Book Tells of Amarillo Woman's Sister as War Refugee
A book by Louise Reid Spencer, "Guerilla Wife," recounts the Fertig sisters from La Junta and Mrs. Ray C. Mack's family as refugees from Japanese invaders in the Philippines. It follows their two year flight with guerrillas, village camps, and a perilous escape via submarine to Australia where a son was born in an Army hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Claude Fertig
la Junta
Colo
Ray C. Mack
Tyler
Philippines
Guerrila Wife
Louise Reid Spencer
Thomas Y. Crowell Company
New York
Susan
Bufy
South Pacific
Fertigs
Manila
Hopeville
Ilpino
Katapunan
Hopevale
Laverne Fertig
Majoc Fertig
Susan Fertig
Spencer
Australia
Southwest Pacific War Theater
University Doctor Will Speak Here
Amarillo women may hear practical suggestions to improve community conditions during a three day visit by Dr. Bernice Moore consultant of the Hogg Foundation She arrives Monday to begin lectures sponsored by the YWCA with sessions at the YWCA building Amarillo High School and open meetings for women and girls on topics including Women After the War What Personality What Is It and Community Responsibility for Youth Security
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bernice Moore
Hogg
Moore
YWCA
Amarillo High School
Cadmium Plating Specs for Aircraft Bearings
All aircraft control bearings not made of stainless steel must be cadmium plated to a thickness between 3 and 10,000ths of an inch and 5-10,000ths of an inch.
Marsh Receives Appointment at Santa Fe Railway
Ernest S. Marsh of Amarillo has been named executive assistant to Fred G. Gurley president of the Santa Fe Railway. He succeeds Nelson W. Willard retiring after 40 years service. Marsh, Virginia native, joined Santa Fe in 1918 at Clovis New Mexico and moved to Amarillo 13 years ago as head clerk in division accounts. He was moved to Topeka as general clerk in the auditor of disbursement office in 1937 and has advanced rapidly since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest S. Marsh
Amarillo
Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railway
Nelson W. Willard
Virginia
Mr. Marsh
Santa Fe
Clovis
N. M
Marsh
Topeka
Auditor of Disbursement Office
New Stop Signs Installed in Wolflin Addition
Four new stop signs were installed in Wolflin Addition to protect children walking to Wolflin School. They govern Twenty second and Twenty fourth avenues at Hughes and Hayden intersections. Twenty fourth previously carried through traffic from Buc han to Lipscomb except for Polk light and Fillmore Washington signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolflin Addition
Hughes and
Hayden
Wolflin School
Twenty
Buchan
Lipscomb
Polk
Fillmore
Washington
Captain Cecil Compton Visits Amarillo on Emergency Leave
Capt. Cecil Compton U S Army Engineers travels from Okinawa on emergency leave to visit his Arkansas parents and meet with former employer W S Norman Magnolia Petroleum district manager. He inspects Khiva Temple ladder of Baby Smiles and helped purchase six memberships for Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children while leading Guadalcanal Square and Compass Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Compton
U. S. Army Engineers
Amarillo
Federal Vehicle Sales To Dealers At Camp Bowie
Federal motor vehicles will be sold to automobile dealers at Camp Bowie on Oct. 5. A similar sale was held yesterday at Camp Livingston, La. The two sales include 5,089 vehicles. Veterans across Texas Oklahoma Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas have 936 automotive requests pending. C Ray Earley SWPC district manager said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Camp Bowie
Camp Livingston
Wear Plant Corporation
Veterans of
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
C. Ray Earley
Oklahoma City
SWPC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nora Morgan
la Junta, Colo
Fertig
Mock
Og “Jr
Mrs. Mock
Bunglay
Cyril Spencer
Pearl Harbor
Spencers
Yy Sie
Bi-Rite, Inc
PUT & Store No
East Tenth
Take Grocery Store
North Florida
Wwe
Buchanan &J
Schilling
Kellogg's
Sual Elie TG
Kellogg’s
Chest
Potter County
Amarillo Ice Co
Ansley Cleaners
Wolflin
Captain Compton
Southwest
Luxu
America
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