Red Cross leader urges public training in water safety
Melvin A. Buzzard, director of water safety and first aid for the Red Cross Midwest, in Amarillo stresses educating the public in first aid and water safety. He notes the need for more instructors, cites national goals, and cites drowning as a wartime hazard while reporting that over a million children in 16 states participate in Red Cross swimming programs.
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Red Cross Safety Service
Melvin A. Buzzard
Red Cross
St. Louis
Buzzard
Amarillo
George Symington
Truman
National Security Resources Board
Women's Picnic Moved Inside in Hedge-Coke Showroom
Rain forced Amarillo Women’s Business and Professional Women’s Club to relocate their picnic from Ellwood Park to the Hedge-Coke Motor Company showroom at 416 West Sixth. President Mrs. Bob Freeman recalled the moment as “picnicking in the gold fish bowl” with attendees seated at display tables while onlookers passed. Guest speaker was Mrs. Jess Bryan, England exchange teacher, and club sponsored Pansy Hutchins at the Preventorium.
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Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Hedgecoke Motor Company
West Sixth
Gold Fish Bowl
Bob Freeman
Jess Bryan
England
Pansy Hutchins
Mrs Hodges Hurt in Arkansas Auto Accident
M Hubert Hodges and his son Joe Grant Hodges were treated for minor injuries after a car overturned four miles east of Mena Arkansas. Mrs Hodges remains in hospital with a broken leg while doctors report her improving. The Hodges were en route to Mena to visit Dr J L Grace after visiting in Little Rock.
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M. Hubert Hodges
Mississippi
Mena
Ark
Hodges
Joe Grant Hodges
Little Rock
Mera
J. L. Grace
Seek To Cancel Passenger Train On Fort Worth Line
Robert L. Hoyt of Fort Worth and Denver City Railway announced plans to file with the Railroad Commission of Texas to discontinue passenger train service between Childress and Lubbock. The overnight service between the Lubbock Plainview area and Dallas Fort Worth, begun last March, ran deficits and incurred over $14 in direct out of pocket loss per passenger from March 5 to June 30.
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Robert L. Hoyt
Fort Worth
Denver City Railway
Railroad Commission of Texas
Childress
Lubbock
Lubbock-Plainview
Dallas- Fort Worth
Hoyt
Negro Choirs Plan Program in Amarillo Marathon of Music
Negro church choirs from Amarillo join a 3 pm marathon of music at Rescue Home to raise funds for a new Wesley Methodist Church building. A barbecue dinner is free. 400 seats arranged. Guests include Rev. C D Owens and Rev A C Johnson. Performances feature Shiloh Missionary Baptist, Jenkins Chapel Baptist, Mount Zion Baptist choirs and songs such as Swine Low Sweet Chariot and The Lord Will Make a Way.
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Amarillo
West Twelfth
Wesley Methodist Church
Shiloh
Eugene Slater
Polk Street Methodist Church
Red Cross to Supply Blood for Armed Forces
The American Red Cross announced today that at the request of Defense Secretary Johnson it will become the official agency for obtaining blood for the armed forces.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Defense
Johnson
Agriculture Dept Estimates 1949 European Corn Borer Losses
The US Department of Agriculture estimates 1949 losses to the European corn borer at 350 million dollars.
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US Department of Agriculture
TMTA Panhandle Regional Meeting Scheduled at Herring Hotel
A regional TMTA meeting for Panhandle trucking enthusiasts will be Aug. 2 at the Herring Hotel. James E. Taylor, former state senator and TMTA managing director, will speak. The event starts at 7 PM, the fourth regional meeting this summer following San Angelo Odessa and Wichita Falls gatherings.
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Texas Motor Transportation Association
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
John Terrell
TMTA
James E. Taylor
The
Transportation Association
San Angelo
Odessa
Wichita Falls
Pony Express Starts East West Route Through Utah
The Pony Express began east west operations through Utah in 1860 marking a milestone in American mail service. The venture linked Missouri to California, enabling rapid transit across the western frontier and supported by riders, stations, and independent operators despite logistical challenges.
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Pony Express
Utah
Funeral set for James Clarence Stephens veteran
Funeral services for James Clarence Stephens age 65 will be Thursday at 2 PM at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with Rev. Eugene Slater officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Stephens a retired wholesale produce dealer lived at 830 Lipscomb and died after a long illness. He leaves a wife, two daughters, four sisters, and a grandson. A VFW post notes a petition by disabled veterans for limited service duty, signed by several post office workers and others, to be sent to Secretary of Defense Johnson.
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James Clarence Stephens
Boxwell Brothers
Eugene Slater
Polk Street Methodist Church
C. W. Lindsey
E. P. Hallmark
Arthur Bell
T. Hyse
Morris Stevenson
H. H. Horn
Llano
Mr. Stephens
Northwest Texas Hospital
Lipscomb
Amarillo
Stephens
Mansfield
Fort Worth
Third and Buchanan
City
Fillmore Wanderpass
Bamma Stephens
C. B. Johnson
Floy Berry
Sally Martin
Canon City
Colo
Cornferry
Lodi
Cal
Lena Jenkins
Oklahoma City
Audie McIntosh
San Jos
Jimmy Johnson
US Air Force
Armed Forces
Mel Kruse
Gus. Keith
Charles R. Dixon
Carol Meadows
Earl T. Risner
H. Twing
E. T. Brian
W. H. Files
Warren Reeves
H. F E. Hudspeth
C. E. Timberlake
J. °. West
S. G. Culp, Jr
W. H. Dale
Henry Medart
Gus Keith
Kruse
VFW
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
GOP selects Henry V. Poor to oppose Roosevelt in November
Henry V. Poor a 36 year old lawyer and GOP progressive leader has been chosen by the Republican party to run against Rep Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Democratic Liberal for Congress in November in New York.
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Fdr, JR
New York
Henry V. Poor
Republican Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Congress
Amarillo Proposes Local Air Field to Air Force
Earl R. O Keefe said he may visit Scott Field to present Amarillo Air Field for emergency use. City commissioners resolved to offer the field to the government and lease it for a nominal fee of 1 dollar during the present emergency and beyond as needed.
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Earl R. O’keefe
Citizens Committee
Air Force Training Command
Scott Field
Amarillo Air Field
O’keefe
Air Force
Rail passenger mileage peaks and wartime resurgence
After reaching a peak of 47 billion passenger miles in 1920 U S railroad passenger utilization declined but rose again during World War II, reaching a new peak of 98 billion passenger miles.
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U.S
Appeals Court in Recess Austin
The Third Court of Civil Appeals at Austin recessed today until Oct. 4 subject to call. No cases were set for argument today and no opinions were handed down.
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Appeals Court
Austin
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Broiling Tips Next to Steak Save Time and Fuel
When broiling steak or chops for dinner choose vegetables that can be broiled along with the meat. This saves time, dish washing and fuel.
Propeller Gives Man Close Shave
ST. PAUL Minn July 26 Jack Broderman leaned over an outboard motor on a rowboat when a wave tipped the craft tipping him into the water His body scraped the propeller blades causing skin injury to his elbow and other areas He was unable to work for weeks but his accident policy kept him financially steady during that time Thompson King Co Insurance 108 W 9th St Phone 5301
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ST. Paul
Minn
Jack Broderman
Jack
Thompson-King Co
W. 9Th St
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