Captain Duane Smith Receives Army Release After 20 Months
Captain Duane Smith a C-47 pilot receives discharge after twenty months service. He earned the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and seven battle stars for action in Normandy southern France Holland Italy and the Rhine crossing. Smith a Amarillo High School graduate 1937 worked at Amarillo Hardware prior to enlistment training at Randolph and Ellington Fields. He is the son of Mrs J W Crawford of Mena Arkansas and nephew of Mrs J R Nicholas and M H Wicker.
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Duane Smith
Normandy
France
Holland
Italy
101St
Bastogne
Amarillo High School
Amarillo Hardware
Randolph Field
Ellington Field
Houston
East Seventh
J. W. Crawford
Mena, Ark
J. R. Nicholas
North Johnson
M. H. Wicker
Major Morgan Receives Bronze Star for Heroic Action
Maj. Carthel N. Morgan of Ama tillo earned the Bronze Star Medal for bravery in Italy in June 1944. As regimental commander at Brooks Convalescent Hospital he helped rescue wounded under a collapsing roof after a battalion post at the 141st Infantry, 36th Division came under heavy fire.
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Carthel N. Morgan
Ama Tillo
Italy
Brooks Convalescent Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Morgan
141St Infantry Regiment
Digestive Aids Claim Relief From Indigestion
In a vintage ad style notice readers are urged that daily digestion requires about two pints of digestive juice and that failure causes headachy irritable feelings. Carter's Little Liver Pills are advertised to increase digestion, sold at drugstores for 25 cents.
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Nature
Carter
Economical Curtains Pattern 829 Offers Cheap Home Décor
Instructions describe six low cost curtain arrangements using salvaged material and faded pieces. Readers are urged to mail fifteen cents to Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept for Pattern 829 and a 1945 Needlecraft Catalogue offering $5 illustration designs for embroidery and crafts.
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Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Station O
New York
America Will Not Let World Down
DeWitt MacKenzie reports on British fears the United States may abandon moral obligations as it returns to normalcy. The Manchester Guardian warns Allied occupation must persist in Europe until Germany is democratic, with U S commitment to reform and rehabilitation worldwide.
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England
The
Manchester Guardian
United States
the Guardian
Europe
Germany
Guardian
Sam
Stanley
W. Evans
Evans
Britain
America
World Airways
Britain’s Great Trade Drive Boosts Allied Prosperity
The piece quotes British information services via the London News Chronicle stating millions of orders are pouring into Britain and a massive trade drive is starting. It notes manpower is short but highlights 43,700,000 auto tires needing recapping now versus 22,000,000 in 1944.
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Washington
America
London News Chronicle
Britain
Baptist Hold Annual Meet In Waco On Baylor Campus
The Baptist General Convention of Texas to meet November 13 to 15 on Baylor University’s campus in Waco. Budget set at 3.3 million for the new fiscal year starting November 1, up 300 thousand. Baylor marks its 100th anniversary during the board meeting. Women’s Missionary Union and State Brotherhood also slated for November 12 to 13 in Waco. A fall meeting of the Baptist Training Union was tentatively approved if a site is found. Dr A C Donath of San Angelo proposed a youth crusade to combat juvenile delinquency. About 200 churchmen attended. Dr W R White of First Baptist Austin presided.
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Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Waco
Baylor University
Baylor
Women’s Missionary Union
State Brotherhood
Baptist Training Union
As & Weapon
A. C. Donath
San Angelo
W. R. White
First Baptist Church
Austin
Lieutenant Harris Reports to Camp Gordon Johnson
Lieutenant James M. Harris reported to Camp Gordon Johnson Florida after a 30 day leave with his wife and children at 2221 Taylor. He spent 24 months in Europe and was in England prior to the assignment.
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James M. Harris
Camp Gordon Johnson
Fla
Taylor
Harris
Europe
Eng
Soldier who landed in Normandy July 4 1944 served in Europe
A serviceman recounts his 11 months of training before landing in Normandy on July 4 1944 and later serving in Belgium Holland and Germany.
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Land
Normandy
Belgium
Holland
Germany
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Miss Rook
Dorothy Rook
Polk
Oklahoma
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Heeler
By Dewitt MacKenzie
al San
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Beauty Mart
Eunice Loftis
Verne Hardin
Lillian Floyd
Aline
Carol Brent
Lieutenant Harris
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Sixth Engineers Special Brigade
Amarillo
Montgomery Ward
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