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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
7
Potter County commissioners schedule a meeting with Texas Department of Transportation engineers to discuss the location of the proposed Amarillo Canyon expressway project and related planning steps.
County accepts highway department plan to build a road north of Amarillo but awaits exact route information. Other commissioners may meet with engineers as early as 2 PM Friday if maps arrive.
Bill Harris supervisor of the Amarillo district of the Texas Liquor Control Board has been transferred. Harris who has served as supervisor of the Amarillo office for years goes to duty as supervisor of the Beaumont office June 16.
Playground leaders and assistants in the supervised recreation program of the 13 neighborhood parks meet today at 9 AM to accept registration for summer activities. Registration for dance classes and arts and crafts groups continues through the week. Ranch Hand point system junior volunteer leaders must register first day. Park programs run 9 AM to 10 PM Tue Fri and 1 PM to 10 PM Sat Sun.
A. W. Newman was elected president of the Amarillo Life Underwriters Association at the annual noon meeting in Old Tascosa Herring Hotel. New officers include William E. Sanders vice president William V. Cook second vice president Max Cooley secretary treasurer and directors Ray Adkins Jerry Little Steve Stevens and Bob Holliday. Installation is set for July 12 and 21 members will attend the state life underwriters convention in Austin June 24-26.
Universal Homes, Inc. will receive permits to construct nine three bedroom brick veneer houses on Biggs Lyles and Westgate streets. The dwellings, in the 1500 block on Biggs and Lyles and the 5300 block on Westgate, are estimated at about $10 000 each.
Don White Jr. 21 of 2100 Lincoln died at 12:15 AM at Highland General Hospital Pampa from a Friday night crash that left him paralyzed. Passenger Antonio Espinona 33 Amarillo was in good condition. White, son of Mrs. O W Webb, was born March 31 1933 in Amarillo and graduated Amarillo High School in 1951. Funeral services were held at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Hal Upchurch officiating. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving are his mother a brother two sisters and grandmother, all of Amarillo.
Farrel L. Schell of 1402 West 12th received a regular Navy commission as ensign yesterday morning in ceremonies at the University of Kansas.
L B Rinehart sues N H Patterson doing business as Telephone Construction Co in 108th District Court for 107500. He says two boys Hubert Lee Rinehart 12 and Roy Edward Rinehart 11 were injured by dynamite found in a box in an abandoned Rio Grande building. Compensation: 100000 for Hubert Lee 12000 for Roy Edward and 2500 for medical bills.
A slight reduction in service went into effect Sunday night on the Continental Panhandle Trailways line. President John Hecker said none of the drivers are on strike and some schedules were cut due to lack of West Coast business. Some routes from Amarillo to Oklahoma City and to Pampa and Berger were trimmed, with drivers laid off pending a possible end to the strike.
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