See Daniel Beard Co-Founder of Boy Scouts Is Dead
Daniel Carter Beard, co founder of the Boy Scouts of America known as Uncle Dan, died at his Brooklands estate in Suffern New York after a cold he caught April 20. He would have turned 91 on June 21 and led about 1,400,000 Scouts since founding the organization with Ernest Thompson Seton in 1910.
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Boy Scouts of America
Uncle Dan
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Dan
Ernest Thompson-Seton
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
England
Town With 13 000 Residents Becomes Soldier City Near Camp Bowie
Brownwood Texas once a quiet college town of 13 000 now hosts about 70 000 soldiers spread around its outskirts. The Army base at Camp Bowie employs 13 500 workers initially, with payroll swelling as troops arrive. Local residents offered 2 789 acres for the camp for one dollar a year, and the city supports orderly recreation amid a dry county, aided by a federal recreational director to amuse enlisted men.
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William T. Rives
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Texas
Bowie
Festivities Planned for Lake Buffalo Official Opening Day
A full day of events marks the 1941 season opening at Buffalo Lake with the Old Tack Fishing Fleet Regatta at 10 AM, followed by service motor races, a 12 PM windjammer yacht regatta, and a Business Men's Row Boat race. The afternoon features hydroplane exhibitions, inboard free for all, a First Annual All Girls Diving Revue, and a defense address by Wes Izzard. Local officials organize safety and amusements for all ages.
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Panhandle
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Globe News
KGNC
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Department of Agriculture
John McCarty
Panhandle Water Conservation Authority
Jakes
Don Allred
Southwestern Association
Amarillo
Allred
Coney Island
S. F. Rhodes
Polk Street
Handyman Charlie Chan figure arrested in Staten Island murder
Pietro Picatello, 46, who used the nickname Charlie Chan, is charged with slaying Rose Siegel, 23, stuffing her body in a trunk, and dumping it in a Staten Island thicket. He admitted to the crime to Assistant District Attorney Jacob Rosenblum after being arrested in his Lower East Side apartment. The victim, mother of a 3-year-old and expecting another child, was killed May 31 after an argument. Picatello said he slept with the trunk for two nights before authorities found the body near Castleton Corners on June 2.
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Charlie Chan
Staten Island
Pietro Picatello
Rose Siegel
Lower East Side
Jacob Rosenblum
Picatello
Siegel
Rosenblum
Robert Davenport, Jr
Castleton Corners
Scout Camp Registrations Open in Llano Estacado Council
Registrations for the Cota Glen Camp of the Llano Estacado Boy Scouts are being received at the Boy Scout headquarters. The camp, starting Sunday and continuing for one week, will be directed by Council Scout Executive Will J. Hiatt with Chester L. Dunlap assisting. Several Amarillo and Panhandle units will participate.
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Llano Estacado Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Headquarters
Council Scout
Will J. Hiatt
Chester L. Dunlap
Llano Estacado Council
Amarillo
Panhandle
Weekend Activities Include Dances Races and Picnics
Readers can enjoy dances on Saturday and Sunday nights, plus races, diving review, picnicking, swimming, and speed boat races.
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Eryone
Scoutmasters to Lead Camp Staff and Waterfront Activities
Scoutmasters will join the camp staff as group leaders with a concrete spring water pool for water sports in the Panhandle. Registered lifeguards will supervise waterfront activities, and the seven-day camp costs seven dollars. A New York hunter faces a fifty dollar fine for entering farm property and accidentally killing any domesticated animal.
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Panhandle
New York State
Age Pension Bill Passes in Texas Legislature
The Texas House approved a Senate bill to allocate 1.75 million dollars monthly for old age assistance during June July and August. The bill, needing Senate approval and the governor's signature, would shift dates from 22 million tax funding and include mailing pension checks. About 139,307 people are on the rolls with average pension around 6.60 dollars, aiming for 18.60 after supplements. Gasoline averaged 12.27 cents per gallon locally and 95 cents in Rome on March 1.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Public Welfare Department
W. Lee O'Daniel
Welfare Department
Rome
Itching Relief Ad for Blue Star Ointment
Agonizing itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples and toe itch targeted by one application of Blue Star Ointment. Repeat use as needed while nature aids healing. Money back guarantee if not satisfied. Try it today.
Scout Executives To Meet Tonight
Boy Scout executive board members of the Llano Estacado Council will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Capitol Hotel to outline the summer Scout program and transact routine business. Lon D. Edwards and Amarillo representatives will attend.
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Llano Estacado
Capitol Hotel
Lon D. Edwards
Amarillo
Lavoptik First Aid to Eyes How It Helps
The ad promotes Lavoptik as first aid for sore eyes including itching burning inflamed lids and granulated eyelids. It urges purchase at all druggists and claims prompt relief and soothing effects.
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