Ansley outlines two Highway 66 meetings tour plan
PF. W. Ansley president of the National Highway 66 Association announces plans for two major highway meetings. He will attend a Tucumcari New Mexico gathering with several associates and then travel to Santa Rosa Albuquerque Grants Gal lup Winslow and conclude with an Arizona meeting. He also aims to organize Amarillo delegates for the Highway 87 Colorado Springs event June 14 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PF. W. Ansley
National Highway 66 Association
Highway 66
New
Santa Rosa
Alaska
Central America
Rotarian Will Address Amarillo Club In Tasmania Talk
J. Eric Cuthbertson former Rotary International governor No 28 of Hobart Tasmania will address Amarillo Rotary Club at tomorrow noon during their weekly luncheon in the Herring Hotel. He travels in the United States with his wife and will discuss the subject Tasmania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Eric Cuthbertson
Rotary International No
Hobart
Tasmania
Australia
Amarillo Rotary Club
Herring Hotel
Cuthbertson
United States
Potato Banner Crops After Occupation Seed Farms Found
In 1947 seven foundation seed farms were established in Japan under the occupation to support potato production banner crops in 1943 and 1949, with ads noting related agricultural developments and promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Boy writes postmaster on air mail savings
Gregg Buckalaw of Mobile writes Jesse M. Donaldson proposing to drop the word via from air mail stamps to save rubber. Donaldson replies approving the change and states stamps will read air mail without via. He provides no estimate of total savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal
Gregg Buckalaw
Mobile
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Gregg
George Buckalaw
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Avondale Baptist Mission to Form as Separate Church
Rev. Raymond Bowlin announces the Avondale Baptist Mission will be constituted into a church this Sunday. The organization meeting is at 2:30 PM in the WOW Hall at 610 West Sixth. Worships are 11 AM and 8 PM with Sunday school at 9:45 and Training Union at 6:45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avondale Baptist Mission
Raymond Bowlin
Wow Hall
West Sixth
Bowlin
Nehru Attacks MacArthur Peace Offer in Parliament
Indian Prime Minister Nehru criticized General MacArthur's peace talk proposal with Korea and China as dangerous and improper. He said field commanders cannot set government policy and stressed that political decisions rest with the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Nehru
Douglas MacArthur
India
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Amarillo rental shortage hits multi bedroom units
Warrant Officer Lawrence L. Bickford of the Amarillo Air Force Base cites tight demand for larger homes as listings on free rental services run scarce. The Homes Registration Bureau of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, led by A. G. Atkin, echoed the shortage two weeks earlier. A singular silver coin shipment from the Bank of Taiwan to a Bank of China branch in New York was valued at 539503 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Lawrence L. Bickford
Amarillo Air Force Base
Homes Registration Bureau
Bank of Taiwan
New York
Bank of China
Plainview Man Missing After Navy Torpedo Plane Crash
Alvin L. Merrifield, 33, a Plainview native and chief petty officer with 11 years service, is among four crew members missing after a Navy torpedo bomber crashed off Cape Henry Virginia. The Razorback submarine rescued one airman who later sank. search involved four submarines a cruiser and a rescue ship. Merrifield wife and two sons reside in Norfolk. relatives live in Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Alvin L. Merrifield
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Henry
Merrifield
Associated Press
Terry
Danny
Norfolk
P. E. Kirkpatrick
J. W. Hamby
Razorback
Scouting Squadron 22
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Four Britons Desert to Reds in Soviet Zone
Four British soldiers from the Manchester regiment fled to the Soviet zone from Germany to protest British participation in the Korean War and U.S. policies. Identified as Henry Perry James Boyles Donald Giddins and Ronald Thomas they were aged 18 to 22 and had been absent since March 4 according to Berlin’s British army headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Germany
Manchester Regiment
Henry Perry
James Boyles
Donald William Giddins
Ronald Thomas
Perry
United States
Boyles
Soviet Union
Berlin
Texas Manufacturing Association holds spring dinner in Amarillo Club
The Texas Manufacturing Association's spring dinner meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Amarillo Club. Guest speaker Ed Burris of Houston will discuss current association activities, with staff Ed Hudson and Victor Grima also attending. Dinner is 2.75 dollars per plate. Local officers and directors from Panhandle area are listed along with regional VP Hugh Burdette and several state directors from nearby firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Manufacturing Association
Amarillo Club
Ed Burris
Houston
State Group
Burris
Edward M. Hudson
West Texas
Victor F. Grima
Panhand
R. A. Young
American Zinc Company of
Dumas
J. A. Pitman
Pitman Grain Company of
Hereford
F. W. Wallace
Shamrock Gas and Oil Co
Santa Fe Railway Declares $2 Dividend on Common Stock
After a Chicago board meeting Santa Fe president Fred G. Gurley announced a dividend of $2 per share on common stock payable June 1 to stockholders of record April 27. The announcement follows a routine board session by the railroad's directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Santa Fe Railway
Railroad
Chicago
Fred G. Gurley
Peru must import rice to bridge 1950 crop gap
Peru was compelled to purchase 15,000 tons of rice abroad to satisfy domestic needs until the 1950 harvest entered the market. This move underscores postwar supply pressures and the slow growth of local production in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walgreen’s and Better Druggists
Wasreen’s & Better Druggists
Lalea
Midland- Odessa
Phom
Pioneer Ain Sones Beyler
Pioneer Air Lines
Rote
Travel Air
National Health Plan
National Health & Life Ins. Co
N.E. 7Th, Amarillo
Mihalis
Newmexico State Capitol
New Mexico
Taft
Arkansas
First National
Bank OF
J. H. Dunn
W. P. Patterson
Chas. A. Fisk
J. Malcolm Shelton
Dr. R. D. Gist
W. D. Smiley
L. R. Hagg
Jay Taylor
A. D. Lidia
Rip C. Underwood
Hubert
By Dick Wingert
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Lad
Washington
Ala
Organization OF Avondale Baptists
Sinsres
T. T. Connor
Philadelphia
Globe News
Reds
Groun
G. I. Bill
Draughon's
Lubbock
Wichita
Dallas
Deason
Bovr
Les Matt Ena
Wentty
Wren
Yellowstone, Inc
Louisville, Kentucky
Texas Employers Insurance
Ass'n Workmen's Compensation Insurance
Employers Casualty Company
Tenth and
Harrison Streets
Rhea H. Owens
Globe-News
Chrysler
America
Devrsepe OF
Ideal Heating & Air Conditioning Co
S. Fillmore St
Amarillo, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!