Parisian student praises American civic welfare efforts
Mile. Reau, a Parisian who studied social service administration at the University, credits American civic organizations with promoting community welfare and cites the Community Chest as an example. She arrived in America on a Texas AAUW study grant and will return to Paris next month to apply what she learned.
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Amarillo
American Association of Seagamen
Beau
America
School of Social Service Administration
The
Universe
Texas Aauw
Poe
Community Chest
Mile. Reau
Bob Kesterson
AAUW
Givet
Paris
Vendeearea
Charleville
London
England
France
Mississippi delegates vow to walk out if Truman is nominated
Jackson Mississippi June 23 Mississippi's 30 delegates to the national Democratic convention pledge to walk out if President Truman is nominated. They were elected in a smooth convention that nominated presidential electors and then recessed until August 3. Governor Fielding Wright watched from the gallery and smiled at the lack of opposition from states rights supporters.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Truman
Fielding L. ‘Wright
Aris
Summer Band Concert Set in Sam Houston Amarillo Park
The Junior League hosts a summer park program concert at 8 15 PM in Amarillo Sam Houston high school band under Clyde Rowe. The Golden Sandstorm band directs with Jack Haas coordinating arrangements. audience capacity is at least 1 000. The event kicks off a two month series across city parks.
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Sam Houston
Amarillo
Clyde Rowe
Amarillo Golden Sandstorm
Jack Haas
Texas Highway Patrol expands with 42 new recruits
The Texas Department of Public Safety announced 42 patrolmen completed the second recruit training. Director Homer Garrison said assignments begin July 1. New patrol stations activated include Humble Littlefield Cameron Jacksboro Jacksonville Linton New Braunfels Sonora Texas City Columbus Woodville Atlanta Johnson City Georgetown and McLean.
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Austin
Department of Public Safety
Texas ‘Highway Patrol
Homer Garrison
Garrison
Humble
Littlefield
Cameron
Jacksboro
Jacksonville
Linton
New Braunfels
Sonora
Texas ‘City
Columbus
Woodville
Atlanta
Johnson City
Georgetown
Mclean
Texas Traffic Deaths Fall Slightly in May
Texas traffic fatalities reached 141 in May, down 19 from a year earlier, as the Department of Public Safety noted the decline. In Texarkana a two-truck collision killed 21-year-old Kight, with his 72-year-old father-in-law injured. Mason, 19, faces a $1000 bond.
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Austin
Texas
Queen City
Tex
Department of Public Safety
Herbert Mason
Texarkana
Kight
F. R. Roach
Mason
Texas Guard Enlistments Boomed by Draft Measure
Adj. Gen. K L Berry predicted a surge of more than 2 500 recruits for the Texas National Guard as a new city zoning map was placed on the council table. He said enlistments are flooding in from almost all units, with the guard's present strength 10 472 and room for 2 587.
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Texas Guard
Austin
Texas National Guard
Adj
L. Berry
Texas
Berry Department
Free Hearing Clinic to aid hard of hearing in Amarillo
A free hearing clinic for the hard of hearing runs Wednesday and Thursday from 10 A M to 5 P M on June 23 and 24 at the Herring Hotel Amarillo. Mr and Mrs J Jammer host the event to test individuals and introduce the Acousticon hearing aid from the world’s oldest manufacturer. Letters from users praise the device for clear tone and velvet quiet background. Those unable to attend can request complete free information by writing Mr Hammer at 810 McBurnett Bidg San Angelo Tex.
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Herring Hotel
Amarillo
J. ©. Jammer
Mr. Hammer
McBurnett Bidg
San Angelo
Tex
Rayburn Opens Bid Amid Texas Campaign Tour
Tonight in Bonham a large crowd awaited Sam Rayburn as he opened his reelection bid with a barbecue and kickoff address at 7 PM broadcast district wide. Fellow candidates Earnest Gillam Lyndon Johnson Terry Sledge George Peddy and others campaigned in Fort Worth Waco Cuero Beeville and East Texas stops amid wind driven helicopter setbacks.
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Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Earnest O. Gillam
Fort Worth
Wingate Lucas
Terry Sledge
Senate
Rhodes ‘Ccholar
Farmer
Lyndon Johnson
Waco
George Peddy
Chance Unites Brothers After 31 Years Apart
In Blackstone Virginia a hardware merchant passed a receipt to a customer who recognized the name on the slip as his long lost brother. W H O Neal of San Francisco identified himself as the stranger. The brothers had not seen each other since childhood, 31 years prior.
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Chance
Blackstone
E. C. O'Neal
W. H. O'Neal
San Francisco
Cal
Gambling raid fines set by Justice of the Peace
The Sports men's Bar on Third Avenue faced fines of 11 cents and costs or 14 dollars total for multiple defendants including C. E Sutton M. A Balmateer C R Anderson Tom Collins Tom Silas and Wright after a raid by Deputy Sheriff Ray Ellison and Oscar Brooks. An anti-gambling injunction suit was dismissed due to ownership changes. George F. Brewer of Phoenix was named comptroller for the Economic Cooperation Administration in Europe.
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Sportsmen's Bar
Third Avenue
Justice of the Peace
Charlie ‘Carder
C. E Sutton
M.A. Balmateer
C. R. Anderson
Tom Collins
Tom Silas
Wright
Orelock
Ray Ellyson
Oscar Brooks
Sportsmen's
District
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ews-Globe
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Lee Edmondson
East Pirth
Edmondson
San Diego
Horace Mann Junior High School
Amarillo Navy
Sta
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Rersisom
Tex Smith
West 6Th Ave
Panhandle
Rayburn
Johnson
Peddy
Cuero
Beeville
Piney Woods
East Texas
Mexia
Teague
Fairfield
Buffalo
Centerville
Crockett and
Palestin
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Fillmore
Eighth
Han Min
Radcliff ‘Supply CO
Panhandle Steel Building and Material CO
Edwin L. Hart
Taylor
Soc
White House
P. R. Nichols
Nichols
Cretney Drug
6Th & Tyler
West
Gee Shields
Frigidaire
Frigidaire Electric Krowers
Zenith Radies
Detroit Jewel
Ges
Western Holly
Eureka
Universal Vacuum Cleaners
Carolina
N. E
Standard OF Texas
Plains Lubricating CO
Crose
Silver Fox Beer
Silver Fox
Liquor Marts
Xexnees
Eeeree
Peete Leora
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