No Change in Draft Rules
Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield Texas state director of Selective Service says the one year extension of the draft act keeps registration rules the same. Young men must register within five days of their 18th birthday and may register at the local board or designated area. He notes boards may be sparse and instructs registrants to learn their proper registration place via courthouse, city hall, post office, or local paper.
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Washington
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Texas
Lewis B. Hershey
Wakefield
Austin
Amarillo Gift Show Slated for July 16 and 17
More than 259 gift items and holiday merchandise will fill the Amarillo Gift Show at Tri-State Fair Park. The Market Committee of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce hosts the two day event led by W. B. Gattis with exhibitors from Dallas Chicago New York Boston and beyond. Buyers travel from Oklahoma City and five states as invitations draw responses.
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Fist
Amarillo
Kerr Paper Company
Berns- Friedman Costume Jewelry
Chicago
West
Texas
Winleasale
Ralph W. Smith
Dallas
White and Wyckoff
Holyoke
Mass
Rt Games
Feltner Art Studios
Boston
Merchants and Automobile
Tri-State Fair Park
Murder Verdict in Belle Hurst Death
In Dexter New Mexico on June 29 a coroner's jury ruled Mrs. Belle Hurst, a wealthy ranchwoman, died of a gunshot wound at the hand of an unknown person. Dist Atty Randolph Reese said much evidence points to death by her own action despite the jury's finding.
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Dexter
Belle Hurst
West Texas
New Mexico
Black Prince Armor Sent for Cleaning at Tower Armories
The Black Prince's helmet shield coat-of-arms gauntlets and sword scabbard have been taken from Canterbury Cathedral to the Tower of London armories for cleaning. The armor of Prince Edward son of King Edward III has hung over his tomb since 1376.
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London
Black Prince
Prince Edward
Edward III
Canterbury
Tower of London
Ancient Skeleton Found Near Morenane Ireland
A workman clearing a sandpit site uncovered a skeleton believed to be over 5,000 years old. Experts date the burial chamber to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, around 5,500 years ago.
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Morenane
Ireland
Education improves Nicosia as Cyprus expands schools
Cyprus under British rule shows rapid schooling growth from one secondary school in 1878 to 40 with 10,000 students. The education bill last year reached 2,520,000 dollars, thirty six times the 1913 expenditure.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Britain
Village Names Tie Palmers to Prowses in Mail Mix
In Nether Stowey Somerset a postal mystery links 64 Palmers and 32 Prowses among 566 residents. Mail carrier Edwin Palmer knows the family connections but still faces recurring confusion delivering letters. The puzzle highlights common surname overlaps in a small village.
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Nether Stowey
England
Somerset
Palmers
Edwin Palmer
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