Ailing Dog Sparks a Small Town Reunion Tale
A fragment from Panhandle society columns notes Major’s search for Jim Bill Merry, who slips upstairs to avoid discovery. The piece blends family ties with travel and visiting stories from Amarillo and surrounding towns, including reunions, births, and hospital recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major
Jim Bill Merry
Lewis Merry
Jim Bill
Phillip Seewald
Louis Seewald
Lipscomb
Western Life Camp
Jap Wilson
Claude
Amarillo
Jimmy Cavin
Fillmore
Adrian
Thither
von Ella Jackson
van Buren
Hazel Caldwell
Fannin
Taos
Norman Reed
Pat
Lahore
Colo
W. H
Freeman
West Twentieth
Bill Stewart
Avondale
Barbara Cooksey
Des Moines
Iowa
Chariton
Ottumwa
Bill
Slater-Metcalf
Ellwood Park
Panhandle
St. Francis
Ray Metcalf
Canyon
Paul Metcalf
Pluma
Vega
Doc Mann
Clarendon
Bernard Koetting
Groom
W. C. Metcalf
Harold Sutton
Katherine Metcalf
Gladys Davis
Dorothy Davis
Clarence Wink
Congress bogged by major items before 1951 budget
The piece notes congressional delays in 1951 with qualified support for sending troops to Europe and ongoing MacArthur inquiry. It lists approved actions like Wheat for India, a new draft act, and extended reciprocal trade, and highlights pending measures including tax increases, defense funding, arms aid, and defense production act extension. Government experts only recently provided spending details, delaying passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
General MacArthur
Congress
Mr. Truman
India
Robin and Nest Hold Up Suburban House Construction
In Lincolnwood a ranch style home construction is paused as four fledgling robins in a nest above a doorway delay plastering. The builder and owner will postpone finishing the hall until the young birds can leave the nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viivally
Lincolnwood
Assumed Name Fails Escaped Convict Caught in Waco
Norman Simpson thirty five used the alias William J L Meadows while living in Waco for over four years. He is returned to Kentucky state prison to finish a five year sentence for assault after police received a tip from Kentucky officials that letters bore his signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Kentucky
Norman Simpson
William JL. Meadows
Mr Truman Waits to Decide on Tour Plan
Washington says President Truman will delay any cross country talking tour until his program clears Congress. He notes Congress must quit first, and with a busy session ahead plus talk of a summer vacation the timing remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Adams
Kay
Rosemont
Lola Taylor
Stillwater
Okla
W. T. Berg
Arlen
Edward
Farmington
Berg
Adams
C. W. Lucas
Okmulgee
J. E. Adams
Rachel Dunaway
Winifred Dunaway
Tyler
W. A. Fix
Paula Fix
Lubbock
Savannah Tunnell
Tohoka
Miss Fix
Miss Tunnell
Radcliff College
New York City
Miss Dunaway
Louisville
Swarthmore
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Duck Hatches Eggs In Lions Den
A mallard nested in the Philadelphia Zoo lion cage and laid seven eggs. The three lions watched but harmed neither nest nor eggs. The ducklings hatched and followed Mama Duck to the moat, then she introduced them to the lions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Zoo
Simba
Pharoah
Tarzan
Mama Mallard
Rythmic Snake Follows Cobra Charmer’s Rhythm
A cobra sways with the music as the snake charmer plays, its body movement mirroring the cadence of the performer. The scene highlights the traditional serpentine dance inspired by the rhythm and control of the handler.
Cars reclassified by age bands under new AMA rule
The Automobile Manufacturers Association now groups cars by age with four categories. Cars under five years are called young, five to seven years middle aged, eight to ten years old are old, and over ten years is very old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Automobile Manufacturers Association
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Bee Lewis
Appoois
Bananoos
We Rodiepte Co. Ton
Stagecoach
Jasin
Outfit
Tommy
Bernice
Sheriff Finn 2He
Sheriff
Chief Brennan
Jeanie
Lizzabelle
MR. Ferret
THE
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sue
Genevieve
Red
Cee
Simon Legree Grouckher
Jane
Milo Groucher
SVE
Quickies
Douglas
Emmett
West Tenth
Naval Air Base
Patuxent River
Barbara
Witt Springer
Madelaine Stone
R. A. Stone
Ong
Albuquerqque
Sarah Wescoat
G. C. Wescoat
University of Denver
W. L. Willingham, Jr
Seagraves
Roscoe H. Deitiker
Polk
L. H. Sloan
Memphis
Tenn
Sloan
L. L. Johnson
Newport News
A. M. Caraway
Tennessee
H. E. Harrington
Port Arthur
San Francisco
Emily Griffith
Larence Griffith
Hughes
Theta
Sophia Newcomb College
New Orleans
Boulder
Colorado
Joe Artzman
Pierce
Cooledge
Ariz
Artzman
Bill Underwood
Leon Kinney
Big Springs
Miami
Mr. Kinney
Palmer Black
Johnny
David
Carolina
Glenwood Springs
E. T. Miller
Jackson
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lulu Crowley
West Fourteenth
Clifford Fansher
Keys
Cimarron County
Veterans Hospital
Roberta Green Steele
Rush
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Ruby Caldwell
North Polk
J. D. Prosser
Cpl
Lonnie Prosser
Barsto, Cal
Mrs. Prosser
Ae Harlan Wann
Tuolumne, al
Marvin Robinson
Wichita Falls
C. W. Robinson
California
Ovel
Helen Lomax
Oklahoma City
Jean Tucker
Fort Worth
Johnson-Price
Pea
PIXIE
AOA
Janoline Rosses
By Matt Curzon
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Robin
Nest
Don Geareble
Hey
Ole
Piu Oris
Pate Fett Paint CO
W. 7Th
Wards Sporting Goods Department
Montgomery
U. S&s. Pat
V. L. Taylor & CO
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