Greyhound Adds Rapid Service Across Routes October Restart
Greyhound Lines will add services and speed up running times as wartime travel limits lift on October 1. All schedules will be revised, reducing trip times from minutes to hours on long trips and increasing total trips with more seats. A new Denver to Amarillo schedule brings daily service to four runs.
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Greyhound Lines
A. F. Baldus
Greyhound
Baldus
Denver
Amarillo
Shopping tips for busy readers and buyers
A quick guide urges using inexpensive WANTED ads in the Classified section to find what you need fast. It emphasizes efficiency for busy people seeking bargains and results.
Out-of-Town Pupils Swell Amarillo High Enrollment
Amarillo High School reports twenty states represented by fifty eight new students. California leads with eleven newcomers including Bettye Watson and Owen Brown from San Diego. New Mexico follows with nine, Oklahoma with seven. list names several from each state and towns such as Downey San Diego Oakland Whittier Santa Rosa Portales Gallup Carlsbad.
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Amarillo High School
California
New Mexico
AHS
Bettye Watson
Downey
Owen Brown
Diane Borevitz
Aron Wright
San Diego
Betty Bonner
Richmond
William Clifford Bradly
Robert Henry
Oakland
Jack
Lonnie Shoop
Whittier
Barbara Anderson
Hayward
Frank Milton Holstine
Oceanside
Levora Manning
Santa Rosa
Bobby Jack Baker
Pepe
Brent Caldwell
Portales
Billie Myrle Gragg
Forrest
Alma Lu
Carrie Ju Jago
Madrid
Billie Rae Pullian
Bellview
Jank Reeves
Gallup
Peggy Williams
Carlsbad
John Andrews
Calumet
Wanda Sue Bidder
Blair
George Brewer
Berlin
Donald Davis
Erick
Bonnie Ruth Jonson
Mangum
Jerry Jacob
Helena
Manford Simpson
Pryor
Arkansas
Diverse student representatives span many states and cities
Emma Jo Neal of Little Rock and Patricia Ann Grove of Mena lead a list of high school students. From Colorado come Patricia Adams and others. Arizona, Phoenix pair Winifred Renner and Helen Kongler. Kansas and Midwest entries include Bruce Adams and Doris Akers. the South shows Biloxi and Knoxville names. other states add Nebraskans, Wash-inton, Michigan, Idaho, and Wyoming students.
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Emma Jo Neal
Little Rock
Patricia’ Ann Grove
Mena
Colorado
Patricia Adams
Denver
Jean Fair
Colorado Springs
Albert Johnston
Lemon Spring
Arizona
Phoenix
Winifred June Renner
Helen Claire Kongler
Kanas
Bruce Adams
Maple Hill
Doris
Marion Akers
Osawatomie
Beverly Billow
Newton
Leland Hogan
Biloxi
Miss
Shirley Ann Lumpkin
Florence
Ala
Evelyn Morris
Knoxville
New Brockton
Idaho
Jerry Shannon
Ellensburg
Wash
George Rayse
Alene
Sandra Jeane Volle
Golcondra
I11
Etta Paye Rymer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Rides That Leave You Breathless
Amarillo bus riders face crowded early mornings and closing hours as postwar travel grows. Drivers strive to improve service with existing buses while awaiting new units. Riders tease and thank drivers, who handle abuse with patience and politeness. A driver vows, It’s going to get better soon.
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Amarillo
Sherman Duckworth Promoted to Staff Sergeant
Sherman A. Duckworth of 2616 Brook is promoted to staff sergeant. He serves as a liaison pilot with the Fifth Liaison Squadron in the Army Air Forces in the India Burma Theater.
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Sherman A. Duckworth
Brook
Army Air Forces
India-Burma Theater
Lost Battalion Man Released From Captivity
Sgt. George B. Killian 24, son of Mr and Mrs George Killian of Amarillo, freed from Java with Battery FE 131st Field Artillery. Mobilized 1940, trained at Brownwood, served under Col Blucher S Tharp. Brother Red Killian, 18, is a seaman second class in the Pacific. Father serves as county commissioner Precinct 4.
