Spelling Bee heats up for Junior Bee winners
In Amarillo Horace Mann Junior High hosts a West Texas National Spelling Bee event with top elementary champions from city and county. Potter County superintendent H Grady Wilson and officials R A Selby and Ross A Larsen oversee as 11 to 12 year old spellers from Mary Quisenberry to John Lawrence compete for honors.
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Horace Mannunior
West Texas
Amarillo Globe-News
H. Grady Wilson
Potter County
R. A. Selby
Amarillo
Ross A
Horace Mann
Helen Hindman
Pleasant Valley
Mary Ann Newry
Sanborn
Janice Triplett
Wolflin
Juana Rhea Heath
Will Rogers
Sharon Hannan
San Jacinto
Mary Lois Thompson
Forest Hill
John Lawrence
Lee Bivins
Gayle Miller
Wilson
Marvin Hart
River Road
Tommy Laceky
McKinley
DWI Case in District Court Sees Bennett On Trial
Orvial L. Bennett, 35, of 604 Arthur, faces a second offense DWI in 47th District Court as witnesses describe a Jan 31 collision on East Tenth near the Tri-State Fair grounds. Bennett pled guilty to a misdemeanor DWI in county court on Dec 20, 1948, with a $50 fine and court costs. Reynold Gardner represents him, Lloyd King prosecutes.
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Orvial L. Bennett
Arthur
47Th District Court
Bennett
East Tenth
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Reynold Gardner
Dist. Atty
Lloyd King
Billy Richey Funeral Set
Rites for E. W. Billy Richey will be held Thursday at 10 30 in N 8 Griggs Sons chapel with Dr. Neal D. Cannon of Polk Street Methodist Church officiating and burial in Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers are McDavid Bible Class members W R Irwin E W Fields John Barton Jack Farwell Bowen Cox and J Douglas Smyth. Richey, known as a Panhandle magazine salesman, died yesterday in St Anthony's Hospital after years of ill health. His home was the Ross Hotel and he had lived in Amarillo since 1932 arriving from Mena Arkansas. He is survived by his wife Virginia of Mena.
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E. W
Billy” Richey
Griggs & Sons
Neal D. Cannon
Polk Street
Bowen Cox
J. Douglas Smyth
Richey
Panhandle
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Ross Hotel
Amarillo
Mena
Ark
Virginia Richey
Knife and Fork Talk Tonight by Harold Sherman
Amarillo Knife and Fork Club meets at 7:30 tonight at Amarillo Country Club for a talk by Harold M. Sherman. The author discusses psychic studies and a 1937 mental telepathy experiment with Sir Hubert Wilkins, plus notes on Sherman’s books Adventures of Mark Twain and We Live After Death.
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Amarillo
Wilkins
Sherman
Mark Twain
Warner Bros
Boy Taken Off Plane Returns Home From Arkansas
A 13 year old boy named Charles E Brown of Alma Arkansas was removed from an airliner by officers yesterday en route to California. He returned to Arkansas last night with his father Tom Brown who said the boy was running away from home and was detained at the request of Arkansas authorities. Police chief J L King confirmed the detainment and return.
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Charles E. Brown
Alma
Ark
California
Tom Brown
Arkansas
J. L. King
King
Dam Hearing Delegations Headed for Washington
Amarillo mayor Gene Klein Joe Cooley and A A Meredith Borger officials depart for Washington for the Canadian River dam sub committee hearing in the Senate. Delegations from North and South Plains cities join the trip as Congress considers an $85 million project awaiting appropriation.
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Gene Klein
Amarillo
Joe Cooley
A. A. Meredith
Borger
TWA
Washington
Senate
Cooley
Klein
Meredith
North
South Plains
Lawrence Hagg
East
Jay Taylor
Jack Cunningham
C. A. Huff
Pampa
George Finger
Pritz Thompson
Clarence Willeside
Lubbock
Irving Jones
E. K. Hufstedler
Sam Richardson
Carl Rountree
Lamesa
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Yellowstone Weather Station Reports About Snowfall
The Yellowstone National Park weather station records an average annual snowfall near 100 inches. This figure reflects long term winter accumulations observed at the park.
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Yellowstone National Park Weather Station
Aviation Luncheon Reservations Open
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce aviation committee invites reservations for a luncheon hosted by the group. Forty bookings reported yesterday and speakers from TWA Braniff Pioneer Airways and Central Airlines will discuss aviation topics. Shelby Kruser will discuss private flying and Carl Knuffman to report on Amarillo Air Terminal operations.
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Aviation Committee
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Riley Strickland
E. O. Cocke
TWA
Charles A. Beard
Braniff Airlines
Robert J. Smith
Pioneer Airlines
Keith Kahle
Central Airlines
Shelby Kruser
Tradewinds
Carl Knuff
Amarillo Air Terminal
Americans Visit Britain in Record Breaking Month
More than 11,400 Americans toured Britain in the recent month, reflecting strong post pandemic travel demand. Tourism officials credited expanded flight options and favorable exchange rates for the uptick, noting major interest in London and Edinburgh alongside regional visits.
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Britain
Optimists Set Installation Officers for Amarillo Club
Officers of the Amarillo Optimist Club will be installed at a dinner meeting Friday night at 7 o'clock. New president is Chet Robert son. Other new elective officers are W. H. Symms, first vice president, and Wendel Heiry, second vice president. Appointive officers to be installed are Mr. Henry, secretary, and George Turner, treasurer. New directors are Al Kipp and Pau!
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Amarillo
Bainbridge Colby Dies In Portts NY At Eighty
REMUS PORTT NY April 12 Bainbridge Colby former secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson died last night at age 80. He recently moved to Tulsa and was noted for his long public service.
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Bainbridge Colby
Remus Portt
Woodrow Wilson
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