Man of the Year Banquet Tickets Sell Fast
Amarillo residents rush to secure seats for the Man of the Year banquet at Herring Hotel Friday at 7 30 pm. The Amarillo Toastmaster Club sponsors the event, honoring 1948 winner Dr E B Fincher with the presentation by 1947 winner Lee Hunter. Reservations are $2 at Mark Galloway Drug Store.
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Herring Hotel
Frank DeWolfe
Amarillo
Fincher
Mr. de Wolfe
Mark Galloway Drug Store
Polk
Lee Hunter
Dr. Fincher
Women to enter officer candidate school at Lackland Air
Amarillo Army recruiter Capt John Tilton says the officer candidate course at Lackland Air Force Base will span 11 weeks of basic training for women. Graduates will be commissioned and serve in executive and administrative roles. Classes start in March with Feb 15 deadline for applications through local offices. Women aged 18 to 35 are eligible. For details contact Tilton at the Army Post Office.
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Gontactins
Tilton
Army
Nervous Distress From Gas and Bloat Remedies
An advertisement promotes 888 Tonic as a remedy to increase gastric juice flow for gas and non organic stomach disturbances. It claims improved digestion appetite sleep and strength, urging readers to buy from their drug store to build sturdy health.
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Tonle
Body of Texas War Ace Found
Col. Neel E. Kearby, missing since March 8, 1944, was located on Wewak, New Guinea. The Dallas hero, credited with 24 destroyed Japanese planes, held the Medal of Honor and other top decorations. his body will be sent to Dallas for burial after discovery by the Australian War Graves Committee.
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Dallas
Neel E.kearby
Wewak
New Guinea
Kearby
Australian War Graves Committee
J. G. Kearby
Manila
Lives After 85-Foot Fall
Harry Crawford a 35 year old brakeman for Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway fell 85 feet from a caboose into darkness on a bridge at Monongahela. He awoke on the ground on his feet with a dislocated ankle and other injuries and is expected to recover in a week in hospital.
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Harry Crawford
Pittsburgh and
West Virginia
Crawford
Monongahela
Princess Elizabeth at Sandringham with measles
Princess Elizabeth, 22, heiress to the British crown, is at Sandringham with measles and her infant son Prince Charles. Buckingham Palace says the illness is running an ordinary course and she is under Dr. J N B Ansell care alongside the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, and the royal family.
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Duke of Edinburgh
Margaret
King George
Queen Mary
Sandringham
Weather Delays Texas Polio Fund Drive Progress
ABILENE Jan 20 One anarc of in Texas is progressing at half-step because of repeated bad weather Ed Stewart of Abilene state chairman of the campaign for funds to fight polio said January's weather had caused the drive to lag in many places He said the campaign was progressing successfully in the larger cities Texas March of Dimes quota is 1250000 The national goal is 30 million dollars Stewart said the need for money to care for polio victims is greater in Texas than ever before because the state had the greatest epidemic in its history last year.
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Abilene
Texas
Ed Stewart
Stewart
Dallas Men Fined In GI Home Deals
Eleven Dallas men were fined a total of 1500 in ten cases for false swearing to the Veterans Administration over home sale prices to veterans. Most defendants were real estate agents. Hearings occurred in federal court with no contests, attorneys citing technical violations. The misdemeanor involved side payments from veterans via agents to owners.
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Dallas
Veterans Administration
Time for Clean-up By British Grocers
Lam beth Borough council forms a clean food association after the medical officer cites multiple food safety lapses. He notes a breakfast cereal packet with two live mice and questions how a half inch iron fragment and toothbrush bristles could enter foods like stew and coconut ice cream, urging stricter handling standards.
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London
Lambeth
A. G. G. Thompson
Air Cadets to Wear Blue Uniforms Next April
The Air Force cadets will switch from khaki to blue uniforms starting April 4. The new attire mirrors pre 1942 styles with a medium dark blue service coat, matching trousers, light blue shirts, dark blue neckties, black shoes and socks, and a matching cap. Informal wear will include battle jackets.
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Washington
Air Force
Miers
Flag Raiser on Iwo Is Buried in Texas
Harlan H. Block lies in Weslaco cemetery after being reburied there. He helped raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi in February 1945, a moment captured by AP photographer Jack Rosenthal. Six pals who enlisted with him served as pallbearers at the service.
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Iwo
Texas
Weslaco
Harlan H. Block
Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi
Block
Jack Rosenthal
Associated Press
Doctors Trained on Atom Wounds in Seven Day Course
Washington doctors and other physicians joined a seven day course hosted by the armed forces special weapons project and the American College of Physicians. The sessions covered injuries from atomic blasts and radioactive exposure, including isotopes use and lab setup. Lt. Col. Houghton and Dr. Scoville highlighted radiation defense limits and underwater explosion implications.
