Wage scale set for West Eighth Avenue overpass work
The city commission established a prevailing wage of 1 to 1.65 dollars per hour for overpass construction on West Eighth Avenue. Unskilled labor starts at 1.00, carpenters and painters at 1.62, with structural iron workers at 1.65. The measure notes a distinction between architectural and heavy engineering construction.
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City Commission
Eighth Avenue
Commission
N. V. Moss
Amarillo
Moss
Department of Labor
Texas State Highway Department
Highway Department
New Officers Named for Panhandle Funeral Directors
Bryan McDonald of McDonald Funeral Home in Lubbock was named president of the Panhandle Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association at a quarterly meeting in the Herring Hotel. He succeeds Jack Lemmon of Lemmon Funeral Home in Plainview. Bob Spicer of Murphy-Spicer Funeral Home in Lubbock was re elected secretary treasurer and Bill Griggs of N 8 Griggs & Sons in Amarillo was named vice president. The next meeting will be July 27 in Plainview.
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Bryan McDonald
McDonald Funeral Home
Lubbock
Panhandle Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
Herring Hotel
Jack Lemmon
Lemmon Funeral Home
Plainview
Bob Spicer
Murphy-Spicer Funeral Home
Bill Griggs
N. 8
Griggs & Sons
Amarillo
Melodrama Two Nights at Amarillo College
Jim Burris stars as Silas the Chore Boy in the Villain role in the College Players melodrama at Amarillo College Auditorium April 25 and 26. Gerald Blake pursues Cecil Dare as deeds to her late father’s property hang in the balance. Badger Quartet and a Bicycle Built For Two duet provide between acts entertainment.
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Silas
Jim Burris
L. B. Burris
Florida
Amarillo College
College Players
Sharleen Hobson
Price College
Jim
Price
Badger
Sixth Column
Gerald Blake
Cecil Dare
Norman Sullivan
Beverley Smith
Don’t lift lids on electric roasters to peek food
Use reliable recipes and monitor temperature and timing instead of lifting the lid. Peeking wastes heat and prolongs cooking, so rely on tested techniques and consistent observations for best results.
Mrs. Anna Brown Rites at Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna L. Brown age 85 were held at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev. E. Stanford officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Survivors include four sons four daughters and her husband Thomas M. Brown.
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Anna L. Brown
Tiny Radio Waves Probe Molecule Sizes In Gases
Radio microwaves a fraction of an inch long are used to measure molecule dimensions in gases and their rotation speeds. The waves vibrate about 24,000,000 times per second.
Hold Nixson Concert of 8 Musical Groups at School
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High presents tonight at 8 in the Senior High auditorium a concert featuring five groups the girls chorus Angelus Choir Orphean Choir orchestra and band. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Principal Ross Larsen invites the public. Orphean and Angelus Choirs earned first grade ratings at a Canyon voice contest. Next Wednesday the band and orchestra join the Canyon band festival. Performers include girls chorus directed by Loreta Reed Angelus and Orphean choirs directed by Madelyn Robinson orchestra led by Louise Dicken and band led by Charles Emmons.
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Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School
Angelus Choir
Orphean Choir
Ross Larsen
Orphean
Angelus
Canyon
Loreta Reed
Madelyn Robinson
Louise Dicken
Charles Emmons
Larsen
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Dumas
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Oklahoma
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