Park Program Ends Tonight in Amarillo
Closing ceremonies in three city parks wind up Amarillo’s first city-wide summer recreation program. Final events were held in San Jacinto Park last night with offices moving to the Municipal Auditorium and new contact numbers publicized.
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Amarillo
East
Will Rogers
Ellwood Park
Paul Bradford
North Heights
Fred Douglass
el Alamo
Sanborn
Oliver Eakle
San Jacinto Park
Bradford
Watsons Return From California Vacation
Mrs. Edward Watson and her son Billy Ward return to Amarillo by plane this week after a vacation in California.
Vacation in Mineral Wells pattern for Perkins
T. D. Perkins of 810 West Ninth is vacationing at Mineral Wells and will be away for two weeks.
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T. D. Perkins
West Ninth
From Diamonds to Bird Cages in Amarillo Pawnshops
Roberta Underwood reports Amarillo hosts three pawnshops where nearly any item can be pawned from diamonds to bird cages. Diamonds and watches top the list, with suits, guns, radios, instruments, and cameras also common. Most pawns are redeemed within 30 days as shops note steady business and licenses governing their trade.
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Amarillo
Mission Jewelry & Loan Co
Polk
Speed Ravey
Taylor
Liberty Jewelry & Loan Co
East Fourth
France
Paris
Germany
Amarillo Field Exes May Have Reunion
Sam Armon of Philadelphia suggests the first Amarillo Army Air Field exes reunion during Waddy Week in 1948. He invites responses from former officers and men and provides his Philadelphia address for contact.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Sam Armon
Philadelphia
Amarillo
Armon
South Second Street
Guests from Colorado visit Babb family
Mr and Mrs Newton Babb and children Bill and Marilyn of Colorado Springs are visiting Mr and Mrs G S Babb at 1208 Pierce.
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Colorado
Mrs
Newton Babb
Bill
Marilyn
Colorado Springs
Mr. Babb
G. S. Babb
Pierce
Denver Names New Director of Sanitation
Lewis Dodson of Amarillo will become Denver’s sanitation director September 1. He resigns as sanitary engineer and director at the National Sanitation Foundation in Ann Arbor and joins the University of Colorado Medical School faculty. Dodson previously worked for Amarillo and Texas health departments and conducted a Denver polio epidemic survey last September.
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Denver
Lewis Dodson
Amarillo
Dodson
National Sanitation Foundation
Ann Arbor
Mich
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Texas Health Departments
F. W. Dodson
van Buren
Colorado
Rules for Career Success From the Career Club
Dr. Robert H. Temple outlines three rules for aspiring executives: avoid repeating mistakes, work 10 to 12 hours daily, and leverage natural abilities. He leads the Career Club in Chicago which began in 1938 and now has 300 members. Temple cites 5 percent of businesspeople reaching the top, with the club easing that ascent.
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Chicago
U.P
Robert H. Temple
Temple
Display Photos Of Palo Duro Exhibit At City Window
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Palo Duro Park photo show in a Southwestern Public Service Co window on Polk Street. Rex B. Baxter says Amarillo residents should visit the Grand Canyon like views in their backyard and push for better roads and park facilities as the exhibit runs a week.
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Palo Duro Park
Amarillo
Baxter
Police Recover 1938 Nash Convertible Stolen in Monday Night Theft
Police recovered a 1938 Nash convertible stolen Monday night from M. H. Thomas at 1216 West Ninth. The vehicle was found abandoned in the 500 block Madison with a warm engine indicating recent use.
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M. H. Thomas
West Ninth
Madison
Timmons Welcome New Home at 1808 Taylor
Mr and Mrs Albert Timmons have moved to their new home at 1808 Taylor, leaving their former address at 709 Harrison.
City Consulting Engineer References Water Tank Plans
Marvin Nichols, Fort Worth consulting engineer with Freese and Nichols, is in Amarillo to confer with city officials on a five million gallon underground water tank at the Eighth and Bonham pump station and other storage facilities.
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Marvin Nichols
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Eighth and
Bonham
Nichols
Freese and Nichols
Texas Society for Professional Engineers Expands Chapters
The Texas Society for Professional Engineers now has 19 regional chapters, per County Engineer J. L. Adams, secretary of the Panhandle Chapter. New chapters were organized recently at Paris and Weslaco. All professional engineers are eligible for membership.
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Texas Society For Professional Engineers
J. L. Adams
Panhandle
Paris
Weslaco
Russia to Build 600 Self Propelled Harvester Combines
Russia's Aircraft Ministry plans to construct 600 self propelled harvester combines this year, aiming to boost grain collection and farming efficiency amid growing agricultural targets.
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Russia
Aircraft Ministry
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