Civil Air Patrol Explain Functions For Amarillo Area
Maj. R L Flenniken outlined CAP aims and activities before the Amarillo Advertising Club. CAP began in 1941 for coastal patrols anti submarine work and inland missions including courier service and air search and rescue. Now active nationwide under Air Force direction, CAP operates civil defense, air search and rescue for all aircraft and an extensive cadet program teaching navigation meteorology communications observation and first aid.
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Civil Air Patrol
Amarillo
Panhandle
R. L. Flenniken
CAP
Frenniken
Air Force
Washington
Flenniken
Amarillo High School
Crash Victim's Condition Good After Wreck
Mrs Paul Williams of White Cottage Courts remained in good condition this morning at St Anthony's Hospital after a traffic crash. She suffered a broken nose when the car she rode in hit a trailer house on the west side of North Taylor in the 500 block. The car was driven by her husband. The trailer belongs to Mr and Mrs E C Teasley of 517 North Taylor. Teasleys planned a family vacation but it will be delayed. He estimated the trailer damage at 700 dollars.
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Paul Williams
White Cottage Courts
St. Anthony'’s Hospital
New Press Rolls At Wichita Falls
The Wichita Daily Times unveils a $250,000 Goss unitabular press in Wichita Falls enabling 36,000 copies per hour. Rhea Howard, president of Times Publishing Company, stated the 40 page multi color press replaces the 1919 model.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita Daily Times
Rhea Howard
Times Publishing Company
Edin burgh bands contest for 420 pounds in prizes
Fifty bands competed in a Scotland event at Edinburgh with a total prize pool of 420 pounds. The competition highlighted local music talent and drew participants from across the region.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Amarillo Student Wins State Voice of Democracy Title
Richard Thompson of Amarillo High School won the state Voice of Democracy contest held in Odessa. He qualifies for the national event in January and will compete for a $500 scholarship as one of four co winners.
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Richard Thompson
Amarillo
Thompson
Wy. B. Thompson
A Polk
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Ken Club
AHS Scholarship Society
KFDA
Amarillo Jaycees
National Jaycee Organization
Washington
ASK LIQUOR PERMIT FOR GREEN ACRES
A request to amend Amarillo's wet and dry zoning to allow beer and wine sales in the Green Acres Addition was to be heard by the city commission this afternoon. Bill Pittman submitted the petition for modification seeking a lounge oyster bar and seafood cafe on Plains Boulevard. The ordinance currently confines beer and wine sales to the east side of Travis Street, with West Sixth Avenue extending the wet zone to Alabama Street.
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Amarillo
Green Acres
City Commission
Bill Pittman
Pittman
Redquest
Plains Boulevard
Green Acres Addition
Travis Street
West Sixth Avenue
Alabama Street
Brown electrometer used to detect nuclear energy rays
The Brown electrometer, an instrument capable of measuring 100 millionths of a millionth of an ampere, is now being used to detect nuclear energy rays.
RFC Extends 25 Million Loan to Kaiser-Frazer Auto
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved a 25 million dollar loan to Kaiser-Frazer Co. to sustain output and shift toward defense production. Plans include a San Francisco Bay Area plant for military products and shipbuilding. Conditions limit car prices, set target outputs, and require priority defense work.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Kaiser-Frazer Co
Defense
Henry J. Kaiser
San Francisco-Oakland
RFC
Kaiser-Frazer
Kaisers
Henry J’s
K-F
Company secures additional loan after RFC decline
The entity had $44,500 in loans from RFC already in hand and then obtained $25 million after RFC declined the larger request. The move shows a pivot in financing strategy amid the lender’s hesitation.
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RFC
Ballet Program Postponed At Musical Arts Conservatory
A ballet class demonstration scheduled for tonight at the Musical Arts Conservatory, 1710 Tyler, has been postponed. Ann Atkin, teacher, says the program will be rescheduled for next Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
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The
Musical Arts Conservatory
Ann Atkin
Tyler
Two Portland youths arrested in stolen car case
Two youths, Bill Cagle aged 18 and Ed Rudnick aged 17, were arrested about midnight in Claude in a car reported stolen from the A. M. Martin Motor Company in Amarillo earlier. They face theft over $50 charges and are held in Potter County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bonds set by Justice of the Peace W. Carder.
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Portland
Ore
Claude
Amarillo
Bill Cagle
Ed Rudnick
A. M. Martin Motor Company
East Tenth
Potter County
W. Carder
Justice of the Peace
84 Paintings Donated to Dublin National Gallery
Dublin records show Alfred Chester Beatty, a New York born mining millionaire, donated an art collection valued at $500,000 to the National Gallery in Dublin. The donation comprises 84 paintings, enhancing the gallery’s holdings with works from Beatty’s renowned collection.
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Dublin
National Gallery
Alfred Chester Beatty
The mightiest chasm cut by the Colorado River
A vast canyon formed by the Colorado River stands about a mile deep, described as the mightiest chasm in the world. The passage notes its immense depth and geographic significance, highlighting the river's carving power.
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Colorado River
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Advertising Club
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Teasley
Aun
Tyler St
R. F.C
Mark Galloway
Polk
Four Roses
Frankfort Distilleries
Louisville
Baltimore
America
Frankfort Distillers Corporation
New York City
Amarillo Lumber Company
Beatty
Rhodesia
Sierra Leone
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