Insurance Men To Hear Expert In Amarillo Meeting
Benjamin N Woodson executive vice president of State Life Insurance Co will speak to Amarillo Life Underwriters Association at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall 1401 West Fifth. Woodson a 24 year veteran author and former special assistant to the Secretary of War will discuss insurance sales management and agency progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Life Underwriters Association
Veterans of Foreign War Hall
West Ficth
Benjamin N. Wonds
State Life Insurance Co
State Life
Robert FE. Sweeney
Research Bureau
Pentagon
Kentucky
Earle Clements
War Department
Louisville
Burglar Rescued After Seven Hour Vent Shaft Ordeal
Fort Worth report: a burglar was caught in the act and spent seven hours enclosed in a ventilator shaft above a suburban cafe. His lower body slipped down the shaft while his shoulders and arms remained stuck. Police describe him as subdued after rescue.
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Fort Worth
Christian Science Is Scientific and Spiritually Logical
A fragment states Christian Science as scientific and spiritually logical with prayers described as alarm and demonstration of man's true nature. The text presents a concise view of faith as consistent and unfailing.
Young Musicians Shine In Final Concert Of Season
The Youth Symphony and Amarillo High School Sophomore Choir performed a deft, heartening season finale under A Clyde Roller in the high school auditorium. Wagner and Mendelssohn opened with precision, followed by God of Our Fathers as a joint encore. Gena Devin violin and June Guill piano impressed with polished technique and assured tone. The choir offered favorites including To Magnify The Lord and Ol Man River under Tennie Thompson, closing a year of diligent effort.
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Tschaikowsky
Mendelssohn
Youth Symphony
Amarillo High School
A. Clyde Roller
Gena Devin
June Guill
Pamupa
Tennie Thompson
Peirce Funeral This Afternoon
Rites for John Ernest Peirce 72 will be held at 2:30 PM in the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev. Raymond Bowlin officiating. Pallbearers are W. T. Glenn, Will Pulliam, Claude Marrs, Zeb Hanner, W. A. Williams, and Sam George Burtal. Peirce died Thursday in Will crest Hospital Tulsa after living with a son, Ray E. Peirce, for five years. Survivors include Dorathy Sue Peirce a granddaughter and four sisters and two brothers.
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John Ernest
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
Raymond Bowlin
Avondale Baptist Church
W. T. Glenn
Will Pulliam
Claude Marrs
Zeb Hanner
W. A. Williams
Sam George Burtal
Peirce
Willcrest Hospital
Tulsa
Okla
Ray E. Peirce
Amarillo
Dorothy Sue Peirce
Emma W. McNabb
Mississippi
Blanche Huff
Norma
Bessie Hunter
Sedalia
Glenna Crombly
Blackwater
W. F. Peirce
Ada
Ohio
Thomas Peirce
Tucumearl
CAP Flight Marks Armed Forces Day in Amarillo
Fourteen Civil Air Patrol planes and thirty one Amarillo CAP squadron members flew a continuous pattern over the city late Saturday afternoon to mark Armed Forces Day. Warrant Officer Delmer Miller, assistant operations officer, led the flight.
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Civil Air Patrol
Amarillo
Armed Forces
Delmer Miller
Shriners Today Noon Ceremonial and Luncheon Events
Nobles and ladies attend a Khiva Temple Knights of Buckingham confer degrees at Temple Camel Herders confer degrees. Luncheon for ladies with registration at Herring Hotel. Temple basement hosts a business meeting and uniformed units. Parade and drill demonstrations open at Galle Hall. Second ceremonial section features a ceremonial dance and address by Potentate Paul C. Crouch.
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Khiva
Knights of Buckingham
Temple
Temple Business
Herring
Galle Hall
Dentiaries
Paul C. Crouch
Club Runnymede
Seventh
Georgia
Baptist Church Enters Expansion and Fund Drive
The article outlines a plan to enlarge and remodel the church, dissolving old committees, forming a new building committee, and launching a vigorous fund-raising campaign. Nominating steps and a 1950 budget around 285000 dollars are noted along with ties to Baptist conventions. A separate brief reports peony juice used in Japan as a diarrhea remedy.
