Two Soldiers Die in Fort Sam Houston Double Shooting
Fort Sam Houston reports a double shooting in a barracks mailroom that killed Corporal James L. Terry 19 of Meadow Texas and Corporal Howard H. Campbell 25 of Wellington Ohio. A .22 caliber pistol lay on the floor and the door was locked. One died instantly and the other died en route to a hospital. Army officials released few details. The two were said to be good friends.
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Wellington
Ohio
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Campbell
Army
Port Houston Ships First Wheat Under Greece Aid Plan
The freighter Arthur Riggs will load 330000 bushels of wheat at Port Houston, marking the initial grain shipment under the 400 million dollar Greek aid program, according to Hansen & Tidemann.
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W.P
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Notice to Contractors for Amarillo Station Residence
Sealed proposals to build a five room residence at the Amarillo Experiment Station 14 miles west of Amarillo Texas are invited. Proposals must be received by 2 PM August 27 at the Project Supervisor Office Room 314 Post Office Building Amarillo. Specifications and plans available for inspection at the same address.
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Amarillo Experiment Station
Amarillo
Texas
Fire destroys Percy Straus Jr mansion in Houston
The $150000 Houston home of Percy Straus Jr attorney and son of a New York financier was a total loss after a fire last night. Items stored at the Houston art museum including Rivera paintings and Cranach etching valued at 1500000 were also affected.
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New York
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Nairobi
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Diego Rivera
Lucas Cranach
Houston Art Museum
Ruth Pershing Uhler
Art Museum
Men Embrace Summer Comfort Styles In Texas
Texas men resist formal wear as coats and ties fall out of favor. Fort Worth, Sherman, Tyler, Corpus Christi lead a Male Comfort Club movement with slogans like no coat no tie and a poem urging relaxation. Critics note limited wardrobes and scarce new items, while derby hats fade from fashion, pushing the trend toward summer comfort across the state.
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Texas
Dallas
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Sherman
Tyler
Corpus Christi
Bob McCracken
Courier-Times-Telegraph
Neil Fletcher
Chicago
Mer
Cunninghams Arrive in Amarillo from California
Mrs. Eva Cunningham and her son Fred traveled from Los Angeles to Amarillo arriving yesterday. Eva plans to stay with son George while Fred attends the University of Southern California.
Amarillo ISD and Junior College Set Budget Hearing
The Board of Trustees of the Amarillo Independent School District and the Amarillo Junior College District will meet in open session Monday at 7:30 PM in the Senior High School Building. They will hear and consider budgets for the 1947 1948 year and taxpayers may protest items listed.
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Amarillo Independent
Geo. M. Waddill
Amarillo Junior College
Texans Warned To Continue Precautions Against Polio
Texas Health Department urged continued polio precautions despite the low summer incidence. At 118 cases this year, the figure is the lowest since 1942, with warm weather weeks ahead and no sign polio will match last year’s proportions.
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Austin
U.P
Texas State Health Department
George Young Leads NBC Trio at Barron Orch Show
George Young performs with the Blue Barron Orchestra and NBC groups the Three Suns and Bill McCune in a packed midweek concert. Promoters tout a high energy program featuring swing classics and radio favorites.
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George Young Blue Barron Orch
NBC
Three Suns
Bill McCune
Morning Radio Lineup Highlights Local NBC ABC Programs
Local listings preview a busy schedule with NBC and ABC shows. Frank Merriwell Arch ies Andrews and Mary Lee Taylor attract audiences alongside national programs from Smokey Joe Barnes and Al Pearce.
NBC and ABC Radio Schedule Fragment Highlights
A fragmented rail of radio programs lists NBC offerings including Nat Farm Home Hour News Your Host and King Cole Trio while ABC segments name Boston Tea Party and Stars to the Afternoon among others. The partial list shows variety shows, music, and talk formats across networks with multiple host names and program titles.
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NBC
Nat
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