Tax Meeting Set Friday
The Potter County Amarillo school tax equalization board will meet in public session in the commissioners court room Friday and Saturday to review and check personal property assessments. John Crudgington announced the meeting and said the board aims to protect citizens from arbitrary assessments.
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Potter County - Amarillo
Commissioners Court Room
John Crudgington
Hershel Tomlinson
Mickey McGuire
Roy
Britton
Howard Smith
L. C. Nesbitt
Crudgington
Fast Relief BC Headache Tablets and Powders Ad
The ad promotes BC Headache Tablets and Powders for quick relief from headaches neuralgic pains minor muscular aches and functional periodic pains. It offers tablet or powder forms with the same formula and lists 10c 25c and family size bottles of 50 and 100 tablets with a note to buy large sizes to save money.
Potter County approves fence completion at Tri-State Fair Park
The county commission during its weekly session approved finishing the chain link fence around Tri-State Fair Park. Western Fence Company of Amarillo built the fence, and it had been endorsed by the Tri-State Fair Association board. The court also approved sheriff's department staffing changes with E W Slaughter named deputy sheriff and Lewis Cotton named jailer, replacing resignations and prior appointees. The article notes digestion times for meals.
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Potter County
Tri- State Fair Park
Western Fence Company
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Association Board
Paul Gaither
E. W. Slaughter
Floyd H. Allen
Lewis Cotton
Slaughter
Sweepstakes Winner Naval Base Norfolk Becomes World’s Largest
The Norfolk Virginia naval base, commissioned October 12, 1917, is now recognized as the world’s largest. The milestone highlights its growth, significance to the fleet, and enduring role in military operations and shipbuilding.
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Norfolk, Va
Graveside Rites For Nation Infant
Graveside services for Betty Louis Nation infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Nation were held this afternoon at 3 30 o clock in Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev J W Sisemore of Line Avenue Baptist Church officiating. The baby died yesterday in Northwest Texas Hospital. The Nation home is 2628 North West Ninth. Surviving include a brother Jimmy and grandparents Mr and Mrs H F Nation Tulia and Mr and Mrs David Ray. Burial was under Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home directions.
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Betty Louis Nation
Robert E. Nation
Memorial Park Cemetery
J. W Sisemore
Line Avenue Baptist Church
Northwest Texas Hospital
Nation
North West Ninth
Jimmy
H. FE. Nation
Harrells Visit After Discharge Arrives in Amarillo
Mr and Mrs C B Harrell daugh ter and son in law of Mr and Mrs G M Battin of 4206 West Third will visit Amarillo for a few weeks. Harrell recently returned from Korea and will be discharged from the Navy as a recalled reservist. The family will travel on to Wichita Kansas after the Amarillo visit. Their children Kathy three and Debbie two will accompany them.
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C. B. Harrell
G. M. Battin
West Third
Battins
Harrell
United States
Korea
Navy
Harrells
Wichita
Kan
Kathy
Debbie
Amarillo
Two Amarillo Men Will Get Degrees
Two Amarillo men, Mark Davis Jr. and Benjamin Ross Wagner, will receive bachelor of science degrees from the University of Colorado at graduation on August 25, both majoring in business administration.
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University of Colorado
Mark Davis, Jr
Benjamin Ross Wagner
Veteran Cpl. Billy Prescott to Arrive in San Diego Today
Korean War veteran Cpl. Billy Prescott son of Mr and Mrs Paul Prescott of 4015 North East Ninth was due in San Diego aboard the USS Montrose. A former MP, he was seriously wounded April 23 in Korea with the Marine First Division.
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Billy Prescott
Paul Prescott
North East Ninth
San Diego
Cal
Montrose
Prescott
Korea
Marine First Division
Red Feather Kids to be named September 9 at park
The Red Feather Kids of 1951 will be chosen in a judging at Sam Houston Park on September 9. The boy and girl will be selected by 13 Red Feather child care agencies and symbolize the 1951 drive.
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Red Feather
Sam Houston Park
Finalists Named for Red Feather Pageant Judges
A 12 year old, under five feet tall, and members of the Red Feather agency are among finalists. Judges for the final selection will include Mayor Gene Klein and others connected with the Red Feather live. A new industrial machine tests cracking resistance of rubber and rubber like materials in an ozone atmosphere, generating ozone into an exposure chamber where specimens rotate on a rack.
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Red Feather
Gene Klein
The
Red Feather Live
Heart Attack Fatal to Canyon Youth Williams Eight
James Coniver Williams eight years old son of Mr and Mrs Jake Williams of Canyon died yesterday morning at 1:20 in Raton New Mexico. Death attributed to heart attack after a tonsillectomy earlier in the week. Funeral at 4 pm at Griggs Pioneer Chapel with Rev Amos Williams of Stafford Kansas officiating. Burial in Dreamland Cemetery Canyon. Survived by sister Lena Eva and grandmother Mrs Emily Carter of Canyon.
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James Coniver Williams
Jake Williams
Canyon
Raton
Williams
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
Amos Williams
Nazarene
Stafford
Kan
Dreamland Cemetery
Lena Eva
Emily Carter
Dumas Award Highlight at Ninth District VFW Encampment
Dumas received the district plaque for largest attendance at the Ninth District Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Panhandle. Dalhart was chosen as the 1952 site. The two day event hosted by James Mecaskey Post 6972 featured registration, a business session, and a closing address by Rev Johnstone Beech Gainesville.
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Dumas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Panhandle
Dalhart
James Mecaskey
Jones Seitz
Pampa
Ninth District
VFW
H. H. Huffman
Borger
Johnstone Beech
Gainesville
State of Texas
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Philco
ICE Cream Glacier Club
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White & Kirk
Karo
Kist
Dash
Tall
Wieners
Oscar Mayer
Coffee
Schillings
Floyd V. Studer
Rict Superinten
Amfrican United Insurance Comi
Amarillo, Texas
Lem Calhoun
Pert
Boston Hat Works
N.E
Pork & Beans Hunt
Sunkist
Clorox
C. W. Mertz
Berger
Globe-News
Blackburn-Shaw Piunera Home
William J. Hegedus, M.D
USS
Thomas Paint’ & Supplies
Lee le
Dad
KODAK
Agai Ate Ee Mei
Veterans
Security Attia & Loan Association
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