Fourth Area Service Open to Men of ORC
The Fourth Area Service opens to officers and enlistment men of the Organized Reserve Corps. Captain Jessie Williams says 107 officers, four warrant officers and 143 enlistment men are needed for 90 days of active duty. Eligible volunteers may extend service after. Contact Captain Williams in Amarillo for details.
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Fourth Army
Organized Reserve
Jessie Williams
ORC
Williams
Amarillo
Post Office
DA Sits on Powder Keg After US Court Rule Voids Indictments
Potter County district attorney Lloyd King describes a pending motion to quash indictments, stemming from a Court of Civil Appeals ruling on permanent poll tax exemptions. He warns the Eastland decision could affect grand juries across Texas and delay trials for numerous cases including two Amarillo defendants charged with rape.
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Paul Timmons
Potter County
Grand Jury
Amarillo
Court of Civil Appeals
Eastland
Lloyd King
King
Bill Lightfoot
Moore
Lightfoot
Col. E. A. Simpson
Moore and Lightfoot
Mr. King
Moore-Lightfoot
Texas
Eastland Court of Civil Appeals
Potter County Rejects Bids for Sports Arena Stairways
Potter County commissioners yesterday rejected bids to supply steel stairways at the Sports Arena in Tri-State Fair Park. The project would add access to storage and shower areas to increase seating capacity. The lowest bid was 1,175 dollars excluding erection, with erection estimated at 350 dollars.
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Potter County
Tri-State Fair Park
Santa Fe carloadings rise over 1947 figures
Santa Fe System carloadings for week Saturday were 27,586 compared with 24,009 for the same week in 1947. Cars received from connections totaled 10,942 versus 10,248 in 1947. Total cars moved were 38,528 versus 34,257 in 1947, with 36,522 handled in the preceding week.
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Santa FE
Sports Arena Not Fireproof
Fair Park is not fireproof according to county commissioners. A local insurance firm offered to insure the building at four times the expected cost, citing a four inch air space between the concrete sub floor and the hardwood court as a fire hazard.
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Tri-State Fair Park
Navy Enginemen Ratings Restricted to June 15
Navy policy limits reenlistment in engineman ratings for former personnel discharged more than three months. Chief Burgess cites current allowances letting chiefs and first class enginemen reenter as second class and those discharged as second or third class as third class. After June 15 ratings for those groups will close. Amarillo recruiting office Room 302, Post Office Building.
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Navy
L. D. Burgess
Amarillo
Jimmy Dick George Undergoes Surgery at Veterans Hospital
Jimmy Dick George of 2605 Pierce underwent surgery today at Veterans Hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs B A George of 918 Maryland. George sustained leg injuries while serving in the Marines during the war.
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Jimmy Dick George
Veterans Hospital
Pierce
B. A. George
Maryland
George
Marines
Woody wins Southwestern pistol championship at Dallas meet
J. N. Woody of Stanton won the grand championship of the Southwestern pistol tournament in Dallas. He had won the meet yesterday with a total score of 1,701 points.
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Dallas
J. N. Woody
Stanton
Collegians To Tour Mexico From Amarillo College
A group from Amarillo College will depart June 10 for a goodwill tour of Mexico. The trip by college bus is sponsored by the college. students pay their own expenses. They will visit Oaxaca, the Mitla Ruins, Cuernavaca, Tasco and Vera Cruz, with faculty sponsors Miss Wysleta Nuss and Mr and Mrs George Talbot.
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Amarillo College
Mexico
Wysleta Nuss
Miss Nuss
Eugenio Pesqueira
Amarillo
Oaxaca
Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Tasco
Vera Cruz
Joe Bailey
Bill Hughes
Charlton Wise
Ronald Jansen
Billy Moore
Betty Milligan
Bettye Smith
Phyllis Herrington
Dorothy Womble
Richard Robinett
John van
Harold Nickerson
Kemper McCue
Perry Hinds
George Talbot
Talbot
Monterrey
Saltillo
Chihuahua
County Hears Plan to Sell Surplus Dump Trucks
Potter County commissioners discuss selling one or more surplus dump trucks no longer needed by county road crews as part of budget and asset management.
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Potter County
Goliath frog in West Africa grows as large as a terrier
A West African rana species known as the Goliath frog reaches sizes rivaling small dogs with reports of substantial body length and weight. It stands out for its remarkable proportions among amphibians in its native habitats.
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Kentucky
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