Stamp of approval on hobby grows as club meets
Plains Stamp and Coin Club, led by Charles H. Annett, draws 30+ collectors biweekly at the auditorium. Organized by Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Peffley earlier this year, the civilian project connects hobbyists with servicemen amid the Amarillo Army Air Field situation. Annett catalogs US stamps alongside maps, photography, and gardening interests.
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Plains Stamp and Coin Club
Charles H. Annett
West Ninth
Irvin Peffley
USO
Amarillo Army Air Field
Milwaukee
Wis
Mr. Annett
United States
Annett
Soldier Roy B. Davis Returns Home From Army
Roy B. Davis, formerly a troop supply sergeant with the 18th Cavalry Headquarters and Service Troop, is now at home with his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Davis at 205 Bonita Pleasant Valley. He received his discharge from Fort Sam Houston on July 23.
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Losey Field
Puerto Rico
Roy B. Davis
R. B. Davis
Bonita
Pleasant Valley
Davis
18Th Calvary Headquarters and Service
Fort Sam Houston
Merrill Returns to San Francisco After Visit
Page Merrill has returned to San Francisco after visiting Mr and Mrs John Lawson Jr and Mr and Mrs John Lawson Sr at 134 Wayside. Merrill and Lawson Jr were stationed together in the Philippines a year ago.
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Page Merrill
San Francisco
John Lawson, Jr
John Lawson
Merrill
Philippines
University Legion Chapter Scores Unsanitary Cases
AUSTIN AUG 1 Clean-up program to improve sanitary conditions in eating places was launched with W H Sadler Jr Texas State Restaurant Association and health officials pledging support. The drive targets university neighborhood eateries.
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Austin
U.P
W. H. Sadler, Jr
University of Texas American Legion Post
Sadler
Texas State Restaurant Association
University
Two Women Tour Walgreen Co in Chicago
Mrs Mildred Bean and Miss Oleta Kellum will depart August 11 from Lipscomb and South Pierce to tour Walgreen Co in Chicago. They will be away until August 29.
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Chicago
Mildred Bean
Lipscomb
Oleta Kellum
South Pierce
Walgreen Co
Visit Ballews Host Families From Clovis and Altus
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ballew of 303 Mississippi hosted guests including her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Johnson of Altus Oklahoma their son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. Dee Mitchell of Clovis and their daughter Mrs. Virginia Harlan and her son Curtis Lynn of Clovis for a visit.
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J. A. Ballew
Mississippi
B. W. Johnson
Altus
Okla
Dee Mitchell
Clovis
Virginia Harlan
Curtis Lynn
Leaves Boat In Hurry When Eel Is Aboard
Cleveland reporter Lee Perrine described catching a lake vampire on Sandusky Bay. He fled his boat after seeing the two foot eel like lamprey attach to a fish, a phenomenon blamed on salt water migration to the Great Lakes over decades.
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Eel
Cleveland
U.P
Lee Perrine
White's Landing
Sandusky Bay
Great Lakes
Baymen
Perrine
Electrical Source Fired Constellation Fire Statement
In Reading Pennsylvania on August 1 a Civil Aeronautics Board official said evidence from a CAB hearing shows an electrical source almost certainly caused the fire that destroyed a large Transcontinental aircraft.
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Western Airlines
Constellation
Reading
Civil Aeronautics Board
New Hope for Blind Deaf Mute To See
Brownwood August 1 1939 The report of a physician that deaf mute and blind Joe Dewees a 65 year old Brownwood pencil peddler might again see has boosted enthusiasm in the drive for funds to care for the aged. Dr Philip Gold chairman of the Lions Club sight conservation committee said after an examination yesterday that an operation might restore Dewees sight.
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Brownwood
Joe Dewees
Philip Gold
Brownwood Lions Club
Sight Conservation Committee
Dewees
Donations Cited For Operation Fund Reaches 14.50
The fund for his operation and care has reached 14.50 dollars. Before the accident he was self-supporting. Fruit farms are concentrating around lakes and large rivers due to more uniform temperatures.
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Dewees
Pope Family Returns From Wedding Trip
Mr and Mrs J S Pope and their daughter Peggy Pope of Tennessee have returned from Shamrock where they attended the wedding of Miss Jane Hamill at Thurman Rives Miss Pope served as bridesmaid.
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ATC
J. S. Pope
Peggy Pope
Tennessee
Shamrock
Jane Hamill
Thurman Rives
Miss Pope
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Globe
University Legion
Ballews
L.N. Pittman
Optometrist
Polk St
Ld Ee Bk
Ast
CRM Ae Lama
Mses DS
American Society For
Portland Cement Association
Capital National Bank
Texas
Just
Khoury Bros
West 5Th
Wallace Bettes
West Texas
Boot and Shoe Shop
AME
G. I. Houses
S. W. Ball
Home Builder
Globe-News
Weatherstrip CO
Florida
P.O
OLD Tascosa Coffee Shop
Ier
Allen Academy
Homer Military School
U. S. Military and Naval Academies
National Rifle Association
RAND
Southern Association
Bryan, Texas
H. McCormick
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