No Clouds for Rain-Maker Jack Corn in Amarillo
Jack Corn, a Fort Worth rainmaker, arrived in Amarillo to seed clouds with silver iodide but reports of no clouds across the Panhandle persist. He notes the region as the sunniest in the nation while observers recall his convertible top down and light skies. Despite a 10 day Amarillo Chamber of Commerce contract, he remains hopeful that rain clouds will drift over the Panhandle.
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Jack Corn
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Panhandle
High Plains
Corn
Dallas
Trinity River
Many Names Many Charges In Clovis Man's Court
A 30 year old Clovis man using multiple aliases faced misdemeanor bad check charges one day after being arraigned on a felony theft count. Terry Branson pleaded guilty to a $20 bad check at Herring Hotel. Judge Jordan deferred judgment. The man, also named Terry Reddin, was charged with stealing $171 in cash and a $24 check from Floyd Sykes at Avalon Night Club. He was arrested after being tracked through three hotels in one day under different names. Officers identified him by his FBI name Melvin Richard Dedman. He is held on a $1,500 bond on the felony theft charge.
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Clovis
Terry Branson
Gene Jordan
Herring
Tascosa
Clovis National Bank
Jordan
Atty. O. M. Calhoun
Terry Reddin
Floyd Sykes
Avalon
Henry Maggard
FBI
Melvin Richard Dedman
Special Service At Calvary Tabernacle
Ministers and singers from across the Panhandle gather for a special fellowship and ministerial service at Calvary Tabernacle 500 McMasters. Open to the public, the meeting starts at 7 30 tonight after a postponement due to the arrival of Mr and Mrs H B Van Zandt from Van Nuys California. Daisy E Guthrie pastor announces special music will be included.
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Calvary Gospel Tabernacle
McMasters
Panhandle
Daisy E. Guthrie
H. B. van Zandt
van Nuys
Cal
Mrs Dodson 68 Dies at St Anthony’s Hospital
Mrs Elizabeth Dodson aged 68 of 310 Prospect Amarillo died at 6 30 last night in St Anthony's Hospital after living in Amarillo 20 years. She was born in Gatesville and was a Baptist. her husband J T Dodson died in 1943. Funeral arrangements are pending at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. Survivors: two sisters Mrs Clarence Murray Gatesville and Mrs L P Lightsey Artesian Wells and a niece Miss Betty Murray Amarillo.
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Elizabeth Dodson
Prospect
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
Dodson
Gatesville
The
Baptist Church
J. T. Dodson
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Clarence Murray
L. P. Lightsey
Artesian Wells
Betty Murray
Brannan Plan Debate Set at Amarillo College Forum
Four speakers discuss the Brannan Plan tonight at 7 30 in the Amarillo College auditorium. The debate marks the first public regional discussion with two affirmative and two negative speakers including Joe Berg William Vincent Posie Cunningham and R V Converse Sr.
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Amarillo Town Hall
Amarillo College Auditorium
Brannan
Joe J. Berg
St. Francis
Amarillo
Texas Farmers Union
William Vincent
National Farmers Union
Denver
Colo
National Union Farmer
Posie Cunningham
Dimmitt
Castro County
House
R. V. Converse, Sr
Spearman
Texas Wheat Producers Association
Texas Farm Bureau Leader Heads Town Hall Debate
An active leader in the Texas Farm Bureau Association will participate in a Town Hall Forum moderated by Ernest Finney of Amarillo. A portion of the debate will air on KFDA from 8 to 9 PM, with the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsoring the event and C. J. Humphreys serving as forum committee chairman.
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Texas Farm Bureau Association
Ernest Finney
Amarillo
KFDA
Junior Chamber of Commerce
C. J. Humphreys
Army reenlistment rise in Far East Command in 1949
More than 66 percent of the enlisted men in the US Army in the Far East Command including new Japan who became eligible in 1949 reenlisted or extended their overseas tours.
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Far East
New Japan
Barber Shop Quartets Contest Draws Big Crowd in Amarillo
The SPEBSQSA regionals bring 30 quartets to the Municipal Auditorium, aiming to fill 2545 seats for an 8:30 p.m. show. Prelim eliminations on Saturday daytime, reserved seating, and tickets from box offices set the stage for a fast six minute per act. Judges from Oklahoma and Kansas select the regional winner to advance to Omaha finals. The program includes Harmony Honeys from Kansas City and a local Amarillo High School quartet as special guests.
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Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet
America
Municipal Auditorium
Tri-State
Harry Norwood
Spebsqsa
Norwood
Tolzien Piano Annex
East Ninth
C. R. Anthony Co
Polk
Blackburn Bros
White & Kirk
Tolzien’s
Bob Roseberry
Dean W. Palmer
Edward Fahnstock
Wichita
Kan
Harold Bosworth
George C. Naden
Oklahoma City
Richard Means
Bartlesville
Okla
Omaha
Neb
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Harmony Honeys
Kansas City
Helen Blaine
Jefferson
Topeka
Middle West
Relief from nasal congestion offered by KLORONOL formula
A bought ad promises relief from sinus headaches nasal congestion and hay fever using KLORONOL. It claims quick relief for sufferers with nostril earache hawking and sneezing, priced at $3.00 with a money back guarantee and mail order options through Cretney & Skaggs Pay Less Drug Stores.
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Cretney & Skaggs
Amarillo DAV Carnival Sponsored By Local Chapter
The Amarillo Disabled American Veterans chapter sponsors a weeklong carnival in town. The Alamo Exposition Carnival is set up at 4700 North East Eighth, offering rides games and attractions during the event.
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Amarillo
Disabled American Veterans Chapter
North East
Eighth
Burglars Enter Garner Grocery and Amarillo Neon Sign
Burglars broke a front door glass at Garner Grocery 1300 East Thirteenth and stole cigarettes candy and gum. A second break in at Amarillo Neon Sign Company 505 Arthur led to ransacking with nothing missing.
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Arner
1300 East Thirteenth
Amarillo
505 Arthur
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Globe
Nancy Bursey
Bill Gibson
Mark Galloway
Amarillo Lions Club
Lions Club
Amarillo High School
AHS
Nancy
Bill
Richard Thompson
Eugenia Scott
Tabernacle
Globe-News
Optometrist
Sakrete Product
Sakrete
Texas Dry Concrete CO
East Sixth Street
Port Worth
Texas
Barber Shop
Sirell
Siroil Laboratories
Siroil Laboratories, Inc
Santa Monica, California
DAV
Wale
Sory
Garner Grocery
Fyfe's
Fyfe Cement & Supply Company
Garfield
Mobilgas
Grand Canyon
Garner
Randall
Amarillo, Texas
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