Educational Benefits Under GI Bill Outlined by Amarillo School
Former Amarillo High School students inquire about high school credit for military experience. Principal R B Norman guides them in obtaining records and education credits under the GI Bill of Rights. The board adopts a policy aligning with ACE and NASSP, granting up to five credits or one year of work, with basic training earning one unit and further service schools adding credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Prin. R. B. Norman
AHS
Trans
American Council On Education
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Amarillo
FASTEETH Powder for Secure Dentures and Fresh Breath
A pleasant alkaline powder offers firmer denture hold and easier chewing with no gummy taste. Sprinkle on plates to reduce odor and denture breath. Available at drug stores.
Returnees urged to pursue college after service
The article notes veterans may claim college credit for military experience such as radio, aviation, mechanics, and navigation. It advises presenting records on Form 47 for education credit, and suggests using refresher courses in math, English, and history. It highlights West Texas State Teachers College counseling for testing and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Armed Force Institute
Naval and Marine Separatees
Texas Association of Colleges
West Texas State Teachers College
Children Help In Baby Hunt
Hundreds of Boston area school children were urged to aid in locating six month old Ronald Carlan who was kidnapped from a carriage six days earlier. Sailor James J. Carlan and his wife Rose appealed for clues at Williams grammar school with officials and police seeking cooperation from public and parochial schools for a reward. A seven year old girl reported seeing a black clad woman remove the infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
James J. Carlan
Ronald
Carlan
Rose
Oakland
Cal
Bernard L. Sullivan
Prayers and Appeals for Missing Child Rally City Support
Other organizations have offered 750 dollars while city churches hold prayers for the child's return and parents appeal via radio broadcasts seeking information on the missing child.
Benefit dances raise funds for Amarillo firemen’s retirement
Over the weekend more than 2,000 tickets were reported sold for four benefit dances at the Nat Mayfair Club Victoria and Crystal Ballroom. Proceeds go to the firemen’s retirement fund with a Betty Roberts directed floor show at each venue and tickets available at all Amarillo fire stations.
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Firemen's Retirement Fund
Nat
Mayfair
Club Victoria
Crystal Ballroom
Betty Roberts
Amarillo
Amusement Calendar: 1940s era film lineups and acts
The amusement calendar lists Paramount She Wouldn’t Say Yes with Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman. Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Naughty Nineties with Abbott and Costello. Song of the Prairie with Ken Curtis and Jeff Donnell. This Is the Army with George Murphy and Joan Leslie. Laura with Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Thrill of a Romance with Van Johnson and Esther Williams. Having Wonderful Crime with Pat O’Brien and George Murphy. Patrick the Great with Donald O’Connor and Peggy Ryan. and a nightly Aviatrix club opener.
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Abbott and Costello
Paramount
Rosalind Russell
Lee Bowman
Capitol
Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Rialto
Ken Curtis
Jeff Donnell
Pantex
George Murphy
Joan Leslie
Leon
Laura
Gene Tierney
Dana Andrews
Texas
van Johnson
Esther Williams
Pat O’brien
Rex
Patrick the Great
Donald O'Connor
Peggy Ryan
Nightclub Bands On Tap At Local Venues
Carlton Scales band plays dance music nightly except Sunday at The Nat with Dick Stevenson and his band. Rainbow Gardens runs Monday to Saturday with Sons of the West. Mexican Inn features Erman Gray and his orchestra for dining and dancing each night.
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Carlton Scales
THE
NAT
Dick Stevenson
Rainbow Gardens
Sons of the West
Mexican Inn
Erman Gray
All Bran promises relief from constipation in old reader letter
A signed unsolicited letter touts Kellogg's All Bran as a natural laxative cereal. It claims years of relief after switching to All Bran daily, with a money back offer if not fully satisfied after ten days. The ad describes All Bran as a nutritious bulk cereal from wheat, available at grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phooey
R. M. Hazeltine
S. Chatham St
Austin
Minn
Kellogg's
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kellogg’s
Omaha
Local Music Acts at Mayfair Victoria and Tascosa
Mayfair features the Texas Wanderers furnishing the music as Club Victoria opens nightly with Felix Hurd and his Swingsters. Old Tascosa at the Herring Hotel presents Dick Mategon's orchestra nightly.
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Mayfair
Texas Wanderers
Victoria
Felix Hurd
OLD Tascosa
Herring Hotel
Dick Mageton
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Superior Service System
Mary L. Spence
Plainview
Longines
John Furbach
Poik
Crowe Guide Cement Co
N. Tyler St
Ben O. Prince
W. 6Th
Ordway - Saunders Co
Catrom Yrday
Pepper Neely
Guitar
Ralph Pellow
van Buren
Russell G. McKinley
J. R. McKinley
Jefferson
Pacific
Navy
West Texas State College
University of Texas
Russell C. McKinley
Cretney
Polk
Accel
Enone
A. Vo Lowrance
Oakes-Fyfe Ins
Taylor Phone
Cretney Drug
Atkinson Drug Co
Amarillo Hotel
Aviatrix
Hedy Lamarr, George Brent
N. Fillmore
Oaygen
MA Frazier
Madison
Panhandle
N. E
Filmore
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Blondie
J. B. Coe
Lincoln
Avalon
Saratoga Cafe
Boxwell Brothers
Ambulance Service
Dumas Perryton
Spearman
Pat O'Brien
Texas van Johnson
Esther Wiliams
Wysiéayy — Bast Rathbone
Mayfair Club
Clarence
Jack” Jackson
the Mayfair
Inc
Betty Robert
Herring
Oklahoma Playboys
Mac McKerry
Sherman Williams
Dick Morton and His Orchestra
Lauren Cults
Peter Lorre
Katina
Nils Asther
Republic Picture
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