Robert Glenn Home After Navy Travels
Lt. Robert Glenn returns to Amarillo in civilian clothes after serving in every theater of World War III including the Pacific and Europe. He was a communications officer aboard the Providence and served on the North Carolina and in the Philippines before returning on the reserve list.
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Pacific
Robert Glenn
Amarillo
N. O. Glenn
Harrison
Glenn
Providence
Italy
Europe
North Carolina
South Pacific
Philippines
You Can Rest Again Bill Lampe’s Bank Teller Riddle Solved
Jimmie Darwin of 1216 West Tenth reported the solution to the bank teller error puzzle. The riddle involved swapping dollars and cents on a check and a customer ending with twice the indicated amount after spending 3.50. The indicated amount was 14.32, found by trial and error.
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Bill Lampe
Jimmie Darwin
West Tenth
Mr. Lampe
Darwn
Pork on New Year Appeals to German Superstitions
An old superstition in parts of Germany ties eating pork on New Year’s Day to good luck for the year ahead.
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Germany
Minnie Rose Webb Sees Train Ride and Celebrity Moments
Fourteen year old Minnie Rose Webb, paralyzed since a spinal accident, travels to St. Louis for Shriners Hospital treatment. She meets actor Harold Lloyd and Shrine leaders, receives gifts, and shares tears of joy as she dreams of walking again and riding a real train. Her father notes the Rialto village raised 51 dollars for her trip.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Minnie Rose Webb
Tennessee
Shriners’ Hospital
John W. McNamara
Punch
Minnie Rose
William Woodfield, Jr
Imperial Potentate
Shrine
Harold Lloyd
Harold
Jake Webb
Illinois Central
Chickasaw Limited
Rialto
Funeral Services for Infant Strafuss Held This Afternoon
Funeral services for Larry Joe Strafuss infant son of Mr and Mrs L J Strafuss Hereford were conducted this afternoon. The infant passed away recently prompting the services held at a local church with family attendees and mourners honoring the child.
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Larry Joe Strafuss
L. J. Strafuss
Hereford
Infant rites held at Griggs Chapel for Llano burial
Side Glances notes a 2 pm service at Griggs Funeral Chapel conducted by Father Jerome A. Hancock for an infant burial at Llano Cemetery. The child is survived by parents and siblings Carl and Loretta. Also mentions Anya Seton's The Turquoise bought by Jack L. Warner for production and Universal Studio purchasing Mexican Hayride for an Abbott and Costello film.
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Griggs Funeral
Jerome A. Hancox
Llano
Carl
Loretta
Anya Seton
Jack L. Warner
Universal Studio
Double Take Collisions Reported in Two Blocks
Two 1:05 PM vehicle collisions occurred yesterday in the 1400 block of Jackson and the 700 block of Taylor. No injuries were reported. Clyde Maness backed his truck at 206 North Lincoln into Joe Smith of Lockney, and Mrs Bessie Gell 2218 Brooks collided with Clyde Cp Paris 1204 Johnson as she pulled away and he turned south on Taylor. Amarillo High School Intramural Boxing Tournament dates listed as March 25 27 and 29 at the High School Armory.
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Jackson
Taylor
Clyde Maness
North Lincoln
Mobile
Joe Smith
Lockney
Bessie Gell
Brooks
Clyde Cp
Paris
Johnson
Amarillo High School
High School Armory
Also Mentioned on This Page
Navy
Atkinson Drug Store
Polk St
Otto Drake
Sheriff's
NEA Service. Inc
TM Reg
U. S. Pat
M. W
Dub” Fox
Radio Shop
N. Taylor
California
Sunkist
Arizona
Schilling
Specia
Scott Tissue
Baere
Kaiser Geucas An
Libby
Oranges
California Sunkist
Texas Marsh
Frankfurters
Claude Mixon
O. R. Glenn
West Texas Shoe Shop
B. L. Ratnes
Reid’s
Georgia
Texas
Lange
Franks
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