Amarillo Like Home To Air Base Officer
Captain Porter Oakes, an Air Force public information officer and former Wichita Falls Record-News city editor, reported for duty at Amarillo Air Force Base. A Texas native, he cites Amarillo as a second home and notes extended ties through work, family, and friends in the area.
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Jerry Kolander
Air Force
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
Porter Oakes
Wichita Falls
Sheppard Air Force Base
France
Germany
Oakes
Japan
Pacific Ocean
States
Java
Blucher Tharp
Captain Oakes
Record-News
Pblicity
Texas Real Estate Association
Hugo Loewenstern
Earl Clayton
Lefors
Texas
San Antonio
Transylvania College
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Wonder Salve advertised for skin troubles across nations
A wartime era advertisement claims Wonder Salve relieves itching and infections from head to foot. Sold grease free and antiseptic, it’s promoted as safe for children and backed by a money back guarantee. Available in Amarillo and at local druggists.
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Amarillo
Fox, Seiwell Skaces
Walgreen
Cretney Drug Stores
Soldier Finally Outruns Death in Family Tragedy
Pfc. Benjamin Daley, after three times summoned to ailing relatives, finally beat death. He booked furloughs in 1947 for a dying sister who died before his arrival, a Pacific return for his dying father, and a Korea trip to be with his ailing mother whose illness was incurable. The mother's death remained distant until his arrival offered refuge.
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Chelsea
Mass
Benjamin Daley
Pacific
Michael Daley
Margaret L. Daley
Daley
Korea
Lawyer's Shingle Up After 44 Years
Walter A. Sommers, admitted to the Illinois bar in 1907, ends a 40 year federal service span and begins active practice in federal tax matters. He spent 16 years as a special agent in the Internal Revenue Department's Chicago intelligence unit after earlier work with the post office and Navy. Sommers retired March 31, 1950 and joined a La Salle Street firm.
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Chicago
Walter A. Sommers
Sommers
Illinois
Internal Revenue Department
Post Office
Navy
la Salle Street
Edinburg Tot 2 Killed by Truck
Two year old Maria Garcia died after running in front of a truck near her Edinburg home four miles northeast. The child was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesus Garcia and the incident raises the lower Rio Grande area traffic toll for the year.
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Edinburg
Tex
U.P
Maria Garcia
Jesus Garcia
Rio Grande
Military Ball Friday Night at Amarillo High ROTC
Amarillo High School ROTC plans its annual military ball Friday night in the girls gym, redecorated in patriotic motif with sabre arches, red white and blue balloons, rifles and unit guidons. Maj. Carl P. Matney will announce the best company of the year as officers and sponsors are presented.
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Amarillo
Carl P. Matney
Charles Parker
Jeanet Jackson
Gordon Mitchell
Shirley Feierabend
Arthur Garner
Alice Irelan
J. T. Albert
Beverly Raines
Gus Moutes
Company A
Louise Phillips
Tommy Johnson
Prudence Brown
Dan Neely
Rent Property Owners To Meet Tonight At Courthouse
Rental property owners of the Texas Apartment and Property Owners Association meet at 8 tonight in the courthouse to discuss rent control prospects. Dallas speaker Jack Pinkston leads, citing a Washington delegation return. Topics include a Congress bill to freeze rents to historic ceilings and a Texas Supreme Court decision nullification plus federal eminent domain use to redevelop homesteads for resale to investors. All rental property owners urged to attend.
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Texas Apartment and Property Owners Association
Jack Pinkston
Dallas
Pinkston
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court of Texas
Federal Bureaus
Thieves Take 14 Bundles of Shingles from North LaSalle Site
Thieves stole 14 bundles of shingles from a home construction site at 117 North LaSalle. The house is being built by Worst & Hunter Construction Company, and police are investigating the theft.
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North LaSalle
Worst & Hunter Construction Company
Jobbing wages spark congressional curiosity over Izzo
Washington April 25 The House Appropriations Committee questioned a Sampson Air Force Base payroll case showing contractor worker J Izzo allegedly logging a 1103 hour week across ten hour shifts with unusual daily totals. Authorities say an investigation is under way as lawmakers demand answers amid outrage and fraud claims.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
J. Izzo
Sampson Air Force
Izzo
Army Engineers
Sampson Base
Air Force
Representative Sikes
Florida
Mahon
Texas
G. J. Nold
The
Praise Kovacs as Speaker Tonight in Amarillo
Imre Kovacs, praised after talks in Temple and Lubbock, is billed to speak at 7 30 tonight at the Herring Hotel for the Amarillo Knife and Folk Club. He will discuss Red Runs the Danube and his experiences with communism in Europe, with a 2 30 pm school talk by Principal R B Norman.
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Imre Kovacs
Texas
Amarillo
Kovacs
Red
Danube
Europe
Yugoslavia
Yale
Julliard School of Music
Lubbock
Farm and nonfarm dwellings in 1950 census
The 1950 census reports 6,485,000 farm homes and 39,390,000 nonfarm dwellings in the United States.
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United States
Man Prefers Pen To Paying $8 Per Week
Edwin K. Myer, 38, of Shelby County, says he would rather rot in jail than pay $8 weekly support money to leave Indiana State Penal Farm. Committed over two years ago for contempt of court, he remains determined to serve a life sentence. Judge John L. Niblack of Marion County Superior Court ordered his commitment to the farm.
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Indianapolis
Edwin K. Myer
Indiana
Shelby County
John L. Niblack
Marion County Superior Court
Myer
Man Refuses Court On Support Payments
Myer refused to pay support for two children arguing they are not being raised properly and declined to prove his claims in court. Judge Niblack stated he could stay as long as needed, while Putnamville state farm officials said they are well satisfied with his work. He is a
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Myer
Niblack
State Farm
Putnamville
Inmate Myer Refuses to Sign Release Papers
A hospital record notes Myer remained uncooperative about signing commitment papers. He mentions a possible eight dollar weekly payment but says he will never release, signaling ongoing detention and unresolved status.
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Cook
Myer
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