USO committee forms in Amarillo to aid servicemen
Local Amarillo groups study USO locations to serve men at Amarillo Air Force Base and open a servicemen’s center when ready. Bert Levy chairs the committee with Allen R. Webster of Kansas City joining YMCA YWCA and other agencies. A rescue of cooperation names three reps each with two weeks to elect officers and expand community involvement. Mothers of Amarillo Sandie swimmers plan a cake sale at Cretney Drug. Proceeds support team expenses for upcoming meets including Interscholastic League in Austin. In other items a London firm to exhibit a kitchen sink washing machine at the British Industries Fair.
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Austin
Amarillo
USO
Amarillo Air Force Base
Bert Levy
Associated Services To the Armed Forces Committee
YWCA
Lincoln
Allen R. Webster
Kansas City
Southwestern
Webster
YMCA
Traveler's Aid
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Board
Levy
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
Community Council of
Amarillo Sandie
Cretney Drug
Sixth and
Polk
Mexico
Amarillo Sergeant Serves in Japan with 45th Division
First Sgt. Floyd E. Nicholson of Amarillo is on garrison duty in Japan with the Oklahoma 45th National Guard Division after leaving Camp Polk Louisiana. A former policeman, Nicholson served three and a half years with the Marines in World War II and spent 27 months in the Pacific. His wife Maxine has returned to live with her parents at 502 Cleveland.
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Amarillo
Japan
Oklahoma
45Th National Guard
Floyd E. Nicholson
Nicholson
Camp Polk
45Th Division
Pacific
Maxine
M. W. Smith
Cleveland
Myrtle Adams Funeral at Blackburn Shaw Chapel
Mrs. Myrtle Adams, 53, former Amarillo resident, died Monday night in Swifton Arkansas after an illness. Last rites were held this afternoon at 3 in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev Earl W Hatchett of Pierce Street Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include husband a daughter a sister and two brothers. Also noted is the 1935 Point Barrow Alaska plane crash death of Will Rogers with Wiley Post on August 15, 1935.
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Myrtle Adams
Amarillo
Blackburn- Shaw
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
Westview and Crestview area warranty deeds listed
Courthouse records summarize warranty deeds transferring parcels in Westview Forest Hill Crestview and Humphreys High areas. Transfers include Westview Realty Co to J F nn n lot 22 block 4 Westview No 1 and other pairs from Long-Bell Lumber Co to multiple buyers in Crestview. Also noted are conveyances in Forest Hill Terrace East Amarillo Humphreys High and Wilkinson subdivisions among named individuals and firms.
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Westview Realty Co
J. F. Nnn
Westview No. 1
Nathan Finley Martin
Je V. Granger
Forest Hill Terrace
Allie V. Granger
Allen T. Seaie
Forest Hill Terace
Westview Realty Co. A Corp
G. C
Fred E. Webster
Crestview
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
John M. Pickett
Cecil L. Humphreys
Sunday Horoscope Highlights by Stella
Sunday horoscope outlines personality traits for those born today and urges attention to intuition and finances. It also previews tomorrow's daily star readings with zodiac guidance for Taurus through Aries and notes the piece is distributed by United Feature Syndicate.
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Stella
Taurus
Gemini
Cancex
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Prohibition Law Enacted and Then Repealed Dates
The Jones Law enforcing National Prohibition was enacted March 2, 1928. The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed December 5, 1933.
Imports' Price Rise Tops Exports in 1950 Britain
London reports that Britain's import prices increased by 25 percent in 1950 while export prices rose by only 7 percent. The discrepancy highlights worsening trade terms as domestic costs improved marginally against higher import bills.
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London
Britain
Doesn't Practice What He Preaches Dr Vernon Twitchell Arrested
Dr Vernon Bronson Twitchell author of Living Without Liquor was booked on drunkenness charges after a landlady complaint of noise and later found sleeping in an unoccupied apartment. Bail posted, then rearrested two hours later. He is a 42 year old clinical psychologist.
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Los Angeles
Vernon Bronson Twitchell
Twitchell
Scout insignia price exemption announced by government
Washington April 20 government declares exemption from price control for articles bearing the Boy Scout and Girl Scout insignia and for retail sales by the Future Farmers of America in an official advertisement.
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Washington
Boy Scout
Girl Scout
Signia
Future Farmers of America
How Long Will You Live May Reader's Digest Condensed
A promotional item touts a May Reader's Digest issue exploring how body build smoking drinking marriage and worry influence lifespan. It highlights Amram Scheinfeld's The New You and Heredity and promises 42 condensed articles of lasting interest from current books.
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Amram Scheinfeld
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