If Your Name Is Zebritski Youre Sunk in Line
An humor piece explores how last-name initials shape life from school desks to graduation lines and military queues. It notes Amarillo residents Bernice Aardal and Theo Zweig as examples and lists common last names across cities, ending with a quip on alphabet lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zebritski
Wilson
Cross
Atkins
York
Armed Services
Amarillo
Bernice Aardal
Fillmore
Theo Zweig
Jefferson
Aaron
Albuquerque
N. M
Wichita Falls
Waco
Tyler
Texarkana
Sherman
Port
America
Oltlook
Three Times Lucky Beats Card Player in Poker Swindle
In Louisville on April 11 Reuben Latham faced a run of rare hands including four of a kind and straight flushes. After repeatedly losing and betting, Latham sued the poker game operator for all losses over the past year and the jury awarded damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Reuben Latham
Latham
Eisenhower Discusses Army Red Cross Food Lodging Charge
General Dwight D. Eisenhower stated Congress asked the Army to seek Red Cross assistance for food and lodging costs. He indicated the move related to relief measures and wartime logistics, with comments tied to April actions in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Red Cross
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Red Cross Charged U S Troops for Meals Overseas
Eisenhower defends Red Cross fund drive after criticism from returning servicemen. He says charges at overseas Red Cross installations were requested by the Army to ensure equitable distribution of Red Cross resources among all personnel.
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Red Cross
Eisenhower
The Gospel Word Origin Reexamined
The term gospel once meant a good story or glad tidings, reflecting its early use to describe favorable news. Later it became a label for sacred writings, denoting the life and teachings of Jesus Christ within Christian tradition.
Duranty Talk Tickets On Sale For Club Members
Walter Duranty Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times European correspondent will speak on Russia and the Far East tomorrow night at the Amarillo Country Club. Tickets available to Knife and Fork Club members until 1 30 oclock tomorrow afternoon at Herbert Drug and Maxor Drug locations. Duranty traveled widely and has written on regional politics with experience in the Balkans, Turkey, Persia and the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Duranty
Knife and Fork Club
Herbert Drug
Amarillo
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Duranty
New York Times
Russia
Far East
Amarillo Country Club
Balkans
Turkey
Persia
Soviet Union
Collier's
Atlantic Monthly
Liverpool
Mr. Duranty
Harrow
Bedford
Cambridge
California
One Man Assembly Line in Suburban Kansas
Twelve year old Daryl Baker, while delivering papers in Russell Kansas, built a wheeled motorized conveyance from a washing machine motor and scrap iron, claiming it can greatly ease his paper route. He used inventive scraps to forge the device and tested it on his route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Kan
Daryl Baker
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Cal Brumley
Arthur
Longview
Lubbock
Austin
Beaumont
Aaneson
Dallas
Abbot
Pampa
Ramoth
Galveston
Abat
Big Spring
Aaker
el Paso
Aabel
Tulsa
Okla
Aab
Denver
Coloc
Aaby
Fort Worth
Zweigler
Zuchen
Zwerner
Zinn
Zul
Ski
Zimmerman
Zwick
Port Arthur
Zubach
Zuber
Zurke
Zuzke
Zyskowski
Zumbro
Standard & Poor's Corporation
Hudson Street
New York
United States
Walgreen
Polk
Daggett & R
Woodbury
Lady Esther
Rinso
Magnesia
Uster
Werth
Walgreen's
Walgreen Coupon
Saybrooks, S Cc
Wampole
NEW Peru
Ilounce
Father John
Rand
Bec
Blue Jay
Shorelawn
Penway
Lilly
ROCHE
Abbott Dayamin
Lederle
Wondersoft
KOTEX
Olafsen Plain
Parke-Davis
Upjohn
Olafsen
GROVE
Tone Werthe
Pinkham’s Compound
Walgreens
Millwee's
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
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