Lost Pet May Aid Recovery of John Cox
A missing four month old Cocker spaniel Sandy attached to Amarillo Bus Company driver John E. Cox may help his recovery after he suffered a severe brain concussion in an April collision with a cattle truck. Mrs Cox and neighbor Mrs P D Clark urge anyone who finds Sandy to contact 1801 Buchanan or 1717 Lincoln with 2871. A small blaze in Maddox Western Leather Craft awning at 110 Polk was contained by the fire department after a 3:25 to 3:45 a.m. response.
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Amarillo
John E. Cox
Amarillo Bus Company
Cox
Sandy
Buchanan
Vivian Smallwood
North
Polk
Maddox Western Leather Craft
Blended Whiskey 86.8 Proof by Calvert Distillers Corp
Calvert Distillers Corp of New York City lists a blended whiskey with 86.8 proof consisting of 65 percent grain neutral spirits. The label marks Calvert as producer and origin in New York.
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Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Citizens Race to Buy Their Town Norris Tenn on Auction Block
In Norris Tennessee residents form a corporation to bid 1,849,750 for their town as TVA plans a May 31 sale. The 1,000 residents fear a new landlord may not share TVA’s benevolent stewardship. Kentucky is noted as first to form a state highway department in 1821 per Britannica.
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Norris
Tenn
Norris Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Kentucky
Graves Registration Division Discontinued in San Antonio
May 15 marks the discontinuation of the American Graves Registration Division at the San Antonio General Distribution Depot. After that date, remains will be shipped to Fort Worth for permanent burial, with requests for return of service members to be addressed to the Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot.
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San Antonio
Private Funeral Services For Henry Wallace's Mother
Henry A. Wallace announced private funeral services for his mother Mrs. May Wallace who died of bronchial pneumonia at age 80 in Des Moines Iowa. The funeral date was not set and Wallace had rushed from Chicago where supporters gathered to plan his new party launch.
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Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
May Wallace
Pan American Day Proclaimed by Amarillo Mayor
Mayor Lawrence Hagy proclaims April 14, 1948 as Pan American Day in Amarillo. The resolution honors the Pan American Union's goal to foster friendship, cooperation, and better trade among American republics and Texas and Mexico.
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Lawrence Hagg
Bureau
Pan American Union
Americas
Texas
Republic of Mexico
I. L. R. Hagy
Amarillo
Trash Haulers to Work Overtime for Cleanup
During Clean Up week starting Monday extra trash trucks will be on business and residential routes. C J Milburn city trash superintendent said personnel will work overtime. Prunings scrap lumber and other items are not picked up by waste trucks but follow up trucks will collect such trash. Lids for barrels available at the city barn. Campaign sponsored by civic affairs committee of the chamber of commerce chaired by H A Dyer.
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Starus
C. J. Milburn
Milburn
Civic Affairs Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
H. A. Dyer
Dyer
Workers To Meet Committee Of BRT Tonight
Local employes and Santa Fe railroad will meet with the general committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at 7 o clock tonight in the Herring Hotel. The BRT committee includes O B Mullen Art Bentley and M R Faulkner handling grievances for the Chicago to Albuquerque territory. In Minneapolis the license clerk Carl E Bruce has issued 75 000 marriage permits in 27 years with most unions successful.
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Santa Fe Railroad
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Herring Hotel
BRT
Brotherhood
Chicago
Albuquerque
O. B. Mullen
Art Bentley
M. R. Faulkner
Minneapolis
Carl E. Bruce
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Elmer O. Doughty
Uto
Calvert
Purdue St
Emily and
Mabel
By Angelo
EL Mens
W. T. Robbins
Sonotone of
Butlin Wer
Barfield
E. 5Th Street
Lukay Investment CO
Eton
Art i Aefore
Laboratory Guild
Dental Laboratory Guild
Fort Worth
Foy Shackelford
Wallace Smith
HL. Stern
Houston
Fred Tuberville
Sam Houston
H.C. Huddleston
Wichita Falls
B. B. Moore
Miami Beach
Pla
Lonal Bldg
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