Houston Meat Blackout Threat Shuts Local Grocers
About 700 Houston retail grocers voted to close their meat departments next Monday until wholesalers comply with OPA price ceilings. The move follows district director Stephen J. Tully's suggestion and pressure from the Retail Grocers Association. Criminal cases have been prepared against 12 local meat wholesalers for price violations.
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Houston
U.P
OPA
Stephen J. Tully
Retail Grocers Association
Pat S. Stone
The
Grocers Association
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Texas
Tully
Stone
Houston Grocers
Becket Couple Passes Through En Route to Tucson
Mr and Mrs Jim Becket of Wichita Kansas formerly Amarillo spent last night en route to Tucson Arizona. They called on Mr and Mrs Car Ince at 3900 Polk during their stop in town.
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Jim Becket
Wichita, Kan
Amarillo
Tucson
Ariz
Car Ince
Polk
Phone 6262 Come in or Mail in Your Want Ads
Local newspaper invites readers to place want ads by visiting in person or sending them by mail. The notice emphasizes a single contact number for submitting classified requests and outlines basic submission options.
Sunset Approaching and Putting Tournament Night Prizes
Pro Walter Sikes hosts a combined golf event with an approaching division and a putting tournament. The 60 yard 3-ball shot contest offers a $50 prize for every hole in one, plus $5, $3, and $2 War Stamps for top placements. Putting medal play spans 36 holes with 50 cent entries and $5 War Stamp prizes for the top three.
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Walter Sikes
Queen Mary Across Atlantic with Nazi Sub Threats Rebuffed
Commodore Sir James G. Bisset reports 60 wartime crossings for the Queen Mary, 59 without convoy and no submarines sighted or guns fired at the enemy. The liner carried about 650,000 troops, including 500,000 Americans, with armament removed a month ago. Churchill rode aboard thrice. Bisset praises U S troops and notes 14,000 Americans returned home yesterday.
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New York
James G. Bisset
Bisset
Churchill
Scholarship Winner Leaves Rochester for Science Career
Andrew N. Baker Jr., 16, of 3418 Hayden Avenue, youngest among 19 finalists from across the nation, won a $1500 University of Rochester science scholarship funded by Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. He heads to July 2 term opening and plans physics research. He led Hi-Y at school, served on the debate and student publication staff, and belongs to the June graduating class. His father is a Santa Fe safety supervisor.
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Andrew N. Baker
Hayden
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. Y
Bausch & Lamb Optical Company
Young Baker
Hi-Y
Santa Fe
Ellwood Park Record Music Gains Favor
Ellwood Park program of recorded music Sundays gains popularity with servicemen and civilians. Miss Jeanne Manella of the Downtown USO notes rising attendance. The event, arranged by Miss Thelma Lee, runs 4 to 530 p.m. this Sunday featuring 20 numbers including Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Ave Maria, Ritual Fire Dance, Sweetheart Waltz, Faust ballet music and more.
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Ellwood Park
Jeanne Manella
USO
Thelma Lee
Hammerstein
Oklahoma
Schubert
Jose Iturbi
Victor Herbert
Gounod
Faust
Rubinstein
Local Week of Amateur Sports in Amarillo
The schedule lists multiple events across golf softball bowling baseball and junior leagues. Key venues include Ross Rogers Course Amarillo Country Club Victory Alleys Tri-State Fair Park and Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association courses with qualifying days and weekend tournaments.
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Sunset
Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Amarillo College
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Amarillo Country Club
GOLF
Treawre
Tri-State Fair Park
Hursday
Nelson Faces Challenge in Medal Match for Army Fund
Detroit June 22 Byron Nelson National Open Champion Craig Wood Jag McSpaden and Sam Byrd compete in a 72 hole medal match at Plum Hollow to raise funds for the Army Convalescent Hospital at Battle Creek Mich. Simvor leads after 18 holes today with 18 more on Saturday and 36 on Sunday.
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Detroit
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Jag McSpaden
Sam Byrd
Byrd
Plum Hollow
Army Convalescent Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Simvor
Greenberg Returns to Tigers After Army Service
Hank Greenberg is back in the Detroit Tigers uniform after four years in the Army Air Forces inactive list. He rejoined teammates as Detroit beat Cleveland 5 to 1 in a three game sweep and impressed by driving a batting practice line drive 350 feet to the left field screen as the club prepared for a four game series in St Louis.
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Greenberg
Army Air Forces
Tigers
Cleveland
St. Louis
Steve O'Neill
Detroit
Pampa Hosts Three-Way Golf Match This Sunday
The Pampa Country Club hosts a three-way golf battle Sunday with teams from Amarillo Borger and Pampa. Each city fields 20 players. Amarillo's squad of 20 will be first signed up at the Ross Rogers Course Clubhouse.
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Pampa
Amarillo
Borger
Ross Rogers Course
Proposed Wildlife Legislation Lets Use Live Decoys
Chairman Flannigan of Virginia said the House Agriculture Committee will likely take up wildlife bills early next fall. The measures include permits to feed migratory birds, use of a limited number of live decoys, and a three month duck and goose season with zones fixed regardless of state lines.
