W H Rowell Rites at Newlin
Funeral services for William Hayden Pistol Pete Rowell 78 were held at First Baptist Church Newlin with Rev Luther Crawford officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Memphis under Murphy Spicer Funeral Home direction. Rowell a longtime cowhand trail driver freighter and peace officer on the Panhandle Chisum Trail died in Goodall Hospital. He arrived in Hall County in 1889 and lived near Newlin since 1911 leaving a legacy as Pistol Pete John. He is survived by four daughters a son ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Memphis
William Hayden
Pete” Rowell
First Baptist Church
Newlin
Luther Crawford
Shamrock
Fairview Cemetery
Murphy-Spicer Funeral Home
Rowell
Goodall Hospital
Hall County
A. H. Warren
Montebello
Cal
O. Franklin
San Angelo
T. F. Lehman
Dallas
Tim Rowell
McKamey
Mrs Flora Miranda Dies at Northwest Texas Hospital
Flora Miranda 21 of Puerto de Luna NM died last night at 8 50 in Northwest Texas Hospital. She was wife of Castulo Miranda and daughter of Adolfo Chavez and spouse’s family. Survived by sister Mrs Francis Mirabal of Tucumcari. Funeral arrangements by N S Griggs and Sons.
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Flora Miranda
Puerto de Luna
Northwest
Texas Hospital
Castulo Miranda
Adolfo Chavez
Francis Mirabal
Tucumcari
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Rites Pending for E. E. Berry Jr. in Seattle
Funeral services for E. E. Berry Jr. of 606 Buchanan are pending in Seattle after a Saturday morning car crash that killed the 26 year old. Survivors include his parents, two children living with grandparents here, a sister Mrs. Jewell Sweeney of Bellflower California, and a brother Sgt. Kenneth Berry of Lawton Oklahoma.
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E. E. Berry, Jr
E. E. Berry
Buchanan
Seattle
Wash
Jewell Sweeney
Bellflower
Cal
Sgt
Kenneth Berry
Lawton
Okla
Chorus girls over sixt y sought for Chingford show
A local appeal invites chorus girls aged over sixty for an old time music hall segment at the Festival of Britain in Chingford England. The notice calls for performers to join a community event celebrating the festival with traditional songs and acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chingford
England
Plans Publicity For Union Meeting In Amarillo
Publicity plans for the Texas New Mexico Union Meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen are led by Mrs. Lewis Merry. The convention, likely one of the largest in Amarillo this year, begins June 15 with registration opening June 14. Principal speakers include David B. Robertson international grand president and Mrs Grace Hatfield grand president of the Ladies Society.
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Texas-New Mexico Union
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Lewis Merry
Amarillo
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood
Grace Hatfield
Ladies Society
Amarillo Manufacturers Planned for Fort Worth Defense Exhibit
The Joint Armed Forces Small Business Clinic invites Amarillo manufacturers to exhibit typical products at Will Rogers Coliseum Fort Worth from June 25 to 30. Col Beverly Warren says the Air Force Army Navy and Munitions Board sponsor the event to link small firms with large prime contractors and subcontractors. Exhibitors should be 500 or fewer employees and all Amarillo manufacturers are urged to attend. Details available at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce.
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Joint Armed Forces Small Business Clinic
Amarillo
Will Rogers Coliseum
Fort Worth
Earl Allmand
Warren
Chamber of Commerce
Allman
Goodwill Group Meets Tomorrow
The reception and goodwill committee of the Chamber of Commerce meets at 10:30 in the chamber conference room to discuss 15 goodwill trips this summer and fall. Delegations have already visited Dimmitt Plainview Hereford Gordon Floydada and Clarendon under chairman Paul Allingham. Planned trips include Dumas Shamrock Pampa Tucumcari Perryton Portales Clovis Borger Wheeler Tulsa Wellington Memphis Childress Friona and likely Canyon with other routine matters on the agenda.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dimmitt
Plainview
Se Hereford
Guymon
Floydada
Clarendon
Paul Allingham
Dumas
Shamrock
Pampa
Tucumcari
Perryton
Portales
Clovis
Borger
Wheeler
Tulsa
Wellington
Memphis
Childress
Friona
Canyon
Allingham
James Willie Ward Is Home on Leave
James Willie Ward, son of Mrs. Joe Starcum of 908 Virginia, is home on leave. A fire controlman third class, he recently graduated from the United States Naval Preparatory School Stroebi at Bashbridge, Maryland. Ward is eligible for entrance into the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on July 2 after passing April’s entrance exam. Before joining the service three years ago, he worked for Graham-Hoeme Plow Co. He attended school in Memphis and Amarillo.
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United States Naval Preparatory
Stroebi
Bashbridge
Maryland
Ward
US Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Graham-Hoeme Plow Co
Memphis
Amarillo
Children's Program At Mexican Hall
A Children's Day program will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in Mexican Hall. Educational motion pictures will be shown. Refreshments of ice cream and soft drinks will be served. The program is open to all children of the Mexican community.
Four Die As Plane Explodes Over Tennessee Training Flight
Four airmen died as a Giant C-119 exploded during a night training mission near Jackson Tennessee. Three survivors including pilot Capt Russell Brewington said the craft broke apart mid air from an explosion. Dead names withheld. wreckage found 18 miles southeast of Jackson. The plane belonged to the 314th Carrier Wing at Sewart Air Force Base and was on a flight to Oklahoma City.
