Bonuses for 400 Amarillo Teachers Boost Salaries
Amarillo public school teachers receive raises from 1650 to 1800 dollars as part of a 40490 dollar plan by superintendent Chas M Rogers awarded to nearly 400 teachers. The school board also adopted 1945 46 budgets for Amarillo College and public schools after a brief public hearing attended by five people including J E Owens Houston Spikes Bob Douglas and two teachers. The budgets set expenditures of 1231000 for public schools and 147000 for Amarillo College with operation levies of 1 and 6 cents and debt service levies of 25 cents and 1 cent respectively.
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Amarillo
Chas. M. Rogers
Amarillo College
J. E. Owens
Houston Spikes
Bob Douglas
N. N. Whitworth
Dorothy Haynie
Amarillo Teachers Club
Douglas
Potter County Tax Payers Association
Owens
Santa Fe Railroad
Spikes
Amarillo Gas Company
Sue Donald
Dorenda Bond
Prule Garrett
Allen
Albania Greece Clash Highlight Balkans Power Struggle
A DeWitt MacKenzie analysis unmasks the Greece Albania dispute at the UN membership committee as a proxy clash of ideologies. He notes Yugoslavia backed by Moscow and Britain backing Greece, with thousands of troops on the frontier and risk of a wider world war if tensions erupt into full conflict.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Greece
United Nations
Albania
World Organization
Balkan
Vassili Dendramis
Ali Kuci
Epirus
Athens
Balkans
Russia
Britain
England
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Amarillo College Board Refuses Leave Request
The Amarillo College board denied Dr. Harold Schoen a one year leave to write two textbooks due to a critical teacher shortage. Members present were Jerry Briscoe as president Jinks Mode Bill Gunn Avery Rush and Beaumont Stinnnett. Absent were Dr. R P Parcells and W W Gibson. George Wadddill was present. The board will meet next Monday night at Amarillo College to discuss college affairs.
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Harold Schoen
Amarillo College
Jerry Briscoe
Jinks Mode
Bill Gunn
Avery Rush
Beaumont Stinnnett
R. P. Parcells
W. W. Gibson
George Wadddill
Arthur T. Wharton Dies in Northwest Texas Hospital
Arthur Theodore Wharton 68 died at five this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. A Stratford resident and mechanic, he is survived by three sisters Clara Forbes of Melrose New Mexico Ollie Smith of Artesia New Mexico and Bessie Wherry of Gentry Arkansas and a brother Warren C. Wharton of Fremont Iowa. The body will be sent to Elida New Mexico tonight by Blackburn Shaw for burial there.
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Arthur Theodore Wharton
Northwest Texas Hospital
Stratford
Clara B. Forbes
Melrose
N. M
Ollie L. Smith
Artesia
Bessie Wherry
Gentry
Ark
Warren C. Wharton
Fremont
Iowa
Elida
Blackburn-Shaw
Willis C Selman Taken by Death in Lubbock
Willis Caroll Selman 87 died at Northwest Texas Hospital after a sudden illness while visiting his son in Lubbock. Survived by wife Ida Selman of Lubbock, seven sons including Lee Irwin Tex A P Cain Carroll K Jack John E Willis, two daughters Hattie Mae Driskell and Dollie Barron, 29 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. In state at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Willis Caroll Selman
H. J. Selman
North Rusk
Northwest Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Ida Selman
Lee
Irwin
Tex
Pennies Blamed for North Fillmore Blackout
A downtown electric outage in the 1000 block of North Fillmore was caused when a transformer fuse blew. Southwestern Public Service Company cited pennies placed behind house fuses by customers as a possible factor. Replacement of the transformer fuse occurred within minutes after the interruption was reported.
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North Fillmore
Southwestern Public Service Company
Grace Kelley Receives Diamond Wishing Ring in Hollywood
Mrs Grace Kelley of 4234 West Fifteenth receives a diamond wishing ring from Tom Brenneman during his Breakfast in Hollywood program. The Kelleys plan a three week vacation starting July 24 to California and Seattle Washington. Arlo Kelley has a 20 year career as a postal station examiner.
