Potter Rural Schools Get State Standardization Endorsement
J D Wilson deputy state superintendent completed an inspection of Potter County rural schools and praised excellency in organization and administration. He noted all schools meet state standardization requirements and recommended River Road Bushland Soney Highland Park Allison Masterson Brady Cliffside and Ady for standardization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Wilson
Potter County
Wilson
State Department of Education
River Road
Bushland
Soney
Highland Park
Allison
Masterson
Brady
Cliffside
Ady
Foraging deer disrupts Conneaut mail routes
A deer foraged through Conneaut, nearly colliding with two mail carriers, dodging a car in a driveway, leaping multiple fences, then darting back into the woods. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneaut
O. U.P
Local notes of visits births and school events
Miss Bessie Lee Gowdy returns from College Station after attending a cotton style show and visits Dallas relatives. Mr and Mrs James R Crawford and Wynne head to Austin for Easter with Elizabeth Crawford. Mrs J B Ames recovering at home after illness. Clifft and Haggard tour Swisher County schools with Haggard giving a safety talk and Clifft leading singing. Rural teachers meet in courthouse office Saturday at 10. birth announcement for Helen Anita Probst April 2. Verna Lee Grossett born March 15. Amarillo schools have Fast Week. movie listings for local theaters follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lee Gowdy
College Station
Dallas
James R. Crawford
Wynne
Austin
Elizabeth Crawford
University of Texas
J. 8. Wynne
Pampa
Carl Clifft
Frank Haggard
Swisher County
H. F. Grossett
Claude
Verna Lee
Grossett
Frankie Lee Scribner
Amarillo
Request Night at Mission Theater Showcases Popular Films
The Mission Theater hosts the first Request Night with the audience selecting screenings. Chicago star Fredric March leads the two weekly features including Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Evelyn Venable co stars in Death Takes a Holiday with music by Gene Coy’s band in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Raymond
Wendy Barries
Fredric March
Evelyn Venable
Mission Theater
Dr. Jekell
Mr. Hyde
Motion Picture Academy
Texas Railroad Commission Sets Well Spacing Rule
In Duval County Seven Sisters oil field, a ten acre spacing rule was adopted by the Texas Railroad Commission in an order issued today. The move aims to regulate well placement and manage field development across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Seven Sisters
Duval County
Texas Railroad Commission
Hamlin to Lead West Texas Chamber Taxation Panel
Judge James D. Hamlin of Parnell heads the taxation and expenditures commission for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce as the 18th annual convention in Amarillo May 11 to 13 looms. The roster includes H C Custard J T Webster J A Crump B K Fawcett Hamlin Overstreet and others from across the region. Ray Nichols of Vernon is president and D A Bandeen of Stamford is general manager. officials met with directors and planned for a record attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Hamlin
Parnell
Taxation and Expenditures Commission
West Texas
Mexico
N. M
R. L. Brown
Muleshoe
L. C. Brite
Marfa
Maurice Schwartz
el Paso
Robert Flynt
Nocona
Joe Kerr
Sanderson
Marvin Smith
Wichita Falls
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lae
Ray Nichols
Vernon
D. A. Bandeen
Stamford
Rille Chamber of Commerce
No Community Gardens This Year in City
A. A. Meredith district WPA supervisor announces no community gardens will operate this year after a ruling by state director H. P. Drought of San Antonio. Last year the gardens in the City Section west of Amarillo and Cliffside provided relief vegetables and surplus canned goods from a WPA plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Meredith
WPA
Meredith
H. P. Drought
San Antonio
Amarillo
Cliffside
Safety Audit of Soil Conservation Service Offices Conducted
The department's chief safety engineer is inspecting safety conditions for all SCS employees. Charles M. Ferguson of Washington leads the study, reviewing buildings equipment and existing precautions. The SCS operates 14 projects and demonstrations across the five-state Plains erosion area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Charles M. Ferguson
Washington
The
New WPA Project In Northwest Texas Announced
A. A. Meredith district supervisor says all material in federal archives in Northwest Texas will be assimilated under a WPA project. Amarillo is chosen as one of seven Texas cities to carry on the work with district HQs at Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Brownsville and El Paso. Edward Treiman of San Antonio is named supervisor for this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
A. A. Meredith
Amarillo
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Brownsville
Fl Paso
Edward Treiman
Army engineers to survey Red River flood control plan
