Training Session Set For Rotary Officers In Hereford
Registration opens at 10 30 a m today at the First Christian Church for a two day training session for incoming Rotary officers from District 573 clubs across the northern Panhandle to Midland. Workshops start at 1 30 p m today at First United Methodist Church with Saturday at First Baptist Church. About 150 representatives are expected. Dr T Paige Carruth Canyon outgoing district governor and Farris C Oden Amarillo incoming district governor will attend.
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Canyon
Farris C. Oden
Amarillo
Govenor
Workshop Helps Youth Find Employment at TSTI
A job interview seminar for students at Texas State Technical Institute runs 10 to 11 45 a m in the TSTI Chapel with speakers Russell Crawford Hal Haynie and George Francis. Afternoon practice interviews from 1 30 to 3 30 p m in the Technology building are by appointment through counselor John Ann Dwyer with interview conductors including Joel Bruner Charles Mercer Lois Moore Silas Mason Co and Betty Spann.
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Texas State Technical Institute
TSTI
Russell Crawford
The
Texas Employment Commission
Hal Haynie
Service Specialists Limited
George Francis
John Ann Dwyer
Joel Bruner
Bell Helicopter
Charles Mercer
Pioneer Natural Gas
Lois Moore
Mason Hanger
Silas Mason Co
Betty Spann
Handicapped Bandit Robs Dallas Bank
A man with one arm in a sling robbed the Central Bank and Trust Co. at Farmers Branch. He was about 5 feet 11 and 165 pounds, claimed a weapon, but tellers could not confirm it. Witnesses saw him depart in a brown car and deputies searched for suspects.
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Dallas (Ap
Central Bank and Trust Co
Farmers Branch
Dallas County
Amarillo Globe-Times subscription rates and staff details
Excerpt lists Morning and Evening subscription prices for city and mail, with Sunday options and per year rates. Includes staff titles such as President and General Manager Whittenburg, Publisher Izard, Editor Walker, and city editor Merriman. Also notes second class postage in Amarillo, Texas.
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Sy Eny
Amarillo
Sunday News-Globe
Globe-News Publishing Company, Inc
Ninth and Harrison
P.O
Texas
SB. Whittenburg
J'M Walker
Wesley 5L Izzard
Jim Clark
Bonnie Merriman
Paul Timmons
Basil Walker
Leon Swift
Panhandle State College Named CLEP Testing Center
Pen handle State College in Goodwell Okla has been named a national testing center for CLEP tests. Students must apply by June 29 for exams on July 13 with Dr. G H Peters. each subject costs 15 dollars for credit after earning 12 Panhandle State hours. CLEP credit accepted in history government biology mathematics English chemistry psychology earth science accounting economics and sociology.
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Goodwell
Okla
Penhandle State College
G. H. Peters
Panhandle State
CLEP
After 30 Years Postmaster Retires in Borger
Borger postmaster Sid Carpenter and four other postal workers will retire from the U S Postal Service on June 30. Carpenter, 50, spent 30 years in the service, 26 at the Borger office. Also retiring are Gale Manning Hugh Hendrie David King and Jake Crouch. The agency cites a surplus of workers and offers early retirement.
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Borger
Spe
Sid Carpenter
U.S. Postal Service
Carpenter
Borger Post Office
Gale Manning
Hugh Hendrie
David King
Jake Crouch
Postal Service
Horseshoe Crabs Are Not True Crabs
The feature notes horseshoe crabs are distant relatives of spiders and occupy a distinct marine lineage rather than being true crabs.
Tornado Strikes Dumas Damaging Motels and Shaking Residents
A tornado struck Dumas at sundown injuring no one among 70 restaurant patrons and 35 overnight guests despite destroying 20 motel units. Air Force colonel Al Huwal of Denver survived by dropping under a mattress as fans and staff helped diners take shelter. Other visitors described glass doors shattering and roofs peeling away at the Kona Kai and Phillips Man rooms as two funnels were seen overhead.
