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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1948
Page
4
A compact society note highlights Ed Sharpe as a top master of ceremonies at Club Victoria with magic tricks and emceeing. The piece also catalogs numerous engagements and social pages with names, couples, and events from the area.
The article explains a regional shift to three handed gin in Cleveland area clubs led by the Cleveland Athletic Club. Each hand uses 10 cards per player with a turn up card and discard draws from the top of the pile. Knocks determine scores across three opponents with a 200 point win threshold and a 50 point gin bonus, plus 25 point undercut rules. next article promises more detail. Also notes Malaya Singapore ban on foreign cars over 20 horsepower, limiting imports to UK makes to ease British Empire dollar shortages.
An advertisement touts NORITO as a fast acting remedy for rheumatic pain, neuritis and muscular aches. It promises rapid relief, a money back guarantee, and urges readers to consult their druggist for purchase.
Port Arthur News recalls the barbed wire boom that reshaped Texas open ranges. John W. Gates, working for Isaac Elwood at $100 a month plus 10 percent commissions, persuaded railroads and cattlemen to fence rights of way. Elwood offered to cancel the 10 percent clause for a higher salary, but Gates preferred a steadier pay.
The tale follows Ike Gates and Elwood as they clash over barbed wire patents and territory. Gates refuses Elwood's offer, builds a mobile plant near a state line, and evades injunctions. A riverboat plant and a patent flaw lead to a merger that makes both men multi millionaires.
Saigon July 12 reports an estimated 25 Viet Namese and Chinese raiders were killed during an ambush on a French convoy in French Indochina. The clash occurred as raiders attacked near Saigon drawing French forces into brief exchanges.
L. R. Cherry campaigns to influence voters in the Democratic primary scheduled for July 24.
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