Washington says a $500,000 survey will map a vast flood control program for the Red River and small Louisiana streams. Lester Rhodes, project supervisor, says work could begin within five days after Comptroller General McCarl signs the warrant for funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Engineers
Denison
Red River
Louisiana
Lester Rhodes
McCarl
Amarillo Survey Reaches Four Thousand Interviews
4000 families in Amarillo have been interviewed by United States Public Health Service enumerators since February 17. Dr. Palmore Currie, who leads the survey, estimates a total of 11,000 Amarillo families. Officials report continued local cooperation as the study seeks general health data and information on mottled enamel and hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
Amarillo
Palmore Currie
Black suspect hunted after assault on teen girl in Shreveport
Shreveport police intensified a search for a Black man accused of attacking a 19 year old girl from a prominent family as she walked home from night school. The victim was scratched and bruised and held for 45 minutes in an unlit alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Central Presbyterian Church Annual Meeting Set For Evening
Reports of last year’s activities and the election of 13 elders will be discussed at the annual congregation meeting of Central Presbyterian Church this evening. A covered dish supper in Fellowship Hall at 6 30 will open the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Pot of Boiling Beans Fatal to 14 Month Old in Austin
A pot of boiling beans upset by a falling stove fatally burned 14 month old David Edward Penney son of Mr and Mrs David Penney in Austin on April 8. The baby died late yesterday and was buried at Fiskville after a funeral today.
Ice Age bones found at Ginkgo forest site in Washington
Bone fragments excavated at the Ginkgo petrified forest near Wantage Washington are identified by Prof George W. Beck of Ellensburg State Normal College as belonging to an extinct animal that roamed central Washington during the ice age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellensburg
Wash
Wantage
Washington
George W. Beck
Ellensburg State Normal College
Barney Smith Draws Maximum Penalty in County Court
Barney Smith charged with aggravated assault received a two year jail sentence and a $1000 fine after a jury trial. County Attorney Howard Anderson said it was the first time the maximum penalty had been assessed for such an offense in Potter County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Smith
Smith
Howard Anderson
Potter County
Ford dealers confer on truck sales in Panhandle region
More than 100 Ford dealers and salesmen from the Panhandle gathered at the Herring Hotel for an all day conference. C. I. Kenney Oklahoma City Ford manager said truck and commercial car sales in the territory are better than ever as he led a discussion with Arthur Quinan Lester Lloyd and M Maxwell about a nationwide spring selling contest. The meeting was the fourth in the series across the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
C. I. Kenney
Oklahoma City
Ford Motor Company
Mr. Kenney
Arthur Quinan
Universal Credit
C., M. Maxwell
Lester Lloyd
McCann-Erickson Inc
Humble Addresses County Meeting on Wind Erosion
C W Humble of Amarillo spoke to a county wide farmers meeting in Farwell on wind erosion control. Jason Gordon organized it and Otho Whitfield chaired. The event grew from a community meeting to a county affair with strong farmer turnout. Humble represents the regional soil conservation service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
C. W. Humble
Amarillo
Jason Gordon
Otho Whitfield
Humble
Regional Soil Conservation Service Organization
Horse lured to second floor dorm at Stanford Sequoia Hall
Students staged a practical joke by luring a horse to the second floor of Sequoia Hall at Stanford University. An expert horseman, a polo player, arrived for help but failed to coax the animal to leave despite sugar and carrots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Cal
Sequoia Hall
How Good A Driver Are You On Curves
A narrative on safe driving using Higgins as example. It explains that steady speeds work on straightaways but curves demand reduced speed. It notes modern cars weigh about two tons and produce a strong side pull in curves, stressing proper braking and caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
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Crazy
J. 8. Ames
St. Anthony's Hospital
L. M. Hassell
Buchanan Street
Superintendent of Public Education
John F. Probst
Tyler Street
Helen Anita
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo Public
REX
New Roseland
Gene Coy
Black Aces
Heaven
Lombardo
Cab Calloway
Fats Waller
Larry Taylor
Lloyd Snyder
Nat
Hot Springs
Taylor
Snyder
Benny Goodman
Gene Krupa
Whitey Kaufman
Victor
Arlie Simmon
Town Tavern
America
Penn-Maryland
National Distillers Products Corp
New York, N. Y
Hamlin
J. D. "Hamlin
Central Presbyterian
Paramount Theater
C., W. Humble
Ray W. Sherman
Atere
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Rocky Mountain Park
Conocoj Travel Bureau
Denver
Colo
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