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Jackson
Tenn
Air Force
Here
Russell D. Brewington
Nashville
Joseph W. Biondo
Buffalo
Elmer Horvath
Toledo
Ohio
Sewart Air Force Base
Smyrna
Oklahoma City
Korea
Texas
Miller H. Duke Reported Missing
Miller H. Duke, 46, of Kirkland Texas, has been reported missing from a Childress County farm since April 30. His mother Mrs. E. Duke told Ama rillo police and locals, noting a nervous breakdown in 1946 and a prior weeklong disappearance to Hollis Oklahoma. Duke is described as slender, 5 feet 11 inches, brown hair greying at the temples, brown eyes. Anyone with information should contact Sheriff Kermit Waters in Childress.
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Miller H. Duke
Kirkland
Tex
Childress
E. Duke
Amarillo
la Herson
Hollis
Okla
Duke
Kermit Waters
Keller 57 Dies at Home in Amarillo Note
Clinton John Keller aged 57 a former Santa Fe purchasing chief clerk died at his home 1706 Buchanan after three years ill health He retired two years ago after 34 years service He moved from Arkansas City Kansas six years ago He was a Polk Street Methodist Church and Arkansas City Masons member Surviving wife Idell Keller a son Russell Keller and father Charles A Keller Funeral services and burial planned in Arkansas City Oklahoma line shows body in state 1 to 10 pm at Blackburn Shaws before transport by Santa Fe to Arkansas City tomorrow for services
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Clinton John Keller
Santa Fe
Buchanan
Keller
The
Amarillo
Arkansas City
Kan
Polk Street
Consul To Conduct Spanish Language Classes
Joel Quinones the Mexican consul will run Spanish classes at the Mexican Hall starting Sunday from 2 to 4 PM. Open to all citizens with no charge, the sessions aim to teach the language to interested learners.
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Joel Quinones
Truman Unable To Attend Reunion
President Truman canceled plans to attend the 35th Division reunion in Topeka Kansas this Saturday due to official business in Washington. It will be the first World War I unit reunion he has missed since becoming president.
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Washington
Truman
35Th Division
Topeka
Kan
Joseph Short
Car Strippers Active in Amarillo
Two thefts from cars reported in Amarillo. Wichita man Jack C. Applegate said fender skirts were removed from his car at 813 Virginia, while Betty Lee Tolleson reported a stolen seat cushion from her vehicle in the 2200 block of Hayden.
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Jack C. Applegate
Wichita
Kan
Virginia
Applegate
Jack Whisen
Betty Lee Tolleson
West Eleventh
Hayden
Seek Site for USO Headquarters Here Tonight
The USO committee will discuss locating the USO in Amarillo and make recommendations for permanent officers at 7:30 tonight at the YWCA on Lincoln Street. Allen R. Webster, regional USO director of Dallas, will confer Friday on the site of the building with Mrs. George Hammock presiding in Bert Levy's absence.
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USO
Amarillo
YWCA
Lincoln
Allen R. Webster
Dallas
George Hammock
Bert Levy
Plumbing Group Meeting Planned in Amarillo Tomorrow
Curtis O. Burke will preside over the Associated Plumbing Contractors of Amarillo noon business meeting and luncheon at Long Champ Restaurant. Contractors will discuss films on technicalities and new developments in the plumbing field.
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Curtis O. Burke
Associated Plumbing Contractors of
Amarillo
Long Champ
Royal Navy stands pat on floor scrubbing machines
The Admiralty refuses to permit sailors to use automatic floor scrubbing and polishing machines. The plan was proposed by officers who argued time spent on domestic tasks could be redirected to additional training.
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Royal Navy
PAT London
Admiralty
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Dr. Scholl
D! Scholls
Mrs. Lewis Merry
Alden
Alden Comfort Mills
Nome
Optometry
Optometrists
the Panhandle
Panhandle Optometric Society
Milton Adams
Hereford
William Beene
Drs. Benson
G Benson
DR. Dawson Bray
Frank Brown Borger
James L. Chase Pampa
Guy Clayton Dalhart
Clough
G Clough
Piginview
P. I
Joel M. Gooch
Charles Hess Berger
W. E. Houghton
J. M. Hyden
W. G. Martin Dumas
DRS
Montgomery & Montgomery
G& Vanderlaan
Reese Nowlin
Chas
Oren Memphis
L. N. Pittman
P. A. Pressar Childress
John Price
Jack L. Rose
Hugh Sticklel
Zagat Pampa
Panhandle
Optometric Society
Texas Optometric Association
Goodwill Group
James Willie Ward
Toadames Willis Ward
Joe Starcum
Mexican Hall
C.J. Keller
ST. Joseph
Doc's Liquor Store, Inc
3 Docs Liquor Store, Inc
South
Fillmore
O.P.S
O.P.S. Group 4
Double Gunn Bros
Thrift
Furr
AGEK
Ergford
Lk. Ct
Chase & Sanborn
Port Clyde
Bisquick
Deming
Chocolate Skvvr
Cream Horns
von Lss
Les
Spicer
Walgreen's
Eighth Avenue
West
First National Bank
Saltillor
Miss
Ben Boose
Boose
Clyde
Frontier Shop
Myrl
Amarillo, Texas
Good Housekeeping
Renee Ur Tusss
AT. G. & Y. Store
N. Fillmore
Georgia
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