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Dumas
al Huwal
Denver
U.S. Air Force
Phillips Manor
Duval
Bo Duffer
Sam Robertson
Air Force
Duffer
Britt Bowman
Budd Bowman
Irwin
Amarillo
Bowman
Bowmans
Kona Kai
Clayton Frazier
Bob Bundy
Wichita
Kan
W. V. Webb
Center
Tex
Green River
Wyo
49 Storm Claimed Lives and Widespread Damage in Amarillo
A May 15 1949 storm killed seven in Amarillo with near 3 million dollars in losses and 200 hospitalizations. By noon the next day a tornado fund neared 14000 dollars while the Red Cross spent 88000. The system toppled freight cars at the Santa Fe yard and released animals as it crossed highways 60 and 66.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
Monroe
Polk
Santa Fe
Cause of The Firm Fire Being Probed
Fire investigators probed the Blaze at Air Speed Oil Co warehouse on 1201 NE 3rd after an early morning blaze destroyed tires and auto supplies. Four Amarillo units fought the fire from 3 30 to 4 30 a m. Firefighter Norman Cook was treated for injuries and released.
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Air Speed Oil Co
Amarillo
Norman Cook
St. Anthony's Hospital
Glenn Mabry
Teckla
Three Drown In Belen Ditch In Albuquerque Family Tragedy
In Belen New Mexico three members of an Albuquerque family died in an irrigation ditch. Victims Jim Coleman 14 Terry 13 and Burnell Tracy 33 were swept under at the foot of a spillway during a swimming incident. Harold Cook 14 provided initial witness details while authorities recovered the bodies.
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Belen
N.M
Albuquerque
Jim Coleman
Terry
Burnell Tracy
Conservancy
Tracy
Harold Cook
Swiss Death Toll Rises Amid Mountain Accidents
In Switzerland last year mountain accidents killed 160 people, including 47 skiers, according to officials. The report notes ongoing danger in alpine areas and highlights climbing and skiing incidents across the country.
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Bern
Switzerland
McDonald to Speak at Roswell Indian Police Academy Graduation
Peter McDonald chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council will deliver the graduation speech at the Indian Police Academy in Tabosa Gym Roswell at 10:30 a.m. The 12th graduating class marks the academy run by Thiokol Chemical Corp under a Bureau of Indian Affairs contract. McDonald, a University of Oklahoma graduate, helped design the Polaris missile guidance system and has held advisory roles in New Mexico and received a Nixon commendation for poverty work.
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Roswell
N. M
Peter McDonald
Navajo Tribal Council
Indian Police Academy
Tabosa
McDonald
New Mexico
Department of Development
Nixon
U S Imports 18 332 000 Tons Steel Last Year
The United States imported eighteen million three hundred thirty two thousand tons of steel during the previous year, reflecting large scale reliance on foreign steel supplies.
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U. S
Amarillo Women To Lead 325 Texas Delegates At NEA Meet
Mrs Patsy Duncan Amarillo school counselor and TSTA president will lead the Texas delegation of 325 educators to the 110th NEA convention in Atlantic City NJ The event runs from Saturday through Friday Readout lists local Amarillo educators attending including Carl Carlile Lucille Cotter Margaret Elliott Ed Henderson Wiley Holleman and Greta Stults The NEA constitution proposal would make NEA membership required for state and local associations and shift control to NEA potentially sidelining state groups.
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Patsy Duncan
Amarillo
Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA
Texas
National Education Association
NEA
Atlantic City
Carl Carlile
Mesa Circle
Lucille Cotter
N. LaSalle
Margaret Elliott
Emil
Ed Henderson
Rusk
Wiley Holleman
N. Travis
Greta Stults
Clearwell
Teachers Association
Perryton Youth Arrested in Drug Raid Leads to Burglary Charge
Perryton police and Ochiltree County deputies led a raid at a Perryton home arresting Tim Norris 23 for second degree burglary in Dewey County Oklahoma linked to Brown s Pharmacy Vici Oklahoma. Steve Basden one of two youths held as juvenile then released on 5000 bond after adult charge of possession of a dangerous drug.
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Perryton
Spe
Tim Norris
Dewey County
Oklo
Brown's
Vici
Steve Basden
Ochiltree County
Department of Public Safety
Presbyterians Name Synod Chief for Four-State Region
The Rev. Hugh D. Nelson of Oklahoma City was named head of a new four-state United Presbyterian Synod announced in Norman. Nelson, current Oklahoma Arkansas Synod executive, will lead about 100 churches with 100000 members as existing synods dissolve in October. Offices will open in Denton January 1.
