Nuptial Vows Solemnized in McLean News Note
Miss Joyce Grigsby daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Grigsby of McLean became the bride of Jimmie Don Morris son of Mrs R R Tibbits Lawton Okla in a double ring ceremony at the brides home officiated by Rev Ray Stephens. The couple will reside in Amarillo. Also Egypt reports force minister Ahmed Khashaba Pasha who resigned over the Sudan question withdrew his resignation and resumed work.
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Mclean
Joyce Grigsby
A. L. Grigsby
Amarillo
R. R. Tibbits
Lawton
Okla
Ray Stephens
Melba Pater
James
Vida Cooke
V. B
Rothy Grigsby
Morris
McLean High School
Community Sale and Events Near Amarillo
Today at Poplar Grove 171 Woodmen Circle a rummage sale runs all day at 611 East Fourth. The South Amarillo Garden Club hosts a picnic at Palo Duro Park meeting at Trinity Methodist Church at 9 30. The Amarillo Council of Church Women at Tenth Avenue Methodist Church offers a 10 o'clock program and a covered dish luncheon at noon. Co Ed skating at the YWCA 501 Lincoln runs from 2 to 4 PM.
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Poplar Grove
Woodmen Circle
East Fourth
Amarillo
Church Women Meet Today in Amarillo at Tenth Avenue Church
Amarillo council of church women will meet at 10 o clock this morning at Tenth Avenue Methodist Church for a quarterly session. A business discussion will be held, a program led by Mrs W P Strickland, and a covered dish luncheon will follow for all city church women.
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Amarillo
Tax Refund Halt As Treasury Exhausts Funds
The Treasury briefly stopped tax refunds after exhausting the $2.299 billion limit set by Congress for fiscal 1948. Officials said refunds reached the cap on Friday and mailing can resume Thursday when fiscal 1949 begins.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Supersonic Speed And New York City Woes
Henry McLemore riffs on everyday annoyances from car horns to taxi waits and restaurant seating. He jokes about pigeons in New York, fast traffic, and a Times Square water feature, poking fun at city life and famous figures while noting a 1948 copyright.
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Henry McLemore
Custer
New York City
Admiral Byrd
United States
New York
Johnnie Kieran
Times Square
Astor Hotel
Niagara Falls
Astor
Greater Falls
Kelly
Brenda Frazier
England
McNaught Syn. Inc
Republicans Better Armed For Word War
James Marlow analyzes the forthcoming presidential campaign noting Dewey and Warren face Truman and a yet unnamed running mate. He predicts partisan tactics, with Republicans hammering Truman and Democrats attacking the Republican Congress as 435 House seats and one third of the Senate are at stake. Also: heavy fog delays New York traffic with 59 domestic flights canceled at LaGuardia.
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James Marlow Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Truman
Dewey
Warren
Washington
Mr. Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Republican Congress
Texas
New York Area
LaGuardia Field
Thomas seeks Potter County sheriff's office
H. H. Tommy Thomas, long time Amarillo police veteran and former traffic captain, formally announced his candidacy for Potter County sheriff. He stressed experience, impartiality, and dedication, and listed training from FBI, Texas Police Academy, and Northwestern University as qualifications. Thomas, 39, resides at 106 Mississippi San Jacinto with his wife and two children.
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H. H
Tommy’ Thomas
Sheriff's Office
Potter County
Thomas
Amarillo
Police Department
FBI
Texas Police Academy
Austin
Northwestern University
Evansville
Ind
Mr. Thomas
Mississippi
San Jacinto
Polio Coverage Criticized By Houston Doctor
Dr. W McDowell Hammon charged Houston newspapers overplayed and mishandled polio coverage during his Harris County tour. He said articles resembled misdirected Chamber of Commerce propaganda and warned of a growing Texas outbreak while noting five new Harris cases reported locally.
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Houston
U.P
W. McDowell Hammon
Harris County
University of California
Chamber of Commerce
Hammon
Texas
United States
Harris
Grand Jury Cleared Houston Woman in Murder Case
A Galveston grand jury declined to indict Margie Dee Carreon of Houston for murder in the death of taxicab driver Marion C. Metts. Metts was found with a brassiere looped around his neck in his Dickinson area cab on May 29. autopsy ruled asphyxiation. She was released on bond pending investigation.
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Galveston
Margie Dee Carreon
Marion C. Metts
Houston
Mett
Dickinson
Tex
Helen Keller Plans Retirement From Public Life
Helen Keller, 68, announces retirement from public life in Adelaide. She expects to end appearances after a Japan tour this September and then begin work on a biography of Anne Sullivan whose original manuscript was destroyed in a fire.
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Australia
U.P
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Japan
Anne Sullivan
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