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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1947
Page
28
Efforts continued to locate Patrick D. Miller of Taylor after a boat incident at Lake Travis left him missing and believed drowned. Search teams worked near the lake as authorities pursued leads and safety divers conducted dives for the missing student.
Deputy Sheriff Sam Rogers identified the missing youth as a Southwestern University student after a boat overturned on Lake Travis last night. Two Georgetown University students, Milton E. Miller and Ben Bayer, reached shore safely.
Enlistment for two Amarillo men into the Naval Inactive Reserve has been accepted, Lt. Comdr. John J. Vandale said. The new enlistees are Cecil A. Smith and Jack L. Glasgow, with stated family addresses in Amarillo. Mary Carolyn Whitson was chosen president of the Sumnerwood 4-H club recently.
Corrections note the Amarillo Junior League Charity Ball is Saturday at the Amarillo Country Club and the Sub-Deb Dance is also Saturday at Amarillo College Gym. The list of names includes Pat Jackson Charles Loveless John Khoury and many others attending various dances and social events hosted by Amarillo institutions this weekend.
Dreadin Linton Roberts Jean Nearing Marcella Jackson Mary Burns Marvin Davenport Dewey Curb and Mr and Mrs W C Beery appear in the community roster of residents listed in the society column.
City engineer Stanton Field said spring plans for English Field runway extensions will be submitted to the Civil Aeronautics Administration for approval. The project involves about 500000 dollars in improvements, with 250000 funded by the city and a matching federal grant. A new runway or extended existing ones aim to accommodate the largest aircraft.
Eugenio V. Pesqueira, the Mexican consul, spoke to the St. Andrews Episcopal Church Men's Club at the parish house. He showed a color sound movie of Mexico and discussed issues facing his country including currency shortages for machinery and hoof and mouth disease in northern Mexico.
In Lachine Quebec Constable Romeo Briere heard a crash and muffled moans on the police radio. He confirmed a patrol car was involved and provided the crash location. An ambulance arrived to find Constable Maurice Trudeau dead and others injured.
Boston based nightclub figure Herb Lewis challenges his audience to name a song he cannot sing. He has memorized about 8,000 old songs and often performs a rapid range of classics to stump listeners.
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