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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
5
Preliminary engineering for widening Third Avenue from Western Street to Grand Street has been finished under the street improvement program. Final planning awaits the city commission decision on widening extent after bond approval by taxpayers.
Masonic graveside rites for Frank DeWolfe will follow funeral services at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel. The Rev. R. C. Bolton and Rev. Carl E. Bates will officiate with pallbearers named from his circle. DeWolfe, 59, died yesterday in Northwest Texas Hospital after a heart attack Saturday. An Amarillo Times staffer and former News-Globe member, he came to Amarillo in 1939 from Guymon Oklahoma where he was postmaster. He leaves his wife Louise two sons Bob and Paul and brothers Amos and Oscar.
Bob Wear of Hereford will address the San Jacinto Kiwanis Club Thursday at noon at the San Jacinto Youth Center. Wear, president of the Hereford Kiwanis, will discuss Building for the Future and has spoken to Amarillo civic groups before.
The Cherokees of North Carolina do not know the meaning of their tribal name. they refer to themselves as Ani-Yunwiwa meaning real people, highlighting that the exact origin of the term remains uncertain.
A nationwide survey of 113,597 doctors across all medical branches and states found Camel as the most named cigarette. The question asked was what cigarette the doctors smoke, and Camel topped the list.
The ad urges a 30 day Camel Mildness Test in the smoker’s own T Zone to judge Camel mildness and flavor. It features Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell endorsing Camels as a great tasting smoke and a lasting match.
About 130 youngsters registered Monday for free swimming at Thompson Park Pool sponsored by the Red Cross. Eighteen joined intermediate and 112 beginners as 8 year olds and up may enroll at 10 am. Classes led by Bill Miller with Richard Kile assisting. no fees or pool admission.
In Kansas City on June 27 Charles V. Carrollo a former underworld kingpin and three associates Anthony Marcella Sam Tortorice and Mike Arnone pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of selling contraband liquors A third count was dismissed and sentencing is set for July 7
In 1943 Jackson Hole Wyoming was designated as a national monument marking a milestone in preserving the region. The move reflected federal action to protect the valley’s landscapes and public lands.
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