Plans Trip to Old Mexico and California
Globe News sports writer Bill Britton, now civilian again, visited Plainview after being processed at an Arkansas post. A decorated Air Force major, he served in the Aleutians and attended Fort Leavenworth’s Staff School. He and his wife planned a trip to California and Old Mexico.
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Bill Britton
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Aleutians
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Britton
California
Old Mexico
Veteran aims for more schooling in New Orleans
New Orleans says the young veteran plans to pursue further education after returning home. Russel A. Ford, local contact officer of the Veterans Administration, states the veteran intends to enroll in additional courses to advance career prospects.
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New Orleans
U.P
Russel A. Ford
Veterans Administration
Amusement Calendar Highlights 1947 theater lineups
A calendar listing Paramount Capitol Rialto Leon Star Texas Rex Pantex Night Clubs Aviatrix Nat Rainbow Gardens Mexican Inn Mayfair and more shows. Casts include Robert Cummings Lizabeth Scott Diana Lynn Eddie Bracken Allan Lane Gracie Fields Don Wools and Johnny Mack Brown plus live bands and dance nights.
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Range Busters
Robert Lowrey
Phyllis Brooks
Pantex
Fred MacMurray
Marjorie Main
Helen Waller
Aviatrix
Carlton Scales
THE
NAT
Fritz Cowan
Rainbow Gardens
Brook Haven
Hammon
Mayfair
Cliff Bruner
One Trade Policy For All Germany
The Allied Control Council in Berlin announced a single export import policy for Germany a 10 point program to minimize German imports and ensure equitable distribution of essential commodities among the four occupied zones.
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Allied Control Council
Germany
Wounded Captured Escaped Receives Army Discharge
Melvin Beets, son of B F Beets of 732 North Johnson, is back home in Amarillo with an Army discharge. He landed in Normandy on D Day, was wounded and captured by Nazis, escaped, returned to active duty, and was wounded again. He earned five combat stars, the Arrowhead, and a Purple Heart with cluster. Mrs Beets had lived in San Francisco while he served.
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B. F. Beets
North Johnson
Melvin
Normandy
D-Day
Whistler Family Ties to Czar Commissioned Moscow Rail
George W. Whistler, noted father of the artist, was commissioned by the Russian Czar to oversee the construction of a railway linking Moscow to Leningrad, reflecting a rare collaboration between art lineage and imperial engineering.
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George W. Whistler
Russia
Moscow
Lenigrad
Charge 12 Firms in Black Market War
Attorney General Tom C. Clark announced that 12 companies and 23 persons in six cities were charged with violating OPA regulations in meat or poultry operations. The actions, filed in Brooklyn New York City Los Angeles Chicago Wilmington and Montgomery, target sales above price ceilings and involve overcharges totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The drive, begun in July with three other agencies, aims to stamp out black market operations and marks the largest set of arrests to date. Los Angeles defendants include Saticoy Meat Packing Co and individuals Augustin Schanez Domenic Conterno Louis Danny and Samuel Branker.
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Tom C. Clark
OPA
Justice Department
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Wilmington
Del
Montgomery
Ala
Clark
Saticoy Meat Packing Co
Augustin Schanez
Domenic Conterno Louis Danny
Samuel Branker
Federal drive tightens meat and poultry law enforcement
The joint wartime agencies vow no relaxation of vigilance after the war and warn that violations will be punished. The campaign began July 30 with leaders from three departments and the OPA, with Boris Kostelanetz stating more arrests in meat and poultry cases are expected nationwide in the coming days.
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Justice
OPA
Treasury and Agriculture Department
Third Street Package Store Retail Liquor Permit Notice
The undersigned applies for a Retail Liquor Permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to operate at 319 West 3rd Ave Amarillo Texas. Johnnie Carter Owner is the applicant with notice published as required under the Texas Liquor Control Act.
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Texas Liquor Control Board
West 3Rd Ave
Amarillo
Texas
Third Street
Johnnie Carter
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