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Norman
Okla
Hugh D. Nelson
Oklahoma City
United Presbyterian Church
E. Kenneth Feaver
First Presbyterian Church
Nelson
Oklahoma- Arkansas
Oklahoma
California
Bellflower Presbyterian Church
Oaxaca
Mexico
Dallas
Denton
Buyership Survey Slated for Borger
Trendex Market Research plans a Borger buyership survey during June and July using 285 telephone interviews. Interviews run June 26 to July 6 and July 10 to July 16. Results feed national market reports used by manufacturers evaluating consumer attitudes toward a product and its advertising. Trendex is BBB affiliated and conducts surveys three times yearly.
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Borger
Spc
Trendex Market Research, Inc
Trendex
National Better Business Bureau
U.S
Amarillo Tornado Warning Gaps Highlighted By Paramount Hit
City officials acknowledge alarms may not reach residents before a tornado strikes Paramount in the 2000 block causing an estimated 175000 dollars in damage. Sirens go off after official sighting notices and residents are urged to seek shelter in basements or interior rooms. Mobile homes and unbasemented churches are advised to relocate to safer structures as the city lacks public shelters.
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Amarillo
Bill Butler
City Defense and Disaster Relief Office
Paramount
Butler
National Weather Service
Amarillo Glass Firms Rush to Meet Storm Demand
After Wednesday night’s storm in Amarillo glass firms including PPG, Royal Glass, Harris Glass & Supply and Amarillo Plate Glass worked through the night to install panes and board up buildings. Orders came from both locals and out‑of‑towners, with auto glass shipments sourced from Denver, Dallas and Lubbock to keep up. The SPS Tower bank building saw extensive seventh floor damage with blown in and out windows and airborne ceiling debris.
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Denver
Dallas
PPG
Postal Convention
Interstate 40
Royal Glass
Harris Glass & Supply
Amarillo Plate Glass
C. L. Harris
S. Georgia
American National Bank
SPS
Joe Freshnock
Freshnock
Mackenzie Water Plan To Open Bids
The Mackenzie water project in west Texas will open bids at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the district courtroom. Four South Plains cities Tulsa Floydada Lockney and Silverton form the Mackenzie Municipal Water Authority approving construction of the dam and a partial filtration system. The project costing about 8 million dollars aims for completion in about 18 months after construction starts, potentially within 60 days, with Silverton set to connect to reservoir waters at onset. The plan followed bond issues by the member cities to finance the project.
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South Plains
Tulsa
Floydada
Lockney
Silverton
Mackenzie Dam
Mackenzie Municipal Water Authority
Tule Creek Bridge
FM 284
Jim Nichols
Freese, Nichols & Endress
Wichita
Obituary Notices for Gonzales Moore and Seagraves
Pete Gonzales aged 4 of Uvalde Texas had his body sent there for services and burial. Ben F Moore aged 6 of 1510 South Bryan had services at 10 am Saturday at St Andrews Episcopal Church with memorials to favorite charities. Melvin Douglas Seagraves aged 2 of Lubbock Texas had memorial services at 10 am Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church.
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Ana Miles
Houston
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Ise
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de Rio
Portland, Me
Portland
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
Wink
Shreveport
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe-Times
Globe-Nublishing Company
Ice
PSC
Hoxwell Brothers
Duncan Albert Dayton Duncan
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Patlin
the Gatlin
Maple
Evans Dim Stevens
Mesa
Jesus Christ of Lotter Day Saints
Jean Baker
Mary Ellen Leahy
Maggie Stewart
Belen Ditch
Tula
Maurice Schooler
Mack Gordon
West Sth Ave
L. P. Sturgeon
Presbyterians
Synod
Deason
Washington
Steve Laprade
Amarillo Glass
Lou Ann Garrett
Lubbock
Johnny Ashley
PPG Industries
TULIA
Mackenzie
Eees
B.acheurn-shaw
Funera Ofrectors
Johnston Charles Boyd Johnston
Sides W. D. Sides
Crockett
E.m
Percy Aiachs
Ethan Ae
Sons Alffeg Griggs
Bili Griggs
U.C.S
Universal Consumer Systems
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Automobile Tires
Carpets Cleaners Clothing
Florists
Nivers
Grocery Stores
Jewelers Lumber Companies Motorcycles Nurseries
Sporting
Kerbel
Onsumer
Bank of the Southwest
A. Proctor-Silex
D. Cornwall
General Electric
West Bend Electric
Dazey
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