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Grace Kelley
West Fifteenth
Tom Brenneman
Kelley
Hollywood
Kiwanis Club to Resume Division 6 Outdoor Party
Kiwanis Division 6 revives peacetime custom with a Monday golf tourney barbecue and dinner dance. It is the first Division 6 party since 1942 and gathers Kiwanis families from nine towns and 12 clubs including Amarillo Pampa Vega Stinnett and Lubbock at Amarillo Country Club. Fred Kelly and Cliff Wimberly provide the beef. George Warner KGNC will play piano. interclub chairmen Ben Bruckner John Fairey and John Pool organize the program.
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Downtown
North Amarillo
San Jacinto
Amarillo
Pampa
Sanford
Borger
Stinnett
Wellington
Vega
Tulsa
Plainview
Lubbock
Fred Kelly
Stinnett Kiwanian
Cliff Wimberly
Vega Club
John Pool
Interclub Relations
Interclub Relations Committee
Ben Bruckner
John Fairey
Mr. Pool
Amarillo Country Club
George Warner
KGNC
Boy Scout Swimming Tournament Tonight in Gem Lake
About 200 Boy Scouts from Llano Estacado Council gather at Gem Lake near Amarillo Country Club for their annual swimming tourney at 8:15 PM. W. J. Hiatt leads the event as water rodeo director with J. E. Spann recording results and awarding ribbons for aquatic events.
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Amarillo
Gem Lake
Amarillo Country Club
Boy Scouts of
Llano Estacado
Pearson Enjoys Week at Breezy Point Lodge in Minnesota
Ted R. Pearson, an agent for Ohio National Life Insurance Co., is spending a week at Breezy Point Lodge in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. The vacation honors his outstanding sales record during the past year as recognized by company officials.
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Ted R. Pearson
Harrison
Breezy Point Lodge
Pequot Lakes
Minn
Ohio National Life Insurance Co
Pearson
Army Recruiting Goal Set by Amarillo Kiwanis Group
The postwar services committee chaired by Fred Wells aims to recruit 15 new Army personnel by January 1, 1947. Meeting followed a Kiwanis luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel Blue Room where Lt. A C Smith spoke on the national goal of a million soldiers and the need for manpower and material in light of atomic power.
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Amarillo
Smith
Kiwanis adopts army recruiting plan at Atlantic City meet
The Kiwanis International convention in Atlantic City on June 8 approved an army recruiting project. It calls for a minimum of two recruits each month for every 100 club members through January 1, 1947. Amarillo Kiwanis postwar services committee lists Dr. L. M. Griffin Jeff Neely C. B. Marsh Joe Linkenhager J. W. Clifton John Wiggins H. O. Stark Ben Solnick James Rittenberry Gene Klein Herman Kerr Glen Hall and Chairman Wells.
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Kiwanis International
Atlantic City
N. J
Kiwanis
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Dr. L. M. Griffin
Jeff Neely
C. B. Marsh
Joe Linkenhager
J. W. Clifton
John Wiggins
H. O. Stark
Ben Solnick
James Rittenberry
Gene Klein
Herman Kerr
Glen Hall
Chairman Wells
Dog Lost Named Maybe Searched By Owner Bill Buckler
Bill Buckler of 704 Kentucky reports a lost rat terrier named Maybe. The dog is described as tan with markings on the left side. Police were told of the disappearance and patrols were asked to help locate the animal.
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Bill Buckler
Kentucky
Burks Returns Home After Visit With Sister
Mrs. C. F. Burks of Dumas has returned to her home following a visit with her sister Mrs. J. T. Dodson at 310 A Prospect.
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C. F. Burks
Dumas
J. T. Dodson
Visiting Relatives Mrs Stephens in Missouri
Mrs. W. B. Stephens of 748 North Wilson is spending two weeks with relatives in Missouri, visiting family during a short holiday period.
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W. B. Stephens
North Wilson
Missouri
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Toma
Warner Love
Ann Sheridan
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
Alexis Smith
Jane Wyman
One More Tomorrow
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Ken Curtis
Jeff Donnell
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Pequot Lakes, Minn
Crawe-Guide Cement Co
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City Cab
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Kro-Mara
Glen L. Casey
Mgr
Hinsley
Riverside
Wards Riverside
Wards
Montgomery Ul
Mosse
Amarillo Venetian Blind CO
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