Amarillo Native Col Blanchard Visits Old Town Veteran Army Leader Reflects on Japan
Col Charles C Blanchard, long time Army artillery expert and Amarillo native, makes a routine visit home then talks about his World War II and postwar duties in Japan. He notes no Russian threat in Japan, praises MacArthur's reconstruction plans, and discusses unemployment and low wages in postwar Japan before returning to Fort Sill for instructor duties.
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Charles C. Blanchard
Thornton Blanchard
West Thirteenth
Amarillo
Colonel Blanchard
Tokyo
Fort Sill
Oklo
West Point
Blanchard
Germany
Finehaven
South Pacific
Washington
Japan
Communist Party
Russia
Army
Gottlieb Bilgri Taken by Death
Gottlieb Bilgri, 65, died Tuesday evening at his home near Bushland. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Father Binversie officiating. Burial is in Llano Cemetery under Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home direction. A native of Germany, he was a stock farmer for 38 years and a Catholic. Survivors include son Joe of Dumas, daughters Mrs. W. B. Mobley of San Benito and Mrs. R. E. Rockwell of Lubbock, and five grandchildren.
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Gottlieb Bilgri
Bushland
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Binversie
Llano Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Bilgin
Germany
Joe
Dumas
W. B. Mobley
San Benito
R. E. Rockwell
Lubbock
Teresa Ann
Myron Joseph Bilgin
Susanna
Robert Lee Mobley
Rockwell
Plans Studied For Community Chest Board Actions
Plans for the Community Chest are under advisement by the newly elected board in Amarillo. Meeting notes show complete organization pending general approval of agency plans and postponed officer elections until Dr. Francis Pritchard, on vacation, can attend. Dr. Neal Cannon led the meeting.
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Community Chest
Chest Board of
Amarillo National Bank
Francis Pritchard
Pritchard
Neal Cannon
Train to Tucumcari Celebration Canceled
The Rock Island special train to the Tucumcari Quay County Sheriff’s Posse celebration on Aug 20 has been canceled. Co chairs John Armstrong and Carl King said rodeo time change from afternoon to evening made the train arrival in Amarillo at 4 a.m. unacceptable. Will Rogers Range Riders and Amarillo businessmen will attend by private car.
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Rock Island
Tucumcari
Quay County Sheriff's Posse
John Armstrong
Carl King
Amarillo
Armstrong
Will Rogers
Quay County
Internal Revenue Job Deadline Set
Applications for zone deputy collectors and office auditor posts with the Department of Internal Revenue in Amarillo must be filed by Monday August 16. Obtain civil service exam forms from the civil service secretary at Amarillo post office room 21 or by writing to any first or second class postal station. For duties and pay, contact L. P. Herdon Amarillo Internal Revenue office manager, Monday through Friday in room 324 post office building.
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Civil Service
Department of Internal Revenue
Amarillo
L. P. Herndon
Internal Revenue Office
Post Office
Railways Carry Billions of Letters and Parcels Annually
Great Britain railways move about 6.0 billion letters and 150 million parcels each year. Traveling post offices handle 500 million letters and parcels annually, covering around 4.0 million miles in service.
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Great Britain
Inner-Aid Ends Stomach Gas Bloat Says Testimonial
A testimonial claims Inner-Aid, a 12 juice mixture from Nature's Herbs, relieves gas and stomach upset. It is advertised to cleanse bowels, clear gas, enliven the liver, and remove old bile, with meals taken before eating.
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Tedey
Veronal
Verona
Joweel von Mering
Emil Fischer
Ce Aeol
South
Block Construction Co
Wolflin
Twenty-fourth
Fred Dodson
Dodson Chemical Co
Parker
Internal Revenue
Golden Gate
J. D. Church
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Big Spring
English Field
Mr. Church
River Road School Board
River Road
G. L. Cline
E. L. Regal
Charles O'Dell
John Manzella
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