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Washington
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
American College of Phy
Bruce A. Burgy
Lee
Texas Soft Water
Hiroshima
Karl H. Houghton
Radio
Logical Defense Division
Herbert Scoville, Jr
Bikini
Houghton
Air Mail Post Cards Seen Underused by Public
Amarillo post master James Ely reports a sharp drop in air mail use since the 6 cent rate increase. He notes the new 4 cent air mail post cards, pre-stamped and standard size, are underutilized despite their purpose to keep mail moving fast.
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James Ely
Amarillo
Ely
Brady Elected President of Texas Soft Water Association
William J. Brady of San Antonio was elected president at the Texas Soft Water Association annual meeting. Other officers named include Edward W. Hopkins of Waco as secretary-treasurer and directors Howard Clark Corpus Christi John Olive San Angelo Roland Smith Brownwood Henry Stanley Harlingen W T Wagnon Odessa Bruce Burgy Amarillo William Stone Lubbock and Ben Bilbrey McAllen.
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Cue Wo P
William “J. Brady
San” Antonio
Texas Soft Water” Association
Edward W. Hopkins
Waco
Howard Clark
Corpus Christi
John Olive
San Angelo
Roland Smith
Brown’wood
Henry Stanley
Harlingen
W.T. Wagnon
Odessa
Bruce Burgy
Amarillo
William Stone
J. Lubbock
Ben Bilbrey
Mc— Allen
Looting at Tale's Jewelry: $50,000 in Goods Missing
In Austin on January 25, police investigated a downtown jewelry store break in at Tale's Jewelry. Manager Sol Kruger reported 112 women's diamond rings 38 women's watches 17 men's watches and three men's diamond rings stolen. The back of the safe was opened with an electric drill and rifled.
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Tale’s
Austin
Yeggs Austin
U.P
Sol Kruger
Kruger
Burglary Indictments Bonded for LeSage Warehouse Heists
Horace Wells of 1223 West Ninth and C A Rodgers of 3645 Industrial Boulevard posted after-in dictment bonds of 3500 each on charges of burglary of the LeSage Company liquor warehouse at 18 A North Taylor on December 6. They had been free on pre trial bonds of the same amount while a grand jury investigated.
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Horace Wells
West Ninth
C. A. Rodgers
Industrial Boulevard
LeSage Company
North Taylor
Rand
Laxative FreX-a-MINt Tastes Like Mint Chew GUM
Advertises FreX-a-MINt as a pleasant laxative that tastes like gum. Claims patient-friendly, gentle effect beyond the stomach and that it works further along the digestive tract. Priced at 25¢ 80¢ or 109.
Boxer Too Rough: Wife Seeks Divorce in Houston
Ermalyne House, wife of 23 year old welterweight boxer Gordon House, filed for divorce claiming he beat her three times in the last year and hit her with a bottle a year ago. She seeks custody of their 3 month old son Gordon Jr. while he remains jailed on a statutory charge.
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Houston
Ups
Gordon House
Ermalyne House
Harris ‘County
House
Gordon, Jr
US Relief Goods In Captured Cities Reported
ECA officials said about four million dollars worth of American relief goods were in Peiping and Tientsin when the cities were captured by the Communists. James T. Ivy, regional director for Tientsin, was assured Communist cooperation for completing a largely relief project. The Peiping office status remained unclear after the recent Communist capture.
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Shanghai
ECA
Peiping
Tientsin
James T. Ivy
Must Wait a Day For Final Grades
The school closes due to weather delaying the final grade tabulation for 34 graduating candidates. Principal R B Norman says the final results for eligibility will be announced after all first semester grades are completed. Diplomas may be picked up after tabulation or at spring graduation exercises.
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R. B. Norman
Promotional Tests for Police in Amarillo Department
Promotion examinations for police and traffic sergeant and detective lieutenant positions are underway at the city personnel office. The sergeant exam began at 9 this morning while the lieutenant exam starts at 1 this afternoon. Only one application has been received for the traffic captain exam set for tomorrow. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
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Amarillo
T He City Personnel Office
Orientation Tests At College Friday
Amarillo College will hold orientation tests for new students at 3:30 Friday in the School Administration Building. Dr. A. M. Meyer said all first time entrants must take the tests to classify students more accurately by field of study. Prospective entrants should contact Dr. Meyer for information this week.
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Visconemanns
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