Trustees Reject Slate of Proposed Changes at Amarillo College
Amarillo College trustees held a tense meeting last night as Maj. John F. Mead proposed major policy shifts including separating the college trustees from the public school board and changing tenure rules. Mead announced he would resign, and acting president Ernest Shearer led the session amid concerns over legality and salary equity.
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Amarillo College
John F. Mead
Major Mead
Army
Acon Ny
MOM
Dr. Mead
Jerry Briscoe
Bill Gibson
Texas
Board of Education
Daily News
Mead
National Guard Units Return to Plains Cities
Texas National Guard units long absent from Amarillo since federalization will return under a 36th Division plan announced by Maj. Gen. Fred L. Walker. Proposed postings include several 142nd Infantry components in Amarillo and Borger Pampa Brownfield Canyon and Lubbock units, with division headquarters in Austin and Plainview hosting Battery A.
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Amarillo
Austin
Fred L. Walker
142Nd Infantry
Borger
Pampa
Brownfield
Canyon
Lubbock
132Nd Field Artillery Battalion
Plainview
36th Vets to Testify on Clark Promotion Hearing
Washington today heard that Thomas of Utah and Senator Connally arranged a hearing for Texas 36th Division veterans opposing Gen. Mark Clark’s permanent promotion to major general. The veterans will testify after a conference with the committee. Clark currently holds a temporary four star rank.
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Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
36Th
Texas
Mark Clark
Connally
36Th Division Association
Clark
Hospital Plan Is Opposed in Northwest Texas
A committee report urged indefinitely postponing the Northwest Texas Hospital expansion. The special panel of Crowe Robberson and Hatch found the 100-bed addition, nurse rooms, and laundry uneconomic at current costs. They urged re consideration as prices normalize and bond funds may not cover 870k to 995k estimates.
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Board of Managers and
Widow 78 Plans Marriage to 18 Year Old Boy
In Louisa Kentucky a 78-year-old widow Mrs. Mattie Lyons Large and 18-year-old Delbert Shorty Sprouse of Gladys filed for a marriage license. Clerk W H Moore noted the applicants oppose the three-day waiting period citing new laws.
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Lawrence County
W H. Moore
Moore
Mattie Lyons Large
Delbert (Shorty) Sprouse
Gladys
Here
Large
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and not as warm Friday and Friday night in Amarillo area. West Texas fair and warm Friday with a partly cloudy Saturday in Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers in mountains. otherwise fair with little temperature change. Highs 90 to 100. west-southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 65 to 88 across listed stations. Sunset 7 59 PM. Gordon Creamer, Realtor.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Boss Gets Lost On Pentagon Home Tour
The boss became lost in the Pentagon during a War Department luncheon. General Eisenhower volunteered to guide a group of women out, promising his office as they departed. After four failed attempts at doors, he confessed the mix up and an unidentified major escorted them to the correct door.
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Stephens College President Emphasizes Home Making Over Glamour
Dr. James Madison Wood of Stephens College explains the school's mission to prepare girls for home making and earning a living, noting a strong emphasis on home life as the American ideal. He cites divorce rates among graduates and outlines admissions practices, with a Stephens dinner planned in Amarillo and multiple accompanying officials present.
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Amarillo
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New York
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India
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Peter Pan
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Capitol Hotel
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Mittance
Rider Stockdale
Mary Coleman
Stephens National Alumnae Association
Virginia Poole
Canandaigua
N. Y
Jo Ann Glatt
Los Angeles
Columbia, Mo
Amarillo Country Club
Vinson Named Chief Justice in Truman Nominations
President Truman announced Vinson of Kentucky as Chief Justice and also nominated John W. Snyder for Treasury and John L. Sullivan as Undersecretary of the Navy. The move ends the War Mobilization and Reconversion office and signals a reshaped federal leadership.
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Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
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Truman
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Navy
John L. Sullivan
WMR
Vinson
Office of War Mobilization
Snyder
Chester Bowles
Price
Bowles
Mr. Truman
St. Louis
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Seven Sunshine State Workers Fired After Dempsey Loss
The New Mexico statehouse fired seven employees amid a post election clean up tied to Chavez's senatorial campaign against Gov. John J. Dempsey. Files show two departments affected include revenue and highway with named staff from Santa Fe Carlsbad Roy Harding and Colfax County. Governor Dempsey was unavailable for comment, being in El Paso.
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U.P
New Mexico
Chavez
John J. Dempsey
Joe Callaway
Colfax County
Field Administration
Bureau of Revenue
Orlando Fernandez
Carlsbad
Jane Rous
Roy
Marcelino Baca
Ernest Vigil
Highway Department
Nick Trujillo
Juan Lujan
Harding
Dempsey
el Paso
Experts Lift Clues to Fire at LaSalle Hotel
Investigators, led by Harry Eckhardt, pursued the LaSalle Hotel blaze source after 58 people died. Freight elevator operator Emil Landsnes described a steamlike lobby inferno that thwarted extinguisher use and spread rapidly. Eddie Kowalske testified the first alarm came at 12 14 as responders rushed to the lobby.
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LaSalle Hotel
Emil Landsnes
Eddie Kowalske
Harry Eckhardt
Landsnes
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Daily News Index highlights across pages
The page list outlines varied items from political notes to society news including Othman on adjournment, Truman Viennese coverage, Cross women on Kwajalein aid, Hoover humor in Washington, and Oklahoma politics. It notes surveys, inventor activity, wheat reports, armament investigations, fruit shipments, and local features with page references.
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Ee Steele
Corvic Serine
Hack Og Rabels
Toorearo
Mountain Visitors Hunt for Cool Spots in Panhandle
Mr and Mrs Frank Jones from the Davis Mountains visit Amarillo and Palo Duro Canyon to assess deer and game prospects. Jones, a Big Bend rancher, explores public hunting grounds along the Rio Grande and a possible antelope range east of El Paso while noting deer trends and predator control in the Big Bend.
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Amarillo
Marfa
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Belleview
Mr. Jones
Big Bull Ranch
Canadian
Panhandle
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Duro Canyon
Big Bend
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Game Commission
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el Paso
Shipping Troop Is Imminent
AFL seamen threaten a broad ship strike as 62,000 members may act within a week. Officials in New York indicate possible immediate action though legality under labor law remains uncertain. Government negotiations continue to avert a CIO maritime strike set for June 15. Olver and Wiggins Lumber ad appears at 1200 West Sixth.
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