Servette Service Signal Ends Restaurant Glass Pounding
Amarillo inventor Austin Myers who runs Myers Fried Chicken Restaurant has introduced the Servette Service Signal to replace loud glass pounding. The compact ash tray fitted gadget uses a spring loaded signal to summon waitresses and speed service. Production began in Fort Worth after a patent filed last April and the device aims to boost sales, ease staff work, and improve customer satisfaction.
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Globe
Austin Myers
Amarillo
Myers Fried Chicken
West Sixth
Myers
Thomas elected secretary treasurer of Texas painting council
Jack C. Thomas of 2114 Buchanan was chosen as secretary treasurer of the Texas Council of Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. The officers were installed at a banquet closing the three day convention in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel with W. E. Lankford elected president. Regional vice presidents named were Sidney Fitch Roy Hoyler Marvin Fann and J C Lankford. Corpus Christi won the 1951 convention site.
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Jack C. Thomas
Buchanan
Texas Council of Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
Thomas
Crystal
Herring Hotel
W. E. Lankford
Corpus Christi
G. W. Bavinghausen
Houston
Sidney Fitch
Roy Hoyler
Fort Worth
Marvin Fann
Lubbock
J. C. Lankford
Austin
Civil Service Openings Listed Economists sought in Washington
Positions as economists at annual salaries from 3825 to 6400 will be filled by civil service examinations. Employment with federal agencies in Washington requires five years of responsible economics experience. No written test. Obtain applications from H M Timmons, civil service sector Room 21 Post Office Building.
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Washington
H. M. Timmons
Civil Service
Mystery Explained In Fort Lauderdale Park Rain
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The rain gauge showed three inches though no rainfall occurred the previous night, leaving Frank Breen, assistant city engineer, puzzled as a park department employee investigated the anomaly and sought an explanation.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. U.P
Frank Breen
Park Department
Rail lines stretch across thirty four miles in DC
District of Columbia contains thirty four miles of railway within its boundaries. The fact notes the extent of rail infrastructure in the federal district. No additional entities provided.
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District of Columbia
Lincoln Day Dinner Arrangements Named for Friday
Arrangements chairmen for the Lincoln Day dinner to be held Friday night February 10 at Herring Hotel were announced by Panhandle Republicans at Amarillo Hotel. Chairmen include Mrs Arthur Ball decorations Mrs Hazel Miser invitations Mrs Harold Brady menu E L Roberts program Mrs Dan Martin reservations and J T Mellinger welcoming.Senator Harry Cain of Washington is the guest speaker with attendees Frank Blankenbeckier heads state GOP at Austin and Carlos Watson Brownsville secretary of the Republican State Executive Committee plus Ruthelle Bacon Republican state committeewoman for the Thirty first Senatorial District presiding. The dinner marks Lincoln's birthday February 12 which falls on a Sunday.
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Herring Hotel
Amarillo Hotel
Arthur Ball
Hazel Miser
Harold Brady
E. L. Roberts
Dan Martin
J. T. Mellinger
Sen
Harry Cain
Washington
Frank Blankenbeckier
GOP
Austin
Carlos Watson
Brownsville
Republican State Executive Committee
Ruthelle Bacon
Lincoln
Bacon says ticket arrangements will be announced soon
Miss Bacon stated that ticket arrangements will be announced soon. The comment signals forthcoming details about access or seating, with no other specifics provided in the fragment.
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Con
Miss Bacon
Body found in Bay Port Isabel drowning case
Searchers located Clyde King aged 39 in the bay. He drowned Sunday after attempting to swim to shore from a capsized boat near Port Isabel. King was identified by authorities as the missing man reported earlier.
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Bay Port Isabel
U.P
Clyde King
King
Fire Destroyed Arrowhead Lodge at Lake of the Ozarks
Fire at Arrowhead Lodge, a famed Lake of the Ozarks resort hotel in Missouri, wiped out the structure costing about 100000 dollars. No injuries were reported as crews fought the blaze overnight.
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Lake Ozarks
U.P
Arrowhead Lodge
Lake of the Ozarks
National Geographic Says Congo Produces Most Uranium
The National Geographic Society reports the Belgian Congo yields about 60 percent of the world’s known uranium output, highlighting the region’s key role in the global atomic supply chain.
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National Geographic Society
Belgian Congo
Farmers in the United States own cars and trucks
In the United States, 87 percent of farmers own automobiles and 36.5 percent own trucks, reflecting rising vehicle ownership among agricultural workers and the transportation needs of farming communities.
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United States
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