Rites Pending for Mrs Campbell 74 in Pampa
Funeral arrangements are pending at Kirk Mason Funeral Home for Mrs A Campbell 74 who died Monday in a Rapgr hospital after a three week illness. A former Wheeler resident, she had been living in Pampa with daughter Mrs J H Cook for four years. Survivors include four daughters one son 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Campbell
A. Campbell
Kirk-Mason Fui
Wheeler
Pampa
Mate
Parrs. Campbell
Raptr
J. H. Cook
Cruising Radius Defined by Fuel Capacity and Speed
The cruising radius is the farthest distance an airplane can fly on a full fuel load and return at a specified speed, constrained by fuel endurance and reserve margins. It determines mission reach and routing for long range flights.
College Deferment Tests Slated Across Panhandle Thursday
Deferment tests will be given Thursday at Amarillo College West Texas State Canyon and Texas Tech Lubbock for Panhandle youths seeking draft deferment under a new testing system. About 22 000 college students nationwide expected to take the exam with 339 000 noted last spring and summer. The test score and class rank aid draft boards in judging continued college study while boards may defers at their discretion. Over 60 percent of previous test takers scored above 70.
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Amarillo College
West Texas State College
Canyon
Panhandle Area
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Selective Service Board
Associated Press
Selective Service
Draft Board
Captain urges caution on highways this Christmas season
Captain Polk Ivy of the Texas Highway Patrol warns the one millionth traffic fatality could occur during the Yuletide season. He urges utmost caution in driving and walking and adherence to traffic rules to protect yourself and family, noting Texas deaths in the department records as the milestone nears.
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Panhandle
Polk Ivy
Texas Highway Patrol
Ivy
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Panhandle traffic deaths rise but Amarillo district lowers pace
Traffic fatalities in the Panhandle show a six percent rise year over year while the Amarillo district reports a ten percent drop from last year. Patrol records list 84 deaths this year and officials vow to curb the day of the millionth death, with Captain Ivy urging restraint and noting uncertainty about the demographics of that victim.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Ivy
New Street Light Approved by City Commission
A new overhead street light at Tenth Avenue and Bryan Street has been approved by the city commission. The decision clears the way for improved nighttime visibility and safety in the area.
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Tenth Avenue
Bryan Street
Ruhr coal fields long endured in continental Europe
The Ruhr coal fields, with the continent’s largest known reserves, have been steadily mined for over six centuries, shaping industry and regional development through long history and significant output.
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Ruhr
Europe
West Receives Two Year Sentence for Burglary Theft
Milton West, 24, of 801 Lake, was convicted of burglary and faces two years in prison after a 47th District Court jury found him guilty of the Aug. 6 burglary at Forest Hill Washateria. Kenneth Warren of Fort Worth received a three year suspended sentence for burglary of Judge Bean's liquor store at 605 Georgia.
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Milton West
Lake
47Th
Forest Hill Washateria
Kenneth Warren
Fort Worth
Judge Bean
Georgia
Shouts Save Day as Robbers Spurred Off
Russell Eilber told police two attackers grabbed his wallet with one dollar but fled when he shouted. The men did not take his two hundred dollars in a side pocket or his two thousand five hundred dollar ring.
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Detroit
Russell Eilber
Eilber
Local Realtors Elect Officers in Amarillo Board
Morris Loewenstern of Amarillo is elected president of the Amarillo Real Estate board after Tuesday noon votes at the VFW Hall. New officers include Bill Dee as vice president and W A Askew as secretary-treasurer. New directors are Ray Horrigan Pete Odom and Maude Cook. Retiring president Charles Wolflin stays as director. Holdovers are Col T H McDonald O W Donnell Phil Carlson and Royce Gant. The board recesses for holidays to January 8 for the installation dinner.
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Morris Loewenstern
Amarillo Realtor
Amarillo Real Estate Board
VFW Hall
Bill Dee
W. A. Askew
Ray Horrigan
Pete Odom
Maude Cook
Charles Wolflin
Col. T. H. McDonald
O. W. Donnell
Phil Corlson
Royce Gant
UT Social Work Director Speaks in Amarillo Tour
Miss Lora Lee Pederson, director of the University of Texas School of Social Work, visited Amarillo to interview prospective social work students. She spoke at Amarillo College, met with locals at a noon luncheon, and held interviews. She then went to West Texas State College in Canyon for student consultations. Charles Laughton Jr was summoned to Connecticut for his father’s funeral, affecting the university schedule.
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Lora Lee Pederson
School of Social Work
University of Texas
Amarillo
Amarillo College
Capitol Hotel
Charles Laughton, Jr
Connecticut
Pederson
Laughton
West Texas State College
Canyon
City Fire Marshal Named at Dumas
Irvin Deck, veteran of the Dumas Volunteer Fire Department, has been named city fire marshal and placed on regular salary. The appointment takes effect December 15 and he will reside in an apartment in the new Dumas fire station.
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Dumas
Irvin Deck
Roy Miers
Real Estate Brokers Enrollment Tops Eight Thousand Plus
W L Cooper of Port Huron Mich reports 8365 members in the National Institute of Real Estate Brokers with 226 new enrollees across 35 states Canada and the Philippine Islands. New members include The Tommy Martin Company and T J Wagner of Amarillo.
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National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
States
Canada
Philippine Islands
Port Huron
Mich
Tommy Martin Company
T. J. Wagner
Amarillo
First oil well drilled in 1859 marks origin of industry
The world’s first oil well was drilled in 1859, marking the birth of commercial petroleum extraction and transforming energy, industry, and transport globally.
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TU Social Work
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