Weather and chatter mix in Panhandle letters from home
The Panhandle sees timely rain with Adrian reporting over three quarters of an inch and Dumas nearly a third, soaking much of the North Plains. The column blends weather notes with Hollywood quips and local anecdotes including Maverick Town reviews and a plea to return lost red kid gloves from a Amarillo visitor.
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Trust
Panhandle
Adrian
Dumas
Tack
North Plains
Maverick Town
John McCarty
High Plains
John
Amarillo
Gloves and Courtesy Prompt Reward Offer
A note mentions forwarding to Mrs. Joe Fincher of Canadian and a promised reward of $2 for return of lost gloves. The writer jokes about women’s attachment to gloves and their impact on evenings, acknowledging men’s flaws and urging goodwill toward visiting friends.
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Joe Fincher
Tack
Monte Cassino Monastery Never Housed Nazi Soldiers Claim
Don Martine, secretary to Abbot Diamare, cites a sworn statement by Abbot Diamare denying any German soldiers within Monte Cassino. He says the monks were fooled by Germans and misled by civilians wounded brought to the monastery for care. Histories note Allies bombed the site but spared Italy’s historic buildings where possible.
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Rome
Mount Cassine
Don Martine
Diamare
Monte Cassino
Dean Martin
Dwight Eisenhower
U. S
Italy
Blind commissioner Alsup seeks jobs for Amarillo blind residents
Lon E. Alsup of Austin visited Amarillo to locate suitable employment for local residents who had lost their sight. He tentatively arranged two positions, a concession operator and a floor mop manufacturer, with final plans due by September 1. Hubert Cole of the Lions Club notes collaboration with state officials to place blind residents.
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Lon E. Alsup
Austin
Amarillo
Hubert Cole
Lions Club Committee
Cole
Alsup
Texas
Prisoners Interviewed After Yugoslav Silence Lifted
Two U S officials traveled to Djubljana to interview Americans held incom municado after a week of silence. The Tito government ended the silence ban yesterday.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U. S
Djubljana
Tito
Hero Rescued From Well After 10 Hour Digging Ordeal
A man trapped in a three foot high space in a well was rescued after a 10 hour operation. About 15 volunteers and a crowd of 3,000 gathered as rescuers widened the shaft with a steam shovel. The husband, wife Kathryn Hendricks and bystanders cheered as he emerged at 2:30 am.
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Hendricks
Brother
Gordon
Hendrick
Kathryn
Quack Quack Delays Reported In Meeting
Turmoil over lengthy speeches hampers progress before leadership vote. Attendees accuse repeated talking and translations of wasting time as the clock nears eleven.
Funeral Pending for Toddler Struck by Backing Car
Funeral arrangements are pending for 22 month old Jennie Ann Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne M Evans of 1512 Taylor after she was killed yesterday when struck by a car backing out of a driveway driven by District Judge Henry 8 Bishop at his home 1522 Taylor. The body is in the care of Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors.
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Jennie Ann Evans
Wayne M. Evans
Taylor
Henry 8. Bishop
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors
Doctor Jacobson buys Le Gourmet from Reese
Dr. M. E. Jacobson purchases the Le Gourmet restaurant at Tenth and Alabama from Louis G. Reese. He plans remodeling of the property and will announce details within a week.
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M. E. Jacobson
Louis Reese
Tenth
Alabama
Louis G. Reese
Jacobson
The
Veterans Hostal
Turkeys Found by Motorist Share With Hanover Police
In Hanover New Hampshire Chief Andrew Ferguson and patrolmen ate a roasted turkey found in a motorist’s parked car after no one claimed the bird at police headquarters.
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Hanover
N. H
Andrew Ferguson
Voters rush absentee ballots in second Democratic primary
By noon today 360 voters had cast absentee ballots for the second Democratic primary. The total is expected to reach a final count by 5 pm this afternoon, according to Hubert Cole, county clerk.
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Hubert Cole
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