Etta Lou Propst national TV star uses stage name Lou Prentis
Amarillo feature notes Etta Lou Propst daughter of R. P. Propst signed a five year big time contract this spring. She gains fame as Wilma Deering on Buck Rogers on ABC TV and lives in New York City unmarried. Parents visited her in city during a recent trip to see performances while Propst family also visited Lt Col J R Propst at Manscom AFB.
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Hughes
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Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
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Buck Rogers
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New York City
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J. R. Propst
Bedford
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Flint
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Amarillo
L. E. Grant
Monroe
L. J. Perryman
Denton
F. J. Caulfield
Forestburg
Defeated Candidate Lists Tiny Campaign Expense
A defeated state representative candidate in Concord, New Hampshire, filed a report showing 15 cents for postage and no travel expenses. He quipped that a person so tight and lazy ought to lose his election, reflecting a sharp self-deprecating tone in the filing.
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Concord
Nhp
Secretary of State
Tiny church opens at Munich rail station for travelers
German Federal Railways reports a small church serves morning services at Munich station to aid travelers. The chapel operates within the rail hub, offering daily worship opportunities for passengers and staff.
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Munich
Germany
German Federal Railways
Amarillo’s Early Arrivals Who Helped Shape a City
A survey of Amarillo’s foundational arrivals traces judges Henryee and W. E. Gee arriving before 1900, Bishop family settlers in 1893, early professionals like H. B. Martin and John Trollinger, and athletes and pilots who shaped the town through the 1920s, detailing why they chose Amarillo and where they came from.
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H. B. Martin
Dalhart
Amarillo
John Trollinger
Pecos
Dewey Begins 18 Hour TV Marathon Campaign Push
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey started a dawn television marathon aimed at voters ahead of the election. The 18 hour program on NBC CBS and Mutual showcased a voting machine demonstration and live Q A from callers as he campaigns for a third term.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
NBC
CBS
Mutual
Chain letters and wedding year etiquette questions
Emily Post addresses chain letter legality and polite refusal, a fiftieth wedding anniversary gesture, and host responsibilities for out of town wedding guests. The column advises notifying the chain writer you cannot continue, suggests flowers or notes for the anniversary, and clarifies that relatives of the groom are not automatically responsible for all guests.
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Post Office Department
Billy Rose
Governor Repeats Atomic Attack Survival Advice
Gov. Allan Shivers, in a Texas radio broadcast, reiterates civil defense tips for surviving an atomic attack. He notes that earth destruction is not certain, higher bomb power does not guarantee more ruin, radioactivity is not the chief threat, and radiation sickness is not always fatal, then lists six survival secrets including shielding, dropping prone, covering the face, staying inside after a blast, avoiding open food or water, and avoiding rumors.
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National Civil Defense
Women voters in southern France date to the 14th century
The record notes that women participated in elections in southern France during the 1300s, a voting practice described before the French Revolution. It also states that the revolution led to the abolition of women’s suffrage in that period.
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France
More Youngsters Taking Narcotics
STE LEXINGTON Ky Nov 7 Up narcotic addiction among teenagers is rising rapidly says Dr Victor Vogel medical officer in charge of the US Public Health Service hospital in Lexington The hospital roll shows patients under 20 rose from 13 in 1948 to 203 this year One 14 year old is under treatment Teenagers come as voluntary patients many through juvenile authorities Chicago is the biggest center with St Louis and Kansas City second and third
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Victor Vogel
US Public Health Service
Vogel
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Texas Planting Seed Assn. official dies in crash
Arthur Turner aged 36 who served as assistant manager of the Texas Planting Seed Association was killed when his truck collided with a Missouri Pacific passenger train near Bryan.
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Arthur Turner
Texas Planting Seed Association
Missouri Pacific
Here
Global Migration Prompted by Arrivals of Foreign Workers
No steps have been taken by Brazil for a renewal of mass immigration but 1,000 German technicians and 100 Dutch farmers recently arrived.
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Brazil
Saturday Horoscope Recaps Star Signs And Guidance
Stella Tuesday offers daily guidance across zodiac signs including Scorpio to Libra. The feature urges calm actions, careful budgeting, and pursuing independent ventures while highlighting personal traits and cautions for each sign. Distributed by United Feature Syndicate.
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Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
T E Scarbrough Dies in Plainview at 79
Thomas Edgar Scarbrough of Plainview died at Amherst Hospital about 1 30 yesterday. He was a retired farmer, 79, and is survived by his wife Myrtle and a large family including son L B Scarbrough of 86 North Independence. Funeral set for Earth Methodist Church with burial in Earth Cemetery. Blackburn Shaw in Amarillo directing.
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