Advertising Essay Contest Prizes To Be Won At Banquet
The Amarillo Advertising Club will award prizes at a banquet tonight in the Herring Hotel for high school students in an essay contest on How Advertising Helps to Raise Our Standard of Living. First place wins 75 dollars and enters a national competition. second 50 dollars. third 25 dollars. five prizes of 10 dollars each. C R Bowen of Shamrock Oil and Gal Company chairs the contest committee. Pinkey Vineyard will speak on the essay topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Advertising Club
Herring Hotel
Advertising Clubs of America
C. R. Bowen
Shamrock Oil and Gal Company
Pinkey Vineyard
Amarillo Students Learn Strings In Five Elementary Schools
Ama rillo schools expand music programs with string instruction at Wilson San Jacinto Bivins Margaret Wills and Alice Landergin. Students bring their own instruments and some are sized to fit players. Carroll Bains uses an 18 inch half fiddle and Bill McFarland tries the bass viol, both Landergin students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Wilson
San Jacinto
Bivins
Margaret Wills
Alice Landergin
Carroll Bains
Marvin E. Bains
Polk
Billl McFarland
M. B. McFarland
Jackson
YMCA Annual Drive Launch in Amarillo 1948
The 1948 YMCA operating fund goal is set at 22645 dollars as Herb Willborn announces. A combined kickoff dinner at Polk Street Methodist Church gathers 100 civic and church leaders, with Dr. A M Meyer of Amarillo College delivering the principal address and local leaders named to drive the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Herb Willborn
Polk Street Methodist
Susanna Wesley
Neal Cannon
A. M. Meyer
Amarillo
Editor George Cottingham Dies in New York
Houston Chronicle editor and State Public Safety Commission chair George W. Cottingham died of a heart attack in New York City at age 53. He became Chronicle editor in 1934 and was on a business trip to attend the newspapers editors convention with his wife and daughter Mary Lee Cottingham. Surviving are two sons, George and Keith Cottingham, of Houston.
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Houston
George W. Cottingham
The
Houston Chronicle
State Public Safety Commission
New York City
Cottingham
Chronicle
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
Coal Industry Launches Smoke Abatement Program in Columbus
The nation’s coal producers start an experimental year long program to make Columbus smoke free. Fifteen engineers coordinate with the city smoke control division to inspect plants and educate homeowners on firing furnaces. Columbus chosen for its ordinance and logistics, aiming to prove cities can be nearly smokeless.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.P
Cincinnati
Coal Producers Committee
Columbus City
H. V. Lammers
The
Coal Committee
Lammers
City Division of
Retonga Relief Touted by Pasadena Woman in Ads
Mrs. Nell Holcomb of Pasadena recounts dramatic relief from indigestion gas and fatigue after using Retonga. She praises herbal extracts with Vitamin B-1 and notes improved sleep, strength, and absence of baking soda reliance. Drugstore endorsements accompany the testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Holcomb
Kansas City
Raymond St
Pasadena
Cal
Cretney Drug Stores
Recreation program leaders sought for city parks
Amarillo's city park recreation program seeks volunteer leaders for arts and crafts dramatics volleyball tennis and tumbling across ten areas. Jack Haas recreation director notes strong interest from teachers and students and asks interested residents to submit letters to the San Jacinto Youth Center with interviews to be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Haas
Amarillo
Haas
San Jacinto
Seventh
Carolina
Billy Lynch to take part in Naval Academy broadcast
Midshipman Billy Lynch son of Mr and Mrs Howard Lynch will join a nationwide Mutual Broadcasting System program tomorrow at 1130 AM He plays the tuba in the US Naval Academy concert band at Annapolis Md The broadcast marks the annual inspection by the Board of Visitors a distinguished group of legislators educators and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lynch
Howard Lynch
1000 Western
Mutual Broadcasting System
US Naval Academy
Annapolis
Board of Visitors
Whitworth Freshman Miss Durrett Tours Florida
Miss Margaret Durrett daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Durrett of 3107 Tyler tours Florida with 60 Whitworth College students Brookhaven Mississippi. She is a freshman at the college. A Mexican City racetrack now provides plastic goggles to protect horses eyes during races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Durrett
J. M. Durrett
Tyler
Florida
Whitworth College
Brookhaven
Miss Durrett
George B. Ford Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for George B. Ford owner of the Western Burlap and Bag Company will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev. E B Fincher officiating Pallbearers include George Smith Ernest Smith B J Fackner Lon Husted FE W Rogers and T R Larson Mr Ford died at St Anthony s Hospital Saturday night He was born in North Carolina and had lived here 12 years He belonged to Oak Lawn Methodist Church Dallas and Oak Club Lodge 705 Masons Surviving are wife Agnes son Logan Ford Dallas daughter Virginia Burke Tyler three stepsons James Stovall Wilmington Cal Johnnie Stovall Los Angeles Burt Stovall Wichita Falls two sisters Opal Harvey Long Beach Cal and Alice Hicks Wilmington and two brothers Frank Ford Henry Ford Amarillo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Ford
