Thousands of New Homes Here Veterans Are the Chief Owners
Amarillo has grown rapidly as veterans with growing families drive home ownership. A survey shows most new houses in Hamlet Addition are occupied by young veterans and couples who switched from renting to buying, spurred by rising rents and GI Bill benefits. Veterans include the Willoughby family and others like Mitchell Rhea Moore and Sneed, many returning from Army Air Field, Navy, or service, who chose homes along Maple and Forty-fifth streets as the city expands.
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Amarillo
Earl Willoughby
Elizabeth Ann
Robert Earl
Larry Lee
Fowlers’ Dream Home Ends Wartime Cramped Living
Mrs. Raymond Fowler cites needs for space and a future for 10 month old Lowell as the motive to build. After wartime moves and college years, the family moved into a five room brick veneer at 1420 West Thirty-fifth in February. They relish a three bedroom layout with a large kitchen and a sewing room, planning to convert the garage into a den and play area as they expand.
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Raymond Fowler
Fowlers
Mr. Fowler
Little Lowell
Mrs. Fowler
Shivers Signs 46 New Laws in Texas
Governor Allan Shivers signed 46 bills yesterday in Austin including a ban on policy rackets with immediate effect and penalties up to 1000 dollars and 90 days in jail. Other measures outlaw slot machines goof-balls and safe cracking with penalties up to 25 years and 10,000 dollars, effective Sept. 7 for several provisions.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Childers Named Federal Attorney
Jack D. Childers, formerly of Amarillo and Corpus Christi, has been named assistant US attorney in Houston. A 29 year old graduate of Amarillo High School and UT Law School class of 1950, he previously served as court crier and law clerk to Federal Judge James V. Allred in Corpus Christi. He joins six assistants under District Attorney Brian Odem.
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Amarillo
Houston
Jack D. Childers
F. T. Childers
Corpus Christi
Brian Odem
Childers
James V. Allred
Allred
University of Texas Law School
Odem
Officials Inspect Pantex Fire and Safety Site
Fire and safety officials from Los Alamos New Mexico and Washington DC visited Amarillo for a routine inspection of fire and safety at the Pantex AEC site. H A Spavin from Los Alamos and Jack Batley from the DC Chief of Ordnance office led the inspection, with plans to conclude the tour tomorrow.
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Los Alamos
Washington, DC
Amarillo
Pantex Aec
Fire and Safety Aec
H. A. Spavin
Jack Batley
Chief of Ordnance
Quadruplets Born Three Survive in New Jersey Family
In Bayonne June 20 three girls and a boy were born to Mrs Selma Kronenberg of Lyndhurst at Bayonne Hospital. One girl was stillborn and the mother and trio are reported doing well. Father Irving Kronenberg runs a variety store. couple has one other child.
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Bayonne
Lyndhurst
Selma Kronenberg
Bayonne Hospital
Irving
Stephenson Returns to United States Navy Post
Ray Stephenson husband of Mrs. Ramona Stephenson of 909 Austin and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stephenson of Comanche has returned to the United States after serving aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Philippine Sea. He is an aviation ordnance man third class stationed at the Ninth Naval District at Great Lakes, Illinois.
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Ray Stephenson
Ramona Stephenson
Austin
J. H. Stephenson
Comanche
United States
Philippine Sea
Stephenson
Ninth Naval District
Great Lakes
Air Base Housing Worries Rise With Growth
Base Housing Officer Carl Hopf warns Amarillo Air Force Base will face a worsening housing crunch as personnel numbers rise. He notes the city has absorbed nearly all rental units and singles accommodations, with no Bachelor Officers’ Quarters on base yet.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Carl Hopf
Hopf
War veteran couple buys Amarillo home amid rent hikes
Mr and Mrs Warren, an Air Force veteran and his wife with a 3 year old son Chris, bought a new house at 516 West Forty-fifth after moving from a three room rental on Jackson. They relocated to Amarillo from Hale Center about four years ago seeking a place of their own.
