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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
10
A reader asks various factual questions answered by Haskin. Topics include lightning deaths in the U S spelling bees, long railway platforms, why soldiers tuck neckties, heart rest, English queens, and presidents books. Also notes on Will Fyffe’s death and a promotional offer for a President book.
The body of Mrs. Richard Carpenter 21 is sent to Fayetteville Ark for funeral services Thursday She will be buried at Springdale Ark where her parents Mr and Mrs L S Bennett live She died from injuries after a collision near Dalhart that involved her husband A J Carpenter and a truck driven by Z Howard Mundy of Pampa The Carpenters had moved from Arkansas to near Texline about a year ago
The educational conference at West Texas State College Canyon runs July 4 5 6 inviting all. Sponsored by the Texas State Teachers College Board of Regents it honors Dr J A Hill who retires Sept 1 A testimonial dinner for Dr Hill is set for July 5 in the College Cafeteria Reservations for dinner by July 2 to Mrs T V Reeves Bureau of Public Service West Texas State Canyon but space is limited to 425 attendees.
West Texas Gas Company secures Olton franchise for natural gas service. A 24 inch main is under construction from Hobbs New Mexico to Borger, passing through Lamb and Castro Counties. Laying into Olton should start within 150 days of gas introduction, with Olton city lines expected by next spring.
Captain Delbert Willis of Fort Worth will join 11 others as Nieman fellows at Harvard for study through next college year. Willis began as a copy boy 16 years ago at the Fort Worth newspaper.
Charles Morgan of Plainview presides over International Highway 87 Association and plans two moving picture tours from Denver to Mexico City and Denver to Alaska. A new illustrated folder will aid tourism while Canada and US officials discuss extending the route through Central America. The project aims to boost cross border ties and development with potential wartime utility.
Plains County agents from Gray Wheeler and Armstrong counties will take a two week range management postgraduate course at Texas A&M College from June 24 to July 10. Ralph Thomas of Gray County departs for an A&M Substation at Sonora. Also attending are Ralph Jones from Wheeler County and C O Reed of Armstrong County. From July 4 to 10 the group plans ranch visits in Pecos Brewster Presidio and Jeff Davis counties.
A strong wind and rain storm struck Altus Oklahoma early today causing heavy damage to homes and businesses. An implement store lost a wall a dehydration plant barn and a Baptist church were damaged with the church torn from its foundation. About 350 Southwestern Bell telephones were out of order due to the storm.
Mrs. Dallas Alford of Plainview watched a Poly Baptist Church baseball game in Fort Worth yesterday while her locked car was robbed of clothing and other articles valued at $200. The incident occurred as she observed the players.
Curiosity led to a theft report after Miss Lillie Mae Herring found a camera stolen from her car on Monday. Photographer Jimmy Willis recalls a youth at his shop seeking a partially exposed film, suspiciously waiting as Willis developed it. The youth admitted curiosity about the pictures on the film.
New Mexico editors and publishers gather in Ruidoso for their summer convention with headquarters at Navajo Lodge and lodging at Thunderbird Lodge and local cabins. Lloyd Bloodworth hosts the event while David Bronson serves as association president and Chris Fox moderates the Friday banquet with Gov Mabry as guest. Sessions start Friday morning with visits to horse racing programs and a Saturday barbecue hosted by the Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce.
Florey, son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Florey, has enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for three years and will study diesel engineering. He has begun a ten week training course in San Diego California.
The San Jacinto River's steady fall and hot dry weather endanger a $1,250,000 rice crop in Harris and Chambers counties, with Theo Wilburn noting water was rationed last summer. Weather records show only 4.94 inches of rain since May 1, far below last year's May and June totals.
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