Willis Hawkins Headlines Amaril lo Boxing Show
Willis Hawkins top billed for the Amarillo box show at the Tri State Fair Grounds with Sapulpa rival Melvin Ravenue. The 160 pound former Golden Gloves champion trains from Canyon and plans a tough clash as profits go to Boys Ranch Maverick Club and Junior Gold Sox. Tickets at Maxor Drug Store. Also includes rezoning hearing notice and Billington Army enlistment.
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Willis Hawkins
Amarillo
West Texas State College
Canyon
Sapulpa
Melvin Ravenue
Oklahoma
Tha Gann Fen
Horatio Alger
Army Air Forces
Buddy Wilkinson
Wise Boys
Hawkins
Municipal Auditorium
Wilkinson
Buddy
West Texas
Boys Ranch
Maverick Club
Junior Gold Sox
Maxor Drug Store
Fisk
Eighth
Polk
McMinn Leads With 563 In Buffalo Bowling Meet
McMinn posts 185 191 187 for 563 to top Herring Hotel team at the 43rd American Bowling Congress World Championship in Buffalo on May 13. Fred Grimes 171 171 184 526 and Orvis Cox 157 150 191 498 also score for the Texans. Nu-Grape of Albuquerque wins Globe News Tournament with 2522.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Herring Hotel
H. L. McMinn
Texans
Fred Grimes
Orvis Cox
Jay Ckeefe
John Laughlin
Cox
Albuquerque
Nu-Grape
J. A. Cocha
Ted Buccola
James Whitfield
J. B. James
E. M. Kenney
Buccola
Amarillo
Cards Release 1942 World Series Hero Ernie White
Ernie White, the lefthanded pitcher whose shutout helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the 1942 World Series, has been released unconditionally by the Cards. White, back from two years in the Army, had not yet played this season and criticized the decision as hasty.
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ST. Louis
Upp
Ernie White
St. Louis Cardinals
White
Brown Munn Duel At Amarillo Country Club Sunday
A top golf exhibition features John Munn and J R Brown of the Ross Rogers course facing John Olver and John Rago of the Amarillo Country Club in a best ball 18 hole match. The action starts at 2 15 pm and is free to the public. All four players hold city titles and Olver and Rago are noted for high scoring.
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Amarillo Country Club
John Munn
J. R. Brown
Ross Rogers
John Olver
John Rago
Munn
Brown
Olver
Rago
Amarillo
Dodgers Rely On Veterans as Youth Movement Rebound
Leo Durocher shifts back to veteran lineup as Dodgers lead the NL title chase. With Reiser moved to center and a solid outfield trio of Walker Galan and Reiser, the club leans on old pros while rookies may stay benched.
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New York
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Dodgers
St. Louis
Ebbets Field
Leo
Pet Reiser
Dodger
Dixie Walker
Augie Galan
Reiser
Army to Sell Surplus Chapels to Religious Groups
War Department announces sale of surplus chapels from disbanded posts and camps. Priority given to memorials for war dead. others sold to religious congregations. War Assets Administration will conduct area by area sales. Trinity Methodist Church Amarillo plans purchase when available.
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War Department
War Assets Administration Agency
Amarillo
Trinity Methodist Church
Reindeer Bring First Two Hargreaves Children
Mrs. Robert Hargreaves of Muncie Ind writes that she will tell both of her children the reindeer brought them into the world not the stork. The first child, a boy, was born on Christmas Day 1943 and the second, also a boy, on Christmas 1945.
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Bloomington
I. UP K
Robert Hargreaves
Muncie
Ind
Origins of Paper Across Empires Through History
The chronology traces paper manufacture to France by 1189 Italy by 1276 Germany by 1391 and England by 1494 with the original Chinese invention announced in 105 A D.
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France
Italy
Germany
England
China
Public Hearing On Zoning Change In Mirror Addition
City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at City Hall Council Chamber at 7 30 P M Friday June 7 1946 to consider rezoning multiple Mirror Addition lots on East 10th Avenue to D Commercial Area. City Secretary Katheryne Burwell notes the properties affected include blocks 416 407 and 408.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Council Chamber
Plemons Addition
16Th Avenue
Plemons
Harrison Street
Katheryne Burwell
East 10Th Ave
Tyler Street
City Planning and Zoming Commission
City Hall
Amarillo
Public Hearing On Zoning Change For Amarillo Properties
City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a 7:30 PM Friday June 7 1946 hearing at City Hall to consider reclassifying property at 2201 Tyler Street from A Residential to B Residential and other parcels including Lots 1 2 3 and 7 8 9 Block 1 Edgefield Addition from B Residential to Second Manufacturing on Amarillo zoning map. Katherine Burwell.
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Tyler Street
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Council Chamber
Love
Eable Addition
City of
Amarillo
East 34Th
East 35Th Avenues
Edgefield Addition
Katherine Burwell
Firing V-2 Rockets At Alamogordo Proving Grounds
German V-2 rocket tests begin at Whitends Proving Grounds Alamogordo New Mexico with Lt A C Smith Amarillo Army recruiting officer advised Scientific gear to study upper atmosphere fitted to missiles replacing 2200 warhead Radar radio and photography will check flights Ordnance men control missiles throughout flight 46 feet long 65 inches in diameter max speed 3 50 miles per hour One rocket per week for 25 weeks Also includes local address and zoning map notes with Amarillo planning commission area changes
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Whitends Proving Grounds
Alamogordo
N. M
A. C. Smith
Amarillo
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Edwin B. Greenwald
Associated Press
Anbul
Anatolia
Turkey
Earth
Billington
Robert R. Billington
Lela Billington
Adamas
McMinn
Lippy
By Gayle Talbot
French Cleaners
Fifth
Los Angeles
Union Bus Center
Fillmore St. Ph
South Fillmore Sr
FARM
Tanes
Watts
City Secreary
FORD
Walter Irvin
Alamogondo
Avalon
Beauty
N. E
W. 16Th
Seiberling Quality Tires
Globe-News
Freeman
Phearhy
Hunter
Hunter Fine
Hunter-Wilson Distilling Co., Inc
Louisville
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