Purchasers Add to Total Sales in Amarillo Ticket Drive
Announced this morning by Bob Howle chairing the ticket sales sub committee the new purchasers raise total sales to 68. Represented firms include Amarillo Tent and Awning Co KFDA Panhandle Outdoor Advertising Roberts Paper Co Russell Stationery Co Texas M & M L O Wort man Graham Hoeme Plow Co Vernon Nelson Tom W Carpenter Equipment Co Steffens Ice Cream Co Willborn Brothers Dean White White & Kirk Hill Lines Mor row-Thomas Hardware L E Anderson Rock Island Railway Amarillo National Bank Earl Cowart and American National Bank among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Howle
Howle
George Hirsch
Amarillo Tent and Awning Co
KFDA
Panhandle Outdoor Advertising
Dick Roberts
Roberts Paper Co
Dave Brown
Russell Stationery Co
Sam Elkins
Texas M & M. L. O
England Imports 75 Million Cigars From Cuba Annually
England normally imports 75,000,000 cigars from Cuba each year as reported in the Globe-News Want Ads Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cuba
Globe-News
Reynolds Re-elected President of Texas Panhandle Home Builders
Reynolds was re-elected president at the annual dinner of the Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association in the Capitol Hotel. The group outlined 1947 goals including forming a statewide organization and opposing federal rules on veteran housing. New officers and directors were announced, with over 50 members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. 8. Reynolds
Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association
Capitol Hotel
Reynolds
Texas Home Builders
Troy Jones
Chuck Wagner
Bill Schutts
Aleen Salmon
Lowell Munday
George Ordway
Clifforn McMurtry
Charles Wolfin
Dick Hughes
Pampa
John Armstrong
Fred Seale
National Association
Gene Worley
Gene Klein
National Retail Lumbermen Association
Seattle
Wash
NLRB Job Exams Open Across Nation
H M Timmons Amarillo secretary of the Civil Service Commission announced an examination to fill two NLRB posts examiner trainee and field examiner locations nationwide salaries 2644 to 5905 annual. Applicants need three to six years labor relations experience with college or law study substitutions for up to three years. Written test required and age limits 18 to 62 for field examiner 18 to 35 for examiner trainee with veteran preference waiver.
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H. M. Timmons
Amarillo
Civil Service Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Territory
District of Columbia
Haley Hosts Kiwanis Officers Dinner and Sing
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Haley hosted a turkey dinner and games for the incoming 1947 Kiwanis officers and the outgoing 1946 officers of the San Jacinto Kiwanis Club. A solo “Holy City” was performed by Mr. Haley with Mrs. Harold Smith at the piano. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Robin Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Max Bulloch, Mr. and Mrs. John Fairey, Mr. and Mrs. Connie Hood, the new club president, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. George Kercher, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kohler, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Randers, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howell, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Thompson, and Mrs. C. C.
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W. FE. Haley
Sunset
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Holy City
Haley
Harold Smith
Robin Allen
Max Bulloch
John Fairey
Connie Hood
The
New Kiwanis Club
Homer Jacobs
George Kercher
Kenneth Kohler
Wes Randers
Earle Sparks
Ed Howell
O. D. Thompson
C. C
Frank Burger Buys Surplus Vehicle Equipment at War Assets Sale
Frank W. Burger of Dallas a World War II veteran purchased surplus government automotive gear at Red River Arsenal near Dallas. The sale offered 2116 vehicles with 1686 reserved for veterans. Burger won a cargo trailer, Studebaker tractor, and a Dodge truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Burger
van Buren
War Assets Administration
Red River Arsenal
Dallas
Burger
Studebaker
Dodge
Hairiest People Claim by Ainus in Japan
The Ainus of Japan are described as the hairiest people in the world, a claim noted with emphasis on their distinctive physical traits and regional origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Dawson Sanity Motion Voided Before Trial In Pampa
Ray Dawson, 24, of Pampa, withdrew a sanity hearing motion in 47th District Court this morning and agreed to stand trial on a criminal assault charge. Defense cited an unavailable defense witness and requested postponement. A special venire is requested and trial is set for January 13. Earlier a district court jury found Dawson not sound mind at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Dawson
Pampa
47Th District Court
Henry S. Bishop
Bishop
Dawson
Jim Lumpkin
Daw
Runnels Given Suspended Sentence for DWI Second Offense
Robert Lee Runnels received a one year suspended sentence after a jury convicted him of driving while intoxicated second offense. The case details indicate a standard judicial proceeding culminating in probationary terms and possible further penalties upon violation.
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Robert Lee Runnels
Odorless NIL spray claims fast kitchen and room odor removal
An old advertisement promotes NIL as a odor eliminating spray for sickrooms and homes. It claims to remove onion and fish odors, kitchen smells, burned food odors, and sewer odors. The product allegedly freshens ice boxes hampers upholstery and garbage cans and can be used down drains after a few minutes.
Hugh Clayton Brown Taken by Death in Amarillo
Hugh Clayton Brown age 41 died at home in Amarillo after years of ill health. He resided at 609 Arthur and funeral services are pending with Blackburn-Shaw handling burial arrangements. Survivors include his mother Mrs J F Brown two brothers John Brown and Jim Brown and sister Mrs Frank Loper, all of Amarillo or Perryton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Clayton Brown
Amarillo
Arthur
J. F. Brown
John Brown
Jim Brown
Perryton
Frank Loper
Blackburn-Shaw
Boy Struck by Taxi Treated in Hospital
Jerry McAtee ten was treated at Northwest Texas Hospital after being hit by a Dependable Cab at Seventh and Adams. Police report the driver James Anderson stopped and aided him. He suffered injuries to the left arm and leg and was transported by Boxwell Brothers ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry McAtee
Northwest Texas
Don McAtee
Pantex Village
Seventh
Adams
James Anderson
Jerry
Boxwell Brothers
Christmas Overseas Mail Drops as War Years End
Ammunition post office staff in Amarillo say Christmas packages mailed to overseas service members are down to a few hundred this year. Postmaster W D DeGrassi notes fewer troops overseas compared to wartime levels. All pre deadline mail will arrive before Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Post Office
W. D. DeGrassi
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del Monte
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Carton
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Vienna
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Kawa
Stokely’s
Jar
Home Builders
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Kiwanis
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Anderson's Dairy Foods Store
East 10Th St
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Taylor
Cunhory
Wade Mark
Askin
Drug Dept
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Omaha
Neb
Odoretek Drug Division
Skiabler
Mebr
Girl Scout
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
J. Murl McCasland
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