Pampa Worker Hurt in Fall
Pampa August 15 Don Spence a 17 year old worker for Janes Tile and Brick Company was injured in a two story fall from a scaffold while working on an apartment building across from Highland General Hospital He suffered broken wrists a fractured pelvis and extensive shock He remained hospitalized in good condition. Another fall victim Douglas Reeves remained critical in Worley Hospital after plunging six floors from the Hughes Building when scaffolding broke He sustained two broken legs a head injury and possible internal injuries.
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Pampa
Don Spence
Highland General Hospital
Young Spence
Janes Tile and Brick Company
George Mitchell Rites at Chapel
Last rites for George B. Mitchell 81 a retired farmer were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr EF B Fincher pastor emeritus of Southern Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial was in Liano Cemetery. Pallbearers were W A Smith Jr Carter Thompson Charley Cochran M L Lynn Dempsey Bull and Tommy Thomas. He died shortly before noon Sunday at his Ama rillo home after 22 years in the city. Survivors include wife Emma Mitchell and a niece Mrs K T Price of Decatur.
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George B. Mitchell
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
EF. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Liano Cemetery
W. A. Smith
Carter Thompson
Charley Cochrane
M. L. Lynn
Dempsey Bull
Tommy Thomas
Mitchell
Amarillo
Decatur, Til
Emma Mitchell
K. T. Price
Decatur
Doan's Pills Ad Claims Kidney Relief
Ad promotes Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic to relieve backache fatigue headaches and frequent urination linked to age exertion smoking or cold exposure. It asserts long use and widespread success over 60 years and describes kidney function and waste flushing as the product’s benefit.
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Dean
Doan
Shortage of Freight Cars Triggers ICC Ruling
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce reports a new ICC service order to curb lumber carholding. Order 858 limits holding lumber carloads to three days after arrival, or face full local and joint rates to the destination. Applies to all rail carriers. effective August 2 amid ongoing car shortages.
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Amarillo
Smith
ICC
Commission
Rites at Crowell For Mrs. Spears
The body of Mrs. Minnie Laura Spears 80 Crowell will be taken there for funeral services and burial Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home handles arrangements She died yesterday afternoon at Washington Center Clinic after a long illness Survivors include sons Frank Spears Corpus Christi and Cleo Spears Crowell two daughters Myrtle McDaniels Wichita Falls Davie Ribble Crowell a step son Mack Spears Seymour and a step daughter Lessie Venable Bovina
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Minnie Laura Spears
Crowell
Mack Spears
Seymour
Lessie Venable
Bovina
Doctors Invited to Pampa Meet by Medical Society
Doctors of District No. 3 north including Amarillo are invited to a 7:30 pm meeting at Pampa Country Club hosted by the Top Of Texas Medical Society. Dr J B Trunnel, formerly of Sloan Kettering, now at MD Anderson Hospital Houston, will discuss Estrogenic Therapy and Hormones in Cancer. J Lewis Neff, executive director Texas division American Cancer Society, will outline the organization's policies. Several Amarillo doctors plan to attend.
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North
Amarillo
Texas Medical Society
Pampa Country Club
J. B. Trunnell
Sloan Kettering Research Center
New York
M. D. Anderson State Cancer Hospital
Houston
J. Lewis Neff
Texas
American Cancer Society
Pleasant way to stabilize dentures with FASTEETH powder
A brief advertisement explains FASTEETH as an improved alkaline powder that sprinkled on upper and lower plates helps dentures feel firmer and more comfortable. It claims no gummy taste or texture and notes it reduces plate odor. Available at drug stores.
Great Southern Club to host Northwest Texas agency delegation
Six members from Northwest Texas Agency of Great Southern Insurance Company and wives head to Dallas August 23 for the 1950 Great Southern Club meeting. Delegates include Louis Thomas and 14 others from Amarillo Dumas Lubbock Plainview. Sam Page earns Leaders Legion honor with sales over 626 thousand dollars.
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Northwest Texas
Great Southern Insurance Company
Louis Thomas
Great Southern Club
Dallas
Thomas
Great Southern
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
L.S. Adams
The
Adams
Baker Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Jack V. Hawkins
Sam Page
Amarillo
John O. Vitz
Dumas
George J. Young
Lubbock
Doss Buntin
Plainview
Great Southern Leaders Legion
Two Will Attend State BEPW Meet
Two Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women's executive board members will travel by train to a Fort Worth meeting at the Texas Hotel this weekend. Mrs. Margaret Fletcher and Miss Margaret Ventress, both state officers, will chair panels and discussions to bring back ideas to local groups under the year’s theme Measure Up. The Amarillo pair were elected to their roles in July and will serve until next year. Fletcher also handles state and local club news.
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Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Executive Board
Fort Worth
Texas Hotel
Margaret Fletcher
State News Service
Margaret Ventress
Amarillo
Miss Fletcher
Traveling Men Plan Watermelon Party
Members of United Commercial Travelers schedule a watermelon feed in San Jacinto Park at 3 p m Sunday after noon. O B Smith senior counselor says all members may bring a friend to the party.
