Growth and Improvement Reported Over Past Year
The article notes steady year over year growth and measurable improvement in key metrics. It highlights continued progress across departments and calls for sustained effort to maintain momentum.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1931
Page
5
The article notes steady year over year growth and measurable improvement in key metrics. It highlights continued progress across departments and calls for sustained effort to maintain momentum.
A Sunday School lesson summarizes Jesus crucified at The Skull with Pilate's hall and Jerusalem details, noting the seven words from the cross, the mockery by rulers and soldiers, and the penitent thief. It highlights forgiveness, grace, and the atoning death as central themes and cites verses from Luke 23 33 46 and Isaiah 53 5.
Java native architecture, once built on age old Oriental farms, is being modernized with new business and apartment buildings in Batavia, signaling a shift toward contemporary urban development.
The Dalhart Texan announces its annual summer round-up and rodeo sponsored by the Dalhart post of the American Legion. Cowboys will compete in rough riding contests wild steer riding roping calf roping and night shirt races across two days. Leonard Stroud and his company will direct the show with bands invited to revive the Old West in North Plains cattle country.
Despite threatening weather the Wellington carnival attracted strong attendance on the courthouse lawn Wednesday night. G Ward Moody led arrangements with C C Bishop Bob Holtzclaw Lee ONeil Marvin Somerville E W Jones Riley Danson and others assisting. The event cleared 49.13 to aid the American Legion and Auxiliary work with music by the Wellington Municipal Band.
Spearman delegates join Higgins and Canadian at Higgins Methodist Church for a one day zone meeting led by zone president Mrs. Garrett Allen. Lively talks on stewardship of personality were delivered while Higgins women provided music and luncheon. Delegates totaled 16 from Canadian 4 from Perryton and 40 from Higgins with visitors from Spearman.
Rev. A F Johnson of Borger preaches daily at Pierce Street Baptist Church with extra chairs and Sunday School rooms opened to accommodate crowds. Singing is led by J L Blankenship and his wife from Dallas. Morning services start at 10 with 8 pm evening sermons. Johnson has many conversions in 16 years of ministry.
Myrtle Meyer Eldred argues that all foods except water nourish a child and warns mothers against constant nibbling between meals. She stresses spaced meals to prevent hunger signals fading and to maintain appetite, noting that even small snacks crowd daily rations and blunt growth.
The text argues that giving a child too many fragments of food stifles appetite. It contends smaller meals deprive the stomach of rest and suppress hunger sensations, preventing the natural development of appetite.
In Carterville Illinois on June 5 the bodies of Marshall Richardson a 60 year old poultry raiser and his 32 year old wife were found in the burned remains of their home and poultry house. Police say they were apparently shot to death by robbers who set the buildings ablaze to hide the crime. Investigators suspect one or more of four convicts who escaped from Williamson County jail Monday night.
Sapulpa Okla June 5 Tom Carver 40 wounded by a citizens posse that killed his brother Frank Carver 34 as they tried to flee after robbing the First State Bank of Mounds yesterday. Tom, in a jail cut, said he and Frank planned two bank holdups today. No charges filed.
Seventeen Gruver Boy Scouts with scoutmaster F W Kephart Elmo McClellen and M Babbs traveled by school bus to Carlsbad Cavern. They left Gruver Wednesday at 7 am and returned Saturday evening after a four day trip that cost each scout three dollars.
Visitors from 39 Texas towns and 17 states registered at Palo Duro Canyon Park near Canyon in a single day. The record includes a 10 day old baby and a 95 year old man among attendees.
West Texas Construction Company filed an application to erect an asphalt plant at First Avenue and Johnson Street with an estimated plant cost of 3000 and additional machinery. The plan was among 12 filed with Frank French for planning board review, with only a few members present at Friday’s meeting. John S. McKnight chairs the board.
The Gruver board of trustees names the 1931-32 faculty. Supt. F. W. Kephart serves as principal and coach, with Milton Poole, Mrs A R Bart, Miss Mary May Smith, Miss Willie Mae Bagwell, and Grace Willingham among teachers. H and Strain will lead band and orchestra. the school shows progress.
Lamesa reports a rash of rabbit thefts in the past week with many good blooded rabbits taken from local enclosures. Officers have no clues to trace the thieves and residents await leads.
Dress designs listed for misses in sizes 16 18 and 20 require 744 yards of 25 inch material for a tailored version. An illustrated version uses 3% yards of printed material and 4% yards of contrasting material for ruffles. Additional children sizes outlined with yardage and sleeve options. Orders to the News and Globe Brooklyn New York.
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