Thermometer and new microphone join KGNC equipment
KGNC in Amarillo adds a downtown thermometer installed 12 feet above the roof with a capillary dial readout and a new condenser microphone praised for wide frequency response. Assistant manager Bob Watson notes downtown readings run higher than the Air Terminal station. The mic, used for Amarillo Symphony broadcasts, complements last word in electronics claim.
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Globe
Bob Watson
KGNC
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Globe News
Air Terminal
Amarillo Symphony Orchestra
Man seeks wife on Amarillo tour during People Are Funny week
Dwight Kuppett a 36 year old bachelor and guest of Old Tascosa at Herrings Hotel is touring national parks in search of a wife. He proposed to about 25 women in Hereford without success and will stay at Palo Duro Park through Sunday. Bud Curtis proclaims Amarillo the site of People Are Funny Week while KGNC airs the program.
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Dwight Kuppett
People Are Funny
Old Tascosa
Herrings Hotel
Kuppett
United States
Palo Duro Park
John McCarty
Ruppett
Hereford
Hereford Brand
Canyon Rotary Club
Amarillo
TWA
Bud Curtis
Hunt
KGNC
Violent quake shakes Sicily causes panic in Messina
Panic-stricken inhabitants fled Messina as a violent earthquake shook Sicily and was felt across the Straits on the Italian mainland. There were no reports of damage. The 1908 Messina quake killed 75,000 people.
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Rome
Messina
Sicily
Firefighters mop up spill after gasoline truck crash
Firemen in Plymouth Indiana used mops brooms and hoses to clean 1260 gallons of gasoline spilled when a gasoline transport struck a parked car. They worked nearly four hours mopping and sweeping the fuel down a sewer.
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Plymouth
Ind
U.P
Water Instructors Organize Safety Club Meeting
Water safety leaders meet at the Red Cross office to organize a Lifesavers club. Les Kilgore announces the gathering for current Red Cross YWCA or YMCA cardholders tonight at 8. Election of officers and a permanent meeting night will be decided.
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Red Cross
Les Kilgore
YWCA
YMCA
New Officers Named for Legion and Auxiliary
American Legion Hanson Post 54 elected new officers at Legion Home 615 West Seventh. Harvey Oliver named post commander succeeding Wayne Middleton. other officers include Fyfe, Holland, Garrison, Blackburn, Archer Jr., Broadwell, Larson, and Long. 84 present. Auxiliary officers elected include Luttrell, Johnson, Orton, Fowler, Long, Potts with 56 women present.
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American Legion Hanson
Post Auxiliary
Legion Home
West Seventh
Harvey Oliver
Wayne Middleton
Charlie Fyfe, Jr
Frank Holland
J. B. “Brack” Garrison
Howard Blackburn
Branch Archer, Jr
Ella Broadwell
Tom Larson
Raymond Long
Legion
Middleton
Oliver
Rhea Smith
Davis Medely
Cora Luttrell
Ruby Johnson
Loyd Orton
Bertha Fowler
Dorothy Long
J. W. Potts
Medley
L. A. Pitt
Roy Beard
From Wrestling Fame to Maine Chicken Farm
Stan Zbyszko once reigned as a top wrestler in the early 20th century. Now he lives in rural Maine and works as a chicken farmer, far from the limelight, a quiet post ring career.
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Portland
Stan Zbyszko
America
Maine
Scarface Otto Skorzeny Remains At Large
Otto Skorzeny famed for freeing Mussolini in 1943 eludes capture despite a tall figure and a conspicuous scar. He is pursued by authorities across regions, with investigators detailing his notable escape skills and past exploits.
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GLOBE
Scarface
Otto Skorzeny
Mussolini
Hitler
Baldwin Takes Air Force Training at Reese AFB
William A. Baldwin first lieutenant in the reserves attends a two week training tour at Reese Air Force Base to stay current with Air Force developments. He is the owner of Pierre's Drive-In Springfield Mississippi and previously flew 56 missions in the China Burma India Theater. He studied at Drury College and was in Kappa Alpha.
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Reese Air Force Base
William A. Baldwin
Air Force
Baldwin
Beverly
George F. Baldwin
Springfield
Miss
Pampa Army Air Field
Air Transport Command
China-Burma- India
Drury College
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
City jail in Coffeyville becomes library
In South Coffeyville Oklahoma a former city jail once bustling with cow punchers is being converted into a public library reflecting cultural shifts in cattle country. The project marks a transition from rough frontier past to community learning space.
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Coffeyville
Okla
U.P
Cattle Country
Pipe hookah described as water-filtered smoke device
A hookah is a pipe with a long stem that draws smoke through water. It explains how the device filters smoke via the water chamber inside the pipe.
Postal polio policy offers low daily cost high care cap
A new Postal Polio Policy costs less than a cent per day, with a maximum $5,000.00 toward polio care including hospital, doctor, and therapies. It covers spouses and children with no age limit, and offers up to $5,000.06 for expenses plus up to $500 for orthopedic devices and a round trip for treatment. Send for details to Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company, Dept. 2847, 3934 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. No sales calls.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Company
Dept
Broadway
Kansas City
Price Rollback Plea By Borger Union
Borger Local 351 International Union of Operating Engineers calls for a price rollback to 1948 49 levels and strict price controls as part of the national mobilization efforts. The telegram to President Truman also urges a wage increase if prices are not reduced, signed by business agent Joe W. Rigdon.
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Borger
Truman
International Union of Operating Engineers
AF of L
Joe W. Rigdon
Union
Seven Day Week For Recruiters
The Navy recruiting station will be open seven days a week from now on for enlistment convenience. Applications for active duty are being accepted from Naval Reservists. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Navy
Tonga celebrates Queen Salote fifty years in 34k-strong turnout
Thousands gather as Tonga marks Queen Salote’s 50th birthday with a two day celebration. The event honors the South Pacific monarch with elegant ceremonies.
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Salote
Tonga
Guests at Ann Lee's Production in Santa Fe
Mr and Mrs Alfred King were guests at dress rehearsal for Light Up the Sky at El Teatro in Santa Fe New Mexico on July 19 They met Nancy Kelly and Bill Robeson the Hollywood radio producer during the third week of professional theater in New Mexico The Kings stayed at La Posada guest ranch before returning to McAllen
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Santa FE
Alfred King
Ann Lee
Moss Hart
Nancy Kelly
el Teatro
New Mexico
la Posada
McAllen
Insured Against Erosion at Natural Bridge
The Natural Bridge site owner carries a $1,000,000 insurance policy to cover erosion threats. Annual premium totals $1,200. The insurer will pay if the arch is reduced to five feet or less.
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Natural Bridge
A. Upr
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TEX Smith
Renue Shop
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Dallas County
Southwest Pacific
Paid Polit
Adv
Norris Ewing
Travelers
Hartford
Barfield
Ellee
Aroun
Ril Kantean
Mark Twain
Chiropractic Service Bureau
Gil Knutson
Space Maker
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Walter Irvin, Inc
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