Debate on High School Boxing Sanction in The Globe Today
Readers weigh in on whether boxing should be banned from high school athletics. Opinions vary from support due to exercise and self defense to concern over time and safety, with emphasis on supervision and parental choice shaping participation. Numerous locals share views reflecting sport value, risk, and responsibility.
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I. N. Sears
Baker
East Thirteenth
Jerry Davis
1609 Pierce
A. A. Allen
Lamar
Cole
Boyd Strange
North Apache
Cheaper School Builds Touted in Cuverville Normandy
France’s Minister of Education unveils the first of 20 experimental one room schools at Cuverville Normandy. The model building averages 4 dollars per square foot, 29 percent cheaper than traditional schools, with plans to duplicate the format across the country.
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Cuverville
France
Normandy
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club Elects New Officers
At a Christmas party in the Youth Center Sidney McKinney was installed as president succeeding Dr H Roy Barnes. Loy G Grady Ira Stephen son J Max Bullock and A G Nussbaum named to offices with new board members V Les Rhea Virgil Strimple and Joe Shields taking seats.
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Globe
Sidney McKinney
Goliad
H. Roy Barnes
Washington
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Dr. H. Roy Barnes
Loy G. Grady
Ira Stephenson
J. Max Bullock
A. G. Nussbaum
V. Les Rhea
Virgil Strimple
Joe Shields
Mrs. Bessie Thomsen Rites Held at 74
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Bliss Thomsen widow of Dr. R. Thomsen longtime pastor at First Presbyterian were conducted at 2 PM in N. S. Griggs & Sons Chapel with Dr. Douglas E. Nelson officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery beside her husband. She died at 5:20 AM at 1513 Bonham after six years as an invalid. Survived by a son a daughter a sister and three grandchildren.
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Bessie Bliss Thomsen
R. Thomsen
First Presbyterian Church
N. S
Lowel Munday
Thomson
Bonham
Thomsen
Mrs. Nell B. McFadden Rites at Boxwell Ivy Chapel
Last rites for Nell B. McFadden 73 of 1105 West Thirteenth were held at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Dr. Francis W. Pritchard officiating. The body will go to Wichita for burial after services in Amarillo where she had lived since 1929 and died yesterday in St. Anthony's Hospital. She was born January 20, 1877 in Jacksonville Illinois and was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Rebekah Lodge. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Elsa Gittreich and Mrs. Estella Dunn of Wichita.
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Nell B. McFadden
West Thirteenth
Boxwell Brothers Ivy
Twenty One Finalists Named In Maid Of Cotton Contest
Twenty one finalists representing ten states were announced for the 1951 Maid of Cotton contest in Memphis. The seven member jury meets December 27 to select the winner, who will be the cotton industry's goodwill and fashion ambassador. Sisters Angie and Ellege Branch of Houston are among the finalists joining the Texas entries Jeannine Holland and Ruth Brunson of Claude representing Lubbock.
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Memphis
Tenn
King Cotton
Angie
Ellege
Houston
National Cotton Council
Memphis Cotton Carnival
Cotton Exchanges
New York
New Orleans
Texas
Mary Beth Nicols
el Paso
Jeannine Holland
Ruth Brunson
Claude
Lubbock
Plumbers to Hear Report From Burke at Luncheon
Palo Duro Associated Plumbing Contractors will hear a report from Roy Burke at tomorrow noon's regular luncheon at Long Champ. Burke recently attended a meeting of the Associated Plumbing Contractors in Austin.
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Amarillo Plumbing Contractors
Roy Burke
Palo Duro Associated Plumbing Contractors
Long Champ
Burke
Associated Plumbing Contractors
Austin
Wage settlement ends Amarillo labor dispute
Work resumed on Amarillo construction projects after the Construction and General Laborers Union Local No. 688 and Associated General Contractors reached a wage settlement. The agreement provides a 124 cent per hour raise for common and semi skilled labor, plus a 2 cent increase next July, setting rates at 1.32 and 1.57 per hour respectively, with further increases to 1.35 and 1.60 on July 7. The week long work stoppage followed failed talks and picket line disruptions.
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Amarillo
Construction & General Laborers Union Local No. 688
Associated General Contractors
Maenard Hamilton
J. L. Henslee
Ottawa motel projects spark tourism expansion plans
Ottawa authorities announced two new tourist motels, each costing $100,000, to be built on the city outskirts this year. The developments aim to boost accommodation for visitors to the Canadian capital as labor disputes ease and workers return to site.
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Henslee
Ottawa
Canada
Terese Wirtzberger Seeks District Win for Nationals
In Louisville Kentucky Terese Wirtzberger bowled in an elimination meet to qualify the district winner for the women’s national championships. A minimum field of six was required to recognize the winner as district representative. Terese entered to make the field.
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Louisville
Terese Wirtzberger
Terese
Many Cars Brake Problems Revealed in 15 State Check
A 15 state inspection found 23106 vehicles stopped on the road with brake work needed in about one of every six cars and one in five trucks. Faulty headlights ranked second among items needing attention.
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New York
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