Army Face Lifting Scheduled Under War Department Plans
The War Department outlines plans to reshape the army into a larger, more mobile force with competitive promotion, uniform dress, expanded infantry and armored divisions, and new tech focus. Infantry becomes air transportable, cavalry shifts to armored types, and rocket artillery plus radar corps rise in importance. The Army Air Forces rebalance favors jet fighters and long range bombers as atomic-age needs grow. Senate scrutiny of next year’s budget follows these proposals.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
War Department
Congress
Senate
Signia
Army
Army Air Forces
AAF
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mauldin Cartoon Urges Restoring Ike Budget Warning
General Eisenhower told senators on Saturday that the House cuts of 435 million dollars push the program into the danger zone. Bill Mauldin’s cartoon highlights the clash over trimming the military and defense funding.
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Eisenhower
Courthouse Records Show Numerous Amarillo Deeds and Divorces
A listings page records warranty deeds transferring land in Amarillo Heights SJ Heights Ridgemere Belmont Park and Forest Hill areas with buyers including Elliott Lovett Archer Grout Hollis Fuqua Price and others totals cited up to 19 000. District Court grants divorces for Tunnell Chavez Rader Brooks Moon and several couples with license applications for Miller Weatherly Whitback Spurlock Anderson.
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Amarillo Imp. Co
EB. L. Elliott
Fred Lovett
R. B. Lovett
Amarillo
Martin B. Sheets
B. Archer
Ridgemere
Guynes
Selby D. Grout
Harry G Hollis
Mamie Grace Lawrence
Plemons
Edward B. Normile
Harry G. Hollis
Co. C. Gautet Ax
E. T. Edwards
Belmont Park
Horace Kerr
W. H. Fuqua
Morningside
H. G. Kilgore
W. L. Farley
A. E. Rodgers
Merie C. Cayton
Joslin Adda
Southwestern Pub. Serv. Co
C. A. Reeves
Mirror
Marjorie Tunnell
Bill Tunnell
Eva Chavez
Perfecto Chadeyo
John E. Rader
Ida J. Rader
Juanita Brooks
Bernard M. Brooks
Mattie Ridley Reynolds
G. F. Reynolds
Ida B. Moon
Oscar A. Moon
Locomotive Tank Derailed Near Butler Field
A Santa Fe locomotive tank derailed this morning near Butler Field. No injuries were reported and the wheels were back on the tracks within minutes.
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Santa Fe
Butler Field
Waddy Week Parade to Clear Polk Street in Amarillo
Gov Beauford Jester will lead the Waddy Week Parade as Polk Street is cleared from Third to Tenth for safety. Police Chief Sid Harper urges Amarillo drivers to cooperate. parade starts at 11 am Friday and ends later, requiring clearance before and after. Also, Amarillo A M Club to hear Texas Legislature investigation reports on Texas A&M at 7 pm tonight with dinner at Blackstone Hotel Coffee Shop.
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Beauford
Sid Harper
Amarillo
Polk Street
AGGIE
Texas Legislature
Texas A&m
Amarillo A&m Club
C. B. Marsh, Jr
Blackstone Hotel
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Bill Mauldin
Courthouse Records
Miller
Margaret Weatherly
Glen Henry Whitback
Ann
James Joseph Buxton
Anne Elaine Woose
Ray Hunter
Alice Ednad Martinez
Oliver C. Spurlock
Julia Mae Ingram
John Thomas Anderson
Melba Florine Sparks
Marie Walker
Lester Bernard Holmes
Miss Ella Flesher
Philco
Shell
Polk
West Point
B. B. Williams Dist
Frank Campbel
East Fifth Ave
Globe-News
Gunn Bros
Texaco
Goodyear
7Th and Harrison
Harrison
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