Amarillo Highway Routing Under Study By Planning Commission
The city planning and zoning commission of Amarillo is weighing highway routing options with a Dallas planning engineer and a state highway official. An eight lane expressway proposal is discussed along with a North Eighth route. The commission plans to send recommendations to the city commission within a short period.
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Amarillo
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Charlies Wolflin
City Commission
Planning Commission
City Hall
Oscar Koch
Dallas
DeWitt Greer
Preparatory Work Underway for Junior League Follies
The Junior League plans the third city Follies to raise funds for civic projects. Printing deadline Sept 1 sets the stage for a Nov 1 performance featuring all Amarillo talent. The league aims to underwrite a $10 000 city recreation program and holds a long local history with shows in 1938 and 1940.
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Amarillo
Florence Neely
Hughes
Janie Eslick
C. H. Blackburn
S. O. Callahan, III
Walter Caldwell, Jr
Dorris Collie
Bill Dee
Robert Glenn
Mary Ann Hall
Sally Har
Hornets Disrupt Spokane Special Election At Precinct
A Spokane municipal election precinct became a hornet’s nest when officials lowered a sun awning to beat heat and hundreds of hornets swarmed out. Firemen dispersed the insects with DDT and voting resumed. Sulphur is mined profitably in a few Gulf-border salt domes in the US.
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Spokane
Wash
Gulf of Mexico
Edward Lee Hickman Rites at Llano Cemetery
Graveside rites for infant Edward Lee Hickman son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Hickman were set for 5 p.m. at Llano Cemetery Rev Jack Sizemore of Line Avenue Baptist Church would officiate The infant died yesterday at St Anthony’s Hospital Surviving include the parents a brother a sister and four grandparents Amarillo N S Griggs & Sons funeral directors were in charge of arrangements
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Edward Lee Hickman
Louis J. Hickman
Jackson
Llano Cemetery
Jack Sizemore
Line Avenue Baptist Church
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Patricia Ann Hickman
Ira Hickman
West Union
E. L. Davis
Amarillo
N.S
Clyde Woods Dies After Stallion Incident at State Fair
Clyde Woods, 16, of Clovis New Mexico, was killed at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo when the stallion Billy Whiz bolted from the track and threw him against a concrete fence post. He died of chest injuries and a possible fractured neck. The horse is owned by Cecil Reed of Pueblo.
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Pueblo
Colo
Clyde Woods
Clyde E. Woods
Clovis
Young Woods
Billy Whiz
Cecil Reed
Ancient Norwegian Skis Reignite Ice Age Craft
Archaeologists unveil 4000 year old Norwegian skis, signaling advanced craftsmanship and suggesting skiing origins may predate known records. The find highlights durable wood shaping and precise joins, pointing to a long tradition of winter mobility in northern Europe.
Burglary Suspects Released By Oklahoma City Officers
Three persons arrested Saturday in Amarillo over a jewelry store burglary in Oklahoma City were released Sunday after Oklahoma City officers questioned them overnight. Investigators determined the initial arrests were of the wrong suspects and released the trio, two women and a man, once satisfactory explanations were obtained.
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Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Wolf Protectress In Atlanta Claims Mail Load
Atlanta Post Office officials are puzzled by a woman claiming to be Betty Grady leader of the American Women's Wolf Protective Association. A truckload of mail is at the Atlanta station as police search for confirmation.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Post Office
Betty Grady
American Women's Wolf Protective Association
Eight room ranch home permit issued to Amarillo operator
A building permit worth 25000 dollars was issued this morning to Ben Golding for an eight room attached garage ranch style home at 1216 Lamar in the Bivins addition. Builder Dewey Hicks has erected several stone veneer dwellings in the area.
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Ben Golding
Amarillo
Travis
Bivins Addition
Lamar
Dewey Hicks
England’s cotton used as candle wick first
In England cotton fibers were initially employed as candle wick. This early usage marks one of the initial forays of cotton into everyday domestic items, illustrating a practical adaptation of textile material.
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England
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