Forms for POW Mail Prepared for Families
The Defense Department announced a new POW mail form for families to contact prisoners in Korea or China. The form, prepared by the Post Office, requires the prisoner’s name rank and serial number and must be addressed Care of the Chinese People’s Committee for World Peace in Peking. No postage is required and letters may be mailed without guaranteed delivery. Through June 8, 153 Americans were listed as prisoners and 16,211 as missing.
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International Red Cross
Post Office Department
Chinese People's Committee For World Peace
Peking
China
Engineer Wins letter Award for Santa Fe contest
Clyde Curry of 2501 Polk won the Western Lines grand prize in a Santa Fe Railway letter contest. He proposed faster train movements, more signals, and higher speed limits at terminals to boost freight and passenger traffic, stating the railroad should offer better service and reliable schedules. The prize included a Zenith radio phonograph. The contest was run by Fred Gurley, president of the Santa Fe, with F N Stuppi overseeing the Plains Division.
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Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Zenith
Clyde Curry
Polk
Curry
Pampa
Not Through Yet Home Painted by 87-Year-Old Walter Holt
Walter Holt of Fall River Mass continues his half century habit of painting his three story home every five years. At 87 he is doing the job himself again, signaling stubborn pride and steady routine in old age.
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Fall River
Mass
U.P
Walter Holt
Wolflin Park and Westview Deeds in Courthouse Records
Courthouse Records list warranty deeds transferring lots in Wolflin Park Bivins Estates and Westview No. 1 Crestview Morningside San Jacinto Heights. Transfers include J O Edwards to Marion Horton and J F Jones to J A Morgan. Domestic divorce Gertrude Lockard versus G B Lockard and marriage license James Moreland and Delores Shirk.
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Wolflin Park, Inc
H. L. Braswell
Wolflin Park
J. O. Edwards Et Ux
Marion E. Horton
Bivins Estates
J.C. Terry
Cecil M. Blakley
Clarence Warne Wheeler
Martin Howard Culp
Forest Hill
Westview Realty Co
R. L. Gilkerson
Westview No
R. A. Gilkerson
Westview
J. F. Jones
J. A. Morgan
Mirror
F. Shepherd
P. W. Holston
Morningside
Lonnie Smith
George D. Idhett
Crestview
James D. Sweeney
I. PF
Barton
San Jacinto Heights
Gertrude Lockard
G. EB. Lockard
James Lee Moreland
Delores Jean Shirk
Wordsworth Caught In Library Obsession Case
London June 20 a 51 year old factory hand named Sydney Wordsworth pleaded guilty to stealing five books from a London store. Magistrate Paul Bennett warned him to curb his obsession after noting his near blindness and a library of 3 000 volumes funded by a modest weekly wage and a £500 nest egg.
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London
Sydney
Wordsworth
Paul Bennett
Planting Made Easy on Portland Farm
Mrs. Alice Kern farms in suburban Portland and avoids mud by wearing snow shoes while others slog through booted fields during spring planting. Her light footwear contrasts with neighbors bogged down in mud on the furrows.
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Portland
Alice Kern
Eire Censors Delete 152 Films and Reject 12
Eire film censorship officials announced the removal of 152 films and outright rejection of 12 titles amid ongoing scrutiny of cinema content. Authorities did not name the titles but emphasized tightening standards and public morality considerations.
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Eire
European courtesy rules anger American readers
A European born contributor questions the curbside rule for gentlemen and insists the right arm should be offered on formal occasions. The column then answers readers on visiting cards and name changes, advising separate social and professional cards for Mrs and the importance of using John Jones Jr. form for the family in daily life.
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Tleman
John Jones
Switzerland Faces Job Gap With 4397 Unemployed And 6549 Vacancies
Switzerland reports 4397 unemployed and 6549 vacant jobs in official figures. The data contrasts joblessness with available positions, highlighting labor market slack and hiring opportunities nationwide.
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Switzerland
New Wrap and Button Sundress Pattern 4888 Ad
Fashion notice promotes Anne Adams pattern 4888 with pipe edged sundress and mail-pouch pocket in sizes 12 through 42. Includes back buttoned skirt, no side-seams, yardage for size 16, and illustrated instructions. Send 30 cents to ANNE ADAMS at Amarillo Globe News for pattern and book details.
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Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe News
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
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Washington
Korea
Communist
Defense Department
Amarillo
Deason
Seidlitz
F. N. Stuppi
Winsletter Award
Dial
Underwood
Harrison
Courthouse Records
Simply Wild About Books
G. I
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Emily Post
Dog-Ted daUs
Kasco
Kasco Mills, Inc
Telede 4
Ohio
Waverly N. Y
Mrs
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Seiwell Drug
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