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George B. Killian
George Killian
Route 3
Amarillo
Red Cross
Killian
131St Field Artillery
Blucher S. Tha
The Law Gets Bogged Down In Red Tape
Potter County Sheriff Bill Adams is stranded in San Angelo as deputies navigate onerous forms and permits to replace a blown tire. After 15 calls they secured OPA paperwork and tire panel approval, with the tire expected to leave Amarillo this afternoon.
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Bill Adams
Potter County
San Angelo
Amarillo
Dick Vaughn
Oratory Lesson Ends In Quiet Bryan Speech
Judge J L Bagwell recalls Hardin Simmons College graduation in 1916 when William Jennings Bryan delivered a soft spoken yet powerful address. The judge reflects that orators are born not made and dramatic gestures are not always required to captivate an audience.
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J. L. Bagwell
Hardin- Simmons College
Abilene
William Jennings Bryan
Heaven
Judge Bagwell
Hardin- Simmons
Pat Neff
Bryan
Large Size Sugar Stamps Invalid After Oct 5
The OPA announced large size sugar ration stamps forms R-1209 and R-330 will be invalid after October 5. Few remain outstanding as smaller coupons have been issued since last April. The withdrawn stamps covered furlough and illness rations. sugar stamp 38 in Ration Book Four remains unaffected.
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Washington
OPA
Bob Howren Heads Home From War Prison
Bob Howren, recently freed after months as a prisoner by the Japs since the fall of the Philippines, is en route to the United States. A cable to his parents in Cincinnati reports he boarded a boat Sunday at Manila after serving as a machinist in the aero nautical division at Clark Field.
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Bob Howren
Philippines
W. D. Howren
Florida
Manila
Bob
Aeronautical
Clark Field
Potter County Grand Jurors Review New Cases
Potter County grand jurors met this morning to consider several new cases filed recently by the district attorney. No new indictments were returned by noon recess.
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Potter County
District Attorney's Office
Moors Introduce Paper Making to Europe via Spain
Historical note credits the Moors with bringing paper making to Europe in the 12th century through Spain, shaping early European literacy and craft.
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Europe
Spain
Trimming an Old Whisk-Broom into a V-Point Tool
A quick carpentry tip uses a worn whisk-broom sharpened to a V-point to reach tight corners and crevices in furniture and floors. The compact modification improves cleaning efficiency in confined spaces.
Legion Holds Final Session
At the Texas American Legion final session a three way plan for veteran hospital care was endorsed. Dr W J Danforth and Ward Moody outlined four general care hospitals in Fort Worth San Antonio and Houston areas plus five VA field offices. Moody named Temple McKinney Longview San Antonio and El Paso as entry hospitals. Dallas and Amarillo now provide general care. The meeting will elect officers and decide the 1946 convention city.
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Fort Worth
The
American Legion
W. J. Danforth
Ward Moody
Waco
Texas
Veterans Administration
Moody
San Antonio
Houston
Danforth
General Service
Temple
McKinney
Longview
el Paso
Dallas
Amarillo
Lewis and Clark Pioneers Map Route to Columbia River
Early explorers Lewis and Clark first marked a path from St. Louis to the Columbia River mouth, establishing a route that guided subsequent westward travel and mapping efforts.
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Lewis and Clark
St. Louis
Columbia River
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Burkhalter
Rolla V. Cartwright
Finch
Gavin Oakes
FYFE
Ordway-Saunders CO
Owen Panhandle Ins Agency
Thomson-King Company
Syd Hoff
By Harry Hoare
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Kryptok
Ellis Carp
Geo. Palatsky
V. T. McDaniel
E. R. Friedman
LEE Optical CO
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Joe Shuddé
Roper Gas Range
Sprinkler Co
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Legion
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Ray
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House of Color
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