Harris County to Elect Stewart Successor April 19
Austin dispatch reports a special election set for Saturday April 19 to name a successor to the late Senator W Lacy Stewart in Harris County. On the same day Aransas Bee Refugio and San Patricio counties will vote to replace the late Representative W L Atkinson of Beeville in a separate county election.
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Austin
Harris County
W. Lacy Stewart
Aransas
Bee
Refugio
San Patricio
W. L. Atkinson
Beeville
Americans Choose Plain Fare For Ideal Meal In Gallup Poll
The Gallup poll shows Americans and Britons prefer simple, hearty dishes over fancy cuisine when cost is irrelevant. For Americans the perfect meal centers on fruit, cocktail or plain drinks, soup, steak or roast meat, potatoes, peas, salad, rolls, pie, and coffee.
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Institute
United States
Joe Doakes
Cider or beer debate settles farm tasting on porch
Jeb Crowell praises his cider apples while Lud Denny extols grain for beer. On the farm porch the two men argue taste, but the group ends up thirsty, and Jeb chooses beer while Lud opts for cider. The narrator notes this resolves most disputes.
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Jeb Crowell
Jeb
Lud Denny
Lud
B&PW Elects New Officers in Amarillo
Amarillo Business and Professional Women's Club members at the Herring Hotel elected Miss Johnnie Pollan president for 1947 48. Officers include Ethlyn Walker first vice president Mattie Reed second vice president Iris Graham secretary Mabel Vore treasurer Rosemary Radcliff parliamentarian. The June meeting will install the new slate.
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Amarillo
Iris Graham
Mabel Vore
Rosemary Radcliff
Helen McNeil
Kathaleen Huber
Violet Huber
George Mallett
Claude Hudspeth
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School
Dallas Office To Serve This Area For Construction
Amarillo applicants for non residential construction authorization must mail to Civilian Production Administration district offices in Dallas starting April 1. Walter P. Camp of Fort Worth says the Fort Worth office will close April 19, with its territory split between San Antonio and Dallas. The shift aims at economy and does not change Veterans Housing Program Order No. 1.
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Amarillo
Civilian Production Administration
Dallas
Walter P. Camp
CPA
Fort Worth
Mercantile Bank
Fragmented 1947 Amarillo Globe text on Navy services
The readable portions mention the first Commander in Chief with the USS Ellis crew aiding Army and Navy to conduct services for Navy personnel, referencing Franklin D. Roosevelt and Confederate government hints. The garbled line alludes to Easter Sunday services aboard the Nourmahal in 1934 and a Montgomery Alabama organizing event in 1861.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Ellis
Army
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confede
States of America
Orlain
Montgomery
Ala
Nourmahal
National program offices closed as districts merge
Central offices explain the program to the public and process applications. The system now runs smoothly enough to consolidate several districts and shut six district offices.
Chicken Gains Ground as Favorite Entree Abroad
The article contrasts meal preferences by country. In Holland, vegetable soup and roast beef are common with chocolate pudding as a popular dessert, and a tenth may start with Dutch gin. Canada features tomato juice and fried salmon plus roast chicken as a second meat choice. Chicken outscores beef in underfed nations like England and France in dreams of a perfect meal.
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American Institute
England
Europe
France
Sweden
Holland
Canada
Much-Traveled Yeast Creates Favorite Bread in South Dakota
Lucy yeast began with Mrs. T. C. Kellum in 1911 and soon traveled to Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas before returning to Fr uti dale. Neighbors praise its effect on bread quality. The piece adds a note about the 1501 Index Expurgatorius by the Roman Catholic Church.
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Fruitdale
S. D
U.P
Lucy
T. C. Kellum
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
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N. J
Purina
America
BABY
Gouldy Bros
Tyler
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Lyn Godwin
Shamrock
Southwest
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
Amarillo, Texas
Joannie Pollan
B&pw
Sally
Don Miller
West
Scott
U. S
Chisson
Handee
Dremel Electric Tools
Southwestern Hobby Shop
W &Th St
Tex Smith
Radio Renue Shop
West 6Th St
Sloan
Sloan's
States
Boards and Cable
Hum
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tolzien
Music Store
Paramount Bldg
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