Amarillo Lad Finds Brazil Diverse Yet Americas Best
Amarillo native Robert Gooch, grandson of Mrs. Henry 8S. Gooch, returns from Rio de Janeiro where his father worked with Cruzeiro do Sul. The 18 year old MIT freshman recalls Brazilian schooling, Carnival noise, and Portuguese fluency before affirming that America is the best place to live.
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Amarillo
Brazil
Robert Gooch
Henry
Gooch
Monroe
Robert
Boston
Rio de Janeiro
C. S
Tony” Gooch
Massachusets Institute of Technology
Rio
C. S. Gooch Engineering Co
Cosmopoli
South America
America
New Orleans
Jester Declines Need for New Latin Aid Laws
Governor Beaufort H. Jester said no new legislation is needed to ease discrimination against Latin Americans. He favors a more understanding Texas attitude and will not appoint Latin Americans to the good neighbor commission. He noted existing Latin American appointees on the Veterans Affairs Commission and the Kingsville College Board of Regents.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Good Neighbor Commission
Jester
Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Texas
Veterans Affairs Commission
Board of Regents
College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
American Hoboes Elect New King
In Britt Iowa at the annual convention hoboes chose "Highway Johnny" Weaver from Ashland Nebraska as their new king and named "Woody from Wisconsin" crown prince and Ben Benson king emeritus after Skeets Simmons could not attend due to illness. Weaver, 53, had campaigned with Western Style toys and ragtime tunes finishing ahead of dozen rivals including Scoop Shovel Scotty. Polly Ellen Pep near Cuba New York is developing a 30 acre hobo haven called Rock Candy Mountain.
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Britt
Iowa
America
Johnny” Weaver
Ashland
Neb
Polly Ellen Pep
Cuba
Rock Candy Mountain
Weaver
Scoop Shovel Scotty
Skeets Simmons
Detroit
Ben Benson
Louisiana Growth Ranks Second to Texas in South Central
Baton Rouge Reuters report says Louisiana gained 109,247 people since the 1940 census, reaching 2,519,520, the second largest growth in the region after Texas which added 544,657. New Orleans population is about 602,000, up 11 percent since 1940.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Texas
D. Y. Smith
Department of Commerce and Industry
US Department of the Census
Smith
New Orleans
Vest Pocket Essays on Iceland’s Oddities and Myths
A columnist playfully contrasts Iceland with the United States, noting Iceland’s lack of railways army and illiteracy, then lampoons its lottery funded schools and volcanoes. It jokes that one fifth of Iceland’s people fish and call a famed fisher man Joe, with pun on “Joe’s Plaice.”
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United States
America
Iceland
Greenland
Joe
Old Cowpokes Gather for Western Cowpunchers Reunion
Old-timers arrive in Amarillo for the Western Cowpunchers Association annual roundup. More than a hundred expected, with a steak supper to start the event, dancing tonight, and an “angerin’ old times” visit tomorrow followed by a barbecue. Reunion runs from Highway 287 north of Amarillo to River Road School area through tomorrow afternoon.
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Western Cowpunchers Association
Amarillo
River Road School
Highway 287
Bulgarians Open to Marshall Plan If Independence Guarded
Bulgarian political representative Nissim Mevorah in Washington said Bulgaria would join the Marshall Plan if it is developed without infringing on Bulgaria's independence. He stressed willingness depends on terms offered.
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Washington
Nissim Mevorah
United States
Europe
Blue Star Ointment Ad Offers Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement promotes Blue Star ointment for skin irritations including eczema, dermatitis, ringworm, pimples and scabies. It claims one application and repeats as needed, promising money back if unsatisfied.
Texas Firm Sells to China Denison
The Jacques Power Saw Company announced production of 1000 midget tractors and 1000 power saws for the Chinese government. President J. C. Jaques said he just returned from New York where a South America distribution program was set up.
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Texas
China
Denison
Jacques Power Saw Company
J. C. Jaques
New York
South America
Nevada's cattle outnumber people by wide margin
The state with a population of 110,247 hosts about 480,000 cattle, more than four times the human population. The figures highlight Nevada's ranching emphasis and livestock scale compared with residents.
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Nevada
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Sveinn Bjornsson
Reykjavik
Arr Eisen
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Norris Ewing
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Tower Club
N’al Assn. Life Underwriters
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Fort Worth
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Fort Worth, Texas
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State Railroad Commission
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McLennan County
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Cosmopolitan, Inc
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