Hub Clothiers Welcomes uM and Son as Managers in Amarillo
Howard M. Smith and his son Chuck arrive to take over ownership and supervision of the Hub Clothiers at 604 Polk Amarillo. Chuck, former manager of the Odessa Smith Quicksilver Hub Store, partners with his father to run the Amarillo Hub, part of the Smith Quicksilver chain. The elder Smith has sold his Smith Quicksilver interests to Ed Quicksilver of St. Louis to focus on Amarillo. The local firm is now Howard M. Smith Company, retaining the Hub trade name, with plans to double the store size.
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Hub Clothiers
Polk
Charles
Chuck” Smith
Odessa
Howard M. Smith
Smith
Smith-Quicksilver
Amarillo
Chuck
Smiths
Ed Quicksilver
St. Louis
Howard M. Smith Company
The
Clothing Mart
Playground Equipment Expansion at Forest Hill Park Amarillo
Amarillo Public Schools plan to install new playground gear at Forest Hill Park on district land beside Forest Hill School. Additions include two volleyball courts two basketball courts chinning bars and other equipment. City park staff have already installed tennis courts baseball diamonds soccer fields a football field swings slides a wading pool and other facilities. Remodeled plans call for the old Army hospital ward building 25 by 75 feet moved from Amarillo Army Air Field to serve as a community building.
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Amarillo
Army Hospital
Amarillo Army Air Field
The Name Fits This American Tank Crew
A Marine sergeant William C Koontz a Pershing tank crew member shouts Allah in battle while serving with United Nations in Korea He is Moslem and wears the Navy Cross Koontz from Wilcox Nebraska is joined by crew members James R Rader Akron Ohio Andrew Navarro San Jose California Donald R Husted Springfield Ohio and Thomas N Wiley Sand Springs Oklahoma all of different faiths They say they respect each other and believe the same fighting spirit unites them
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US First Marine Division
Korea
United Nations
William C. Koontz
Wilcox
Marine Corps
Koontz
Saipan
James R. Rader
Akron
Ohio
Andrew Navarro
San Jose
Cal
Donald R. Husted
Springfield
Thomas N. Wiley
Sand Springs
Okio
Injured Woman Fair After Amarillo Car Crash
Betty Mae Drake of 147 Bonita was listed in fair condition at St. Anthony's Hospital after a car overturned on a curve at North Grand and Hastings, about a mile north of Amarillo. Richard L. Parry, of Amarillo, drove the car and was uninjured. The accident occurred last night. the woman was taken to Boxwell Brothers hospital.
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Betty Mae Drake
Bonita
St. Anthony's Hospital
North Grand
Hastings
Amarillo
Richard L. Parry
General Delivery
Parry
Boxwell Brothers
Ellwood Park Tennis Courts Resurfaced and Lighting Planned
Park superintendent Mark Miles reports resurfacing of Ellwood Park tennis courts this week. Six more courts will get lights this winter, with two already lit for months. New light meters will be coin operated and lighting fees set to 25 cents per hour, reduced from 25 cents per half hour.
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Ellwood Park
Mark Miles
Miles
Regular Plumbing Contractors Meet
The Palo Duro Associated Plumbing Contractors hold their regular weekly meeting tomorrow at noon in the Executive Room of Long Champ Restaurant. Sales engineer Charles Towne of Clowe and Cowan, Inc. will address the group. Frank Hodges will preside in President Jim Watkins absence. W. H. Bean serves as secretary.
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Palo Duro Associated Plumbing Contractors
Long Champ
Charles Towne
Clowe & Cowan, Inc
Jim Watkins
Frank Hodges
W. H. Bean
Plumbing Contractors Association
Plan To Expand Metal Controls Plan To Expand Metal Controls
Washington on November 14 The government will extend a 35 percent cut in non military use of aluminum to copper and nickel with potential further aluminum reductions next year Officials note civilian demand for metals is high and even a modest arms program will be limited without cuts in civilian use Copper and nickel curbs are expected within weeks The aluminum order from the National Production Authority takes effect January 1 marking a broad across the board cut in manufacturing and construction Without regard to end products.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Art Schlofman in Critical Condition
Dalhart attorney Art Schlofman remained in critical condition at the hospital where he was taken after a medical incident a week ago.
