Indoor Circus Heads Amarillo May Week Run
An all indoor two and a half hour circus sponsored by the Khiva Temple will tour Amarillo May 25 to 31 with the Pol lack Brothers Circus as its troupe. Evening shows start 8 15. Matinees shift from 3 00 to 2 15 after May 28 as schools dismiss. Acts include dog and pony, four elephants, motorcycle bears, roller skating, high wire, and clown antics with over 1000 tickets donated to children.
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Khiva ‘Temple
Amarillo
Pollack Brothers Circus
Muni Aium
Ross D. Rogers
Khiva Temple
Kennedy Kohler to distribute tickets for shows
Kenneth G Kohler will handle ticket distribution to children. Admission costs 50 cents for children at matinees, 1 dollar for children and adults at night, with reserved seat prices of 1.80 and 1.8240 dollars.
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Kenneth G. Kohler
New Loudspeaker On Truman's Car
The Army installed expensive loudspeaker gear on President Truman s private railroad car as part of a hush hush 1948 campaign measure. The work occurred at the Sig nal Corps depot in Avon Kentucky under Col William M Mack and was kept secret until shortly before public acknowledgment of a coast to coast campaign swing planned for early June.
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Washington
Army
Truman
Signal Corps
Big
Avon
Lexington
William M. Mack
Fdr
Indian Rites Preserved by Smoki People
Amarillo hosts Leland and Mrs. Roper formerly of Prescott who preserve Smoki People rites. The Prescott group of about 300 businessmen presents annual ceremonies with a sunset snake dance on the first Sunday in August. The ritual includes antelope and snake priests and the use of snakes to symbolize the underworld.
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Amarillo
Prescott
Ariz
Leland B. ‘Roper
Bellaire
Veterans Hospital
Culverts Open Streets Houston to Roberts and Ninth Street
Culverts across the Santa Fe drainage ditch begin opening two streets Houston between Fifteenth and Sixteenth and Sixteenth between Houston and Roberts. Traffic will resume once installs finish. A 6 inch water main for a new school at North East Ninth and Mirror starts from North East Ninth and Houston.
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H. R. Smith
Public Works
Houston
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
Roberts
Santa Fe
North East Ninth
Mirror
Fire at Wyatt's Hospital causes small damage
Firemen were called to Wyatt's Hospital in Negro at 901 North Hayden at 7 48 this morning after a small pocket of gas exploded. Fire officials reported little damage and no injuries.
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Wyatt’s Hospital
Wyatt's Hospital
Negro
North Hayden
Governor Proclaims Tomato Week in Texas
Governor Beauford H. Jester proclaims June 1 to 12 as Tomato Week in Texas and designates May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday, as Hospital Day.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Florence Nightingale
Hospital
Paris Security Tightens for Elizabeth Visit
Published rumors of a Jewish underground plot to kidnap or assassinate Princess Elizabeth during her Paris visit are reported by French police. A British spokesman called the reports highly improbable. Security agents will guard Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their four day stay in the French capital, with their arrival set for Friday.
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Elizabeth
Paris
Prince Philip
CIO asks FCC to permanent ban on political broadcast censorship
The CIO urged the Federal Communications Commission to make permanent the policy that radio stations may not censor political broadcasts. The move comes as the group seeks protections for speech and organized labor's media presence.
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Washington
The
CIO
Federal Communications Commission
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