Corpus Christi Beauty Wins Texas Sweetheart No 1 Title
A willowy brunette from Corpus Christi named She-Wanda Ticknor won the Texas Sweetheart No 1 crown at Casa Manana. She topped 38 contestants after five finalists were singled for closer judging by Bill Grady Lou Wolfson and Johnny Perkins. The audience heckled as Ticknor was announced winner.
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Brunet
Corpus Christi
Texas
Casa Manana
Wanda Ticknor
Viola Welsh
Kilgore
Elaine Garrison
Fort Worth
Louisene
Galveston
Ollie Sue Armstrong
Lubock
Bill Grady
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studios
Lou Wolfson
Johnny Perkins
Atlantic City
Spearman and Amarillo Teens Stir Dulyat Audience in Pageant
Delegations from Texas regions roared approval for Doris Gene Russell of Spearman and Orlena Farmer of Amarillo as they were announced amid a rousing pageant. Judges initially named three finalists but crowd pressure created extra finalist Miss Kilgore.
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Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Leally
Doris Gene Russell
Spearman
Orlena Farmer
Kilgore
Waco
Ewichita Falls
Miss Lubbock Crowned Amid Hollywood Dream Moments
The Miss Lubbock pageant concludes with the winner calm and composed as Bill Grady announces the result and guests applaud. Four Casa Manana charines escort the new queen to a throne chair, while reporters fire questions backstage and Grey Downs of Temple offers friendly congratulations.
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Grey Downs of
Temple
Miss Downs
Miss Ticknor
Miss Corpus Christi wins pageant amid Panhandle scrutiny
Miss Ticknor, 18, of West Texas Midland and Corpus Christi, competes in Casa Mana show. Finalists Miss Lubbock and others faced strenuous routines as organizers praise a strong production. Local column notes Amarillo aims to win next year.
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Ticknor
West Texas
Midland
Corpus
Casa Mana
Corpus Christi
Casa
Miss Russell
Miss Farmer
Panhandle
Miss Lubbock
Miss Ticknor
Amarillo
Courthouse records and early transport notes from 19th century era
The page lists deeds transferring lots in Washington Center Wolflin and Country Club Terrace. Court cases note divorces for Shrader and Neal. Car registrations show 1939 pickups and sedans with owners. It also mentions Oil Creek petroleum shipment in 1790 and etymology of the word mongol from Tang dynasty.
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Fuqua Development Co
H. H. Loewenstein
Washington Center
J. M. Williams, Et al
F. B. Martin
Wolflin
Prudential Insurance Company
Country Club Terrace
Continental Life Assurance Society
Bivins
Madelyn Shrader
Joe Shrader
Pearl Neal
Rufus Neal
International
Amarillo
Oldsmobile Company
Ford
John Woolsey
Plymouth
F. T. Ford
Buchanan
Chrysler
G. L. Marvin
Blackstone Hotel
Oil Creek
Pittsburgh
Nathaniel Cary
State Firemen Seek 10 Percent Fire Insurance Rate Cut
Olin Culberson reports the State Firemen and Fire Marshals Association of Texas pressed the Fire Insurance Commission for a flat ten percent reduction in all insurance risk classifications. They argue profits exceed the commission’s five percent cap, noting 23 percent on Dwellings, 19.7 percent on Mercantile Buildings, and 16.3 percent on Mercantile Stocks, while agents’ income remains unaffected.
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Olin Culberson
State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas
State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association
State
Fire Insurance Commission
Texas
Commission
Association
Insurance Commission
Jailed Man Seeks Release From Fine After Bad Luck Tale
Floyd J. Daniels tells Salt Lake City commission his December drunken driving case ruined his life. His license was suspended, his trucking business suffers, and his family faces hardship. He appeals for release from a $150 fine while the commission studies his plea.
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Salt Lake City
Floyd J. Daniels
Beame
Commission
Does Your Breath Broadcast Wear False Teeth
Denture breath arises from mucin build up on plates and bridges. Polident, a brushless cleaner, removes odor stains and deposits, purifying false teeth and improving breath. Costs 30¢ and is sold at drug stores with a money back guarantee.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tribunal
Fortune
Garver
Rome
U. S
Turkey
Maryanne Bell
Robert Bell
St. Paul, Minn
Chicago
Anil Et
Courthouse Records
Lowell Munday
Mgr
Charlie Chan
Inspector Chan
MR. Barrow
Big Boy
Miss Ooola
Spencer Frome
South America
Mom
Rad
Dagwood
THE
Mountain Boys
Pangnation
A. Ghootal
Hamad
Ike
Boots
Wyoming
Shechs
Willy
FIRIA
VORA
Gordon
Gordon’s Gin
Somerset Importers Ltd
New York
Gordon's Dry Gin Co., Ltd
Linden
New Jersey
Tes Mrothy
Alee
Childress
Vernon
Wichita
Daleas
Houston
Chaml
Bowen
Leverius Barber Shop
Oliver Eakle
Paul Rusk
Blondie
Daniels
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