Honors for Helen Marshall and pageant contestants named
The Amarillo Globe lists honors for Helen Marshall and several contestants including Miss Joan Willis Miss Jimmie Kincheloe Miss Beverly Smith Miss Joyce Edwards and Miss June Harrison with full addresses. An entry committee is named with members B F Shepherd chairman Bill Clark Jimmy Reynolds Jack Hawkins Raymond Oliver and Eddie Storseth and their phone numbers for contest entries.
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Amarillo
Texas
Sade Ekelund
van Buren
Mi Press Association
Helen Marshall
Bill Clark
Jimmy Reynolds
Jack Hawkins
Raymond Oliver
Eddie Storseth
Saucers in Formation Seen Over Amarillo Theater
Sgt and Mrs Cameron reported three moving saucers flying in formation near Trail Drive-In Theater on North East Eighth Amarillo. The objects came from the north at 500 to 1,000 feet, 50 to 150 feet apart, at 300 to 400 mph, with dim lights and no sound. They vanished west of downtown.
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Stewart Cameron
Army Tech Village
Cameron
Trail Drive-In Theater
North East Eighth
Amarillo
Miss Amarillo Contest Gains Eleventh Entrant
Mary Lou Parr, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parr, 722 West Eleventh, Amarillo, joins the Miss Amarillo competition. A native Amarillo resident active in church and art, Parr will sing at the July 27 talent trials at the Paramount Theater. The pageant, a Miss America qualifier, continues with talents judged July 27 and the crowning on July 28 at a dance in the Natatorium. Other contestants include DeLois Utterback, Jerry Williamson, Marcella Elliott, and Guy Dell.
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Jaycees
Amarillo
Mary Lou Parr
Walter Co. Parr
West Eleventh
Miss Parr
Paramount Theater
KLYN
Nat
DeLois Utterback
Washington
Jerry Williamson
Bellaire
Marcella Elliott
Lyla
Guy Dell
Amarillo Globe News Wins Seven Take Seven Awards in State
In a Texas Press Association contest, Amarillo Globe News earned seven awards including first place for editorials and a second for general excellence. Tyler Courier-Times Telegraph led general excellence with 480 points. Lufkin Daily News and Baytown Sun followed.74 papers competed across four circulation divisions.
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Amarillo Globe and News
Texas
Texas Press Association
Globe News
Tyler Courier- Times-Telegraph
Lufkin Daily News
Baytown Sun
Globe and News
Martin Receives Quality Award
F B Martin of Amarillo was awarded the 1950 National Quality Award by the National Association of Life Underwriters and the Life Insurance Agency Management Association. The honor recognizes outstanding service by life underwriters who contribute to their communities as association members.
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F. B. Martin
Lipscomb
Amarillo
Business Men’s Assurance Company
Kansas City
Mr. Martin
National Association of Life Underwriters
Life Insurance Agency Management Association
National Association
Commun
Removal Notice for Simpson Clayton and Fullingim Firm
Announcement of removal of the law firm Simpson Clayton and Fullingim Attorneys from 811 818 Barfield Building to Suite 210 in the new First National Bank Building on Eighth Avenue and Tyler Berek. E. G. Clayton Sr. John R. ingim G Clayton Jr listed among officials.
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E. G. Clayton, Sr
John R. _ ingim
G. Clayton, Jr
Barfield Building
First National Bank
B . Eighth Avenue
Tyler Berek
Zemo
Aviation Group Meets Friday
The aviation committee of the chamber of commerce will meet Friday at 11 in the chamber conference room. Chairman Riley Strickland notes that the Pioneer Air Line hearing in Washington on July 17 will be discussed, as the line seeks a five year permit extension and a one year extension for Amarillo to El Paso. The Pioneer feeder line status and testimony from Texas and New Mexico towns on the route are highlighted as key points.
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Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Riley Strickland
Pioneer Air Line
Washington
Pioneer
Civil Aeronautics Board
Amarillo
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Transparent jellyfish noted by Britannica encyclopedia
Britannica states that certain jellyfish are completely transparent, a trait documented in the encyclopedia. The note highlights that transparency varies among jellyfish species and is a biological feature of some taxa. The statement reflects Britannica's overview of jellyfish physiology.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Amarillo youths win honorable mention in soap carving
Three Amarillo amateurs under 14 win honorable mention in the 23rd annual National Soap Sculpture Committee contest. J D Chase enters The Fight of the Stallion, Ivor White submits Parker, and Eva Gracie Houchin presents Mickey. Prizes range to 250 for top awards and 25 for honorable mentions.
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Amarillo
National Soap Sculpture Committee
J. D. Chase
Jackson
Ivor White
North West Fifth
Parker
Eva Gracie Houchin
McMasters
Mickey
Proctor and Gamble
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Fifth Avenue
New York
Rites at Chapel For Mrs Ong
Services honoring Gertrude Mae Ong age 48 were held at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel at 2 pm. The Rt Rev George H Quarterman led the service. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. She died Saturday in St Anthony's Hospital after a long illness. Born June 25 1902 in Clarendon she moved to Amarillo as a child. Survived by husband C F Ong a daughter Mrs Roland Nichols a sister Mrs L C Myrick.
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Gertrude Mae Ong
Blackburn-Shaw
Arch Terrace
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Clarendon
Amarillo
Sam Lewis
C. F. Ong
Roland Nichols
L. C. Myrick
Nogales
Ariz
At 71 Keeps Young At Youth Center
C C Pangle, 71, custodian of the San Jacinto Youth Center, says he is “71 years young” and plans to keep working around youths. He has served at the center for over two years, with Les Kilgore, the director, praising his diligent work ethic.
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San Jacinto
C. C. Pangle
Carolina
Les Kilgore
Old Coach Echoes Youthful Spirit In Banter
A veteran coach humorously touts his 71 years of youth claiming he can outwork younger rivals, while praising a rival for enduring effort. The remark spotlights competition, athletic tenacity, and mentorship dynamics within the local sports scene.
Britain’s 1949 export surge noted in postwar era
Britain shows a postwar export rebound with 1949 levels 61 percent higher than prewar totals. The earlier year 1946 lagged behind by seven percent relative to 1949, highlighting a sharp recovery in trade volume after World War II.
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Britain
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