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Baptist General Convention of Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
Clarke Services Scheduled Today
Funeral mass for Harry N. Clarke will be at 9 30 this morning at St Marys Chapel with Father A M Bottoms officiating. Pallbearers are Oris R Bruner Ralph W Dent John Barbee Gene Hamby Wilbur Anglin and John C Wilson Interment at Llano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home direction. Clarke 56 died Saturday after a long illness at 901 Alabama He was district supervisor for the Department of Agriculture, served 19 years, and was a World War I veteran Survivors include his wife two sons and six daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry N. Clarke
St. Marys Chapel
A. M. Bottoms
Oris R. Bruner
Ralph W. Dent
John Barbee
Gene Hamby
Wilbur Anglin
John C. Wilson
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Mr. Clarke
Alabama
Department of Agriculture
Department
Wichita
Kan
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Watson Funeral Today at Kress
Funeral services for Amos Watson who died Saturday at his parents home near Portales New Mexico will be held at the Kress Baptist Church Monday at 3 30 p m Rev Rey Stewart of Clovis will officiate Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Cemetery He was 52 and survived by six brothers W M and O P Watson Clovis A P Watson fucumeari R J Watson Oklahoma City and CG M H F Watson Greenville Miss and two sisters Mrs Herbert Brooks Franklin Mo and Mrs T H Crawford Los Alamos NM
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W. M
O. P. Watson
Clovis
A. P. Watson
Fucumeari
R. J. Watson
Oklahoma City
CG. M
H. F. Watson
Greenville
Miss
Herbert Brooks
Franklin
T. H. Crawford
Los Alamos
St De La Salle honored at Price College Amarillo
A holiday at Price College Amarillo marks La Salle Year with morning Mass by Rt Rev John A Steinlage and sermon by Bishop Laurence FitzSimon. Clergy, Christian Brothers and students attend a special dinner as the order celebrates the 300th birth anniversary and canonization golden jubilee.
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Price College
St. John Baptist de la Salle
Mser
John A. Steinlage
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Laurence Ds FitzSimon
Amarillo
Christian Brothers
la Salle
St. de la Salle
Pope Pius XII
Amarillo Students Win Baylor Degrees
Amarillo students join 469 graduates to receive Baylor University degrees at spring commencement. Rev. James H. Landes of Wichita Falls delivers the baccalaureate sermon. Dr. Arthur Compton, chancellor of Washington University, gives the commencement address. Degrees awarded include James David Dees James Austin Hale William Boyd Fomby Mary Paula Fuller Thomas Henry Fender Ruth Elizabeth Cleghorn Robinson James Alvin Winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WACO
Amarillo
Baylor University
James H. Landes
First Baptist Church of
Wichita Falls
Arthur Compton
Washington University
St. Louis
James David Dees
James Austin Hale
William Boyd Fomby
Mary Paula Fuller
Thomas Henry Fender
Ruth Elizabeth Cleghorn Robinson
James Alvin Winter
Friends Form Amarillo Public Library Bookmobile Group
The newly organized Friends of the Amarillo Public Library outline a bookmobile project. A local chapter formed at Amarillo College with 35 charter members. R C Janeway of Texas Tech spoke on expanding community library service. Officers were elected and a constitution adopted.
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Friends of the
Amarillo
Eddie Melin
Erwin C. Ochsner
John Merchant
David Brown
W. N. Stokes
William J. Bynum
Clayton Heare
J.U.G. Club
David Tudor
Last Rites Pending For Lewis B Mack
Funeral services for Lewis B Mack of 1603 North Cleveland were not completed last night at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home following his death Saturday afternoon. Surviving are his wife Flin Mack, a son Leo Mack, two daughters Mrs Forest Scott and Mrs Arthur Detten, and nine grandchildren. Also notes a curious fact about tiny radio tubes.
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Lewis B. Mack
North Cleveland
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Mack
Flin Mack
Amarilla
Leo Mack
Forest Scott
Amarillo
Arthur Detten
St. Francis
Mrs. W. Scott Taken by Death
Vonnie Bell Scott 42 of Vega died at 2 27 yesterday morning in St. Anthony's Hospital after a week there She lived in Vega 22 years was Methodist Church member Survived by sons Clyde Robert and Lloyd Scott all Vega daughters C H Foster Mattie Sue and Peggy Waddill Vega mother Mrs S L Scroggins California a brother Carl Wells Vega five sisters Mrs Ethel Shawhart Memphis Mrs May Roberts Hereford Mrs Henry Scott Vera and Mrs Ora McCoy and Mrs Carrie Long California N S Griggs & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Vonnie Bell Scott
Vega
W. M. Scott
St. Anthony's Hospital
Scott
Methodist Church
Clyde
Robert
Lioyd Scott
C. H. Foster
Mattie Sue
Peggy Waddill
Mrs. Sallie Skidmore Dies at 83 in Shamrock
Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Monday at Missionary Baptist Church. Burial in Shamrock Cemetery. Mrs. Sallie Alice Skidmore, 83, resident since 1924, died Sunday at Shamrock General Hospital. Survived by husband J. W. Skidmore, son Eldon Homer Vorse, daughter Myrtle Williams, stepsons Ben Dave Archie Skidmore S R B Skidmore, stepdaughter Odessa Holmes, five grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren.
