First Air Force Club Opens at Amarillo Base
The Shee in-Service Club debuts as the first of three airmen service clubs at Amarillo Air Force Base a recreation venue for personnel. Formal opening is planned for Labor Day with officials from Amarillo Scott Air Force Base Belleville Illinois. An open house with reception barbecue ball games and a dance will follow. Captain Dean Bafford oversees hostesses aiding orderly operation while Tech Sergeant Gene Vest named NCO in charge of all clubs after completion. Vest and his wife previously toured the United States in vaudeville for ten years.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force Service Clubs
Amarillo
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Ill
Dean Bafford
Gene Vest
Vest
United States
Gilda Gray Studies Offer From Movies
Hollywood reports that Gilda Gray, famed Ziegfeld Follies star, is in talks with a producer for a biopic while planning a 10 week Pacific Northwest nightclub tour. She notes her age of 48, weight 122 pounds, and recovering health after four years on a Colorado ranch.
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Hollywood
Gilda Gray
Miss Gray
Pacific Northwest
Differences in administration but same Lord cited
A devotional line echoes I Corinthians noting varieties of administration and operations all governed by one God who works all things in all. It emphasizes unity in faith despite differing roles and gifts within the church.
Wish Is Granted He's Going to Jail
Fred P Roberts, 64, was sentenced to two years in state prison by Judge Ben C. Willard in Miami for embezzlement. He allegedly accepted 500 from a building supply firm for rock lath never delivered, adding to a lengthy criminal record.
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Miami, Fla
Fred P Roberts
Roberts
Criminal Court
Ben C. Willard
Elderly man seeks jail over fast world
An arrested man told the Dade County solicitor he wished to return to jail and die there, saying he could not cope with a world that had sped up too fast for him. The remark reflects his illness and desire for confinement.
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Dade County Solicitor’s Office
Gambler Costello's Hollywood Home Plans Blocked
In Hollywood Florida residents object to Frank Costello’s proposed stucco home amid a cluster of turf and casino figures. Concrete blocks sit on a $7,500 lot at Eleventh Street and Hollywood Boulevard while builder William Healey doubts any construction will proceed. Other famed gamblers such as Joe Adonis, Vincent Alo, and Meyer and Jake Lansky also have homes in Hollywood. The Canterbury Museum of New Zealand begins a fifty year renovation to restore exhibits after decades of wear.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Frank Costello
Hollywood
Fla
Daily News
Costello
Eleventh Street
Hollywood Boulevard
William J. Healey
Costellos
Gamblers
Joe Adonis
Vincent
Jimmy Blue Eyes
Alo
Meyer
Jake Lansky
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Ed Stapleton
Shee Ein
Mufti
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May
Harry
Brooks
Fairmon Dee
Dick Dye
West 10Th St
Globe-News
Save
Sears
Sears, Roemunck
Dr. Gil. Knutson
Health For
Gil. Knutson
Chiropractic
Zale
Amy Hos
Dorothy Day
Baylor Sportsman Watch
C.O.D
Diamond Importers
POLK
FISK
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Lewes
Melton
Pyramid
Boyville
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