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Washington
Flannigan
Virginia
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
House Wildlife Conservation Committee
Belmont Stakes Split Crown For 1938 Triple Crown
New York June 22. For the first time since 1938 the turf triple crown will be split three ways when six three year olds meet in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Hoop Jr and Polynesian do not run in the mile and a half race. Col C V Whitney's Jeep, fifth in the Derby, is the favorite in a field worth about $73 000.
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New York
Belmont Park
Hoop, Jr
Col. C. V. Whitney
Jeep
Daisy Maes Suffer Season's First Defeat
The Daisy Maes of Amarillo Air Field lost 29 to 7 to Amarillo YWCA club yesterday afternoon. A return game on the diamond is set for next Friday. YWCA seeks more softball players. interested candidates may contact Esther Boulware at 591 Lincoln or by phone 6785.
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Daisy Maes
WAC
Amarillo Air Field
Amarillo Ywca Club
Esther Boulware
Lincoln
Eight Colts Set to Challenge Busher in Santa Anita Derby
Arcadia California June 22 The lineup for the 50000 Santa Anita Derby shows eight colts expected to face the barrier against the top filly Busher. Sea Sovereign Charles S Howard's promising son of Seabiscuit is considered the chief threat to Busher, backed by Louis B Mayer.
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Busher
Santa Anita
Arcadia. Cal
Charles S. Howard
Louis B. Mayer
Mrs Frank Hoyt and Norma Visit Relatives in Custer City
Mrs Frank Hoyt and her daughter Norma are visiting relatives in Custer City Oklahoma, staying at 827 Virginia.
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Oklahoma
Frank Hoyt
Norma
Virginia
Custer City
Okla
Illness of Mrs Boggs Highlighted in Norman Home
Mrs. Frank Boggs is gravely ill at her Norman Oklahoma home with her daughters Mrs. Lane McAfee and Mrs. R. L. Yeager by her bedside.
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Frank Boggs
Lane McAfee
R. L. Yeager
Norman, Oklo
McAfee
Yeager
Amarillo Jaycees prepare for officer installation
At a Capitol Hotel directors meeting Roy Snodgrass was named president with Jack Fyfe Dick Palmer and Bill Curtis as vice presidents. Manning Holland was chosen secretary and Garland Martin re-elected treasurer. Fay Shackelford remains state director and Arlie Hudson elected to the post. Installation must occur before July 12.
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Amarillo Jaycees
Bill Curtis
Dick Palmer
Fay Shackelford
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Roy Snodgrass
Shackelford
Jack Fyfe
Palmer
Curtis
Manning Holland
Garland Martin
Arlie Hudson
Boy Dies Instantly Under Truck Wheels
A 10-year-old boy, Gordon Burnett Crawford, was crushed beneath a grain truck on a farm three miles north of Happy. He had come to the Panhandle from Penrose, Colorado to harvest with his uncle Luther Lock on E. T. Miller's farm in Amarillo. The youth slipped from the truck bed and died instantly. Griggs-Warren Funeral Home of Canyon to send the body to Penrose.
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Happy
Gordon Burnett Crawford
Paul Crawford
Penrose
Colo
Panhandle
Luther Lock
E. T. Miller
Amarillo
Griggs-Warren Funeral Home
Canyon
Weaker Sex Designation Fails Burglar Catchers
In Houston on June 22 Mrs Stella Smith and her assistant Mrs T W Copeland proved the old phrase wrong by catching a burglar. They grabbed the intruder, pulled him into the house and then called police.
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Houston
W.P
Stella Smith
T. W. Copeland
Illness Delays Missionary Couple in Amarillo
Rev and Mrs Leland Johnson scheduled to speak at Assembly of God Church 900 North Pierce cannot attend due to illness in the family. They plan to speak next Tuesday night. The Johnsons and their three children were prisoners of the Japanese for three years and were recently liberated by American troops.
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Leland Johnson
Assembly of God Church
North Pierce
Amarillo
Mrs. Johnson
Six Bitten by Rabid Police Dog in Shreveport
Six people were treated for dog bites after a German police dog ran through a downtown area in Shreveport Louisiana yesterday. The dog, which was shot by a policeman, tested positive for rabies. Local notices urge residents to watch for stray animals.
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Shreveport
U.P
Rail Travel Congested In Southwest Amid War Effort
Rail travel in the Southwest is reported more congested than in 30 years as the public ignores defense transportation pleas to limit wartime travel. E. O. Walker notes the crowds are piling onto trains despite requests from the DDT and President Truman.
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Dallas
U.P
Southwest
E. O. Walker
District Office of Defense Transportation
Truman
McCalls Visit Relatives During Army Trip
Mr and Mrs McCall from Danville Virginia arrive to stay with Mr and Mrs Harry Gardner en route to Roswell New Mexico to see their son Arnold McCall in the Army.
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McCalls
Mrs. McCall
Danville
Harry Gardner
Roswell, N. M
Arnold McCall
Brenner Pass: The Alps' Lowest Popular Crossing
Brenner Pass stands as the Alps' lowest major route and one of the most frequented crossings, facilitating heavy traffic and trade between regions.
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Brenner Pass
The
Alps
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