Dr Gower of Spearman Dies
Spearman mourns Dr Joseph Erwin Gower 72 who died after a blizzard illness at Shattuck Hospital. A Arkansas native, he had lived in Spearman since 1923 and is survived by wife Vera Moser and children Joanna Gower and Carl R. Gower. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Union Church with several area ministers officiating. Burial in Hansford Cemetery directed by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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Shattuck
Gower
Arkansas
Vera Moser
Joanna Gower
Carl R. Gower
Union Church
W. M. Graves
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Borger
Sam Malone
First Baptist Church
W. G. Barr
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Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Chicago to Crack Down on Traffic Violators
Chicago officials plan a major reform in June raising cafeteria court fines by about 400 percent. Offenders will face $6 to $65 fines based on offense and record, with expatriate penalties from $1 to $16. Chief Judge Edward S. Scheffler cites potential yearly revenue up to $4,000,000.
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New Train Car Hires Nursery For Babies
The Pennsylvania Railroad unveiled a recreation car with a newsreel theater, nursery playroom, and lounge. Built at American Car and Foundry Co. Berwick, two more cars join the fleet to run між New York and St Louis. The compact theater seats six and shows 15 minute newsreels biweekly via push-button start. A trained nurse staffs the nursery, and a sunken buffet lounge with a game room sits center.
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Market cattle and hog prices across Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City reports cattle, calves, hogs and sheep markets with mixed gains and declines. Slaughter steer and heifer prices rise, cows and bulls steady to higher. hogs mostly 25 to 50 cents up with top around 25.25. Chicago shows hogs 25 cents higher, cattle mostly steady to higher, cows strong, bulls steady. lambs higher. Fort Wayne note: Mrs. Pepper freed from wax by police first aiders.
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Welding Spells Adventure for Graham in Arabia
Luttrell Graham of 1405 Clover packs for a long 18 month welding assignment in Saudi Arabia. He recalls prior postings in 1939 in South America and during World War II in the Marshall Islands. With baggage limits tight he jokes about bringing only a toothbrush, plans to return to Amarillo after the August 1949 contract ends.
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Baby Sitting Rules Ban Raids on Icebox
Flemington Pa. The Woman's Club organizes a baby-sitters bureau to set uniform procedures and wage rates and to bar indiscriminate icebox raiding. It registers high school girls seeking babysitting work and discourages entertaining company on duty. Evening sitters should be taken home with refreshments. Basic wage rates: 35 cents an hour for day work, 25 cents an hour for night duty up to midnight, and 80 cents an hour thereafter.
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Berlin swap market labels dolls as luxuries
Berlin traders have reclassified dolls as luxuries in a new market category. The shift signals a rising value perception for dolls amid economic and cultural trends.
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Legion Meet Tonight With Exhibition at Hall
The Hanson Post American Legion will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 PM at the Legion Hall 615 West Seventh. Lake Safro, noted as the world’s champion bag puncher, will give an exhibition during the event.
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Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey Details
Calvert Distillers Corp of New York City markets Calvert Reserve blended whiskey from 816 Hippodrome Bridg Cleveland Ohio. The product carries an 86.8 proof and 65 percent grain neutral spirits content.
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Hippodrome Bridg
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Ohio
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Mason Fined for Convulsing Child Distress Incident
A patrolman accompanied a father home during a convulsion incident. Inside, Mason asked who was sick while his wife replied no one. Mason received a $10 fine for the disturbance.
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Wis
U.P
Bertram C. Mason
Dren
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