Veteran Sues Bank for Loss of Job After WW II Service
Edwin S. Vicars of Pampa sues First National Bank of Pampa in federal court under the Selective Service Act claiming he was unfairly denied reinstatement after leaving as vice president and cashier when he joined the armed forces on October 28, 1942. He alleges honorable discharge March 9, 1946 and seeks wages and benefits lost since March 11.
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Edwin S. Vicar
Pampa
First National
eli@bie
Rob=. B. Young
United States
Frank B. Potter
Flowers Sent By Bones Hooks To Garden Club Chairman
Bones Hooks sent a white chrysanthemum to Mrs. J. A. Kendall, show chairman of Amarillo Garden Cubs chrysanthemum show, praising clubs in building the empire on the plains. He has sent the flower for 52 years to honor pioneer men and women. The note references widespread transit by 7,000 people daily on trackless trolleys, streetcars, and buses in the U S and Canada.
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Bones Hooks
Garden Club
J. A. Kendall
Amarillo Garden Cubs
Bones
Pranksters Turn Bench Donation For Bus Riders
Mrs. C. B. Reeder of 1300 Jackson recounts pranksters leaving a woven wire bench on her lawn. She moved it to the corner bus stop so riders can sit while waiting, noting Judge Reeder and she use it for their own rides.
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C. B. Reeder
Jackson
No Settlement In Pilots' Strike
Washington reports negotiations to end the Trans-World Airlines strike reached the figures stage with TWA president Jack Frye AFL Air Line Pilots Association head David L Behncke and National Mediation Board chairman Frank Douglass meeting. The walkout by 1,400 pilots has grounded 16 planes and began Monday.
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Washington
Trans-World Airlines
Jack Frye
TWA
David L. Behncke
AFL Air Line Pilots Association
Frank Douglass
National Mediation Board
Douglass
Frye
Behncke
Crudgington Returns From County Auditors Meeting
County Auditor John Crudgington, president of the County Auditors Association of Texas, returned from a meeting in Waco. The next gathering will be in Dallas with the date to be announced.
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Crudgington
John Crudgington
Waco
County Auditors Association of Texas
Dallas
Plant Fibers Turned Into Paper and Building Boards
Cornstalks, wheat straw and sugar cane stalks are processed into paper, corrugated fiber board and building boards, showing a potential use for agricultural byproducts.
Fenced border urged to curb bootlegging across Texas
Texas state auditor C H Cavness urges a 1207 mile cattle proof barrier along the Texas Mexico border saying it would stop bootlegging after two Mexican bootleggers brought 150 quarts of liquor into Texas on three horses. Tick borne infestation led to quarantine of 24950 livestock and 765810 acres affected across four southwest Texas counties. An annual appropriation to the livestock sanitary commission is advised until the fence is built.
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Austin
Texas
Mexico
C. H. Cavness
Rio Grande
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Contempt Charge Considered For Bell Ringer in Springfield
G Wesson Clow, who plays chimes in Springfield on special occasions, faces possible contempt of court after a probate judge ruled his bell clattering disrupts sessions. A court messenger warned he could be cited if bells ring during court. The judge cited loud, wind driven noise as disturbing to proceedings.
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Springfield
Mass
U.P
G. Wesson Clow
Clow
Thomas M. O'Leary
John Denison
Sleeping Cars to College
Bethlehem Pennsylvania U P reports ten Pullman cars could be used as temporary housing for about 100 Lehigh University students. The cars would serve until barracks under construction are converted into dormitories.
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College Bethlehem, Pa
U.P
Pullman
Lehigh University
Civil Service openings for stenographers and typists in Texas
Paul H. Figg announces Civil Service examinations for stenographers and typists to be held in Texas. Applications due by Dec 10, 1946, with a salary of 1954 dollars annually. Qualified applicants from the March 1946 test need not apply. others should file with local secretary H. M. Timmons, Room 21, Post Office Building.
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Civil Service
Paul H. Figg
U. S. Civil Service Region
Texas
Commission
H. M. Timmons
New suction harvester boosts cranberry picking efficiency
In North Bend Oregon a novel suction harvester replaces five workers with one man. The device, described as a Rube Goldberg style machine, strips a bag and partially cleans berries in cranberry bogs, speeding up the harvest in the area.
Gorin Funeral Is Tomorrow
Funeral services for John Henry Gorin 77 trail driver and pioneer Panhandle cattleman will be held at 2 PM tomorrow in N S Griggs & Sons Chapel. Burial follows in Claude Cemetery. Survived by widow a daughter two grandsons a brother and two sisters.
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John Henry Gorin
202 Oliver Eakle Bidg Phone 2nd Floor Door Details
The entry lists contact details for 202 Oliver Eakle Building including a phone number 5812 and a second door on the second floor.
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Oliver Eakle Bidg
Reader's Digest Condensation Promises Laughter and Health Insights
November issue offers a 21 page condensation from Betty MacDonald’s book about farm life and marriage. It also lists a heart attack risk guide by George Dock Jr and a bedtime reading picks feature by R L Duffus with ten books. A 16 page piece covers Victor Kravchenko’s inside story from Chose Freedom.
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Bob
Betty MacDonald
Victor Kravchenko
Kremlin
Claude Myers of Abilene and Mrs Knute Penson of Forney
Claude Myers of Abilene and Mrs Knute Penson of Forney are named in the notice as parties involved in the matter. The brief item confirms their association with the case or event referenced in this clipping.
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Claude Myers
Abilene
Knute Penson
Forney
Pigs Swim in Pool as Proof Hogs Can Swim
In Foxboro Massachusetts John Toorcock keeps over 100 Hampshire hogs in a six foot deep pool built at a cost of 565 dollars. The owner reports the pigs delight in the water and even buys his own ham and bacon at the market.
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Foxboro
Mass
John Toorcock
Hampshire
Toorook
Gas turbine locomotive could double power test
A compact coal fired gas turbine will power an experimental locomotive in Jeanette Pennsylvania. The project aims to double the power output of the locomotive using turbine technology in a rail propulsion trial.
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Jeanette, Pa
Locomotive Tests Promise Smokeless Turbine Engine
A gas turbine locomotive now under test on U S railroads features a simple cycle turbine fed coal powder and rated at 3750 horsepower. It promises double the strength and threefold efficiency with virtually no smoke or cinder nuisance.
City Improvised Fresh Scent Sprayer at Headquarters
Somerville police set up an atomizer on the door of headquarters to spray disinfectant each time it opens. The device fills the building with a sweet fragrance, making the office smell like a perfume department due to heavy use.
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Somerville
Mass
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