolen From Parking Lot
A green 1941 Plymouth station wagon was reported stolen from the Herring Hotel parking lot last night by owner A. Z. Beard of the Herring. Police seek a black 1939 Dodge sedan stolen early today at Pampa and a gray 1941 Mercury coupe taken at Santa Rosa New Mexico with license 37 949.
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Herring Hotel
A. Z. Beard
Herring
Pampa
Santa Rosa
N. M
New Mexico
Walker Campbell Funeral Tomorrow
Walker Campbell 72 a retired Santa Fe engineer died Saturday morning from a gunshot wound at his Amarillo area farm six miles southeast on the Palisades road. Services at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Dr Neal Cannon presiding. Burial Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers H A Simon A H Simza Henry Burch C T Burch W E Bennett Tom Beaman.
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Boxwell Brothers Chapel
C. Walker Campbell
Santa Fe
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Palisades Road
Neal Cannon
Polk Street Methodist Church
Llano
H. A. Simon
A. H. Simza
Henry Burch
C. T. Burch
W. E. Bennett
Tom Beaman
Dr. Jim Adrian Accepts Temporary State Veterinarian Post
Dr. Jim Adrian assistant state veterinarian based in Amarillo departed for Fort Worth to fill the job vacated by Dr. Walter Grist who resigned to join Texas A. and M. College Extension Service as poultry veterinarian.
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Jim Adrian
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Walter Grist
Texas A. & M.college Extension Service
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Mason
Globe News
Mr. Beechler
Harvey Allen
Col. E. A. Simpson
S. B. Whittenburg
Miles Bivins
Virgil Patterson
Bill Gunn
Ross Rogers
Wes Izzard
Herbert Litle
Miss Boyter
Zale
Dunhill
Chinaware
Ko Trie
Charles W. Smith
Students of Texas A. & M
Capitol Hotel
Smith
Mr. Smith
Armand Doche
Globe-News
Walker Campbell
State
Amarillo Optical Co
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