Real Estate Board Protests Bus Station Plan in Amarillo
The Real Estate Board adopts a resolution opposing any bus station not a union station and appeals to the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Railroad Commission for a union terminal. Realtors argue the planned Eighth and Taylor station serves only Greyhound Lines, hindering travelers and prompting potential protests against routing practices. A special chamber board meeting is planned for Tuesday to consider the issue.
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Real Estate Board
Amarillo
Texas Railroad Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Wallace Publishes Sixty Million Jobs Book
Secretary Henry Wallace releases a paper bound 83 page book from Simon and Schuster urging a postwar goal of 60 million jobs by 1950 and a national income near 200 billion dollars. He promotes industry growth abroad, housing expansion, health services, and rural electrification without federal overreach.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Wallace
TVA
Simon and Schuster
Lawyer Provides Legal Aid From Foxhole on Iwo Jima
Marine Captain Allen M. Jones of the Fifth Marine Division served as a battlefield legal officer on Iwo Jima. He handled wills, insurance transfers, divorce actions, estates and personal matters as Marines trudged through dangerous terrain to seek guidance.
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Pacific
Iwo Jima
Allen M. Jones
Woodland Drive
N. W
Washington
D. C
Fifth Marine Division
Iwo
D-Day
Jones
Montgomery Soldier Arrives for 30 Day Home Visit
Raymond L. Montgomery, home from nine months in Europe with an engineers unit of the 76th Division, is due in Amarillo at noon to spend 30 days with his parents Mr and Mrs J C Montgomery at 506 North Johnson.
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Raymond L. Montgomery
Amarillo
Europe
76Th Division
J. C. Montgomery
North Johnson
Prague University Founded in 1348 by Charles of Bohemia
The institution in Prague traces its founding to 1348 when King Charles of Bohemia established the university. It later endured a period of wartime upheaval as German forces occupied the region.
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Prague University
Charles of Bohemia
Sgt Jack Parks Receives Army Discharge at Fort Sam Houston
Sergeant Jack L Parks of 903 Louisiana arrives at Fort Sam Houston Separation Center for discharge on points. He joined in August 1942 at Fort Sill and served with the 12th Air Force in Sicily Corsica. He returned October 1944 and reached Moore Field August 1945 where he worked as a drafting office clerk. Previously he was a price clerk for Morrison Supply Company in Amarillo.
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Jack L. Parks
Louisiana
Fort Sam Houston
Moore Field
Army
Parks
Fort Sill
Oklo
12Th Air Force
Sicily
Italy
Corsica
Sersecant Parks
The
Morrison Supply Company of
Amarillo
Twin Brother Liberated From Java Camp in War News
The War Department reported Ray Singleton, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Singleton of Bridgeport, was liberated after being held with the 131st Field Artillery on Java. He had lived in Pampa briefly before joining the Army and the family had received two ecards from him last January.
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Ed Rockwell
Ray Singleton
131St Field Artillery
Java
War Department
Thailand
Sergeant Singleton
C. B. Singleton
Bridgeport
Pampa
Navy delays release of medical students in Dallas area
Navy V-12 medical and related trainees in Dallas area schools will remain on active duty until December and January. Lt. Hugh B. Wood announces the plan to release about 8,500 students on November 1, with 1,500 affected by a stoppage at UT Austin Rice Institute Baylor Medical School Houston and UT Medical School Galveston.
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Associated Press
Medical
Dental and Theological Navy
Dallas
Hugh B. Wood
The
Navy
University of Texas, Rice Institute
Baylor Medical School
Houston
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Thousands Praise the Want Ads
The Houston Navy public relations officer reports strong public support for the Want Ads campaign. Local residents stress the ads’ role in guiding community transactions and job postings.
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Houston Navy
Ohio Governor Lousche Pursued Baseball Before Law Career
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lousche, in his youth, played professional baseball before ultimately choosing a career in law. The note highlights a formative sports period preceding his longtime public service.
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Frank J. Lousche
Ohio
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Mary Lane
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Goodyear
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