Detroit Flags Claim Largest Flag in Nation Read
Detroit and Amarillo figures exchange claims over the nation’s largest flag. A Detroit police inspector notes the mammoth Old Glory stands 100 feet high and 230 feet long with 7-foot stripes and 5-foot star points. It requires 50 men to raise and weighs about 900 pounds.
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Channing
J. L. Hudson Company
Detroit
Ed Denstaedt
Radio and Signal Bureau
Detroit Department of Police
Signal Engineers Association
Coffee
Denstaedt
Detroit Mammoth
Cars Damaged In Two Collisions Near Amarillo
State highway patrolmen investigated two traffic accidents last night with no injuries. Oscar A. Detten’s car, traveling south of Amarillo, struck a cow crossing the highway. at Arbatrix Club on the Panhandle Highway a collision occurred between Tom Morgan and Richard D. Austin, both cars badly damaged.
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Amarillo
Oscar A. Detten
Detten
Arbatrix Club
Panhandle
Tom Morgan
Richard D. Austin
Aviatrix
Drivers' License Division Holds Amarillo Conference
Members of the drivers' license division of the Texas Department of Public Safety gathered in Amarillo yesterday for a meeting. Attendees included Set H. B. Mathews of Lubbock, Charles Newell of Spearman, Albert Bell of Memphis, Co L Hampton of Pampa, R. C. Wells of Plainview, R. S. Lewis, C. R. Moore and Miss Kathleen McCreiss, all of Amarillo.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Plains Area
Amarillo
H. B. Mathews
Lubbock
Charles Newell
Spearman
Albert Bell
Memphis
L. Hampton
Pampa
R. C. Wells
Plainview
R.S. Lewis
Cc. R. Moore
Kathleen McCreiess
Wade Brymer Appointed To Accounting Committee
Wade Brymer vice president and secretary manager of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Amarillo was named to the United States Savings and Loan League 1945 accounting committee. The committee is one of 35 groups within the league and includes 40 other members.
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Wade Brymer
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Amarillo
United States Savings and Loan League
Brymer
Army discharge rules affect uniform wear
A blue discharge for soldiers under conditions other than honorable bars wearing the Army uniform even at home. The policy states those discharged under such conditions are not entitled to continue displaying the uniform.
Pataliom Doctrine Defined as Predetermined Fate
The term Pataliom describes a belief that all events unfold by a pre arranged fate or inexorable decree. It frames reality as governed by necessity rather than free will.
Groves Family Joins VFW Total 100 Percent
R B Groves family of Amarillo becomes fully enrolled in the VFW with George T Groves a 20 year old technician fifth grade in the signal corps now in Italy joining after his overseas service. Other new members include Joe J Graves B R Gardner D E Wilkerson W C Hickman C E Kirk and Q E Newton boosting post 1475 membership to 197.
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R. B. Groves
Maryland
George T. Groves
Signal Corps
Italy
Technician Groves
Lockney
Amarillo
Charlotte Faye
Groves
Zella May Wible
D. V. Wible
East Ninth
John B. Golding
Auxiliary
Graves
Joe J. Graves
B. R. Gardner
D. E. Wilkerson
W. C. Hickman
C. E. Kirk
Q. E. Newton
Bronze Star Awarded to Leslie Post
The chaplain of the 517th Parachute Infantry praises Leslie R. Post for earning the Bronze Star in Europe. Reared in Amarillo, he has two years in service and about a year overseas, with a Purple Heart awarded for his wounds. His family, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Post of 13 North Cleveland, were informed of the decoration.
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517Th Parachute Infantry
Europe
C. J. Post
North Cleveland
Leslie R. Post
Amarillo
Camera Fans Get Plenty of Rolls
Amarillo BBB manager Gordon Morrison cites a Southwest classified ad offering unlimited rolls for Kodak cameras but ships only rolls without film. Buyers report receiving rolls with no film yet claim no misrepresentation.
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Amarillo
Gordon Morrison
Better Business Bureau
Southwest
C.O.D
Ration Board Panels To Be Closed Tuesday
Potter County War Price and Rationing Board panels on the courthouse third floor will close all day tomorrow for the 20th of the month inventory. Offices reopen at 8 20 Wednesday morning. Regular hours are 8 30 to 4 with clerks arriving at 8 and often staying late.
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Potter County
Out of Town Shoppers In Amarillo List Members
Out of town shoppers in Amarillo today included numerous servicemen and families visiting from nearby towns and states. Names and hometowns span Davis New Mexico to Denver Colorado, with residents from Lubbock Clovis Pampa and Roswell among others.
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Amarillo
H. O. Wong
Davis
N. M
Frances Nelson
Betty Oliver
Tucumcari
A. H. Keith
Roswell
Helen Pemberton
Jerry Sanderson
Lubbock
G. G. Gipscount
Muskogee
Oklo
R. W. Jones
Pampa
Bernard Williams
Theodore A. Menik
Clovis
W. T. Langley
Ennis
R. R. Baldwin
Robert A Simpson
Charles A. Windholm
T. Mixson
W. Peterson
Littlefield
Trent Estes
Wellington
Milner Edwards
Perryton
J. H. Gunn
G. W. Noble
Billings
Okla
Harry Lozir
J. Wecklaugh
Braniff Airways
Denver Col
J. A. Stephens
J. E. Atkinson
Berford Light
Carol L. Grawberg
Christian I. Roswell
George Lisenby
Spur
A Vital Message To Men Who Feel Old
Advertisement touts CASELLA stimulating tablets to restore youthfulness and vitality. It claims a simple method to regain zest, recommends visiting a druggist or doctor for the celery seed, thiamin chloride, passion flower and iron formula.
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Post Office Drug Store
Baroness Suzanne Silvercroys Showcases Oils on Tour
Baroness Suzanne Silvercroys, famed sculptor, now paints oils during an extended tour as an accomplished speaker. Sister of Baron Silvercroys, Belgium ambassador to the U.S., and wife of Maj. Edward Ford Stevenson. Her bust of Wendell Willkie is on display this week at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington.
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Suzanne Silvercroys
Baroness Silvercroys
Baron Silvercroys
Belgium
United States
Maj
Edward Ford Stevenson
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Wendell Willkie
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington
Abie’s Trish Rose Performed Abroad under Aliases
The production known as Abie’s Trish Rose appeared in France as Bloch of Chicago and in England as Marriage in Triplicate, reflecting stage title changes across countries. The show toured international venues with modified branding.
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Abie
Trish Rose
Bloch
Chicago
France
England
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George Palatsky
HILEX
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Suzanne Silvercrays
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