College Notes and Neighbor Gossip Highlight Local Visits
Readable items show Stephens College graduates Alice Gist and Mary Ann Smith home from Columbia Missouri with other graduates and summer plans. Many entries list visitors to Amarillo households including Castleberry Keens Hemmings Truitts Townsend families and extended trips to Denver Denver and Boulder Colorado.
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Alice Lee Gist
R. D. Gist
Hayden
Mary Annn Smith
G. Ray Smith
Hughes
Stephens College
Columbia
Alice Lee
Mary Ann
Stephens
Jan Castleberry
A. R. Castleberry
Polk
Washington University
Emma Grays Ointment for Your Skin
An old time drugstore item offering Emma Grays Ointment for external itching rash tetter pimples irritations minor cure sprains and bruises. Pine tar present as soothing ingredient and the product price is 35 cents at all drug stores.
Western Union Rates To Rise
The FCC will allow Western Union to raise message rates by 10 percent for one year. Applies to full rate day letters night letters serial and press messages. Western Union must file revised schedules and provide 30 days notice. Commission orders a full investigation of Western Union rate structure.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union
Commission
Gotham Police Boss Is Handed Broom
New York June 5 Police Commissioner Arthur W Wallander ordered a fact finding investigation into bribe charges against city police with Bookmakers. He said the probe would start at the top and go to the bottom and cited changes following an internal inquiry into detectives and plainclothes officers.
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New York
Arthur W. Wallander
Wallander
Vitamin Deficiency Found Cause of Moon Blindness in Horses
Army veterinarians report a riboflavin or vitamin B-2 shortage linked to moon blindness in horses and mules. Diets rich in riboflavin may prevent onset, but there is no treatment for the disease once it develops.
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Washington
Maj
T. C. Jones
Jones
Fire at Kansas City home ends with ammunition blast
Fire at Leslie E. White Jr. home in Kansas City scarcely burned when 1,100 rounds of shotgun and rifle ammunition stored in the basement exploded. Neighbor Eugene Holman sprayed water from a garden hose as firemen arrived to find the blaze nearly out.
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Kansas City
Leslie E. White, Jr
Eugene Holman
White
Holman
Wedding guests attend Brint nuptials in Amarillo
Mrs. Paul Coffin of Itasca and her daughters Virginia and Janie with son Paul travel to Amarillo to attend the wedding of Miss Nancy Brint, daughter of Mrs. A L Brint, 1309 Harrison.
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Paul Coffin
Itasca
Virginia
Janie
Paul
Amarillo
Nancy Brint
A. L. Brint
Harrison
Amarillo Schools In Line For National Lunch Program
President Truman signed a law continuing federal aid for school lunches. In Amarillo last year 2,210 students daily used lunches, 2,500 benefited from lunch and milk, with 13 participating schools.
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Amarillo
Truman
San Jacinto
Summit
McKinley
Margaret Wills
Wolflin
Wilson
Sanborn
Pleasant Valley
Horace Mann
Glenwood
Dwight Morrow
Fred Douglas
Patten
Helen Worley
Funeral for Mrs. Annie Landis Purves Set in Clayton
Funeral services for Annie Landis Purves daughter of Judge C G Landis will be held Thursday in Clayton New Mexico where she died Tuesday at 56 After a heart attack in March she had lived with husband James Purves and family in Clayton and Clapham for 20 years They left four sisters and four brothers among surviving relatives The body will be sent to Amarillo for 4 PM burial at Llano Cemetery per N S Griggs & Sons
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Annie Landis Purves
C. G. Landis
Jackson
Clayton
N. M
Purves
Clapham
James Purves
Amarillo
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Arrivals on Both Coasts
Six transports are scheduled to arrive today at San Francisco and Seattle with 4 195 service personnel. Two vessels carry 963 war brides and children to New York. Ships arriving include New York Willard Holbrook from Southampton with 722 war brides and children. San Francisco entries include Iron Victory from China LST 943 and LST 868 from Pearl Harbor Marine Phoenix from Pearl Harbor Winged Arrow from Samar. Seattle reports U S A T George W. Carver from Alaska.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Seattle
Wash
New York
Willard Holbrook
Southampton
Iron Victory
China
LST
Pearl Harbor
Marine Phoenix
Winged Arrow
Samar
Supreme Court halts execution for Willie Francis
Justice Hugo Black of the Supreme Court ordered a stay of execution for Willie Francis, an 18 year old Black man who survived a prior attempt in Louisiana. Francis was to be executed for robbing and killing a St. Martinville, Louisiana druggist, but the Pardon Board refused to commute.
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Washington
Ueo Black
Supreme Court
Willie Francis
Louisiana
Francis
St. Martinville
Louisiana Pardon Board
Amarillo Girl Jorja Curtright to Star in Fall Films
Jorja Curtright born in Amarillo will headline映画 Tempest this fall after earlier roles in Whistle Stop. A former studio secretary who pursued acting for four years, she rose to stardom thanks to Seymour Nebenzal who cast her in her first featured film.
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Jorja Curtright
Amarillo
Jorja Cartright
Hollywood
Jorja
Georgia
Texas
Seymour Nebenzal
Nebenzal
Rye Bread Dealers Gain Temporary Price Boost Until July 1
Rye bread wholesalers may raise prices by two cents a pound through July 1, correcting an earlier error that the increase was permanent. The sole large rye bread wholesaler in Amarillo is affected, said Mrs. Ellen Jones, chief clerk of the local Price Control Board.
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Ellen Jones
Local Price Control Board
Jones
OPA
Amarillo
Veterans housing planned for county poorhouse in Montrose
In Montrose Colorado on June 5 the county farm and poorhouse was sold for 10000 dollars. New owners intend to convert the property into housing for World War II veterans fleeing the poorhouse era.
