Fight Sign Up For Gift Show in Amarillo
Amarillo firms participate in a three day Gift Show opening Sunday July 15 at Tri-State Fair Park. The Sports Arena and Merchants Building host exhibitors with lines of copper china crystal and brass from long standing manufacturers. About 3 719 Buyers Guides mailed. anticipated attendance near 4 000 with Northwestern vendors in five states.
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Fairgrounds
Ann Howell
McClure and Laughlin Decorating Company
Oklahoma City
Soinick
Mrnick
Visit of British Royal Couple to Canada Planned This Fall
A preliminary informant cited possible U S attendance for a royal visit to Canada this fall visiting principal Canadian centers. A White House source said President Truman would welcome Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip if invited. No formal plans were announced and details remained uncertain.
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Ofruma
Model Plane Trophies Display At Amarillo Event
Trophies from Amarillo model airplane contest are shown in three windows at the Southwestern Service Public Building Pierce's Hobby Shop and the Hobby Shop. The grand prize is a Detroit trip and a chance to compete in Plymouth's fifth international meet set for July 15 at Amarillo Air Force Base. Co sponsors Hedgecoke Keith Meyers Motor Co. Col Mosley coordinates with Capt Smith and Capt Bafford organizing concessions and open house for spectators.
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Southwestern Service
Pierce
East Seventh
Polk
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Hedgecoke Motor Co
Keith Motor Co
Meyers Motor Co
Amarillo Air Force Base
Thomas L. Mosley
Michael Smith
Dean Bafford
Boy Scouts
Porter Oakes
Four to Arrive Home From Korea
Four Panhandle servicemen, two from Amarillo, arrive in Seattle tomorrow on the Army rotation system. They are Cpl. Angell K. Fountas of Pittsburg, Set. Marvel L. Smith of Amarillo, Lt. Col. George R. Stevens of Pampa, and Pfc. William R. Ward of Pampa.
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Amarillo
Seattle
Korea
Angell K. Fountas
Pittsburg
Marvel L. Smith
George R. Stevens
Pampa
William R. Ward
Pisa Tower Lean Increases Slightly Over 15 Years
An expert update shows the Leaning Tower of Pisa has tilted by a little more than a quarter inch in the past 15 years, highlighting ongoing structural change while prompting continued monitoring and preservation considerations.
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Pisa
Man killed by skyrocket at Fourth of July display
A skyrocket exploded in the throat of 54 year old Samuel Genn of Brighton while he operated fireworks at the Lakes Drive-In Theater. The mortar launch ruptured his throat and part of his head, killing him instantly as about 500 spectators watched. State police reported the fatal accident occurred July 5 in Brighton Michigan.
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Mich
Samuel Genn
the Lakes Drive-In
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Amelia Rather King
Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Rather King age 81 will be Saturday at 2 pm in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel led by Rev. George E. Turrentine. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died 5:45 pm yesterday at Northwest Texas Hospital after farming near Amarillo for 45 years. Survivors include five daughters Elsie Purvines Des Moines NM Esther Cope Hamilton Mo Norma Robinson Sheldon Mo Ruth King San Antonio and Dorothye Winters plus three sons M C King Panhandle Irving King Dimmitt and Carl King Vernon.
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Amelia Rather King
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
George E. Turrentine
Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Illinois
Elsie Purvines
Des Moines
Esther Cope
Hamilton
Norma Robinson
Sheldon
Ruth King
San Antonio
Dorothye Winters
Amarillo
M. C. King
Panhandle
Irving King
Dimmitt
Carl King
Vernon
No Fourth of July Traffic Fatalities Reported in Panhandle
Texas Panhandle saw no traffic fatalities or major accidents by noon on July Fourth, Capt. Polk Ivy of the state highway patrol reported. He noted it marked the fourth straight July Fourth with no fatalities in the region, despite preholiday forecasts of 30 deaths and 15 reported by noon.
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State Highway Patrol
Polk Ivy
Panhandle
Ivy
Texas
Invention of guns dated to early 14th century
Britannica cites the first quarter of the 14th century as the origin of gun invention. Advertisement
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Princess Elizabeth and Philip to tour Canada visit
London sources say Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip will visit the United States if invited after their Canada tour in October. Prime Minister Louis St Laurent in Ottawa and Buckingham Palace announced last night that the heiress presumptive of the British throne plans the trip.
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