US Warships To Bolster South American Defenses
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal outlined plans to transfer newer US warships to Latin American nations as part of a Western Hemisphere defense policy. He cited a reserve of excess vessels and noted possible transfers including four light cruisers and 117 smaller ships to bolster canal protection and unified hemispheric defense.
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Washington
Forrestal
Navy Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Associated Press
Secretary of State
Marshall
Navy
Latin America
Nashville
Phoenix
Boise
St. Louis
Patterson
United States
Panama Canal
Polio Foundation Elects Snodgrass as Chair in Potter County
Roy Snodgrass was elected chairman of the Potter County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at its annual officers meeting held in the county courtroom with Judge E. O. Northcut presiding. Other officers include Carl Jenkins first vice president Jeff Neely second vice president Mrs Wales Madden secretary and C T Davis treasurer. Board members are F C Ochsner George T Vineyard Joe E Jenkins and Dr Roy G Roger. Financials show a June 1 1947 balance of 2210 49 with 9476 09 starting 2241 65 collected since then 1142 75 remitted to the National Association and expenses of 8946 50. Major payments included 4500 for Joe Sanchez treatment and 1572 92 for care of the Mathis child.
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Roy Snodgrass
Potter County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
E. O. Northcutt
Carl Jenkins
Jeff Neely
Roy G. Roger
National Association
Joe Sanchez
Mathis
H Gee Infant Dies in Amarillo Northwest Texas Hospital
Katherine Eilene Gee infant daughter of Mr and Mrs I H Gee Route 3 Amarillo died at 5 this morning in Northwest Texas Hospital Graveside rites set for 3 this afternoon Llano Cemetery with Clinton Oldham pastor of San Jacinto Church of Christ to officiate Burial directed by Blackburn Shaw Surviving include parents a sister Janice Fern and four grandparents Mr and Mrs J E Haynes Amarillo and Mr and Mrs C C Gee Dumas The Boston fish pier is largest in world for fish and seafoods with as much as 400 million pounds handled in one year
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Katherine Eilene Gee
I. H. Gee
Route 3
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
Janice Fern Gee
J. E. Haynes
C. C. Gee
Dumas
Llano
Clinton Oldham
San Jacinto Church of
Boston Fish Pier
Plains Folk All Akin Says Lawler From Panhandle Town Ties Run Deep
A. J. Lawler, a former Panhandle resident now in Bentonville Arkansas, notes that April tornadoes drew ex Texans together. He cites Panhandle pride in The Globe News fund and recalls Panhandle people sticking together. Lawler, once with Burlington and Santa Fe, now gardens and fishes while selling automatic pencils for U S Colson. He traveled alone as his wife stayed behind.
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Arkansas
Bentonville
A. J. Lawler
Amarillo
Tryton
Panhandle
Lawler
Burlington and Santa Fe
U. S. Colson Company
Paris
Ill
Mr. Lawler
Mrs. Lawler
Mission of Fixed Posts: One Man, Many Temporary Roles
The Rev. W. W. Ritter has spent 37 years as pastor of Mt. Nebo United Presbyterian Church after a six month fill in. He also served as a substitute teacher in the Mt. Nebo one room school during World War I and never left either post.
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Pittsburgh
W. W. Ritter
Mt. Nebo United Presbyterian Church
Ritter
Mt. Nebo
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Egypt
Polio Foundation
Snodgrass
H. Gee
Yellow Cab CO
American Express
Member
Federal Corporation Deposit Insurance
Globe News
Lez
Cee Raoig
Sale
Polk
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