Flag Strength Day Launches in Amarillo on April 2
A Chamber of Commerce committee led by Ben Solnick Buster Sharp and Frank Means will inventory flag availability on Polk Street and inform merchants about prices for flag poles sockets. Amarillo wholesalers were alerted and downtown flagpole work planned.
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Amarillo
Ben Solnick
Buster Sharp
Frank Means
Chamber
Polk Street
Earl Allmand
Chamber of Commerce
East Germany bans Christian Science religion
March 20 report states East Germany banned Christian Science practice and closed all offices and meeting places. Leaders and members were ordered to cease activities or face arrest, with thousands said to be affected in Berlin's Soviet zone and the east sector. The regime had previously banned Jehovah's Witnesses and jailed many in mass raids, citing anti Communist literature.
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East Germany
Toam
People's Pace
Christian Scence
West Berlin
Christian Science
Gestapo
Jehovah's Witnesses
Magdeburg
Dresden
New York
Texan Washington Nominated as Undersecretary of Transportation
March 20 (?). Delos Wilson Rentzel of Texas is nominated by President Truman as undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation.
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Washington
Delos Wilson Rentzel
Texas
Truman
Commerce
Transportation
California Cities Over 80 Thousand Population List
California features 19 cities with populations surpassing 80 000, reflecting regional growth and urban expansion. The compiled data highlights urban centers and demographic trends across the state.
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California
Juveniles Held for Vandalism and Burglary
Three boys ages 12 13 and 15 are in Potter County juvenile detention after admitting vandalizing backstage areas at Municipal Auditorium and burglarizing Why Not Grocery and Sanborn School annex. Incident followed a Saturday night break in. custody arranged after investigation by County Juvenile Officer Jack Grant and Ralph Pray and Clifford Roberts of Crime Prevention.
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Potter County
Municipal Auditorium
Why Not Grocery
Roberts
Sanborn School
Jack Grant
Ralph Pray
Clifford Roberts
Police Department Crime Prevention Division
Brave Blytheville Mother Saves Four Children
A 32 year old mother, Mrs Phillip H Nunnery, ran back into her burning Blytheville home three times to rescue four children, dying as she tried to save two more. Her body lay beside her daughter Sandra Lou, 9, and son Jerry Dwayne, 11.
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Blytheville
Ark
Phillip H. Nunnery
Sandra Lou
Jerry Dwayne
Worry Over Loose Teeth Ends With FASTEETH Powder
Don’t be embarrassed by slipping false teeth. Sprinkle FASTEETH on plates for comfort and security, holding plates more firmly without gummy taste. It is an alkaline non acidic powder available at drug stores.
Weather Brings Amarillo Top Sunshine Status in Chart
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce released a chart ranking 23 cities by climate. Amarillo averages one freezing day and two days above 100 degrees per year, sits at 3676 feet, and records 77 percent sunshine, highest among the group.
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Amarillo
Denver
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
The
Chamber of Commerce
New Oldsmobile Super 88 to be shown in Amarillo
Amarillo Motor Co announces the display of the new Oldsmobile Super 88 Deluxe four door with Rocket engine and new Fisher body. J C Christopher, president, says dealership hours are 8 to 9 tomorrow night and highlights Hydramatic drive and smoother operation.
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Tyler
J. C. Christopher
Oldsmobile
Christopher
Fisher
Mr. Christopher
Car Kills Pedestrian in Lubbock
W Hartman 71 died after being struck by a car in eastern Lubbock while en route to a hospital. Police report the collision occurred late yesterday, the victim named Alias W Hartman.
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Lubbock
Alias W. Hartman
Boy 15 Injured In School Accidental Knife Incident
Daniel Garcia a 15 year old ninth grader remained near death in a Baytown hospital after an in school accident yesterday when he used a knife to clean his nails. He rose from his desk stumbled and fell onto the open blade piercing near the heart.
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Houston
Daniel Garcia
Baytown
Easter Music To Feature Program
A local Easter concert program features a selection of seasonal pieces performed by a community choir. The event highlights vocal works by multiple composers and aims to celebrate the holiday with traditional hymns and classical arrangements.
Bel Canto Chorale to Perform Easter Music at Amarillo High
The Bel Canto Chorale under A. M. Autrey presents The Easter Story a 14 piece spirituals program at Amarillo High School Thursday morning with Anna Nell Butler on piano and Sue Alliston on organ. The group will also sing at a 6 30 sunrise service in Palo Duro Canyon with Brahms motet and Tchaikowsky.
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Bel Canto Chorale
Amarillo High School
Fred Waring
Roy Ringwald
Laura Hoggard
Bel Canto Singers
Dallas
Anna Nell Butler
Sue Alliston
A. M. Autrey
Palo Duro Canyon
Tachaikowsky
Burt Will Address Plumbing Group
John H. Burt, manager of Panhandle electrical contractors association, will speak on Problems of the Mechanical Trades before the Amarillo Associated Plumbing Contractors at Dowell's Saratoga. Curtis O. Burke, president, will introduce him at the weekly meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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Mechanical Trades
John H. Burt
Panhandle Electrical Contractors’ Association
Burt
Associated Plumbing Contractors of
Amarillo
Dowell
Saratoga
North
Fillmore
Panhandle
National Electrical Contractors Association
Curtis O. Burke
The
Plumbing Contractors
Vandenberg Still Clings to Life
GRAND RAPIDS Mich March 20 Senator Arthur H Vandenberg was reported slightly more comfortable after a relatively good night but still serious Dr A B Smith said he would be 60 on Thursday and has undergone major operations in 17 months Also a note that thirty two percent of Denmark's population is under age 20
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Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
A. B. Smith
Vandenberg
Police Dispatcher Calmly Handles Unusual Call
Baytown report notes Police Dispatcher L. Thompson kept composure when a troubled husband called from his home saying a man was trying to steal his wife. Thompson advised to tell the man to go home and lock the door, after which no further contact was heard.
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Baytown
U.P
L. Thompson
Thompson
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