Enlistments Fall as Mercury Rises in Amarillo Areas
Enlistments in three Amarillo stations reached a new low for the period though interviews with local high school students kept reserve branches busy. For the week ending this morning, several individuals entered services across Navy Army Air Forces Marine Corps and Naval Reserve with names and addresses listed for entering duty. Postmaster General Donahue to address Texas Chapter NAAP convention in Fort Worth.
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Mercury
Amarillo
Army
Marine Corps Regulars
Marine Corps Reserve
US Naval Reserve
Audrey L. Ray
Phillips
Jim W. Ross
Madison
Raymond E. Crist
Mississippi
M. L. Estes, Jr
Buchanan
US Navy
Navy
J. J. Cox
Pampa
B. R. Hardin
North Lincoln
W. G. Weeden
Guymon
M. W.’ Reneau
Second Engineer Corps
Fort Worth
Jesse M. Donaudson
Texas
The
National Association of Postmasters
Memorial Day Observed In Four Southern States
Memorial Day is observed in Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and other Southern states. The piece recalls the Civil War and notes 87 years have passed since the conflict over states rights, with Confederate forces surrendering 17 days after Grant’s army. It mentions battles like Bull Run and Vicksburg as memories passed down in families.
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Grant
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Bull Run
Spotsylvania
Chancellorsville
Shiloh
Vicksburg
The
Wild
Man Dies While Planning Wedding at 83 in Los Angeles
83 year old Frank Hatch died of a heart attack while finalizing wedding plans at the home of Mrs. Jennie Johnson in Los Angeles. Hatch, a retired cabinet maker, and his fiancé were to wed at Evangelistic Center Church yesterday, but his death occurred prior to the ceremony. A separate note mentions M D Dewberry of San Antonio to visit Amarillo Social Security offices, with a tour through the Panhandle district to follow.
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Los Angeles
Frank Hatch
Hatch
Jennie Johnson
Evangelistic Center
Amarillo
Isaac Stern Set for Amarillo Philharmonic Guest Appearance
Isaac Stern and his Stradivarius will headline the Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra at Municipal Auditorium on May 4 during his fifth annual concert tour. The San Francisco native, hailed as a virtuoso, has recently wowed Boston and Hollywood, performing 82 concerts in a season and contributing to John Garfield’s Humoresque. Stern, with pianist Alexander Zakin, also completed three USO tours and managed a busy schedule including a motion picture shoot and chamber music at the University of Chicago.
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Isaac Stern
Virgil Thomson
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Symphony Hall
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Hollywood
Stern
John Garfield
Warner Brothers
University of Chicago
Achates
Alexander Zakin
AHS Writers To State Meet at Interscholastic Press Conference
Ama rillo High School will send a six member writing team to the Interscholastic League Press Conference in Austin on May 6 and 7. Miss Dorinda Bond leads George Vick J.B. Gardner and others covering editorials to copy desk work. Individual winners receive silver cups. school team cup if victorious. A Formosa petroleum note appears as separate contextual item.
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Austin
Amarillo High
Dorinda Bond
AHS
George Vick
J.B. Gardner
Miss Bond
Karolyn Kelly
Surela Bursey
Barbara Farley
Billie Roberson
Eisenhower Warns of Stupid Acts Driving War
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower warned at the Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce convention that a single foolish act could trigger a war as dictatorial regimes promote chaos and fear. He urged every citizen to put welfare first, and recalled his January letter denying a presidential bid.
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Wichita
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Kansas
New Hampshire
Contributions to Negro Center Fund Reported
The article notes donations from various firms and individuals to a fund aimed at constructing a Negro community center. It highlights broad support across local businesses and residents and urges ongoing generosity to complete the project.
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Peverar Amarulo
Hungary Nationalizes Major Industries Under Bill
Hungary plans to nationalize 80 to 100 percent of key industries once the nationalization bill takes effect, with compensation to present owners. Plants employing 100 or more workers will become government owned, and foreign capital investments will be treated with specific rules. The piece lists numerous donors and contributions, plus a local fundraiser for a Negro community center. It notes Santa Fe railway March 1948 income rising to over 4.8 million dollars and a three month total of 11.09 million. The Babylon hanging gardens line concludes the summary.
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Budapest
Hungary
Globe News
Lawrence Hagg
White
Kirk
Go Borden Company
Luby's Cafe
Heath Furniture
Kline's
J. B. White
Police Department
Sam Shares
K. Broyles
Harry Holland
Spicer
Elliot's Sporting Goods
Blackstone Drug
Blackstone Cleaners
Panhandle Music Store
Taylor’s Market
Will Herithe le
Curiosity Kills Cat and Foreign Ownership Note
In Carlsbad New Mexico the blotter reports a curious sight of a cat with a spaghetti can encircling its road. The item mentions a police record about a “fe ine extermination” as part of a quirky street observation.
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Carlsbad
5 Yr Victim of Gassy Stomach Uses INNER-AID
A well known citizen recalls five years of gas swelling and belching, dizzy attacks, and failed medicines until INNER-AID, a 12 juice formula, cleared gas and improved digestion. Taken before meals it supposedly neutralizes stomach poisons, cleanses bowels, and enlivens the liver. sold by rug stores.
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Taylor Gomer Jones
John
Furbach
Hamilton
Longines
South Bend
LEE Tires
Phillips 66
Keeling
Ropvers
Ton and Travis Tine
Georgia
Carroll Court Canyon
Baker-Rogers CO
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Fillmore
Eighth
Nicks
Shirley McDonald
West
Mary McGuire
North
Lincoln
His
Strad
Island
Formosa
Ike
Lon Chaney, JR
Burbank
St. Joseph's Hostal
Chaney
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Taviets
Employers Casualty Company
District
Office
Santa FE
F. G. Gurley
Babylon
Empire Mfg. Co
Ralph Davis
Hanson
Mass
Massachusetts
Mary Cushman
Whitman
American Red Cross
Marie Earle Cosmetics
Herbert Drug
Temciiation
Amarile Bas
Boston Hat Works
Polk St
New Modern
U. K. Cleaners
A W
Westinghouse _Laundrome
Schell
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