Competition Increases In Automobile Market
Gordon Tompkins Jr reports rising auto demand with 1949 production expected 10 to 15 percent above 1948. Used car prices fell to about 1956 in January, dealers push list price to trade ins per buyer interest, Reg W a hot topic. Local showings include 1949 Studebaker at Bob Ruddington's and a Pontiac display with new Chieftain and Streamliner models.
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Tyler
Ivan Noblett
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Amarillo Globe Market Briefs on Food, Rubber and Weather
The report notes bread sales are down about 15 percent from four years ago. Meat supplies are unlikely to be noticeably affected by snow and cold in the West. Rubber prices seem headed for lower levels this year.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
College tests set Friday for new students orientation
College president Dr. A. M. Meyer said first time students must complete orientation tests Friday at 8:30 in the administration building to better classify newcomers by field of study. Prospective entrants for the new semester starting Monday should contact the school this week for information.
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A.M. Meyer
Mayer
Meyer
Sergeant Honaker Rejoins Air Force for Three-Year Term
Sergeant Charles W. Honaker of Amarillo reenlists in the U S Air Force for three years after six and one half years of service. Captain John Tilton says he served eighteen months in the European Theater during the war and holds the ETO medal with three bronze stars along with the American Defense, Victory and Good Conduct medals.
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Honaker
Air Force
Charles W. Honaker
Amarrild
US Air Force
John Tilton
Amarillo
Damon Named TWA President In Board Move
Kansas City January 26 Ralph B Damon was elected president of Trans World Airlines after resigning from American Airlines. Damon 51 spent much of his career in aviation and also became a TWA director. He said no major personnel shakeup is planned following a year without a president. Howard Hughes, a major stockholder, had recommended Damon.
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Damon
TWA
Kansas City
Trans-World Airlines
Ralph
American Airlines
LaMotte T. Cochu
Howard Hughes
Nervous wreck finds relief warning from pain claims Patol
Mrs A W of San Ante Seenciogealice aera Smet Sircaane Pacis says she suffered agonizing pain until she tried Patol and found relief. The remark reflects a personal health testimonial in a regional style.
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Patol
A. W
Pacis
Sailor Pays Off Bonded Debt After 14 Years
Texarkana report recalls Chief Quartermaster A C Sumner who, while in boot camp, borrowed one dollar from Thomas Lowry. Lowry, now retired in Shreveport, received repayment when they met there last week. Sumner had promised to repay but left for duty before pay arrived.
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Texarkana
A.C. Sumner
Texarkana Navy
Sumner
Thomas Lowry
Navy
Shreveport
Lowry
General Krueger's 68th Birthday Observed Quietly
Jan 26 reports General Walter Krueger commander of the Sixth Army will mark his 68th birthday with a quiet observance in San Antonio. He is midway through writing a 200000 word history of Sixth Army campaigns in the Pacific.
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Krueger
San Antonio
Walter Krueger
Sixth Army
Hospital Unit Meets in City for January Session
January meeting of the 500 Bed Station Hospital Unit will be held at 7:30 PM Friday night in Veterans Hospital. City physicians will lead discussion forums. Col. George S. Littell is the unit commanding officer and will preside.
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Teterans Hospital
Ession
George S. Littell
Freedom of the press under threat from censorship
The piece warns that critics and self styled committees aim to limit readers access to diverse facts and opinions. It argues a free press must remain independent to preserve individual rights and prevent government controlled reading.
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Stalin
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