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West Forty-fifth
Diana
Mitchell
Field Artillery
H. M. Rhea
J. R. Moore
Amarillo
Rhea
Greyhound
Moore
American Smelting and Refining Company
Rheas
Albert D. Sneeds
West Thirty-fifth
Sneeds
Sneed
Army Medical Corps
Alexander Film Company
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carl Bufkin
E. A. Rizowski
Bufkins
Maple
Bufkin
Texas Equipment Company
Ruzowskis
Walter Filareski
Filareski
Southwestern Public Service Company
Filareskis
Edward Warrens
Warrens
Chris
Jackson
Hale Center
Warren
Decrease in Polio Cases Seen Nationwide
The Public Health Service reports polio cases drop sharply this year. Last week 160 new cases versus 234 a year ago. cumulative total since the seasonal low week stands at 1,062 compared with 1,314 last year. In Texas, Harris and Nueces counties account for most cases, with about one million people affected in those counties.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Texas
Harris
Nueces
Charge Government Is Being Piggish
Washington June 21 The government is accused of buying vast quantities of coffee pepper wool and other supplies for military use without serious regard for civilian economy. Chairman Bonner of the House expenditures subcommittee said DoD as of April 27 1951 had 143 971 000 pounds of coffee on hand. His statement accompanied a critical committee report.
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Washington
Bonner
North Carolina Democrat
House
Department of Defense
Record Expansion In US Industry
Washington June 21 Record setting expansion programs have been scheduled by American industry for the final quarter of this year. The Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission reported yesterday that a re survey indicates sights have been raised above original scheduled spending of an unprecedented 23 900 000 000 this year on new plants and equipment. Actual outlays for the first nine months of the year appeared headed for an 18 billion dollar total 41 per cent higher than for the corresponding period of 1950.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
Housing promise for base personnel families outlined
Hopf voiced confidence that the city will provide adequate housing for families of base personnel. He noted government credit restrictions have slowed homebuilding but stressed the promise of available rooms and lodging as the majority remain single and require accommodations.
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Hopf
No Limit to a Dog's Affection
Pasadena police traced a dog named Harold from a second floor apartment to Alta Vista Hospital where staff treated a sore paw. Mrs. Helen Weber was reunited with her pet after the incident in Pasadena on June 21.
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Pasadena
Cal
Harold
Helen Weber
Alta Vista Hospital
G I Reports Own Death in Note to Wife
Newark dated report tells of Pfc Jacob Long 22 presumed dead in Korea after a letter to wife Dorothy Long recounts “the good Lord has called me” and mentions their infant son Alfred. No official casualty notice yet. Army unit listed as Eighth Cavalry.
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Newark
Korea
Dorothy Long
Jacob Long
Alfred
Long
Washington
Eighth Cavalry Regiment
Malayan Blowgun Battle Sparks Mountain Warfare
In Mount Bangbanglang, feuding Sandanga and Danao Boliney tribes clash with blowguns spears and axes aided by rare machinegun fire. Gov. Bersamin reports two Sandanga and one Danao Boliney killed and sends constabulary to quell the fighting near Manila.
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Manila
Mount Bangbanglang
Bangbanglang
Luis Bersamin
Abra
Last Rites for First GI to Die in Korea
Beckley West Virginia will host a military funeral for 19 year old Pvt Kenneth Shadrick the first American infantryman killed in Korea. He died July 5 near Sojong from machine gun fire after North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel. Shadrick resided in Skelton West Virginia and was transported from Brooklyn for burial at American Legion Post 32 cemetery.
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Beckley
W Va
Kenneth Shadrick
United Nations
Korea
Sojong
Reds
South Korea
Shadrick
Skelton
Brooklyn
American Legion
Wedding Consultant Joins College Staff
Rutherford New Jersey June 21 A wedding consultant will join the teaching staff at Fairleigh Dickinson College this September. The expert will advise brides-to-be on plans dress music ceremonies and receptions and may offer honeymoon advice when asked by the college.
Funeral Burglar Is Sent to Pen
Chicago reports that Nevin Johnson aged 37 was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for burglaries during funeral services. Judge William J. Tuohy described the crimes as needing a lack of conscience. Johnson admitted stealing obituary notice lists from homes while families attended funerals.
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Chicago
Nevin Johnson
William J. Tuohy
Criminal Court
Tuohy
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Ano
Jerry Kolander
Troy Martin
Wolflin Dairy
Seventh
Adams
San Jacinto
Hayden
Mrs. Willoughby
North Maple
Hamlet Addition
E. L. Mitchell
Oklahoma
Globe
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Osgood Monument CO
Buchanan
Ruthker
Jefferson
Panhandle Floral
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Llano
Pantex Inspection
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