Helvey Named Parade Chief for Tri-State Fair
Frank L. Helvey Jr., vice president and general manager of the Don McMillian Company, is named parade chief for the 1951 Tri-State Fair. He succeeds Masop King, whose resignation prompted the appointment. Delbert, the fair association president, praised Helvey as a proactive civic leader who has quickly proven his commitment.
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Frank L. Helvey Jr
Don McMillian Company
Delbert
Fair Association
Helvey
Masop King
Amarillo parade plans advance with key organizers named
Dalby notes interest in Amarillo as plans for this year's parade grow. Hervey outlines the fair opener in Tri-State fashion with Ben Andis helping finalize. Helvey, new Chamber of Commerce reception chair, already serves on several boards including Community Chest and USC, and belongs to multiple local groups.
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Amarillo
Dalby
Hervey
Ben Andis
Helvey
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
Denver Woman's Club backs unsexing of sex criminals
The Denver Woman's Club unanimously approved a resolution urging legislation for the emasculation of sex criminals to prevent recidivism. Fifty members supported the measure at a special meeting.
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Denver
Denver Woman's Club
15 year old leaves for international model airplane meet
Dale Nutter son of Mr and Mrs Earl S Nutter of 1500 Bowie received an expense paid week in Detroit to compete in the International Model Airplane Meet at Selfridge Air Force Base. He will enter Class A events and Thursday Friday free flight tests with a 15 second motor run. The trip includes a Plymouth car plant tour and Detroit River boat rides. Sponsors Hedgecoke Meyers and Keith Motor Company arranged the area contest.
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Dale Nutter
Earl S. Nutter
Bowie
Capt
Reynold Gravina
Braniff Airlines
Dale
Detroit
Amarillo
Mich
Earl S Nutter
United States
Canada
Mexico
Hawaii
Express
Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
Plymouth
Hedgecoke Motor Company
Meyers Motor Company
Keith Motor Company
Try-outs Set for Sophomore Choirs at Amarillo High
Miss Tennie Thompson, Amarillo High School director of sophomore choirs, has set all day Tuesday August 28 and the afternoon of Wednesday August 29 for choir try-outs. Prospective singers will be met in the south room of the music annex during regular school hours. Pfc Vernon L Decker, son of L A Decker of 406 Maryland, recently graduated from a clerk typist school at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri operated by the 6th Armored Division.
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Tennie Thompson
Amarillo High School
Music Annex
Vernon L. Decker
L. A. Decker
Maryland
Fort Leonard Wood
6Th Armored Division
Britain Uplifts Education Spending to Record 1951 Level
Britain announces a record education appropriation of 560 million dollars for 1951, signaling a peak in public investment in schooling. The plan emphasizes school construction, teacher salaries, and expansion of facilities across major regions.
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Britain
London
Pointer Receives Bachelor Degree at Hardin-Simmons
Robert E Pointer, son of Mrs Grace Pointer of 1604 Tyler, earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Hardin-Simmons University summer commencement. A Amarillo High School graduate, he was active with the Julius Olsen Chapter of Alpha Chi and art editor of The Corral. He plans to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Texas starting September.
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Robert E.pointer
Grace Pointer
Tyler
Hardin Simmons University
Amarillo High School
Pointer
Abilene University
Julius Olsen
Alpha Chi Fraternity
Corral
Hardin Simmons
University of Texas
Gastons Plan California Trip
Donald Gaston and family with Kenneth Gaston plan a Friday departure from Bonham for a visit to Simi California to see Donald Gaston's parents.
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Donald Gaston
Bonham
Mr. Gaston
Kenneth Gaston
Simi
Cal
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Queen Anne
Henry Will
Mur
Mury
Kentucky
Forse
Bourbon
Daan Distilery
Nawrucey Early Times Distillery Company
Louisville
Rt Hy la
Dr. C. T. Shropshire
Ellis Carp
Optometrists
Polk
Megert Piano CO
Taylor
Robert Pointer
Rosy
Browning Blue Print Co
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