Army Enlistees May Remain in States
Captain Eugene Saffold of Amarillo Army recruiting explains a new enlistment plan for veterans who served overseas since 1945. Eligible veterans may enlist for three years with guaranteed U S residency and no overseas orders except in wartime. White applicants only. no basic training. no processing. assignments by division.
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Eugene Saffold
Amarillo
Saffold
United States
Armed Services
Interior Service
Safford
Louis Merrill Named Texas Man of the Year in Agriculture
Fort Worth based Louis Merrill, regional conservator for the US Soil Conservation Service, was chosen as Texas Man of the Year in Agriculture by Pro-Farmer Magazine. The honor, announced in Birmingham on December 30, recognizes Merrill’s work improving soil conservation and farming practices across Texas.
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Texas
Birmingham
Ala
Louis Merrill
Fort Worth
US Soil Inservation Service
Pro— Farmer Magazine
Yester
Have a Heart 1948 by Othman
Frederick C. Othman offers humorous New Year wishes for 1948 detailing hopes for prosperity without inflation and political favors from Truman Dewey and Eisenhower. The column envisions improvements for the nation, inclinations of public figures, and light political jests, ending with a note on Amarillo veterans receiving a radio-phonograph gift from the American Legion auxiliary.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
President Truman
Secretary of Treasury
John Snyder
Othman
Tom Dewey
Ike Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Howard Hughes
Johnny Meyer
John L. Lewis
Guyman
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
Amarillo
Four Charged With Murder In Dance Hall Fire
In Fredericksburg four people ages 16 to 22 were charged with murder after a Christmas night fire at a wood and sheet metal dance hall killed four. William Doyle Biddy and Iowne Marie Biddy of Lampasas along with Gene Deatherage and Maybelle Watts of Llano face murder charges. arson had been filed earlier against Biddy. Bonds set at 5000 each. grand jury due in February.
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Fredericksburg
William Doyle Biddy
Iowne Marie Biddy
Lampasas
Gene Deatherage
Maybelle Watts
Llano
Biddy
Connec
Robert Loth
Victor Sagebiel
Tom Martin
Justice of the Peace
William Brun
Joy Close Visits Parents in Borger Return
Joy Close, a student nurse at North West Texas Hospital, recently returned from Borger where she visited her parents.
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Joy Close
Northwest Texas Hospital
Borger
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