Banquet Honors Erle Cocke Jr with Auxiliary Introductions
Leaders in the American Legion auxiliary welcomed Erle Cocke Jr as national commander. Mrs. Rhea Smith and Mrs. Minnie K. Lyle introduced state and district presidents while gifts flowed. George Broome and J. Wayne Middleton presented a Texas citizenship certificate and a leather belt as Cocke, a Georgia native, pledged to live as a Texan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle Cocke, Jr
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
L. A. Pitt
18Th District Auxiliary
Rhea Smith
Hanson Post Auxiliary
Minnie K. Lyle
Cisco
Louis Jordan
17Th District
Abilene
Smith
Lyle
Hanson Post
Jordon
Charley Gibson
J. Wayne Middleton
George Broome
Cocke
Broome
Texas
Middleton
Effect of Building Curb Is Minimized
Hanford Reed editor of The Texas Contractor said the amusement construction ban will little affect Texas building. He noted theaters may be only major area touched and that federal loan cutbacks on GI and FHA loans will impact construction more than credit controls on home buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Hanford Reed
Texas Contractor
Texas
BEKEEPERS IN PRAGUE ALONE GET SUGAR RATION
Individual bee keepers not in the Union of Beekeepers lose their sugar allotment for bees this fall under ministry of food rules. Union members will receive about 13 pounds per hive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
The
Union of Beekeepers
Ministry of Food
2nd Division Band’s comical trek across Korea to Chonju
The 2nd Division Band traveled a 560 mile, mapless route from Chinju to Chonju via Chungju Chongju and Kongju. With five musicians and six drivers, they circled southern Korea for four and a half days, liberating Miryang and Taegu towns, aided by locals and MPs, before finally reaching Chonju with help from a Korean guide and American officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinju
Chonju
Chungju
Chongju
Kongju
H. D. Quigg
Korea
U.P
Miryang
Earl C. Anderson
Pittsfield
Mass
Carl A. Pritchard
Los Angeles
Cal
Adolphe J. Miron
Gig Harbor
Wash
Harold D. McDonald
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Phillip O. Prella
Pittsburgh
Naktong
Taegu
Kumchon
Seoul
Taejon
Kumsan
Anderson
Miron
State Eastern Star Installs Officers
Galveston October 27 Mrs Lucille Dufner of San Antonio is installed as new worthy grand matron of the Texas Eastern Star. Other officers installed include H C Sloop of Houston patron Mrs Flora Boone of Littlefield associate matron E C Manning temple associate patron Mrs Rebecca Miles of Athens secretary Jettie Hinton Baytown treasurer Mrs Mildred Garlitz Fort Worth grand conductress and Mrs Mary Ella Schoverling Houston associate grand conductress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Order For the Eastern Star
Texas
Lucille Dufner
San Antonio
H. C. Sloop
Houston
Flora Boone
Littlefield
E. C. Manning
Temple
Rebecca Miles
Athens
Jettie Hinton
Baytown
Mildred Garlitz
Fort Worth
Mary Ella Schoverling
Amarillo High School Choir Breakfast Sunday
The Amarillo High School choir breakfast Sunday features Darlene Wakefield crowning the sophomore choir queen and an entertainment packed program at the Silver Grill at 8 AM. Skits include Smoke Opera and The Farmer's Daughter, with multiple students performing in duets, sextets, and octets, followed by a prayer and MC Wade Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Wakefield
Amarillo
New
Silver Grill
Nanne O'Keefe
Tommy Cavin
Dick Putnam
Billy Cormack
Sam Colgate
Sue Britt
Clarice Tate
Don Singleton
Carol Hamilton
Eddie Jones
Terry Northcutt
Bobby Yeager
Elaine Ross
Mariann Gross
Charlotte Nunn
Nita Steed
Wade Moore
Fourth Period
AHS
Miss Simmons Views UCLA Stanford Game As First Football Try
Britain's star Jean Simmons found American football puzzling and slower paced than English soccer. She recalled spotting Laurence Olivier among UCLA fans, admired baseball stars Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, and chatted with Elizabeth Taylor at Paramount. She discussed engagement to Stewart Granger, upcoming Rome stint, and tax concerns for a joint English MGM contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Jean Simmons
Miss Simmons
Britain
Stewart Granger
Ballyhoo
UCLA
Stanford
England
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Ophelia
Sir Laurence
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Paramounts
Elizabeth Taylor
South Seas
Blue Lagoon
Cecil B. DeMille
Delilah
J. Arthur
Rank
Rome
Shaw
MGM
Amarillo Officials Elected by League
Amarillo city officials were elected to League of Texas Municipalities posts at the San Antonio convention. J. C. Lilly became president of the Municipal Finance Officers Association, and Clifford Davis was elected head of the Personnel and Civic Service Division. Other Panhandle leaders include Steve Matthews of Lubbock as City Managers Association president and A. A. Meredith of Borger joining the league board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
League of Texas Municipalities
San Antonio
J. C. Lilly
Municipal Finance Officers Association
Clifford Davis
League
Panhandle
Steve Matthews
Lubbock
City Managers Association
A. A. Meredith
Borger
Peanut Growers To Vote on Controls
Washington October 27 1950 Peanuts may stay under federal production controls in 1951 Secretary Brannan proclaimed marketing quotas for next year and set December 14 as the growers referendum date Approval requires two thirds of voters to approve before quotas can be enforced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Hunter Discovers Extinct Guadalupe Fur Seal Sighted in California
UCLA assistant professor George A. Bartholomew reports sighting a Guadalupe fur seal on San Nicolas Island, suggesting a possible undiscovered breeding ground or lone survivor. The 5.5 foot, 300 pound male was observed on multiple trips, challenging belief the species was extinct for 60 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
University of California At Los Angeles
George A. Bartholomew
San Nicholas Island
Bartholomew
California
Mexican
San Nicholas
Guadalupe
Texas Town Fights Draft of Its Doctor
Oklahoma City report says Draft Board No. 56 has received a nine page petition from residents of Handley a suburb seeking to influence medical service allocation and avoid conscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Texas
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Draft Board No. 56
Handley
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State Eastern Star
Globe News
Amarillo National
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Panhandle
Kryptok
C. T. Shropshire
Optometrist
Ellis Carp
Hunter
Riley P. Foster
May
Draughon’'S
Business College
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO
West
Fabulous New
Hudson Hornet
Firestone Tires
Register
Lone Star Motors
Tyler
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