School Board Elects New Assisting Principal Matherly
The school board elected M. L. Matherly as assistant principal for the Senior High School. A Army captain stationed with Fight Service Command in Dallas, he expects discharge around January 3 and plans to arrive in Amarillo around January 6. He holds a B S from East Texas State Teachers College and an M A from the University of Texas. He previously served eight years as Grand Saline principal. His wife will teach in the Junior High. Several other teachers were elected, including Gladys Gambill to teach English in junior high and Lily Turner White to teach primary grades. New industrial arts teachers named are Morris Daley and Charles Herschel Clawson. Irma Jean Todd to teach physical education. Resignations include Mrs. Bettinger, Mrs. Reeves, Mrs. Mollura, and Celia Feinstein. The board approved creation of a room for special teaching of nervous, low vitality children at McKinley School and directed bids for a student center at Amarillo College, due January 7.
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Gladys Gambill
Texas State College For Women
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North Texas State Teachers’ College
Denton
Morris Daley
Charles Herschel Clawson
West Texas State College
Texas Technological College
Irma Jean Todd
Marion Bettinger
Glenwood
Coy Smith Reeves
Pleasant Valley
Mary Jane Mollura
Celia Feinstein
McKinley School
Harold Walsh
Amarillo College
Marine entertainer Looney visits family after Pacific tour
Pvt. Jack Looney, home on 30 day furlough from the Marines, saw the President during a momentous visit and spoke of an eight month southwest Pacific entertainment tour with 32 performers led by a former dance band director. The group visited 39 islands aboard a C-46 and ended at Okinawa after its capture. Looney will report to Oceanside California on January 13. He previously played in Amarillo dance bands and worked for Panhandle Fruit Company.
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Dick Jurgens All-Marine Entertainment Unit
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Panhandle Fruit Company
Record wind speed on Mount Washington in 1934
The highest velocity recorded in the United States reached 187 to 204 miles per hour at Mount Washington New Hampshire on April 12, 1934.
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Snowplows Arrive But Fail To Clear Buffalo Snow
Buffalo reports record snowfall as five rotary snowplows ordered by Erie County Highway Supt. Arthur Yaw arrive. Yet crews cannot locate them in the New York Central yards and they remain useless in the trapped city.
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Carrier Ships Endorse Historic Pacific Voyage
Aboard the USS Wisconsin then the USS Lexington an aircraft carrier group sailed from Tokyo Bay to San Francisco arriving Saturday. Seaman May serves as radioman while cattle management notes that dehorning occurs in late fall or early spring to prevent winter illness and summer flies.
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Lexington
Tokyo Bay
San Francisco
Seaman May
Western Cowpunchers Plan Roundup Ground Purchase
The Western Cowpunchers Association aims to buy 10 acres on the Dumas Highway north of Amarillo for a roundup ground and corral with a ranch house and pavilion. Funds are being raised by members, with H. M. Timmons handling contributions. The site will offer line camps, a museum vibe with western gear, and attract tourists seeking a authentic ranch headquarters.
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Western Cowpunchers Association
Mel Armstrong
H. M. Timmons
Amarillo
Dumas Highway
Armstrong
Joins Father In Business In Amarillo
Joe H. Cooper son of Mr and Mrs W H Cooper 1808 South Fillmore has been discharged after three years and three months in the Navy and rejoined his father in the construction business here. He served as a carpenter's mate second class in the Seabees with 20 months in Hawaii and a year on Saipan. He was discharged at Camp Wallace on December 8 and returned to Amarillo two days later.
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Amarillo
Christmas Dance at Elks Club Saturday
Elks Club on Fillmore hosts its annual Christmas dance Saturday night from 8 until 2 in the upstairs ballroom. Phil Phillips and his new band will perform marking one of his first post service engagements after reorganizing the orchestra previously seen in Amarillo and on the West Coast.
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Phil Phillips
Amarillo
Henry Lyle
Elks Home
Said
Seaman First Class Carey May Arrives on Three-Week Leave
Seaman first class Carey May son of Mr and Mrs T J May of Cherry Avenue River Road arrived in Amarillo on three week leave. He has served in the Navy since May 1944 and in the Pacific theater since March 6 1945. He was stationed aboard until the war ended.
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T. J. May
Cherry Avenue
River Road
Amarillo
Navy
Pacific Theater
Winmingham and Hays Income Tax Auditors Firm
Income and estate tax accounting service provided by R. R. Winningham at 426 Amarillo Building and Jack Hays contact Ph 2-5106 offering expert accountants and auditors for individuals and businesses.
Local youths to visit family in Oregon
Miss Charlene Meler, Miss Betty Stockton and Morris Bean of 2111 Jackson will depart Thursday to visit Miss Meler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Meler, near Portland. They also plan to call on relatives in Salem, Oregon.
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Charlene Meler
Betty Stockton
Morris Bean
Jackson
Miss Meler
Charlie Meler
Portland
Ore
Salem
Grand Central Parkway Traffic Count Reported
The seven mile long Grand Central Parkway in New York City carries 15,000,000 motor vehicles in a year. Local officials note the heavy usage reflects peak commuter demand and regional transit trends.
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Grand Central Parkway
New York City
Police Hero Stops Runaway Truck in Kansas City
William Galvin of the police department leaped into action when a runaway truck rolled toward a group on the curb. He sped his patrol car to its side, struck it, and blocked its path, stopping the vehicle before any injury occurred. The crowd praised the officer for his quick thinking and courage.
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Kansas City
William Galvin
Police Department
Galvin
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