Prosecute on Chain Letters Warned by Amarillo Postmaster
The Amarillo post office received over 30 chain letters and cards. Fort Worth district postal inspector W D DeGrassi indicated action will be taken. Postmaster DeGrassi described a new chain mail fraud scheme requiring recipients to keep letters and send cash to a head of a list. The scheme violates postal and fraud statutes and could lead to federal prosecution. Private James A Smith serving in Japan was listed as joining the First Cavalry Division after enlisting in 1946. Baker visits Hattie Baker and Miss Wore Jo Baker for the weekend with John son.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
W. D. DeGrassi
Amrillo
United States
James Smith
Japan
James A. Smith
Harvey Smith
A Johnson
First Cavalry
Tokyo
Yokohama
Army
Smith
Wheeler High School
Baker
H. H. Baker
Rogers, Ark
Miss Hattie
Miss Wore Jo Baker
Fillmore
Mo Baker
Johnson
Amarillo 20 30 Club to be Chartered Saturday
Amarillo's youngest civic club 20 30 will receive its charter from 20 30 International at charter night on Saturday. Dinner dance in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel with formal dress for the Indies. J Marion Bell will present the charter. L K Red Sanders will install officers and board members. more than 150 people expected.
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Amarillo
International
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Indies
J. Marion Bell
International Trusttee
Carlsbad
L. K. “Red” Sanders
West Texas
el Paso
Young Men’s Civic Club
J. Howard Miller
Bob Ewing
J. W. Foust
Jack Wolfe
Buddy Cobb
John Wiley
Jim Mel Causland
Buck Long
Nelson Hall
Bill Raymond
Lubbock
Charles ‘Nelson
Miller
Clovis
Portales
Hobbs
Virgil E Arnold Enters Texas Governor Race
Virgil E Arnold a 56 year old Houston lawyer announced his candidacy for governor of Texas subject to the Democratic primaries in July. He argued for a Washington house cleaning with big wigs leaving and little wigs taking over while criticizing President Truman for repudiating Southern Democratic principles and linking Texas governors to big corporations.
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Virgil E. Arnold
Houston
Texas
Houston Lawyr
Arnold
Washington
Austin
Truman
Democratic Party of the
South
Comines
Certificates to 16 Girl Scout Leaders
Sixteen Girl Scout leaders received certificates yesterday afternoon, announced training chairman Mrs. I. L. Peffley. The 12 hour Leadership course was conducted Feb 24 26 March 2 and 4 with instructors Mrs. Leland Brown and Miss Catherine Rives. Certificates were awarded to Mesdames C F Whisemant W W Phillips J V Williams V L Gold.
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I. L. Peffley
Leland Brown
Catherine Rives
C.F. Whisemant
W. W., Phillips
J. V. Williams
V. L. Gold
Community members named amid hospital stay and travel notes
Wayne Smith and J A Allen among local figures, with W Pharis Martin confined to St Anthony's Hospital after surgery. John Poole, new Hereford resident from Amarillo, spent time in Amarillo visiting friends then traveled back to Hereford via Wichita.
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John Poole
Hereford
Amarillo
Wichita
Kan
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Lyes Upshaw
Iseee Aerolog
Hubert
By Dick Wingert
Beauford Hill
Max Holmes
James
Honea
Richard F
Mason
James C. McCausland
Norman E. Peterson
Doyle Rankin
Weldon O. Rankin
Bill J. Schell
Club
Billy E. Adams
Arley Barnett
Frank Barrett
del Belflower
James G. Blasdel
James D. Boston
Glenn A. Callahan
Ray Sawyer
West 10Th
Jack
OASIS
Polk
Diastic
Empire Manufacturing ‘Company
Faretine Aluminum Awnings
Girl Scout
Freddy Martin
LeSage Company
North
Taylor Amarillo, Texas
Yeates
Dickies
Na- Ron Choir
LEVIS
Levin
WCPO
Igor
Oklahoma
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Cresley
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