Y B Cigar Company Leaders Tour Panhandle History
George L. Yocum of Reading, a Y B Cigar executive, visits the Panhandle. John D. Jarrett recalls early sales routes from Amarillo to Plainview. They note travel by train or wagon, the old Amarillo Hotel, and a boom period in cigar sales from eight billion in 1923 to about 5.5 billion today, with Reading's factory employing 150.
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Globe
Amarillo
John D. Jarrett
Fort Worth
George L. Yocum
Reading
Jarrett
Y B Cigars
Yocum
Young Yocum
Texas
Y B
Cigar Company
Southwest Territory
George Yocum
Panhandle
Third and Polk
Elmhurst
Nobles Brothers, Whotesale Grocers
Plainview
Champagne for Caesar at the Paramount and local events
Ronald Colman stars in Champagne for Caesar at the Paramount with Celeste Holm. Tickets on sale for football games at Bob Seeds Sporting Goods as Amarillo High plays Childress and West Texas State faces Arizona State. City Women’s Golf Dinner notes attendees and profiles Amarillo College student Lou Lynne Rogers as Woman of the Week. Also contains several social notices, an Ada section on fashions and a geese weed control feature from Hazard Ky.
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Ronald Colman
Paramount
Celeste Holm
Thussday
Bob Seeds Sporting Goods
Amarillo High School
Childress
West Texas State
Arizona State of Flagstaff
Amigrillo Stadium
Lavoptik Eye Comfort Drops Ad Claim
An eye care ad touts Lavoptik for soothing tired eyes without reading in glare. The diffuse indirect light rests the eyes and promises relief from burning itching and soreness. It offers an eye cup and money back guarantee.
Speeding contest slip lands in police chief desk
In Muncie Indiana Donald Swartz Jr was arrested for speeding and entered the police station with a note attached to the chief's desk. The caption read They arrested me for speeding to keep some kid from bleeding.
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Muncie, Ind
Donald Swartz, Jr
Muncie
Hen Pays Dividend in Monterey Egg Record
A hen owned by Mrs. Francis Schiller in Monterey laid an egg weighing a quarter pound and two and a half inches long. The find appears in Globe-News Want Ads promoting local results.
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Monterey
Cal
Francis Schiller
Beams of Opinion on When College Should Start
A Globe opinion piece by Troy Martin argues college should begin immediately for students at 3801 Polk. The author warns delaying college risks missing education and potential barriers to higher earning, noting those who wait may never attend college and that a college degree leads to better job opportunities.
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Rnlio College
Polk
Should High School Grads Work Before College
Readers debate whether graduates should work a spell before college. Garland Howard urges work for practical and financial reasons, while C W King notes varied value by chosen field. Others argue immediate college preserves study habits and long term job prospects.
College education urged for students by Wellington residents
Kay Lynne Clemmons and Mrs. Floyd Francis of Wellington urge students to go to college early. They warn that delaying college puts them at a disadvantage, as without a college education there is little for them. They stress preparing now to meet competitive work life.
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Floyd Francis
Wellington
Ark
Yanks Rally in Mock Warfare in Western Germany
In Heidelberg on September 13 American troops passed a crisis in the mock defense of Western Germany. General Mark W. Clark called the forces superior after two days of large training maneuvers. Allied defenders stabilized a strong front protecting key Western German cities and Rhine approaches as they prepared to push the invader back toward the eastern border.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Mark W. Clark
Europe
Rhine River
Ace In The Hole Rival Lewis Martin Broadway Veteran
Lewis Martin, making his screen debut as Kirk Douglas's opponent in Paramount's Ace In The Hole, is a 32 Broadway veteran who has acted opposite Jane Cowl, Lillian Gish, Katharine Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman. Also notes that time zones were established at noon on November 13, 1883 across Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific.
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Lewis Martin
Kirk Douglas
Paramount
Jane Cowl
Lillian, Gish
Katherine Hepburn
Ingrid Bergman
Perricone quadruplets seek non infantry service together
The Perricone quadruplets Anthony Bernard Carl and Donald twenty from Beaumont passed their draft physical in Houston and plan to request service in any branch but infantry. They will report to Fort Sill in 30 to 60 days, while a clerical typo risks mixing up their unit letters in the EP list.
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Houston
Perricone
Infantry
Anthony
Bernard
Carl
Donald
Beaumont
Fort Sill
Okla
A. Perricone
B. Perricone
Utah allows condemned murderer to choose hanging or shooting
A Utah law offers a condemned prisoner the option of execution by hanging or by shooting, giving the inmate a choice in the manner of capital punishment under state procedures.
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Utah
Rescue saves 15 month old from dry well in Rainier
In Rainier Oregon a 15 month old, Ronald Mysinger, fell into a 20 foot abandoned well. Forty townsmen relayed in shifts and a parallel shaft was dug outside the house while Dr. M. A. Kenney supplied oxygen. The child cried for over two hours before being freed and declared well and unharmed. Mayor L. E. Odle plans a campaign to cover abandoned wells, a measure echoed nationwide after the Kathy Fiscus tragedy in 1949.
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Rainier
Ore
Ronald Mysinger
M. A. Kenney
Ronald
V. M. Mysinger
Olivier’s Hollywood Return in Carrie at Paramount
Laurence Olivier returns to Hollywood for William Wryler's Carrie at Paramount, his first U.S. assignment in ten years. The veteran star, knighted over a decade ago, has earned Academy Award recognition twice in his England years.
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Laurence Olivier
William Wryler
Carrie
Paramount
Hollywood
England
Siam Seeks Institute Training Scientists Under UN Direction
Siam aims to establish an institute for training scientists under United Nations guidance. The move signals regional cooperation and capacity building in science education with international oversight. Institutions and officials discuss curriculum, funding, and long term goals for research advancement.
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Siam
United Nation
Academy Record Jennifer Jones Wins Best Actress
Jennifer Jones won the Academy Award for best actress in her first starring role after starring opposite Laurence Olivier in William Wyler's Carrie for Paramount. She was nominated for the award in her next two pictures.
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Jennifer Jones
Laurence Olivier
William Wyler
Carrie
Paramount
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