Banquet Tonight Opens YMCA Funds Campaign
The YMCA drives Amarillo into a fund campaign with a Texas Longhorns vs Texas Aggies team race. Kickoff banquet at Polk Street Methodist Church launches the $21 063 drive with Clayton Heare and D S Watkins as captains guiding two divisions through four reporting meetings April 16 18 23 and 28 at 7 30 PM.
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Texas Longhorns
Texas Aggies
Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
Clayton Heare
D. S. Watkins
Mr. Heare
Forum
First Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
Francis Pritchard
Herbert Willborn
Y’ Board
Ban on Seasonal Homes Construction Denied Under 1947 Housing Plan
Amarillo representative William G. Williams of the Office of the Housing Expeditor says summer cottages and other seasonal dwellings cannot be built under the veterans housing program. He cites an acute housing shortage with more than 2,500,000 families seeking homes at the start of 1947 and about one million more expected this year.
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William G. Williams
Amarillo
Office of the
Mr. Williams
Greyhound Buses Maintain Schedules Despite Strike
Buses of Greyhound Lines continue to arrive and depart on schedule while pickets stand at the depot. Mechanics at the Greyhound garage are on strike, but drivers and terminal employees have worked without interruption for over ten days. To bypass the picket line, buses load at the curb.
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Greyhound Lines
Greyhound
Pickup Stolen From International Harvester Yard
Police seek a pickup stolen from the International Harvester Company. The vehicle was parked at 1104 Fillmore when stolen. the theft was reported yesterday.
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International Harvester Company
Fillmore
Jacobson tops Head Pin Tourney with 378 at Amarillo Bowl
E R Jacobson rolled a 378 to lead the Head Pin Tournament held over the weekend at Amarillo Bowl. The event was sponsored by the Amarillo Women's Bowling Association.
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E. R. Jacobson
Amarillo
Amarillo Student Morris Cobb Makes Baylor Dean's List
Morris Gray Cobb of Amarillo earned a place on Baylor University's dean's list for maintaining an A average in all winter quarter courses. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H P Cobb of 1610 Monroe. The notice also details a bid solicitation by Potter County Texas for furnishing an 8000 gallon tank car gasoline with bids due February 24, 1947 at 10:00 A M in Amarillo Court House.
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Morris Gray Cobb
Amarillo
Baylor University
Cobb
H. P. Cobb
Monroe
Potter County
Texas
Commissioners Court
Said County
Said Court House
Funerals Set For Trainmen After Higgins Wreck
Funeral services are planned for three victims of the Higgins train wreck Saturday night. Anthony Spohrer the Santa Fe engineer will be laid to rest at 4 pm tomorrow with Dr. R C Snodgrass officiating. Leroy Bagwell 43 of 1608 Lincoln will be buried at 2 pm with Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen handling graveside rites. Pallbearers include Clark Hicks and others. Rev A E Wilson will officiate at the Thomas Leroy Murphy service with Salvation Army taking part.
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Higgins
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Anthony Spohrer
Santa Fe
R. C. Snodgrass
First Christian Church
Leroy Bagwell
Lincoln
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Clark Hicks
Santa Fe Fireman and Two Others Die in Collision
Funeral services set for 11 tomorrow for Murphy the Santa Fe fireman Bagwell a brakeman and the third victim. Interment for all three will be in Llano Cemetery.
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Eral
Murphy
Santa Fe
Bagwell
Llano Cemetery
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YMCA
Community Chest
Willborn
Chamber of Commerce
Greyhound Buses
Rex
North Amarillo
J. R. Shackelford
N. Fillmore
Hughes
Ricks-Mcguire
Neal Douglass
Austin
Jacobson
Louie Vogel
Mead Graham
Billie Melton
Canyon
Baylor
Loren Jones
CGC
Fanra Divetors
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Future Bank Credit
Amarillo National Bank
Amarillo National Bidg
Old Forrester
Kentucky
A. W. McKee
Amarillo Printing CompAny
Gk Franklin Life Insurance CO
Don Wyatt
West
America
Australia
Homer Duvall
Texaco
Madison
New York Navy Yard
CN Ee
Tyler
Gouldy Bros
Phon
Coolerators
Lockerators
Progress Vitalaires
Amarillo Ice CO
E. F
Sonny" Brooks
E. T
Old Perkins Farm
Hereford
Brumley & Parker
Magnesia
Amarillo Retail Druggists' Association
Atkinson Drug Store
Polk St
Beery's Prescription & Vitamin Shop
Brooks’ Drug Store
Cretney
Oliver Eakle
Castleberry Drug CO
Dickson Drug Store
FOX Drug Store
Ith and
Pierce Streets
H and ’ Drug Store
West 16Th
Herbert Drug Store
Herring
Herring Hotel
Hollingsworth Pharmacy
6Th Ave
Kendall Drug Store
Eas
Lincoln Drug Store
East 10Th
Mark Galloway
Maxor Drug Store
SAN Jacinto Drug
Nelson Drug Store
Jack Phillips Drug Store
Pleasant Valley Drug
River Road
Post Office Drug Store
Taylor Street
Prescription Laboratory
Polk Street
S & M Drug CO
North Fillmore
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