Bennett Staged Sham Battle Made Riot Call To Get Relief
Pfc. P. C. Bennett Jr. of Amarillo, a 157th Infantry veteran, heads home on a 32 day furlough after serving in Italy Rhineland and Central Europe. He recalled a sham battle he and a buddy staged to get relief at a Munich traffic post where a sniper had harassed them, an action Life Magazine later highlighted. Bennett carries memories of heavy fighting and a canteen shot from his belt, while eyeing a return to Texas and family.
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Bennett
New York
Pfc
P. C
Phil” Bennett, Jr
Amarillo
P. C. Bennett
Amarillo High School
157Th
Washington
Pentagon
Phil Bennett
Life Magazine
Liai
Munich
New Years Night 1945 Battle Tale In Alsace
Side Glances recalls Col Felix Sparks of Colorado commanding the Third Battalion 157th Infantry firing a shotgun during a midnight New Year’s clash in Alsace. War memories anchor family reporters Blossom and Pfc Louise Bennett, with siblings covering Pacific and European fronts.
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Alsace
Col
Felix Sparks
Colorado
157Th Infantry
Sparks
Bennett
Columbia University
Bennett's
P. C. Bennett
Eugene Stevens
Society
Blossom
Washington
Wac
Pfc
Louise Bennett
Pacific Theater
Phil Bennett
Italy
France
Germany
Carriers Too Big For Panama Canal
Navy cites 45000 ton aircraft carriers as too large to pass through the Panama Canal. To reach the Pacific they must round Cape Horn or sail east. The three ships Midway Franklin D Roosevelt and Coral Sea await completion of supplemental locks now under construction.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Pacific
Cape Horn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Coral Sea
Amarillo banker Jay Taylor named major after Army service
The text notes Jay Taylor, long linked with Halliburton Oil Well Cementing, returned to Amarillo after a European tour tied to redeployment. He remains chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank board in the district and plans to focus on cattle oil interests and the Amarillo Auction Company in partnership with Eddie Johnson.
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Amarillo
Europe
Terests
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Jay Taylor
Halliburton
Amarilo Auction Company
Eddie Johnson
Tobacco tax revenue reaches about 150 million yearly
The article states tobacco users contribute roughly 150 million dollars annually in state taxes. It highlights the scale of tobacco tax intake and its role in public finance.
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