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Montrose
Colo
Legion Receives Deed For New Legion Home
The American Legion Post 54 completed transfer of the building deed at 212 East Fourth. Howard Blackburn handed a $25,000 down payment to Hugo and Morris Loewenstern, agents for Plains Chevrolet Company. The drive seeks $125,000 to cover the balance and remodel the 20,000 square foot facility with a lobby, snack bar, service officer, recreation rooms, and an auxiliary auditorium. Possession awaits Plains Chevrolet's new building. Judge William Q. Boyce chairs the building fund. Bill Gilstrap is vice chair. Judge E C Nelson is commander.
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East Fourth
Hanson
American Legion
Howard Blackburn
the Legion
Hugo
Morris Loewenstern
Loewensterns
Plains Chevrolet Company
Legion
Legion Auxiary
William Q. Boyce
Building Fund
Bill Gilstrap
E. C. Nelson
Panhandle Likely Lead Group At Petroleum Institute Meet
Oklahoma City June 5 The Mid-Continent District of the American Petroleum Institute opens tomorrow with headquarters in Oklahoma City. A Texas Panhandle delegation is expected to be the largest, surpassing 300 attendees. Carl Young of Dallas, secretary of the production division, notes the Panhandle chapters provide the biggest turnout as the district includes Oklahoma Kansas and the Panhandle.
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Oklahoma City
Mid-Continent
American Petroleum Institute
Texas Panhandle
Carl Young
Dallas
Institute
Oklahoma
Kansas
The
Panhandle
St Francis Youth to Attend New York Citizenship Camp
Norman Neusch son of Mr and Mrs William H Neusch will attend the Encampment for Citizenship near New York starting July 1 leaving June 22. About 200 youths ages 17 to 22 will join discussions on world problems. Neusch 21 a Amarillo High School graduate 1942 Navy veteran and current Texas A and M freshman is president of the Newman Club and chairs the South Central States Province Newman Club.
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Norman Neusch
William H. Neusch
New York
Neusch
St. Francis
Amarillo
Panhandle Highway
Amarillo High School
Navy
Texas A. & M
Newman Club
South Central States
Peggy Dodson Named Counselor at Camp Cimarron
Peggy Dodson will serve as counselor at Camp Cimarron in the Cimarron Valley New Mexico this summer. She leaves June 7 to instruct horseback riding and oversee pack trips through August 25. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lewis Dodson of Ann Arbor Michigan and granddaughter of Dr and Mrs Rasco and Dr and Mrs Dodson.
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Cimarroncita
Cimarron Valley
New Mexico
Peggy Dodson
Harrison
Lewis Dodson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Dodson
Amarillo College
Kappa Delta Chi Sorority
Badger Club
S. Rasco
F. W. Dodson
van Buren
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J. M. Dodson
Ann
Donda
Dodsons
K. E. McClune
Melanie
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Cal
Ariona Walton
Henry Cusick
Ong
Wichita
Kan
Cusick
Kenneth Cusick
R. J. Smith
Neal D. Cannon
Neal, Jr
Gannon
Co. P. Kennedy
Galveston
A. H. Truitt
A. L. Hemmings
Bobby
Joyce
Opelika
Ala
Lewis Truitt
Alexander City
Oliver Townsend
Pomona
L. C. Scott
Irving Tolzien, Jr
Guy Owens
John Hill
Jack Pittman, Sr
A. E. Sadderis
Earl Shields
Travis
Julia Bradish
la Junta
Coloorado Springs
E. C. Wagner
Denver
Dan Charles
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
C. M. Montgomery
T. N. Jameson
East Eleventh
Alyce Fowler
Barbara
West Tenth
Pat Newby
Taylor
L. B. Newby
California
Fowler
Los Angeles
San Diego
Sallie Kelly
Anna Ruth Hawkins
Pat Berg
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton
Jimmye
University of Colorado
Boulder
Pat
A. F. Berg
West Thirteenth
Alvin Smith
West Twelfth
J. A. Stubblefield
Donna Gail
June Stubblefield
McLean
C. T. Cline
H. H. Murray
L. E. Ballengee
Linda Kay
Fort Worth
Mr. Ballengee
H. I. Ballengee
West
Imogene Barton
I. F. Barton
Prospect
William S. Kennedy
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Phyllis Foreman
A. D. Foreman
East Thirteenth
West Texas State College
Robert Walker
Lana Kay
Lubbock
Walker
R. and R. Electronics Company
Jennie E. Ransom
Claude
Florida
W. D. Colthrp
Hereford
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Coltharp
Autry Printing Company
Thither
You
Harry
D. S. Watkins
West Fifteenth
New Orleans
Ernest Archambeau
Ernest, Jr
Crockett
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Ernest Jr
Texas Tech
K. W. Jones
Jenifer
W. R. Gowdy
Gertrude
Buchanan
Gowdy
W. H. King
J. W. Darby
Fairmont
Kerrville
Frank Harris
Dr. Darby
Scott White Clinic
Temple
S. L. Johnson
North Mirror
Wanda Lee
Jolene
Ida Lou Anderson
Vernon
Ida Lou
Hubert Roberson
J. E. Roberson
North East Eighth
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Lois
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Eve
Rod
Clara
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Bradford
Josavua
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Deborah
Hanna
Zilphia
MR. McKee
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Rollin
Cherry
KODAK
Miss Peters
Dan
For
Joannie
Kleig
MR. Weomore
Madame Katha
Katie
Bill Mauldin
Emma Grays
Gotham Police
Secretary of Agriculture
Mrs. Purves
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Globe-News
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Wen
Colorado Springs
Union Bus Center
Fillmore St
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