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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1948
Page
11
James Marlow recounts the long, contested feud between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. The piece traces 1938 through 1948 testimony, FBI interviews, and the HUAC hearings, noting Chambers shifting claims and Hiss denying connections while a grand jury and libel actions unfold. The article highlights key figures and the evolving narrative without definitive closure.
Amarillo High School will graduate about 34 seniors in the mid term as the semester ends January 2. Mary Lucero tops the class with an 88.14 four year average. Donna Blair is second at 87.88. Other prospective graduates include Pat Winberg Doris Harris Roberta McMurtry Sammijeanne Nunn Theresa Smith and more.
A morning pep rally organized by the college cheerleaders fostered school spirit for the first Amarillo College home basketball game. The event previewed the El Reno Junior College squad facing the Badgers, with tip off set for 8 o'clock tonight in the school gym.
The Amer ican Legion erected a 30 foot fir in Municipal Auditorium for Yuletide programs. Dec orating tonight and tomorrow precede a 6 30 oclock Saturday program with a magician and Dixie Dice dancing. Christmas packages will be given to city children after the show. Legion members then move to Carver Hall for a similar event for Negro children. Legion committee includes Maynard Drake Lew Fields Charlie Gibson Sol Levine Tom Larson Hugh Taylor John Prickett Clyde Burton L. A. Pitt Grady Thomas.
Presentation exercises of the state incorporation charter to Amarillo Federation of Women's Clubs members were set for 2 PM at the YWCA with Judge W N Stokes as the principal speaker. The group seeks incorporation to simplify property matters as it recently bought a war surplus building at Amarillo Air Field for new headquarters pending a suitable lot. Mrs John Merchant, president, was to lead the program.
Arve N. Funnemark of Norway and Ren ato E Rampinelli of Switzerland rode a horse at a Fort Worth ranch. They found staying aboard a Texas horse harder than pedaling a bicycle up a European mountain.
Amarillo Lubbock Sub Station of the Institute of Radio Engineers plans its January meeting in Lubbock with T L Meyers chief CAA technician as principal speaker. Potto r County Courthouse session drafted the constitution and laid plans for future operation. Nomination report given. officers to be elected. Sub station membership stands at 25 with expected expansion before the next meeting. Bob Jones and Kenneth Martin led the last session.
A new annex is being constructed to the Hockley County courthouse located in Levelland. The project aims to expand court facilities and improve public access, with officials indicating the work will proceed under standard county procurement and construction processes.
Songs carrying the season's spirit will be sounded at 7 30 tonight in the San Jacinto business district. A large outdoor caroling project is run by local youth singing groups under the San Jacinto Businessmen's Association. Miss Hilda Lanning leads the arrangements with the Amarillo Civic Chorus. A massed choir will perform at 8 o'clock in front of the San Jacinto Baptist Church. Public invited.
Tom Billington, a Sears Roebuck salesman, rode a horse into Guymon and tethered it to a parking meter. Police officer R J Welch issued a ticket for overparking with a warning of harsher charges next time. The scene drew laughs as Billington travels from Texhoma toward Amarillo, recalling longer horseback trips for dances.
Botanists conclude wheat grains can remain viable for about seven years, refuting claims that grains found in ancient Egyptian tombs sprout when planted. The finding challenges long standing ideas about ancient seed longevity and preservation.
Twenty seniors have been elected to membership in the National Honor Society of Amarillo High School. New members include Nora Alsebrook, Bruce Autry, Frances Boadway, Mary Helen Buskin, Dorothy Butterfield, Louise Daniel, Marjorie Doughtee, Mary Ellen Ford, Tom Fotheringham, Virgil Holloway, Pat Kurten, Bob Locy, Malcolm Dan-
Caster, Barbara Matkin, George Mc Cormick, Mary Munn, Doris Neely, Marshala Schlotz, Betty Joyce Leeds and Florence Stark are listed. Faculty sponsors of the organization are Miss Louise Russell and Miss Marie Donnell.
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