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United Commercial Travelers
O. B. Smith
UTC
San Jacinto Park
Rites Tomorrow For J. S. Barley
Funeral services for Joseph Samuel Barley 69 of Dumas will be held at 2 pm tomorrow in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Rev W S Sibley of Summit Baptist Church will officiate. Burial at Liano Cemetery. Barley a ranch worker died yesterday after brief illness. Survived by Laura May Barley 87 Bryan two sons Glen Dalhart Sam Dumas two daughters Lora Maghe Henryetta Okla and Joan Lee Houston a sister Laura Spelee Salisaw Okla and a brother Jess Barley of California.
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Joseph Samuel Barley
Dumas
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
W.S. Sibley
Summit Baptist Church
Liano
Barley
Laura May Barley
Bryan
Glen of
Burl L. Akers Rites Set For Tomorrow
Funeral services for Burl L. Akers age 49 of 100 Brown Drive will be held at 10 tomorrow morning at Blackburn-Shaw Me officiating will be Dale Pearson Pleasant Valley Church of Christ assisted by Rev Earl Bates First Baptist Church Burial will be in Llano Cemetery Akers stock farmer died Sunday morning at St Anthony's Hospital after brief illness he had lived in Amarillo six years Survivors include wife two daughters two brothers and a sister
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Burl L. Akers
Brown Drive
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Dale Pearson
Pleasant Valley Church of Christ
Earl Bates
First Baptist Church
Llano
Akers
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
Pleads Guilty to Theft of Clothing by Robert King
Robert King aged 19 pleaded guilty in county court to theft under $50. He was sentenced to one day in jail and a $25 fine for taking clothing from a car owned by Edward A. Peterson of Des Moines near the Clover Club on North East Eighth Aug 4. Police recovered all loot.
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Robert King
Front
King
Edward A. Peterson
Des Moines
Towa
Clover Club
North East Eighth
Bus Company Provides Transport for Draftees in Amarillo
The Amarillo Bus Company donated a bus to support selective service registrants. With a shortfall at the pre induction processing center, the company spared transportation to move draftees to required locations around the city.
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Bus Company
Amarillo Bus Company
Indian Architect Claims Atom Blast Concrete
An architect in Bombay unveils atom blast concrete branded everlasting. He asserts buildings made from the material resist subzero to 200 degrees, remain waterproof, fireproof, and rotproof, promising durable structures across climates.
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Bombay
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Invalex folding wheel chairs and walkers advertised with sale terms exclusive to Kent locations.
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Kent
Burglars Enter Six Offices in West Seventh Building
Burglars entered six offices at 1307 West Seventh on Sunday night. They took 125 dollars in cash plus 523 dollars in checks from the building housing unions and a government office. Truck Drivers Local lost 100 dollars cash, Plumbers Local 523 dollars in checks and 20 dollars cash, painters 5 dollars, Boilermakers a pen set, while Bureau of Apprenticeship and Sheet Metal Workers offices were entered but produced no loss. Glass panes were broken to gain entry.
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West Seventh
Boilermakers
Bureau of Apprenticeship
Sheet Metal Workers
Innsbruck Sample Fair Expands Exhibitor Space This Year
More than 21000 square yards are available to exhibitors at Innsbruck Austria for this year’s sample fair. The venue includes a permanent exhibition hall three school buildings two riding schools and a large tent to house exhibits.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Ross Town’s Four Corner Hall Once Noted in Records
Old records describe Ross Tasmania as the place of salvation or San Juan due to its four corner landmark setup. The central cross formed by a public hall an inn a military barracks and a church defined the town’s early identity and daily life.
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Ross
Tasmania
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Salvation
Camel 30 Day Mildness Test Promises Realistic Trial
Smokers are urged to prove Camel Mildness by a 30 day test. Smoke Camels regularly for a full month to judge mildness and flavor from Camel’s select tobaccos in your own T Zone. The ad claims this test offers the most enjoyment from smoking.
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Marguerite Piazza
Miss Piazza
Howard Poollet
St. Louis Cardinals
Eileen Leigh
Ice Skater
Woman Watches Death In Rowboat In Mich Lake
Mrs Archie Dillon watched her husband die from a heart attack while fishing on South Mud Lake. Unable to lift the boat anchors she cried for two hours before help arrived, and Dillon 54 died after sinking.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Archie Dillon
Dillon
South Mud Lake
Pepper origins: black and white come from same plant
The statement notes that both black and white pepper derive from the same plant, with black pepper produced from unripened berries. It emphasizes the shared source and processing difference between the two pepper varieties.
Doctors Pick Camel as Best Known Cigarette Brand
A nationwide survey of 113,597 doctors across all medical fields and states asked what cigarette they smoke. The result named Camel as the brand most doctors prefer.
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Beery
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Louis N. Thomas
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BEPW
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Taylor St
FLY
Austin
Sloneer Rite Lives
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ATOM
Mark Galloway
Kohler
S&s
Opera Star
Redbird Hurler
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Jeanne Wilson
Jack Trahan
Harry Southwell
Hope
Fike Cement & Supply Company
S. Garfiels
Khoury Bros
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