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Art Schlofman
Dalhart
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Mr. Schlofman
PTA Banquet Speaker for Farwell Portales Named
Dr. Jack W. Mears dean of personnel at Eastern New Mexico University will speak at the Farwell Portales PTA banquet Tuesday night. His topic will cover teen age problems.
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Farwell Portales
PTA
Farwell
Jack W. Mears
Eastern New Mexico University
Grover C Howe Rites At Claude
Funeral services for Grover C. Howe of San Antonio formerly of Claude were held at Claude Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Rev. W. G. Barr officiated. Burial followed in Claude Cemetery under N. B. Griggs & Sons of Amarillo supervision. Pallbearers included Charles Steward Chester Carr Luther Lowry Joe January and Carl Appling. Howe, 56, died Saturday night in a Temple veterans hospital after a period of ill health. He moved to San Antonio from Claude 14 years ago. Survived by two sisters and four brothers.
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Grover C. Howe
San Antonio
Claude
Claude Methodist Church
W. G. Barr
Claude Cemetery
N. 8. Griggs & Sons
Amarillo
Charles Steward
Chester Carr
Luther Lowry
Joe January
Carl Appling
Mr. Howe
Veterans Hospital
Temple
Howe
Mexican Center Program Tonight at Guadalupe School
The Mexican Center Club presents an entertainment program at Guadalupe School starting 7 30. The lineup includes Reyes Lomeli Preciado orchestra and Guadalupe School dances, Happy Trio, Guadalupe chorus, and piano by Rev Antonio Rodriguez. Speeches by Eugenio V Pesqueira and Virginia McQuirk. Public entry free. Wholesale prices in France have risen near all time high.
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Mexican Center Club
Guadalupe School
Reyes-Lomeli-Preciado Orchestra
Happy Trio
Antonio Rodriguez
Eugenio V. Pesqueira
Virginia McQuirk
Dwight Morrow School
Amarillo Banks High In Business Increase
Potter County shows strong ten year gains with Amarillo leading among 162 metro areas in automotive and retail growth. Sales Management notes Amarillo’s 326 percent ten year rise since 1939, with automotive up 582 percent and furniture-household-radio up 478 percent, while state and national increases trail. The metropolitan area now includes Randall County and totals span 113.75 million in retail sales with strong performances across food, general merchandise, drug, furniture, and automotive sectors.
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Potter County
Amarillo Area
Randall County
Federal Committee On Standard
Amarillo
Texas
Plans for Thompson Park lighting and power extension
Preliminary plans outline whiteway lighting for the new paved road through the east section of Thompson Park. The plan ties to extending electric service to the park department shop building moved from Ellwood Park.
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Park
Ellwood Park
Gray Uniforms For US Army Contemplate New Night Dress Attire
Washington reports a hush hush preview at the Pentagon of a proposed gray Army uniform for officers and men while the Eisenhower jacket is kept. Women troops in Wacs test a taupe uniform designed by Hattie Carnegie set for January 1951. Marines unveil midnight blue dress for women with bullion embroidery and a matching evening ensemble.
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Washington
Pentagon
Women’s Army
Hattie Carnegie
WACS
Army
The
Marine Corps
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London
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Taylor
Mexican Center
France
Mark Galloway
Fideh
TWA
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Chicago
Los Angeles
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U. S
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Boxavell
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Volcrete Bloc
Tyler
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All America
Perryton, Texas
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Borger, Texas
Eceoghana
the Statesman Pict Ea Aliea
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Detroit
Mich
Nash Airflyte
House OF Service
Jefferson, Amarillo
Ochiltree Nash CO
Borger Nash, Inc
Dumas, Texas
Guymon, Okla
Dalhart, Texas
Clark Nash Sales
Corbitt Motor CO
N. Dumas Ave
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