Marine Lee P. McCarthy Home on Leave from Camp Pendleton
Private Lee P. McCarthy former Golden Glove fighter is home on leave for a week. He won the 112 pound state title at Fort Worth and the 418 pound Califor championship while in the Marine Corps. He reached Chicago tournament of champions but lost in his first attempt. At 19 he joined the service mid October and is married with a seven month old son Danny Ray.
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Marine Corps
Lee P. McCarthy
Golden Glove
McCarthy
Fort Worth
Califor
Marinerps
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Cal
Chicago
Danny Ray
Air Force to Build Large Medical Center at Sheppard AFB
At Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls a 1,075 bed medical center will be established as the Air Force's Brooke-like facility. Col. Julian A. Jarman said the center will provide medical dental and surgical care and will double existing hospital capacity while repurposing World War II buildings. Equipment will be sourced from other bases and completion date was not given. The center will serve Air Force personnel across the central United States.
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Wichita Falls
Air Force
Army
Brooke
San Antonio
Sheppard Air Force Base
Julian A. Jarman
Sheppard
Jarman
United States
Drought Years Marked By Thinner Tree Rings
Thin rings in annual tree growth records indicate periods of drought when rings formed during dry years are notably reduced in width. Researchers use this pattern to infer past climate stress and measure historical drought frequency.
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Drouth
Iturbi Returns To Geneva Before Amarillo Concert
Jose Iturbi, famed pianist, recently returned to Switzerland after years away and visited Geneva University where he once led the piano department. He recalled stern lessons and the monthly reunions of former pupils who call him the Spanish Inquisition. He and sister Amparo plan a single Amarillo performance via Panhandle Concert Bureau. tickets range 1.50 to 3.90 plus tax and are sold at Myers Music Mart.
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Jose Iturbi
Municipal Auditorium
Switzerland
Geneva
Conservatory of Music
Iturbi
Amparo
Amarillo
Panhandle
Myers Music Mart
East Tenth
Music Mart
Beethoven Failed at Simple Multiplication Say Historians
A curious remark attributed to experts notes that Beethoven struggled with basic arithmetic, illustrating the contrast between his genius in music and difficulties with simple multiplication a century and a half after his time.
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Beethoven
Slate Drawings For Field Trials In Panhandle Bird Dog Association
The Panhandle Bird Dog Association schedules Spring Field Trials at Buffalo Lake with events in puppy derby and all age shooting dog stakes. Judges Arnold Purviance and P D Moseley will oversee Friday night drawings at the Herring Hotel. Entries open to association members only, with separate fees for each class and trophies awarded to winners.
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Panhandle Bird Dog Association
Buffalo Lake
Herring Hotel
Southwest
Arnold Purviance
P. D. Moseley
Derby
Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods Company
Pat Bourassa
Jim Belli
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Ruth D. Knight
All-Electric School
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West Texas
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Globe-News
Amarillo Globe-News
All-Electric
City Auditorium
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