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Shamrock
Sallie Alice Skidmore
Missionary Baptist Church
Shamrock Cemetery
Clay Funeral Home
Skidmore
Shamrock General Hospital
J. W. Skidmore
Eldon Homer Vorse
Myrtle Williams
Borger
Ben
Dave
Archie Skidmore
S. RB. Skidmore
Albuquerque
Odessa Holmes
Services Today For Mrs. Klinger
Funeral services for Mrs Walter J Klinger 72 of Plainview will be held at 3 PM Monday at the First Baptist Church pastor Rev Hope Owen officiating burial will be in Plainview Memorial Cemetery Lemons Funeral Home in charge Mrs Klinger died Sunday night at her home 921 Astin a resident of Plainview since 1912 born in Toronto Canada came to Texas in 1909 settled in Denton moved to Plainview in 1912 she married Walter J Klinger in Plainview on April 14 1917 she is survived by her husband a niece Mrs Frances Beth Mitchell of Lockney
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Plainview
Walter J. Klinger
First Baptist Church
Hope Owen
Plainview Memorial Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Toronto
Canada
Klinger
Texas
Denton
Frances Beth Mitchell
Lockney
Butler Services Held at Estelline
Funeral services for James William Butler a longtime Hall County resident were held at the First Baptist Church Estelline with Rev W B Green and other ministers officiating. The longtime justice of the peace died Friday at home leaving a daughter Bessie Coppedge Estelline and four brothers Price S Butler William Paul Butler Joe B Butler and Robert H Butler all of Estelline Also survived by 15 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Fstelline
James William Butler
Hall County
First Baptist Church
W. B. Green
R. L. Self
A. V. Hendricks
Butler
Estelline
Bessie Coppedge
Price S. Butler
William Paul Butler
Joe B. Butler
Robert H. Butler
Montague Services Will Be at Silverton
The infant Keith Dee Montague son of Mr and Mrs M D Montague Silverton died Saturday afternoon at Northwest Texas Hospital and was taken to Douglas Funeral Home Silverton for services and burial under Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. Survivors include a twin sister Caral Ann a brother John and maternal grandfather G R Brunnier Silverton.
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Keith Dee Montague
M. D. Montague
Silverton
Douglas Funeral Home
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Northwest Texas
Caral Ann
John
G. R. Brunnier
Hinkle Services Held in Clarendon for David Washington Hinkle
Funeral services for David Washington Hinkle a 2 year old retired farmer who lived in Donley County 44 years were held at the Clarendon Church of Christ with Robert Copeland officiating. Burial followed at Citizens Cemetery under Murphy Spicer Funeral Home. Surviving are widow six daughters five sons twenty eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
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Clarendon
David Washington Hinkle
Donley County
Clarendon Church of Christ
Robert Copeland
Citizens Cemetery
Murphy- Spicer Funeral Home
Hinkle
Doonley County
West Plains
Sanah
Katherine Romine
Stella Goods
Loyd Reed
C. C. Barker
Clare
Bain Services Held at Dumas
Funeral services for Pearl Ann Bain aged 66, longtime Dumas resident, were conducted at First Christian Church with Rev. Leon Smith presiding. Burial followed in Dumas Cemetery under Brothers Funeral Home. Survived by husband J J Bain, four sons H R Dumas Leslie Amarillo Russell Clare don Leonard Westminster Min nesota, daughter Mrs Walter Carpenter Minneapolis, sisters Lizzie Zahn Denver Chester Irvin Cynthia Haves McCracken and Cora Rasnic Hutchinson, and brother Frank Haves Denver. nine grandchildren.
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Amarillo
Russel
Claredon
Leonard Bain
Westminster
Cal
Walter Carpenter
Minneapolis
Man Suffered Lye Burns to Face and Eye
George T. Jones, 34, of 200 Madison, Negro, sustained lye burns to his left eye face and mouth yesterday afternoon. He was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital in a Black burn Shaw ambulance for treatment.
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Madison
Northwest Texas
Blackburn-Shaw
Brazil Population and Territory Outline
Attendants reported his condition as good. Pauline Jones, Jones' wife, was jailed on drunkenness charges. Brazil comprises two states one federal district and five territories with an estimated population around 50 million occupying about 3,288,000 square miles.
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Jones
Pauline Jones
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
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Canadian Government Travel Bureau
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