Rites Today for Mrs Martinez Amarillo Resident 74
Mrs Josefa Martinez aged 74 died at 4 20 yesterday morning at 1304 Houston after living in Amarillo since 1928. She is survived by three sons Ray P A and D G Martinez. five daughters Mrs Romero Edelman Mares Quintana and Mrs Ten or ic plus two Amarillo natives. 56 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 8 30 this morning Fr Anthony Rodriguez to officiate. Burial at Llano Cemetery at 4 this afternoon under N & Griggs & Sons direction.
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Josefa Martinez
Houston
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Cal
J. E. Quintana
Eugene C. Tenoric
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Anthony Rodriguez
Llano Cemetery
N. &. Griggs & Sons
Smuts Improves and Chats With Family
Johannesburg health bulletin reports Field Marshal Jan Smuts showing signs of heart distress diminishing after a week of illness. He was able to speak with family for the first time since his illness began.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Notre Dame Laetare Medal Bestowed on Gen Lawton Collins
Gen Lawton Collins chief of staff of the US Army receives the 1950 Notre Dame Laetare Medal for being the outstanding Catholic layman in America during ceremonies in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
J. Lawton Collins
US Army
University of Notre Dame
Marryin Sam Marries Austrian Mail Order Bride
Sam Hedge a 61 year old Chicago restaurant cook wed Edith Rauch 28 in Bad Gleichenberg Austria. The ceremony conducted by Justice of the Peace Andres Thurner in the mayor's office decked with flags, followed two years of mail and transatlantic phone wooing. The town declared a holiday as Edith wore a navy silk dress and rose orchid bouquet while Hedge sported a jasmine boutonniere.
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Bad Gleichenberg
Austria
U.P
Sam Hedge
Chicago
Edith Rauch
Andres Thurner
Hedge
Royal marriage confirmed in Cairo between Princess Faikah and Fouad Sadek
The Mufti of Egypt confirmed today the marriage of Princess Faikah 24 sister of King Farouk and Fouad Sadek in Cairo Egypt on June 4.
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Cairo
Egypt
Faikah
Farouk
Fouad Sadek
Mufti
Schedule Course For Osteopaths
Dr. Lester J. Vick announced a two week postgraduate course and clinic for osteopathic physicians starting today at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital. Faculty include Dr. Costello Los Angeles County Osteopathic Hospital Dr. M M Vick Ireland Colorado and Dr. E E Ludwir Rochester Michigan. Two courses limit 20 each cover proctology and orificial surgery in one and peripheral vascular diseases and sclerotherapy in the other. Participants from eight states have registered.
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Lester J. Vick
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
West Tenth
John Costello
Los Angeles County Osteoathic Hospital
M. M. Vick
Ireland
Colo
E. E. Ludwir
Rochester
Mich
Vick
William H Strickland Dies at 31 in Claude
Funeral services for William Harry Strickland of Claude will be held at Claude Baptist Church at 3 p.m. The burial follows in Claude cemetery under N. F. Griggs & Sons. Strickland, 31, farmer, died Saturday in Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital after a week of illness. Survivors include his wife, stepmother, two daughters, three brothers, three sisters and two grandchildren.
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William Harry Strickland
Claude
Claude Baptist Church
J. D. McDaniel
Claude Cemetery
N. 5
Griggs & Sons
Frank Dunn
Charles Stewart
Floyd Massie
Lloyd Nelson
George Giles
Ralph Stephenson
Strickland
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Wise County
Hedley
Unification Critic Crommelin Promoted to Rear Admiral
Capt. John G. Crommelin long critic of unification policies is promoted to rear admiral on the retirement list after Navy Secretary Matthews reviewed his combat record. Crommelin, furloughed April 1, retires on a $452 monthly pension and will campaign as an independent for Alabama's Senate seat.
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Washington
John G. Crommelin
Navy
Matthews
Crommelin
Pentagon
Lister Hill
Alabama
Amarillo Hosts IOOF and Rebekah Officials Weeklong Visit
Texas IOOF grand master Ted Jasperson and Rebekah Assembly leaders tour Amarillo lodges and Panhandle towns this week. They attend meetings at Amarillo Lodge 410 tonight and visit Borger Dimmitt Pampa and Chil dress on upcoming days, with dinners and coffee receptions planned for local members.
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Texas Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah Assembly of Texas
IOOF
Rebekah
Amarillo
Ted Jasperson
Edinburg
Order
Odd Fellows
Corsicana
Civies
Dimmitt
Borger
Pampa
Childress
Odd Fellows’ Lodges
Panhandle
J. P. Eubanks
Noble Grand
John F. Ross
Jackson
C. M. Ford
Maryland
Assembly
Sybil Davidson
Palo Duro
Dumas
Dalhart
R. R. Young
Gem Lake Road
San Ja
Cinto Lodge
Skellytown
Shamrock
Junior Odd Fellows
Theta Rho
Bain Services Held at Guymon
Puneral services for Francis Harold Bain aged 42 were held Saturday at Howlett Funeral Home Chapel Guymon. He died Thursday in a local hospital after a heart attack. A plasterer by trade he worked for A Rodman Construction Company and had lived in Guymon seven years. He is survived by his wife two stepdaughters and three stepsons.
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Guymon
Puneral
Francis Harold Bain
Howlett Puneral
Bain
A. Rodman Construction Company
Plains Names Ochiltree Towns in Early County Seat Battle
Two towns in Ochiltree County vied for the county seat: Cresswell named after Hank Cresswell of Bar CC ranch and Ochiltree named for the county. Isaac S. Curry plat dated May 19, 1890 on cloth shows 25 by 140 foot lots and 80 foot streets, with two 100 foot wide avenues.
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Ochiltree County
Cresswell
Ochiltree
Henry “Hank” Cresswell
Bar CC
Isaac 8S
Curry
Laura V. Hamner
East German Deserters Seek Refuge in West Berlin
About 400 Communist youth deserters from East Germany have placed themselves under West Berlin protection as political refugees after abandoning the Free German Youth during last Sunday's parade. Welfare agencies reported the figures today.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Free German Youth Organization
FDJ
France aims for record tourist year claims President Auriol
Paris reports President Vincent Auriol announcing that France expects a record tourist year. He said the country is on track to surpass prior attendance and travel figures as summer season begins.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
France
East German Ulbricht Leads Warsaw Pact Talks
An East German delegation led by Communist Deputy Premier Walter Ulbricht departed for Warsaw to negotiate an expanded economic and cultural cooperation pact between Poland and the East Zone republic, the government information office announced.
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Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Warsaw
Poland
East Zone
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