Western Burlap & Bag Company
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
E. B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
George Smith
Ernest Smith
B. J. Fackner
Lon Husted
FE. W. Rogers
T. R. Larson
Ford
St. Anthony's Hospital
North Carolina
Oak Lawn Methodist Church
Dallas
Oak Club Lodge
The
Masons
Agnes
Logan Ford
Virginia Burke
Tyler
James Stovall
Wilmington
Cal
Johnnie Stovall
Los Angeles
Burt Stovall
Wichita Falls
12 Express Drivers Earn Safety Merit Awards
Amarillo drivers for the Railway Express Agency received merit cards for driving without accident for periods from one to 12 years. Allen Johnson of the Texas Highway Safety Department presented the awards at a special meeting. Winners include O. W. Floyd 12 years, R. F. McCrary Dee Fee four years, G. H. Slagle J. O. Foster C. L. Markham three years, B. H. Floyd two years, and R. C. Burnett O. C. Ivey J. J. Williams J. E. Compton A. R. Mansfield one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Railway Express Agency
Allen Johnson
Texas Highway Safety Department
L. J. Francis
The
Express Agency
O. W. Floyd
R. F. McCrary
Dee Fee
G. H. Slagle
J. O. Foster
C. L. Markham
Duchess Joyce Gilstrap joins Texas A&M Cotton Pageant court
Miss Joyce Gilstrap daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Gilstrap of 2212 Ong is a member of the royal court for the Texas A M College Cotton Pageant and Bal Friday night. She is a freshman at Texas State College for Women Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Gilstrap
Bill Gilstrap
Royal Court
Texas A&m College
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Elks to Install Officers in Amarillo Tonight
Newly elected Amarillo Elks officers will be installed in special rites at 8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge on Fifth and Fillmore. Incoming officers include Paul Boxwell as exalted ruler and grand lodge delegate, Charley Barrett as leading knight, Jim McKnight as loyal knight, Bob Jones as lecturing knight, Aubrey Lyle as secretary, Aubrey Jackson as treasurer, W. C. Walker as tyler, and C. J. Whitfield as trustee. outgoing exalted ruler Ed Pittman Jr. completes the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Paul Boxwell
Grand Lodge
Charley Barrett
Jim McKnight
Bob Jones
Mr. Lyle
Aubrey Jackson
W. C. Walker
Tler
C. J. Whitfield
Ed Pittman, Jr
Stanford Infant Dies. Rites Pending
David Clarence Stanford infant son of Mr and Mrs Carl D Stanford 1306 North Tyler died at 4 o clock this morning in the family home Funeral arrangements are pending at N S Griggs Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Clarence Stanford
Carl D. Stanford
North Tyler
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Spanish Clubs Fiesta Dinner Observes Pan American Week
Elizabeth Nixson Amarillo High School Spanish clubs plan a 6:30 pm fiesta dinner at Mexican Inn to honor Pan-American Week with guests Mexican consul Eugenio V Pesquiera and vice consul Ruben Garcia. Students will wear Spanish costumes and speak Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Nixson
Amarillo
Los Viajeros
Eugenio V. Pesqueira
Ruben Garcia
Canyon
Kvai Here
Pan American Union
Sally Bivins
Union Men To Hear Federal Mediator At WOW Hall
The Building and Trades Union will hear federal mediator T. F. Morrow as guest speaker at 7 30 tomorrow night at WOW Hall 209 East Seventh. An earlier Amarillo Daily News note misstated the meeting as tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Building and Trades Union
T. F. Morrow
Wow Hall
East Seventh
Amarillo
Funeral services for Mrs Josie Smith at Blackburn Shaw
Mrs Josie Smith 73 pioneer Panhandle resident died at Northwest Texas Hospital after seven weeks illness. Funeral 2:30 p m at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr A D Foreman Jr officiating. Pallbearers Ivor Bagwell Fay Adkins Earl Lust Vera Lust George Lust Lester Day. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Evelyn Pate and son Leland Smith plus five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Smith
Pioneer Panhandle
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
Ivor Bagewell
Fay Adkins
Earl Lust
Vera Lust
George Lust
Lester Day
Smith
Northwest Texas Hospital
Panhandle
Missouri
Dimmitt
Evelyn Pate
Fillmore
Leland Smith
Llano Cemetery
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Fiea + Winpstorm
District
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Department of Agriculture
Hubert
By Dick Wingert
Wingate
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Naval Academy
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Taylor
Express
Elks
Stanford
Buffalo Stadium
Tex
West Texas Aggie Club
Will Rogers Range
Jones Bros
W. T
FISK
Anderson Custom-Bilt Mattresses
Anderson Mattress Company
Texas State Board of Health
P. O
Texas
Sens
Pitt American
Rin Wayne
le Ces
Galion
Dimo
Tulsa
Wir
American Body and Trailer Inc
Amarillo Texas
Marillo's Finest
Blackburn Shawlackh
Pierce
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