Roundup of visits and engagements in West Texas towns
A collage of social notes lists Mrs F M Baker visiting in San Antonio from 2110 Jackson and plans two months away, Dr and Mrs E A Rowley hosts after a two week East trip, and many neighbors visiting family in Chicago and Dallas. It notes student council election at Cottey College, birthday greetings, expected guests from Corpus Christi and Wichita, and hospital news at St Anthony’s with multiple patients and staff, plus local social updates from Northwest Texas and area towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Baker
Jackson
Injew
H. J. Baker
San Antonio
New Orleans
Houston
Dallas
J. H. Herbert
Van
E. A Rowley
Crockett
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsfield
Lula Sparks
Taylor
Callaway Oliver
Nickey
Virginia Irwin
W. R. Irwin
Harrison
Cottey College
Nevada
Alan Sparger
Army Tech Village
Northwest Texas Hospital
J. V. Brown
North Johnson
Johnny Richardson
Tennessee
St. Anthony's Hospital
SMU
Texas
Morris McCartt
West Twenty-eighth
Jim Tolleson
van Buren
Tol Ware
G. P. Tompkins
Tyler
Julia Dakens
Paul Thoma
Roswell
Dakens
Thoma
Tompkins
Virginia Carter
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Virginia
J. E. Carter
North East Ninth
ST. Anthony's Hospital News
T. H. Gibson
West Sixth
Virginia Hackler
Belleview
Glen Walser
Gageby
Tex
Hill Goss
Colorado
D. C. Sloan
Boise City
June Ellen Deason
Panhandle
D. O. Stephens
Charles
ITI
E. E. Coons
Texhoma
J. Gex
North West Texas Hospital
C. B. Humphrey
O. M. Ogle
Olive Nation
George Dickeson
Colorado Springs
Ogle
C. T. Johnson
Otis Apartments
Annie Thompson
North
Johnson
France Crisis Probed By Eleanor Roosevelt In 1947 Column
New York opinion piece notes France faces political and economic strain after war. Roosevelt trusts French resilience, urges balanced aid including skilled personnel and leadership, and cites Citizens Food Committee progress toward grain goals and broader rehabilitation needs amid wartime destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Eleanor Roosevelt
United Feature
New York
Congress
Europe
John Taber
Sleep Patter and Snags of a Dreamland
A humorous meditation on sleep and wakefulness recounts quirks from ether-soaked mattresses to classic lines about restful nights. Jokes involve a half bell alarm clock, a hat dropping to induce slumber, and a boy exploiting a grandpa’s sleepiness for comic gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramp
Food aid drive seen as public good and outreach
The speaker argues that gathering food supplies will deliver practical results and act as strong publicity, dramatizing to many Americans what can be done for people in foreign lands. The goal is to show tangible aid while boosting public awareness and sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Luckman
Citizens Food Committee
Snag Werris
Courthouse Records and Marriage Licenses Summary
Warranty deeds record transfers in Amarillo area including R L Stroud to Carl Duspriets Lot 19 20 21 Block 21 Country Club District and J D Amend to Amarillo Stock Yards in Block 2 AB M metes and bounds. Other deeds include Lula Bennett Hill to J R Kennann Mirror Lot 21 22 Block 414 Velma Pearce from J E Pearce Lot 10 Block 15 Bivins Estates and Charlie Priore to Perry Vermillion Central 30 feet of West 90 feet Lots 5 and 6 Block 32 San Jacinto Heights. H V McAlister to Earl W Rogers Lot 3 Block 12 Bivins Estates Beulah Henderson to J R Barnhill Jr Lot 18 Block 1 Sunset Park. Marriage licenses: B Young to Theresa Pittcock Frank Hickmott to Shirley Rae Wilson Lloyd V Cook to Margaret Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Stroud
Carl T. Duspriets
J.D. Amend
Amarillo Stock Yards
Ab&m
Metes & Bounds
Lula Lee Bennett Hill
J. R. Kennann
J. E. Pearce
Velma Pearce
Bivins Estates
Charlie Priore
Perry Vermillion
San Jacinto Heights
H. V. McAlister
Earl W. Rogers
Beulah Henderson
J. R. Barnhill Jr
Sunset Park
B. Young
Theresa Pittcock
Frank Hickmott
Shirley Rae Wilson Lioyd V. Cook
Margaret Barber
Stephens Advocates Removing Panic Bar Latches From Doors
Stephens notes the absence of panic bars or latches on doors of recreational spots, urging safety standards. The comment focuses on facility design and crowd control implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
River walls collapse kill about 40 in Venezuela
About 40 people are reported dead as the Montalban River bursts its retaining walls and floods the town of Feido, destroying the community. The Interior Ministry says 17 bodies were recovered, and the government sent supplies and medicine by plane to Echigo in Merida state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcas
Venezuela
Feido
Montalban
Ministry of Interior
Echigo
Merida
Europe to America: two clothes moths arrive by invasion
The spread of two common clothes moths to North America traces back to Europe, where both species originated and later established populations across the continent. Researchers note the ecological and economic impact of the invaders from import pathways and natural dispersal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Expresses Alarm Over Fire Hazards in Amarillo Public Spaces
City engineers warn many Amarillo public amusements are fire traps. Building inspector Jim Stephens cites haphazard construction and inflammable materials in evening recreation spots. He warns that tolerated hazards and flammable design create potential funeral pyres. Another fault noted by Mr. Stephens follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Jim Stephens
Stephens
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Howard Puckett
T. G. Hull
D. 8. Marsalis
Ben Henson
Don Stensons
Ruth Wright
Bob Armstrong
Jack Kilcrease
Harry Gilstrap
Walter Mount, Jr
Fred Quaile
Carolyn
Corpus Christi
Grover Hill
Wichita
Kan
R. A. Swenson
Sunset
R. F. Gwyn
West Fourteenth
Ann LaRue Swenson
Mrs. Hill
A. C. Keith
Hayden
Borger
J. W. Mc
Ala
W. A. McCarty
Greenville
Clifton Oliver
Fillmore
J. E. Hudson
Gerald Wherry
Dumas
Felix Mandel
West Sixteenth
Sarah Reed
Travis
J. A. Thompson
E. O. Miller
Maryland
Frank Carney
Mississippi
A. O. Morgan
Sunray
George Duke
Judith Burnett
Pantex Village
Martin Kelly
Arthur
E. J. Agent
Okla
Yipee
Annie Rooney
SR God
Papas
Pumphrey
Tee
Tous
Fran
Gus
Oxie Hasan
Tack
Hoa
DOE
Taylor ST
Heath Furniture
Heath's
Ainview
Clarendon
Memphis
Lubbock
Colonel Stoopnagles
Courthouse Records
News-Globe
Aunt Dora
the World
8. T. Curtisco
Columbia
West Texas
Blind Manufactuers
V. G. Martin
Optometrist
Zale
Motor Investment
West 8Th Ave
State Department of Banking
Cyprus
Beverley-Bauman Lbr. CO
Georgia
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